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Choosing where to live abroad is the most consequential decision you'll make. The right country changes everything: your healthcare, your cost of living, your visa timeline, your quality of life.
Freedom Abroad covers 216 countries with modeled cost of living estimates, safety indices, healthcare quality scores, and visa options, sourced from open/public data and Freedom Abroad editorial research. Sort the full ledger below by cost, safety, or quality of life to shortlist your next home.
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- 1๐ฆ๐ซAfghanistanCost 20Safety 25QoL 52202552
- 2๐ฆ๐ฑAlbaniaCost 49Safety 85QoL 1544985154
- 3๐ฉ๐ฟAlgeriaCost 32Safety 85QoL 1443285144
- 4๐ฆ๐ธAmerican SamoaCost 90Safety 46QoL 37904637
- 5๐ฆ๐ฉAndorraCost 76Safety 79QoL 1757679175
- 6๐ฆ๐ดAngolaCost 31Safety 73QoL 1043173104
- 7๐Antigua and BarbudaCost 82Safety 59QoL 1308259130
- 8๐ฆ๐ทArgentinaCost 45Safety 72QoL 1584572158
- 9๐ฆ๐ฒArmeniaCost 40Safety 81QoL 1494081149
- 10๐ฆ๐ผArubaCost 85Safety 82QoL 1688582168
- 11๐ฆ๐บAustraliaCost 94Safety 90QoL 1799490179
- 12๐ฆ๐นAustriaCost 78Safety 90QoL 1757890175
- 13๐ฆ๐ฟAzerbaijanCost 31Safety 55QoL 1203155120
- 14๐ง๐ธBahamasCost 111Safety 42QoL 10111142101
- 15๐ง๐ญBahrainCost 50Safety 55QoL 1205055120
- 16๐ง๐ฉBangladeshCost 30Safety 55QoL 1063055106
- 17๐ง๐งBarbadosCost 132Safety 65QoL 13613265136
- 18๐ง๐พBelarusCost 25Safety 25QoL 80252580
- 19๐ง๐ชBelgiumCost 81Safety 85QoL 1648185164
- 20๐ง๐ฟBelizeCost 55Safety 44QoL 92554492
- 21๐ง๐ฏBeninCost 33Safety 85QoL 94338594
- 22๐ง๐ฒBermudaCost 144Safety 67QoL 16614467166
- 23๐ง๐นBhutanCost 25Safety 79QoL 1592579159
- 24๐ง๐ดBoliviaCost 34Safety 72QoL 1353472135
- 25๐Bosnia and HerzegovinaCost 41Safety 85QoL 1514185151
- 26๐ง๐ผBotswanaCost 39Safety 58QoL 1073958107
- 27๐ง๐ทBrazilGuideCost 47Safety 50QoL 1134750113
- 28๐ป๐ฌBritish Virgin IslandsCost โSafety 63QoL 140โ63140
- 29๐ง๐ณBruneiCost 41Safety 93QoL 1704193170
- 30๐ง๐ฌBulgariaCost 42Safety 88QoL 1604288160
- 31๐ง๐ซBurkina FasoCost 33Safety 25QoL 54332554
- 32๐ง๐ฎBurundiCost 22Safety 55QoL 61225561
- 33๐Cabo VerdeCost 52Safety 66QoL 1395266139
- 34๐ฐ๐ญCambodiaCost 36Safety 83QoL 1303683130
- 35๐จ๐ฒCameroonCost 34Safety 66QoL 1053466105
- 36๐จ๐ฆCanadaCost 91Safety 82QoL 1749182174
- 37๐ฐ๐พCayman IslandsCost 140Safety 72QoL 15614072156
- 38๐จ๐ซCentral African RepublicCost 43Safety 25QoL 39432539
- 39๐น๐ฉChadCost 39Safety 20QoL 35392035
- 40๐จ๐ฑChileCost 49Safety 67QoL 1624967162
- 41๐จ๐ณChinaCost 49Safety 85QoL 1554985155
- 42๐จ๐ดColombiaGuideCost 38Safety 46QoL 97384697
- 43๐ฐ๐ฒComorosCost 56Safety 75QoL 1015675101
- 44๐จ๐ทCosta RicaGuideCost 64Safety 52QoL 1256452125
- 45๐ญ๐ทCroatiaCost 53Safety 92QoL 1665392166
- 46๐จ๐บCubaCost โSafety 72QoL 141โ72141
- 47๐จ๐ผCuracaoCost 79Safety 52QoL 1107952110
- 48๐จ๐พCyprusCost 64Safety 55QoL 1206455120
- 49๐CzechiaCost 62Safety 91QoL 1706291170
- 50๐จ๐ฉDemocratic Republic of the CongoCost 47Safety 45QoL 66474566
- 51๐ฉ๐ฐDenmarkCost 98Safety 90QoL 1819890181
- 52๐ฉ๐ฏDjiboutiCost 55Safety 75QoL 1225575122
- 53๐ฉ๐ฒDominicaCost 58Safety 45QoL 90584590
- 54๐ฉ๐ดDominican RepublicCost 40Safety 59QoL 1374059137
- 55๐ช๐จEcuadorCost 45Safety 37QoL 95453795
- 56๐ช๐ฌEgyptCost 19Safety 85QoL 1361985136
- 57๐ธ๐ปEl SalvadorCost 48Safety 64QoL 1264864126
- 58๐ฌ๐ถEquatorial GuineaCost 45Safety 75QoL 1174575117
- 59๐ช๐ทEritreaCost 34Safety 54QoL 66345466
- 60๐ช๐ชEstoniaCost 70Safety 85QoL 1707085170
- 61๐ธ๐ฟEswatiniCost 42Safety 57QoL 1014257101
- 62๐ช๐นEthiopiaCost 31Safety 55QoL 75315575
- 63๐ซ๐ดFaroe IslandsCost 104Safety โQoL 174104โ174
- 64๐ซ๐ฏFijiCost 41Safety 82QoL 1414182141
- 65๐ซ๐ฎFinlandCost 85Safety 89QoL 1768589176
- 66๐ซ๐ทFranceCost 78Safety 85QoL 1607885160
- 67๐ต๐ซFrench PolynesiaCost 101Safety 95QoL 16610195166
- 68๐ฌ๐ฆGabonCost 47Safety 75QoL 1274775127
- 69๐ฌ๐ฒGambiaCost 29Safety โQoL 9229โ92
- 70๐ฌ๐ชGeorgiaCost 40Safety 82QoL 1574082157
- 71๐ฉ๐ชGermanyCost 76Safety 85QoL 1607685160
- 72๐ฌ๐ญGhanaCost 33Safety 83QoL 1263383126
- 73๐ฌ๐ฎGibraltarCost โSafety 76QoL 173โ76173
- 74๐ฌ๐ทGreeceCost 60Safety 90QoL 1716090171
- 75๐ฌ๐ฑGreenlandCost 87Safety 69QoL 1308769130
- 76๐ฌ๐ฉGrenadaCost 63Safety 56QoL 1176356117
- 77๐ฌ๐บGuamCost 111Safety 72QoL 15211172152
- 78๐ฌ๐นGuatemalaCost 45Safety 47QoL 82454782
- 79๐ฌ๐ณGuineaCost 42Safety 75QoL 93427593
- 80๐ฌ๐ผGuinea-BissauCost 38Safety 55QoL 76385576
- 81๐ฌ๐พGuyanaCost 46Safety 50QoL 1054650105
- 82๐ญ๐นHaitiCost 81Safety 25QoL 59812559
- 83๐ญ๐ณHondurasCost 50Safety 43QoL 76504376
- 84๐Hong KongCost 75Safety 85QoL 1687585168
- 85๐ญ๐บHungaryCost 52Safety 91QoL 1705291170
- 86๐ฎ๐ธIcelandCost 113Safety 86QoL 17911386179
- 87๐ฎ๐ณIndiaCost 24Safety 78QoL 1332478133
- 88๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesiaGuideCost 32Safety 85QoL 1343285134
- 89๐ฎ๐ทIranCost 25Safety 25QoL 80252580
- 90๐ฎ๐ถIraqCost 37Safety 25QoL 80372580
- 91๐ฎ๐ชIrelandCost 95Safety 92QoL 1809592180
- 92๐Isle of ManCost โSafety 87QoL 167โ87167
- 93๐ฎ๐ฑIsraelCost 98Safety 84QoL 1729884172
- 94๐ฎ๐นItalyCost 68Safety 85QoL 1616885161
- 95๐จ๐ฎIvory CoastCost 39Safety โQoL 7639โ76
- 96๐ฏ๐ฒJamaicaCost 62Safety 35QoL 96623596
- 97๐ฏ๐ตJapanGuideCost 66Safety 95QoL 1756695175
- 98๐ฏ๐ดJordanCost 45Safety 55QoL 1204555120
- 99๐ฐ๐ฟKazakhstanCost 38Safety 79QoL 1623879162
- 100๐ฐ๐ชKenyaCost 33Safety 71QoL 98337198
- 101๐ฐ๐ฎKiribatiCost 62Safety 65QoL 1366265136
- 102๐KosovoCost 41Safety 82QoL 1544182154
- 103๐ฐ๐ผKuwaitCost 60Safety 55QoL 1206055120
- 104๐ฐ๐ฌKyrgyzstanCost 32Safety 83QoL 1603283160
- 105๐ฑ๐ฆLaosCost 28Safety 75QoL 1262875126
- 106๐ฑ๐ปLatviaCost 58Safety 79QoL 1645879164
- 107๐ฑ๐งLebanonCost 59Safety 25QoL 80592580
- 108๐ฑ๐ธLesothoCost 33Safety 39QoL 52333952
- 109๐ฑ๐ทLiberiaCost 51Safety 77QoL 95517795
- 110๐ฑ๐พLibyaCost 37Safety 20QoL 80372080
- 111๐ฑ๐ฎLiechtensteinCost โSafety 70QoL 171โ70171
- 112๐ฑ๐นLithuaniaGuideCost 57Safety 79QoL 1625779162
- 113๐ฑ๐บLuxembourgCost 91Safety 85QoL 1809185180
- 114๐MacaoCost 63Safety 93QoL 1766393176
- 115๐ฒ๐ฌMadagascarCost 28Safety 75QoL 88287588
- 116๐ฒ๐ผMalawiCost 29Safety 83QoL 93298393
- 117๐ฒ๐พMalaysiaCost 32Safety 91QoL 1723291172
- 118๐ฒ๐ปMaldivesCost 61Safety 85QoL 1556185155
- 119๐ฒ๐ฑMaliCost 32Safety 20QoL 59322059
- 120๐ฒ๐นMaltaCost 63Safety 93QoL 1786393178
- 121๐ฒ๐ญMarshall IslandsCost 95Safety 73QoL 1299573129
- 122๐ฒ๐ทMauritaniaCost 31Safety 55QoL 92315592
- 123๐ฒ๐บMauritiusCost 43Safety 80QoL 1374380137
- 124๐ฒ๐ฝMexicoGuideCost 59Safety 46QoL 96594696
- 125๐ซ๐ฒMicronesiaCost 93Safety 89QoL 1209389120
- 126๐ฒ๐ฉMoldovaCost 47Safety 79QoL 1374779137
- 127๐ฒ๐จMonacoCost โSafety 77QoL 180โ77180
- 128๐ฒ๐ณMongoliaCost 33Safety 68QoL 1443368144
- 129๐ฒ๐ชMontenegroCost 45Safety 90QoL 1684590168
- 130๐ฒ๐ฆMoroccoCost 41Safety 84QoL 1514184151
- 131๐ฒ๐ฟMozambiqueCost 39Safety 75QoL 89397589
- 132๐ฒ๐ฒMyanmarCost 29Safety 25QoL 73292573
- 133๐ณ๐ฆNamibiaCost 40Safety 59QoL 1104059110
- 134๐ณ๐ทNauruCost 85Safety โQoL 11885โ118
- 135๐ณ๐ตNepalCost 27Safety 81QoL 1152781115
- 136๐ณ๐จNew CaledoniaCost 115Safety 55QoL 12011555120
- 137๐ณ๐ฟNew ZealandCost 91Safety 85QoL 1749185174
- 138๐ณ๐ฎNicaraguaCost 37Safety 55QoL 1113755111
- 139๐ณ๐ชNigerCost 35Safety 25QoL 46352546
- 140๐ณ๐ฌNigeriaCost 18Safety 53QoL 65185365
- 141๐ฐ๐ตNorth KoreaCost โSafety 20QoL 52โ2052
- 142๐ฒ๐ฐNorth MacedoniaCost 38Safety 85QoL 1673885167
- 143๐ฒ๐ตNorthern Mariana IslandsCost 94Safety โQoL 6894โ68
- 144๐ณ๐ดNorwayCost 89Safety 91QoL 1828991182
- 145๐ด๐ฒOmanCost 48Safety 55QoL 1204855120
- 146๐ต๐ฐPakistanCost 23Safety 55QoL 99235599
- 147๐ต๐ผPalauCost 99Safety 59QoL 1259959125
- 148๐Palestinian TerritoryCost 79Safety 92QoL 1557992155
- 149๐ต๐ฆPanamaGuideCost 51Safety 58QoL 1305158130
- 150๐ต๐ฌPapua New GuineaCost 71Safety 55QoL 71715571
- 151๐ต๐พParaguayCost 38Safety 66QoL 1423866142
- 152๐ต๐ชPeruCost 52Safety 63QoL 1425263142
- 153๐ต๐ญPhilippinesCost 36Safety 72QoL 1283672128
- 154๐ต๐ฑPolandCost 50Safety 90QoL 1685090168
- 155๐ต๐นPortugalGuideCost 60Safety 91QoL 1746091174
- 156๐ต๐ทPuerto RicoCost 90Safety 55QoL 1359055135
- 157๐ถ๐ฆQatarCost 76Safety 55QoL 1207655120
- 158๐จ๐ฌRepublic of the CongoCost 38Safety 75QoL 1103875110
- 159๐ท๐ดRomaniaCost 45Safety 88QoL 1674588167
- 160๐ท๐บRussiaCost 31Safety 25QoL 80312580
- 161๐ท๐ผRwandaCost 27Safety 75QoL 1022775102
- 162๐Saint Kitts and NevisCost 79Safety 31QoL 88793188
- 163๐ฑ๐จSaint LuciaCost 58Safety 39QoL 83583983
- 164๐Saint MartinCost โSafety 45QoL 71โ4571
- 165๐Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCost 63Safety 35QoL 86633586
- 166๐ผ๐ธSamoaCost 69Safety 67QoL 1006967100
- 167๐ธ๐ฒSan MarinoCost 80Safety 75QoL 1768075176
- 168๐Sao Tome and PrincipeCost 60Safety 76QoL 1316076131
- 169๐ธ๐ฆSaudi ArabiaCost 50Safety 55QoL 1205055120
- 170๐ธ๐ณSenegalCost 38Safety 95QoL 1383895138
- 171๐ท๐ธSerbiaCost 47Safety 85QoL 1504785150
- 172๐ธ๐จSeychellesCost 60Safety 64QoL 1466064146
- 173๐ธ๐ฑSierra LeoneCost 29Safety 81QoL 89298189
- 174๐ธ๐ฌSingaporeCost 78Safety 95QoL 1817895181
- 175๐ธ๐ฝSint MaartenCost 86Safety โQoL 12686โ126
- 176๐ธ๐ฐSlovakiaCost 59Safety 88QoL 1685988168
- 177๐ธ๐ฎSloveniaCost 62Safety 93QoL 1756293175
- 178๐ธ๐งSolomon IslandsCost 90Safety 74QoL 1049074104
- 179๐ธ๐ดSomaliaCost 40Safety 20QoL 51402051
- 180๐ฟ๐ฆSouth AfricaCost 42Safety 37QoL 81423781
- 181๐ฐ๐ทSouth KoreaCost 64Safety 94QoL 1826494182
- 182๐ธ๐ธSouth SudanCost 83Safety 25QoL 35832535
- 183๐ช๐ธSpainGuideCost 64Safety 85QoL 1666485166
- 184๐ฑ๐ฐSri LankaCost 29Safety 76QoL 1302976130
- 185๐ธ๐ฉSudanCost 40Safety 25QoL 54402554
- 186๐ธ๐ทSurinameCost 44Safety 67QoL 1464467146
- 187๐ธ๐ชSwedenCost 81Safety 85QoL 1668185166
- 188๐จ๐ญSwitzerlandCost 126Safety 92QoL 18212692182
- 189๐ธ๐พSyriaCost 18Safety 25QoL 73182573
- 190๐น๐ฏTajikistanCost 28Safety 85QoL 1232885123
- 191๐น๐ฟTanzaniaCost 25Safety 55QoL 80255580
- 192๐น๐ญThailandGuideCost 37Safety 71QoL 1533771153
- 193๐The NetherlandsCost 80Safety 85QoL 1648085164
- 194๐Timor LesteCost 46Safety 73QoL 1104673110
- 195๐น๐ฌTogoCost 37Safety 75QoL 1003775100
- 196๐น๐ดTongaCost 77Safety 89QoL 1477789147
- 197๐Trinidad and TobagoCost 58Safety 39QoL 93583993
- 198๐น๐ณTunisiaCost 31Safety 71QoL 1433171143
- 199๐น๐ทTurkeyCost 38Safety 76QoL 1533876153
- 200๐น๐ฒTurkmenistanCost 36Safety 88QoL 1103688110
- 201๐Turks and Caicos IslandsCost 132Safety 28QoL 441322844
- 202๐น๐ปTuvaluCost 97Safety 51QoL 71975171
- 203๐U.S. Virgin IslandsCost 101Safety 35QoL 911013591
- 204๐บ๐ฌUgandaCost 35Safety 55QoL 67355567
- 205๐บ๐ฆUkraineCost 27Safety 25QoL 80272580
- 206๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab EmiratesCost 70Safety 55QoL 1207055120
- 207๐ฌ๐งUnited KingdomCost 87Safety 85QoL 1628785162
- 208๐บ๐ธUnited StatesCost 100Safety 68QoL 16010068160
- 209๐บ๐พUruguayCost 73Safety 59QoL 1427359142
- 210๐บ๐ฟUzbekistanCost 27Safety 86QoL 1592786159
- 211๐ป๐บVanuatuCost 107Safety 95QoL 11610795116
- 212๐ป๐ชVenezuelaCost 69Safety 55QoL 1186955118
- 213๐ป๐ณVietnamGuideCost 30Safety 85QoL 1583085158
- 214๐พ๐ชYemenCost 42Safety 25QoL 58422558
- 215๐ฟ๐ฒZambiaCost 29Safety 70QoL 93297093
- 216๐ฟ๐ผZimbabweCost 64Safety 66QoL 1006466100
Cost of living is indexed to New York City = 100; lower is cheaper. Safety and quality of life are 0โ100 scores modeled from open public data. How we source this data