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Norway has the highest Total Daily Costs ($374), followed by Iceland ($359) and Switzerland ($335). Nepal has the lowest ($50.00).

CultureTravel231 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Feb 10, 2026Original page
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231 of 235 countries

Total Daily Costs

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 231 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$136
Middle half $129 – $143
Average
$141
231 countries
Lowest (best)
$50.00
Vietnam
Highest (worst)
$374
Norway

Data

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231 countries · # = rank by Total Daily Costs
#
1Vietnam$50.00$21.00$6.00$13.00$10.00
1Nepal$50.00$23.00$6.00$12.00$9.00
3Cambodia$52.00$25.00$6.00$13.00$8.00
4India$55.00$28.00$6.00$12.00$9.00
5Ukraine$62.00$27.00$9.00$14.00$12.00
6Thailand$64.00$28.00$8.00$15.00$13.00
7Egypt$66.00$30.00$8.00$17.00$11.00
8Indonesia$67.00$31.00$8.00$16.00$12.00
9Colombia$70.00$31.00$9.00$17.00$13.00
10Sri Lanka$71.00$36.00$9.00$15.00$11.00
11Philippines$72.00$34.00$8.00$17.00$13.00
11Peru$72.00$36.00$8.00$16.00$12.00
13Mexico$81.00$36.00$9.00$21.00$15.00
13Bulgaria$81.00$38.00$11.00$18.00$14.00
15Ghana$83.00$42.00$9.00$18.00$14.00
16South Africa$84.00$39.00$11.00$20.00$14.00
17Malaysia$86.00$40.00$10.00$21.00$15.00
17Romania$86.00$42.00$10.00$20.00$14.00
19Turkey$88.00$41.00$9.00$21.00$17.00
19Tanzania$88.00$46.00$10.00$18.00$14.00
19Morocco$88.00$46.00$10.00$18.00$14.00
22Nigeria$89.00$46.00$10.00$18.00$15.00
22Argentina$89.00$44.00$9.00$19.00$17.00
24China$95.00$44.00$11.00$23.00$17.00
24Kenya$95.00$41.00$12.00$25.00$17.00
26Poland$96.00$46.00$11.00$23.00$16.00
27Brazil$97.00$45.00$13.00$23.00$16.00
28Costa Rica$100$45.00$12.00$23.00$20.00
29Hungary$103$49.00$12.00$23.00$19.00
30Czechia$111$53.00$25.00$14.00$19.00
31Chile$117$55.00$13.00$29.00$20.00
32Namibia$119$54.00$14.00$30.00$21.00
33Isle of Man$122$55.00$15.00$31.00$21.00
34Pakistan$125$56.00$17.00$31.00$21.00
34Mozambique$125$58.00$17.00$29.00$21.00
34Jordan$125$58.00$14.00$30.00$23.00
34Martinique$125$57.00$16.00$31.00$21.00
38DR Congo$126$54.00$15.00$33.00$24.00
38Sudan$126$56.00$17.00$31.00$22.00
38Cuba$126$60.00$15.00$29.00$22.00
38Croatia$126$54.00$16.00$30.00$26.00
38Guadeloupe$126$55.00$16.00$30.00$25.00
38Kiribati$126$56.00$15.00$33.00$22.00
38Faroe Islands$126$56.00$15.00$32.00$23.00
38Anguilla$126$55.00$16.00$33.00$22.00
46Lithuania$127$54.00$17.00$32.00$24.00
46Estonia$127$61.00$15.00$29.00$22.00
46Macau$127$58.00$15.00$32.00$22.00
46Nauru$127$58.00$16.00$31.00$22.00
50Yemen$128$60.00$15.00$32.00$21.00
50Cameroon$128$56.00$17.00$32.00$23.00
50Kazakhstan$128$57.00$17.00$32.00$22.00
50Honduras$128$56.00$17.00$31.00$24.00
50North Macedonia$128$57.00$17.00$32.00$22.00
50Comoros$128$56.00$15.00$33.00$24.00
50Maldives$128$54.00$15.00$34.00$25.00
50Aruba$128$58.00$16.00$33.00$21.00
50Falkland Islands$128$58.00$16.00$32.00$22.00
59Madagascar$129$56.00$16.00$35.00$22.00
59Bosnia and Herzegovina$129$60.00$16.00$29.00$24.00
59Western Sahara$129$55.00$16.00$33.00$25.00
59Belize$129$54.00$17.00$32.00$26.00
59Bermuda$129$54.00$15.00$34.00$26.00
59Turks and Caicos Islands$129$61.00$15.00$30.00$23.00
65United Arab Emirates$130$56.00$17.00$33.00$24.00
65Libya$130$54.00$16.00$34.00$26.00
65El Salvador$130$58.00$17.00$32.00$23.00
65Montenegro$130$58.00$15.00$34.00$23.00
69Bolivia$131$61.00$15.00$31.00$24.00
69Sierra Leone$131$60.00$16.00$29.00$26.00
69Belarus$131$61.00$16.00$29.00$25.00
69Kyrgyzstan$131$59.00$16.00$33.00$23.00
69Lebanon$131$58.00$17.00$35.00$21.00
69Trinidad and Tobago$131$60.00$17.00$29.00$25.00
69Vanuatu$131$60.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
76Malawi$132$60.00$15.00$32.00$25.00
76Tajikistan$132$57.00$15.00$34.00$26.00
76Turkmenistan$132$55.00$17.00$34.00$26.00
76Mongolia$132$67.00$15.00$29.00$21.00
76Gambia$132$58.00$16.00$34.00$24.00
76Eswatini$132$66.00$16.00$29.00$21.00
76Luxembourg$132$63.00$15.00$33.00$21.00
76Saint Lucia$132$66.00$15.00$29.00$22.00
76Gibraltar$132$57.00$16.00$34.00$25.00
85Iraq$133$63.00$16.00$30.00$24.00
85Burkina Faso$133$65.00$16.00$30.00$22.00
85Rwanda$133$62.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
85Palestine$133$59.00$16.00$33.00$25.00
85Slovenia$133$59.00$17.00$32.00$25.00
85Mauritius$133$63.00$16.00$29.00$25.00
85Suriname$133$61.00$16.00$32.00$24.00
85Tokelau$133$59.00$17.00$33.00$24.00
93Myanmar$134$66.00$16.00$30.00$22.00
93Paraguay$134$59.00$17.00$34.00$24.00
93Republic of the Congo$134$63.00$15.00$29.00$27.00
93Jamaica$134$55.00$17.00$35.00$27.00
93Bahamas$134$65.00$17.00$30.00$22.00
93French Guiana$134$56.00$17.00$35.00$26.00
99Uzbekistan$135$62.00$15.00$33.00$25.00
99Venezuela$135$60.00$17.00$34.00$24.00
99North Korea$135$59.00$16.00$35.00$25.00
99Slovakia$135$66.00$15.00$31.00$23.00
99Cyprus$135$66.00$15.00$29.00$25.00
99Reunion$135$64.00$15.00$31.00$25.00
99Malta$135$65.00$17.00$29.00$24.00
99Mayotte$135$65.00$17.00$29.00$24.00
99Liechtenstein$135$61.00$17.00$34.00$23.00
108Ethiopia$136$63.00$16.00$32.00$25.00
108South Sudan$136$68.00$16.00$29.00$23.00
108Dominican Republic$136$63.00$16.00$31.00$26.00
108Papua New Guinea$136$64.00$17.00$30.00$25.00
108Liberia$136$65.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
108Lesotho$136$69.00$15.00$29.00$23.00
108Latvia$136$67.00$15.00$30.00$24.00
108Timor-Leste$136$66.00$16.00$32.00$22.00
108Andorra$136$63.00$16.00$35.00$22.00
108Monaco$136$59.00$16.00$34.00$27.00
108Marshall Islands$136$67.00$15.00$30.00$24.00
108Saint Martin$136$65.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
108Tuvalu$136$60.00$16.00$34.00$26.00
121Bangladesh$137$63.00$15.00$33.00$26.00
121Taiwan$137$64.00$15.00$35.00$23.00
121Chad$137$67.00$15.00$34.00$21.00
121Tunisia$137$68.00$16.00$29.00$24.00
121Eritrea$137$68.00$17.00$29.00$23.00
121Equatorial Guinea$137$65.00$16.00$32.00$24.00
121Solomon Islands$137$68.00$17.00$30.00$22.00
128Ivory Coast$138$64.00$16.00$34.00$24.00
128Guatemala$138$62.00$17.00$35.00$24.00
128Azerbaijan$138$64.00$17.00$34.00$23.00
128Nicaragua$138$68.00$15.00$29.00$26.00
128Central African Republic$138$70.00$15.00$29.00$24.00
128Guinea-Bissau$138$70.00$15.00$31.00$22.00
128Bahrain$138$60.00$17.00$35.00$26.00
128New Caledonia$138$60.00$16.00$35.00$27.00
128Barbados$138$63.00$17.00$32.00$26.00
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$138$71.00$15.00$29.00$23.00
138Zambia$139$67.00$15.00$30.00$27.00
138Hong Kong$139$67.00$16.00$32.00$24.00
138Moldova$139$65.00$17.00$35.00$22.00
138Botswana$139$68.00$16.00$34.00$21.00
138Guam$139$66.00$16.00$33.00$24.00
138Micronesia$139$67.00$16.00$33.00$23.00
138Montserrat$139$67.00$17.00$32.00$23.00
138Vatican City$139$65.00$17.00$35.00$22.00
146Laos$140$70.00$16.00$33.00$21.00
146Cape Verde$140$64.00$15.00$35.00$26.00
146Sao Tome and Principe$140$72.00$16.00$29.00$23.00
146Seychelles$140$72.00$16.00$29.00$23.00
146Tonga$140$67.00$17.00$30.00$26.00
146Saint Kitts and Nevis$140$72.00$15.00$30.00$23.00
146San Marino$140$72.00$16.00$29.00$23.00
146Saint Barthelemy$140$67.00$15.00$32.00$26.00
146Wallis and Futuna$140$67.00$16.00$34.00$23.00
146Saint Pierre and Miquelon$140$64.00$17.00$33.00$26.00
156Angola$141$70.00$15.00$30.00$26.00
156Niger$141$67.00$16.00$32.00$26.00
156Guinea$141$70.00$16.00$34.00$21.00
156Panama$141$65.00$17.00$34.00$25.00
156Bhutan$141$73.00$16.00$29.00$23.00
156Curacao$141$67.00$17.00$34.00$23.00
162Algeria$142$65.00$17.00$33.00$27.00
162Afghanistan$142$70.00$17.00$31.00$24.00
162Togo$142$72.00$16.00$32.00$22.00
162Georgia$142$72.00$16.00$31.00$23.00
162American Samoa$142$70.00$17.00$34.00$21.00
162Palau$142$69.00$17.00$29.00$27.00
162Niue$142$71.00$15.00$33.00$23.00
169Benin$143$68.00$15.00$33.00$27.00
169Mauritania$143$65.00$17.00$35.00$26.00
169Gabon$143$72.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
169Fiji$143$68.00$15.00$35.00$25.00
169United States Virgin Islands$143$70.00$16.00$33.00$24.00
169Cayman Islands$143$72.00$15.00$33.00$23.00
175Uganda$144$73.00$16.00$32.00$23.00
175Syria$144$72.00$17.00$34.00$21.00
175Ecuador$144$73.00$16.00$30.00$25.00
175Oman$144$68.00$16.00$34.00$26.00
175Uruguay$144$72.00$17.00$29.00$26.00
175Djibouti$144$72.00$17.00$34.00$21.00
175Grenada$144$71.00$17.00$31.00$25.00
175Antigua and Barbuda$144$72.00$16.00$31.00$25.00
175Northern Mariana Islands$144$70.00$16.00$35.00$23.00
184Russia$145$71.00$17.00$34.00$23.00
184Mali$145$72.00$15.00$31.00$27.00
184Haiti$145$70.00$17.00$35.00$23.00
184Serbia$145$74.00$15.00$33.00$23.00
184Albania$145$70.00$16.00$35.00$24.00
184Guyana$145$70.00$16.00$33.00$26.00
184Dominica$145$72.00$15.00$35.00$23.00
184Greenland$145$72.00$16.00$31.00$26.00
184Sint Maarten$145$71.00$15.00$34.00$25.00
184Cook Islands$145$69.00$16.00$35.00$25.00
194Iran$146$72.00$17.00$31.00$26.00
194Puerto Rico$146$74.00$15.00$33.00$24.00
194Armenia$146$73.00$16.00$33.00$24.00
194French Polynesia$146$73.00$16.00$31.00$26.00
194Samoa$146$74.00$16.00$33.00$23.00
199Burundi$147$73.00$16.00$32.00$26.00
199Portugal$147$65.00$19.00$38.00$25.00
201Somalia$148$74.00$16.00$31.00$27.00
201Kuwait$148$74.00$15.00$34.00$25.00
203Brunei$149$74.00$15.00$33.00$27.00
204Zimbabwe$150$71.00$17.00$35.00$27.00
205Greece$157$75.00$19.00$39.00$24.00
206South Korea$159$68.00$19.00$43.00$29.00
207Saudi Arabia$175$82.00$19.00$41.00$33.00
207Senegal$175$82.00$19.00$41.00$33.00
209Italy$190$85.00$26.00$45.00$34.00
210Spain$196$100$24.00$43.00$29.00
211Belgium$205$88.00$28.00$49.00$40.00
212Austria$217$94.00$25.00$57.00$41.00
213Canada$218$101$26.00$52.00$39.00
214Singapore$219$92.00$28.00$57.00$42.00
215Japan$220$100$28.00$51.00$41.00
216Ireland$225$96.00$29.00$53.00$47.00
217Israel$228$110$28.00$51.00$39.00
218Australia$233$104$28.00$55.00$46.00
219France$236$115$27.00$53.00$41.00
219Netherlands$236$114$30.00$54.00$38.00
221New Zealand$237$118$27.00$55.00$37.00
222United States$240$112$26.00$62.00$40.00
223Germany$241$120$25.00$55.00$41.00
223Qatar$241$116$28.00$58.00$39.00
225Finland$258$122$28.00$66.00$42.00
226Sweden$264$123$30.00$58.00$53.00
227United Kingdom$270$136$32.00$55.00$47.00
228Denmark$282$122$33.00$72.00$55.00
229Switzerland$335$147$38.00$85.00$65.00
230Iceland$359$173$42.00$82.00$62.00
231Norway$374$169$46.00$96.00$63.00

What correlates with Total Daily Costs?

Pearson r against 1,274 other country metrics sharing at least 139 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Daily Costs tend to score higher on these

  1. Healthcare Expenditure per CapitaHealthcare Spending by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 186
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  2. Per Capita Healthcare CostsHealth Care Costs by Country
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot
  3. GDP per Capita - World BankGDP per Capita by Country
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 180
    Plot
  4. Mean WealthWealth per Adult by Country
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 163
    Plot
  5. Wealth per AdultAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 169
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  6. Individuals Making $100k to $1MWealth Inequality by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 163
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Daily Costs tend to score lower on these

  1. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 230
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  2. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 230
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  3. % of People With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 204
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  4. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 178
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  5. % of Men With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 197
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  6. % of Women With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 197
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Daily Costs?
Norway has the highest Total Daily Costs, at $374, followed by Iceland ($359) and Switzerland ($335).
Which country has the lowest Total Daily Costs?
Nepal has the lowest Total Daily Costs, at $50.00.
What is the median Total Daily Costs across countries?
The median is $136 across the 231 countries with data.
Where does this cheapest countries to visit data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Travel Budget - Travel Cost Calculator.