# cost of living (usa=100) 1992 japan 185 gabon 156 norway 152 congo 150 cote_d'ivoire 149 libya 144 sweden 143 switzerland 141 france 137 senegal 132 austria 130 cameroon 130 denmark 124 taiwan 122 finland 117 uk 117 germany 115 belgium 114 spain 112 ireland 111 italy 109 netherlands 109 israel 108 luxembourg 108 togo 108 hk 106 s_korea 106 us 100 greece 99 russia 99 singapore 99 thailand 74 s_africa 74 nz 74 malaysia 73 saudi_arabia 73 uruguay 71 panama 71 brunei 71 kuwait 69 peru 66 guatemala 66 turkey 65 colombia 65 brazil 63 sri_lanka 62 philippines 62 chile 62 poland 61 nigeria 59 hungary 59 bangladesh 59 paraguay 57 pakistan 56 venezuela 55 kenya 52 ecuador 47 czechoslovakia 45 algeria 45 zimbabwe 43 india 37 iran 31