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Europe · 2025 price levels

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How much more — or less — everyday spending costs in 50 European countries than the EU average, from Eurostat's price levels, the World Bank and national rent statistics. Open data, credited on every page.

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Household prices against the EU average

EU average = 100. Tap a country for prices by category, its neighbours and its cities.

🇧🇾 BelarusWorld Bank−63%
🇺🇦 UkraineWorld Bank−62%
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanWorld Bank−57%
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (European)World Bank−51%
🇷🇺 Russia (European)World Bank−51%
🇬🇪 GeorgiaWorld Bank−47%
🇦🇲 ArmeniaWorld Bank−45%
🇲🇰 North Macedonia−45%
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina−41%
🇹🇷 Turkey (European)−40%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria−38%
🇷🇴 Romania−35%
🇲🇪 Montenegro−34%
🇲🇩 MoldovaWorld Bank−33%
🇷🇸 Serbia−32%
🇦🇱 Albania−27%
🇵🇱 Poland−27%
🇭🇺 Hungary−22%
🇭🇷 Croatia−22%
🇱🇹 Lithuania−17%
🇱🇻 Latvia−17%
🇸🇰 Slovakia−15%
🇵🇹 Portugal−13%
🇬🇷 Greece−13%
🇨🇾 Cyprus−11%
🇸🇮 Slovenia−11%
🇨🇿 Czechia−11%
🇪🇸 Spain−8%
🇲🇹 Malta−8%
🇮🇹 Italy−3%
🇦🇩 AndorraWorld Bank+1%
🇪🇪 Estonia+1%
🇩🇪 Germany+8%
🇫🇷 France+10%
🇸🇲 San MarinoWorld Bank+11%
🇦🇹 Austria+13%
🇳🇱 Netherlands+16%
🇧🇪 Belgium+16%
🇫🇮 Finland+21%
🇸🇪 Sweden+21%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom+23%
🇳🇴 Norway+29%
🇱🇺 Luxembourg+32%
🇮🇪 Ireland+36%
🇩🇰 Denmark+40%
🇨🇭 Switzerland+71%
🇮🇸 Iceland+74%
EU averageEurostat and World Bank, 2025 price levels

No official price level is published for Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Monaco.

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Northern Europe

🇳🇴 Norway +29%🇸🇪 Sweden +21%🇩🇰 Denmark +40%🇫🇮 Finland +21%🇪🇪 Estonia +1%🇮🇸 Iceland +74%🇱🇻 Latvia −17%🇱🇹 Lithuania −17%

Eastern Europe

🇵🇱 Poland −27%🇨🇿 Czechia −11%🇭🇺 Hungary −22%🇷🇴 Romania −35%🇷🇸 Serbia −32%🇧🇬 Bulgaria −38%🇧🇾 Belarus −63%🇲🇩 Moldova −33%🇺🇦 Ukraine −62%🇷🇺 Russia (European) −51%🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (European) −51%

Southern Europe

🇪🇸 Spain −8%🇵🇹 Portugal −13%🇮🇹 Italy −3%🇬🇷 Greece −13%🇭🇷 Croatia −22%🇲🇹 Malta −8%🇦🇱 Albania −27%🇦🇩 Andorra +1%🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina −41%🇨🇾 Cyprus −11%🇲🇪 Montenegro −34%🇲🇰 North Macedonia −45%🇸🇲 San Marino +11%🇹🇷 Turkey (European) −40%🇻🇦 Vatican City

Central Europe

🇩🇪 Germany +8%🇦🇹 Austria +13%🇨🇭 Switzerland +71%🇸🇰 Slovakia −15%🇸🇮 Slovenia −11%🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

Western Europe

🇬🇧 United Kingdom +23%🇮🇪 Ireland +36%🇳🇱 Netherlands +16%🇧🇪 Belgium +16%🇫🇷 France +10%🇱🇺 Luxembourg +32%🇲🇨 Monaco

Caucasus

🇬🇪 Georgia −47%🇦🇲 Armenia −45%🇦🇿 Azerbaijan −57%
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