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180 of 180 countries
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Singapore
Southeast Asia
~40% cheaper than the US
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Malta
Southern Europe
~36% cheaper than the US
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Brunei
Southeast Asia
~65% cheaper than the US
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Cyprus
Southern Europe
~38% cheaper than the US
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Malaysia
Southeast Asia
~68% cheaper than the US
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Portugal
Southern Europe
~42% cheaper than the US
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Bahrain
Middle East
~57% cheaper than the US
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Chile
South America
~52% cheaper than the US
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Colombia
South America
~62% cheaper than the US
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Costa Rica
Central America
~41% cheaper than the US
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Greece
Southern Europe
~43% cheaper than the US
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Italy
Southern Europe
~34% cheaper than the US
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Japan
East Asia
~35% cheaper than the US
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Qatar
Middle East
~44% cheaper than the US
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Brazil
South America
~54% cheaper than the US
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Panama
Central America
~55% cheaper than the US
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Saudi Arabia
Middle East
~53% cheaper than the US
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Spain
Southern Europe
~38% cheaper than the US
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Argentina
South America
~54% cheaper than the US
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Kuwait
Middle East
~43% cheaper than the US
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Tunisia
North Africa
~71% cheaper than the US
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Türkiye
Middle East
~59% cheaper than the US
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Guyana
South America
~67% cheaper than the US
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Paraguay
South America
~65% cheaper than the US
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San Marino
Southern Europe
~21% cheaper than the US
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Thailand
Southeast Asia
~69% cheaper than the US
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United Arab Emirates
Middle East
~37% cheaper than the US
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Algeria
North Africa
~67% cheaper than the US
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Ecuador
South America
~57% cheaper than the US
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Israel
Middle East
about the same as the US
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Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
~61% cheaper than the US
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South Korea
East Asia
~43% cheaper than the US
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Sri Lanka
South Asia
~73% cheaper than the US
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Uruguay
South America
~34% cheaper than the US
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia
~71% cheaper than the US
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Azerbaijan
Caucasus
~72% cheaper than the US
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Iran
Middle East
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Lebanon
Middle East
~62% cheaper than the US
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Australia
Oceania
~10% cheaper than the US
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Dominican Republic
Caribbean
~61% cheaper than the US
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Ireland
Western Europe
~19% cheaper than the US
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Jordan
Middle East
~58% cheaper than the US
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Libya
North Africa
~61% cheaper than the US
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Maldives
South Asia
~49% cheaper than the US
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Oman
Middle East
~53% cheaper than the US
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Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa
~46% cheaper than the US
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Suriname
South America
~69% cheaper than the US
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Albania
Southern Europe
~57% cheaper than the US
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Belgium
Western Europe
~22% cheaper than the US
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France
Western Europe
~27% cheaper than the US
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Netherlands
Western Europe
~19% cheaper than the US
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New Zealand
Oceania
~14% cheaper than the US
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Peru
South America
~49% cheaper than the US
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Armenia
Caucasus
~62% cheaper than the US
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Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa
~62% cheaper than the US
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Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
~77% cheaper than the US
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Egypt
North Africa
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Georgia
Caucasus
~67% cheaper than the US
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Romania
Eastern Europe
~56% cheaper than the US
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Slovenia
Central Europe
~40% cheaper than the US
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Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean
~49% cheaper than the US
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Venezuela
South America
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Cape Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa
~52% cheaper than the US
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Croatia
Southern Europe
~49% cheaper than the US
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Guatemala
Central America
~57% cheaper than the US
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Luxembourg
Western Europe
~10% cheaper than the US
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Mexico
North America
~46% cheaper than the US
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Morocco
North Africa
~58% cheaper than the US
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Bangladesh
South Asia
~75% cheaper than the US
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Czechia
Central Europe
~41% cheaper than the US
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El Salvador
Central America
~59% cheaper than the US
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Germany
Western Europe
~23% cheaper than the US
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Grenada
Caribbean
~43% cheaper than the US
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Hungary
Central Europe
~48% cheaper than the US
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Indonesia
Southeast Asia
~71% cheaper than the US
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Saint Lucia
Caribbean
~49% cheaper than the US
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Serbia
Southern Europe
~55% cheaper than the US
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Slovakia
Central Europe
~45% cheaper than the US
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United Kingdom
Western Europe
~11% cheaper than the US
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Uzbekistan
Central Asia
~71% cheaper than the US
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Andorra
Southern Europe
~32% cheaper than the US
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Austria
Central Europe
~21% cheaper than the US
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Dominica
Caribbean
~52% cheaper than the US
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Eswatini
Sub-Saharan Africa
~67% cheaper than the US
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India
South Asia
~77% cheaper than the US
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Montenegro
Southern Europe
~58% cheaper than the US
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Nicaragua
Central America
~66% cheaper than the US
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North Macedonia
Southern Europe
~63% cheaper than the US
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Philippines
Southeast Asia
~67% cheaper than the US
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Poland
Central Europe
~48% cheaper than the US
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Belize
Central America
~47% cheaper than the US
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Denmark
Northern Europe
~8% cheaper than the US
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Fiji
Oceania
~59% cheaper than the US
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Honduras
Central America
~54% cheaper than the US
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Laos
Southeast Asia
~77% cheaper than the US
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Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
~59% cheaper than the US
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Nepal
South Asia
~76% cheaper than the US
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean
~31% cheaper than the US
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean
~45% cheaper than the US
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South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
~59% cheaper than the US
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Turkmenistan
Central Asia
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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United States
North America
about the same as the US
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Iraq
Middle East
~62% cheaper than the US
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Syria
Middle East
~68% cheaper than the US
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Bahamas
Caribbean
~4% cheaper than the US
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southern Europe
~60% cheaper than the US
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Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia
~67% cheaper than the US
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Sweden
Northern Europe
~13% cheaper than the US
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Belarus
Eastern Europe
~70% cheaper than the US
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Finland
Northern Europe
~18% cheaper than the US
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Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa
~63% cheaper than the US
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Jamaica
Caribbean
~40% cheaper than the US
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Pakistan
South Asia
~76% cheaper than the US
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Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
~73% cheaper than the US
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Switzerland
Western Europe
~12% pricier than the US
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Tajikistan
Central Asia
~72% cheaper than the US
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Ukraine
Eastern Europe
~69% cheaper than the US
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Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
~70% cheaper than the US
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Cambodia
Southeast Asia
~66% cheaper than the US
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Estonia
Northern Europe
~37% cheaper than the US
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Kazakhstan
Central Asia
~67% cheaper than the US
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Lithuania
Northern Europe
~44% cheaper than the US
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Norway
Northern Europe
~9% cheaper than the US
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Bhutan
South Asia
~77% cheaper than the US
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Equatorial Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
~59% cheaper than the US
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Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Latvia
Northern Europe
~45% cheaper than the US
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Mauritania
North Africa
~69% cheaper than the US
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Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean
~31% cheaper than the US
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Canada
North America
~17% cheaper than the US
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Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
~71% cheaper than the US
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Tonga
Oceania
~25% cheaper than the US
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Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
~65% cheaper than the US
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Barbados
Caribbean
~10% pricier than the US
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Moldova
Eastern Europe
~57% cheaper than the US
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Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
~64% cheaper than the US
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Angola
Sub-Saharan Africa
~65% cheaper than the US
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Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
~75% cheaper than the US
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Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
~62% cheaper than the US
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Iceland
Northern Europe
~18% pricier than the US
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Samoa
Oceania
~37% cheaper than the US
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Timor-Leste
Southeast Asia
~72% cheaper than the US
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Bolivia
South America
~60% cheaper than the US
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Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Palau
Oceania
~15% cheaper than the US
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Republic of the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa
~65% cheaper than the US
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Myanmar
Southeast Asia
~62% cheaper than the US
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Sao Tome and Principe
Sub-Saharan Africa
~39% cheaper than the US
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Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
~44% cheaper than the US
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Côte d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
~63% cheaper than the US
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Mongolia
East Asia
~66% cheaper than the US
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Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
~76% cheaper than the US
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Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
~51% cheaper than the US
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Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
~47% cheaper than the US
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Djibouti
Sub-Saharan Africa
~54% cheaper than the US
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Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
~63% cheaper than the US
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Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa
~63% cheaper than the US
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Burundi
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Yemen
Middle East
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
~69% cheaper than the US
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa
~58% cheaper than the US
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Kiribati
Oceania
~35% cheaper than the US
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Solomon Islands
Oceania
~25% cheaper than the US
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Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
~63% cheaper than the US
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Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
~66% cheaper than the US
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Papua New Guinea
Oceania
~42% cheaper than the US
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Vanuatu
Oceania
~10% cheaper than the US
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Micronesia
Oceania
~4% cheaper than the US
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Niger
North Africa
~64% cheaper than the US
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Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Haiti
Caribbean
~14% cheaper than the US
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Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Sudan
North Africa
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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Chad
North Africa
~65% cheaper than the US
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Afghanistan
South Asia
not reliably comparable (distorted exchange rate)
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