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Your hour, around the world

Money is meaningless across borders. Time isn't. Enter your hourly wage — see how many hours of your work it takes to buy a coffee, a meal, a month abroad, anywhere on earth.

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Right now your hour buys you…

4 min for a coffee in Italy · 10 min in Hong Kong

Cheapest countries by item (in YOUR hours)

Pick an item — see where your time goes furthest.

	Cheapest coffee	Hours
1	Italy Europe	4 min
2	Vietnam Asia	4 min
3	Portugal Europe	4 min
4	Spain Europe	4 min
5	Colombia South America	4 min
6	Bulgaria Europe	4 min
7	Myanmar Asia	4 min
8	Bolivia South America	4 min

	Most expensive coffee	Hours
1	Hong Kong Asia	10 min
2	Qatar Asia	10 min
3	Iceland Europe	10 min
4	United Arab Emirates Asia	10 min
5	Denmark Europe	10 min
6	Switzerland Europe	10 min
7	Norway Europe	10 min
8	United States North America	10 min

	Cheapest cheap meal	Hours
1	Vietnam Asia	4 min
2	India Asia	4 min
3	Myanmar Asia	4 min
4	Thailand Asia	5 min
5	Sri Lanka Asia	5 min
6	Indonesia Asia	6 min
7	Malaysia Asia	6 min
8	Cambodia Asia	6 min

	Most expensive cheap meal	Hours
1	Switzerland Europe	50 min
2	Iceland Europe	44 min
3	Denmark Europe	40 min
4	Norway Europe	40 min
5	Israel Asia	36 min
6	Belgium Europe	36 min
7	Ireland Europe	36 min
8	United States North America	36 min

	Cheapest mid-range dinner	Hours
1	Malaysia Asia	24 min
2	India Asia	24 min
3	Sri Lanka Asia	24 min
4	Cambodia Asia	24 min
5	Myanmar Asia	24 min
6	Bolivia South America	24 min
7	Vietnam Asia	26 min
8	Philippines Asia	28 min

	Most expensive mid-range dinner	Hours
1	Switzerland Europe	3.3 h
2	Iceland Europe	2.7 h
3	Denmark Europe	2.7 h
4	Norway Europe	2.7 h
5	United States North America	2.3 h
6	Israel Asia	2.2 h
7	Sweden Europe	2.2 h
8	Ireland Europe	2.2 h

	Cheapest beer	Hours
1	Vietnam Asia	2 min
2	Cambodia Asia	2 min
3	China Asia	2 min
4	Colombia South America	3 min
5	Myanmar Asia	3 min
6	Laos Asia	3 min
7	Bolivia South America	3 min
8	Philippines Asia	4 min

	Most expensive beer	Hours
1	Qatar Asia	24 min
2	Norway Europe	24 min
3	Iceland Europe	22 min
4	United Arab Emirates Asia	20 min
5	Singapore Asia	20 min
6	Denmark Europe	16 min
7	Switzerland Europe	16 min
8	Hong Kong Asia	14 min

	Cheapest transit pass	Hours
1	Vietnam Asia	22 min
2	Georgia Asia	24 min
3	Sri Lanka Asia	24 min
4	Argentina South America	30 min
5	India Asia	30 min
6	Cambodia Asia	30 min
7	Myanmar Asia	30 min
8	Indonesia Asia	36 min

	Most expensive transit pass	Hours
1	United Kingdom Europe	6.0 h
2	Ireland Europe	4.3 h
3	Australia Oceania	4.3 h
4	New Zealand Oceania	4.0 h
5	Switzerland Europe	3.3 h
6	Netherlands Europe	3.2 h
7	Sweden Europe	3.0 h
8	Denmark Europe	3.0 h

	Cheapest 1BR rent	Hours
1	Egypt Africa	10 h
2	Myanmar Asia	11 h
3	Bolivia South America	11 h
4	India Asia	12 h
5	Tunisia Africa	12 h
6	Vietnam Asia	13 h
7	Sri Lanka Asia	13 h
8	Laos Asia	13 h

	Most expensive 1BR rent	Hours
1	Singapore Asia	87 h
2	Hong Kong Asia	80 h
3	Switzerland Europe	73 h
4	United States North America	70 h
5	United Arab Emirates Asia	67 h
6	Ireland Europe	67 h
7	Qatar Asia	63 h
8	United Kingdom Europe	63 h

	Cheapest month abroad	Hours
1	Myanmar Asia	37 h
2	Bolivia South America	37 h
3	Egypt Africa	37 h
4	India Asia	40 h
5	Tunisia Africa	40 h
6	Vietnam Asia	43 h
7	Sri Lanka Asia	43 h
8	Cambodia Asia	43 h

	Most expensive month abroad	Hours
1	Switzerland Europe	183 h
2	Norway Europe	150 h
3	United States North America	150 h
4	Singapore Asia	133 h
5	United Arab Emirates Asia	127 h
6	Denmark Europe	127 h
7	Australia Oceania	127 h
8	Qatar Asia	123 h

One month abroad — in your work hours

Mid-range living: rent + food + transport + entertainment. How many hours of your work does a full month cost in each country?

	Country	Continent	Hours / month
1	Myanmar	Asia	37 h
2	Bolivia	South America	37 h
3	Egypt	Africa	37 h
4	India	Asia	40 h
5	Tunisia	Africa	40 h
6	Vietnam	Asia	43 h
7	Sri Lanka	Asia	43 h
8	Cambodia	Asia	43 h
9	Laos	Asia	43 h
10	Argentina	South America	47 h
11	Peru	South America	47 h
12	Turkey	Europe	50 h
13	Georgia	Asia	50 h
14	Ecuador	South America	50 h
15	Thailand	Asia	53 h
16	Philippines	Asia	53 h
17	Bulgaria	Europe	53 h
18	Kazakhstan	Asia	53 h
19	Colombia	South America	57 h
20	Malaysia	Asia	57 h
21	Morocco	Africa	57 h
22	Kenya	Africa	57 h
23	Indonesia	Asia	60 h
24	Brazil	South America	60 h
25	Dominican Republic	North America	63 h
26	Mexico	North America	67 h
27	Chile	South America	67 h
28	Romania	Europe	67 h
29	Slovakia	Europe	67 h
30	Jordan	Asia	67 h
31	South Africa	Africa	70 h
32	Taiwan	Asia	70 h
33	China	Asia	70 h
34	Jamaica	North America	70 h
35	Hungary	Europe	73 h
36	Poland	Europe	77 h
37	Slovenia	Europe	77 h
38	Uruguay	South America	77 h
39	Czech Republic	Europe	80 h
40	Cyprus	Europe	80 h
41	Estonia	Europe	83 h
42	Panama	North America	83 h
43	Croatia	Europe	83 h
44	Malta	Europe	83 h
45	Portugal	Europe	87 h
46	Greece	Europe	87 h
47	Spain	Europe	93 h
48	Costa Rica	North America	93 h
49	South Korea	Asia	93 h
50	Belgium	Europe	97 h
51	Austria	Europe	98 h
52	Japan	Asia	100 h
53	Italy	Europe	100 h
54	Germany	Europe	100 h
55	Kuwait	Asia	100 h
56	Sweden	Europe	103 h
57	France	Europe	110 h
58	Finland	Europe	110 h
59	Israel	Asia	110 h
60	United Kingdom	Europe	113 h
61	Iceland	Europe	113 h
62	Netherlands	Europe	117 h
63	Canada	North America	117 h
64	New Zealand	Oceania	117 h
65	Hong Kong	Asia	117 h
66	Ireland	Europe	120 h
67	Qatar	Asia	123 h
68	Australia	Oceania	127 h
69	Denmark	Europe	127 h
70	United Arab Emirates	Asia	127 h
71	Singapore	Asia	133 h
72	United States	North America	150 h
73	Norway	Europe	150 h
74	Switzerland	Europe	183 h

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