Public Transport Monthly Cost

This ranking compares estimated monthly public transport costs across countries and territories. The raw value is shown in US dollars per month; lower monthly costs receive a higher rating. It measures an adult regular user in the main urban public transport network, not intercity transport, airport express services, taxis, ride-hailing or special-only fares.
1 Faroe Islands0.00 $/month 0.00 $/month 100
1 Luxembourg0.00 $/month 0.00 $/month 100
3 Korea DPR2.20 $/month 2.20 $/month 99
3 Cuba4.40 $/month 4.40 $/month 99
5 Afghanistan6.60 $/month 6.60 $/month 98
5 Syria6.60 $/month 6.60 $/month 98
5 Turkmenistan6.60 $/month 6.60 $/month 98
5 Venezuela6.60 $/month 6.60 $/month 98
5 Bangladesh8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Burundi8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Central African Republic8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Eritrea8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Ethiopia8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 India8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Iran8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Myanmar8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Pakistan8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Tajikistan8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Uzbekistan8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Western Sahara8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
5 Yemen8.80 $/month 8.80 $/month 98
22 Chad9.68 $/month 9.68 $/month 97
22 Niger9.68 $/month 9.68 $/month 97
22 Bolivia11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Burkina Faso11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Congo DR11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Egypt11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Guatemala11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Guinea-Bissau11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Haiti11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Kyrgyzstan11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Madagascar11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Nepal11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Nicaragua11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 South Sudan11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Sri Lanka11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Ukraine11.00 $/month 11.00 $/month 97
22 Guinea12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Mali12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Mozambique12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Sierra Leone12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Sudan12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Tanzania12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Togo12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
22 Uganda12.32 $/month 12.32 $/month 97
46 Argentina13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Belarus13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Benin13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Congo13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Gambia13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Honduras13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Iraq13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Kiribati13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Laos13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Libya13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Malawi13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Nigeria13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Paraguay13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Philippines13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Somalia13.20 $/month 13.20 $/month 96
46 Zimbabwe14.08 $/month 14.08 $/month 96
46 Algeria15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Armenia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Azerbaijan15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Cambodia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Cameroon15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Ecuador15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 El Salvador15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Ghana15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Ivory Coast15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Kazakhstan15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Kenya15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Liberia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Marshall Islands15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Mauritania15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Micronesia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Moldova15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Mongolia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Palestine15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Rwanda15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Senegal15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Solomon Islands15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Timor-Leste15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Tuvalu15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Vietnam15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Zambia15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
46 Zanzibar15.40 $/month 15.40 $/month 96
88 Comoros17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Djibouti17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Georgia17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Indonesia17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Lesotho17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Mexico17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Morocco17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Nauru17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Papua New Guinea17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Peru17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Tunisia17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
88 Vanuatu17.60 $/month 17.60 $/month 94
100 Angola19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 China19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 Jordan19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 Panama19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 Samoa19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 São Tomé and Príncipe19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
100 Tonga19.80 $/month 19.80 $/month 92
107 Albania22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Bhutan22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Brunei22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Cook Islands22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Equatorial Guinea22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Gabon22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Guyana22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Kosovo22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Lebanon22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Palau22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Saudi Arabia22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
107 Swaziland22.00 $/month 22.00 $/month 90
119 Bahrain24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Cape Verde24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Colombia24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Dominican Republic24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Fiji24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Kuwait24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Namibia24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 North Macedonia24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Qatar24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Romania24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Russia24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 South Africa24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Suriname24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
119 Thailand24.20 $/month 24.20 $/month 89
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Botswana26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Brazil26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Jamaica26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Malaysia26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Mauritius26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Oman26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Serbia26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
133 Trinidad and Tobago26.40 $/month 26.40 $/month 87
142 Chinese Taipei28.60 $/month 28.60 $/month 85
142 Costa Rica28.60 $/month 28.60 $/month 85
142 Turkey28.60 $/month 28.60 $/month 85
142 Uruguay28.60 $/month 28.60 $/month 85
146 Bulgaria30.80 $/month 30.80 $/month 83
146 Mayotte30.80 $/month 30.80 $/month 83
146 Montenegro30.80 $/month 30.80 $/month 83
146 United Arab Emirates30.80 $/month 30.80 $/month 83
150 Lithuania33.00 $/month 33.00 $/month 81
150 Macau33.00 $/month 33.00 $/month 81
150 Puerto Rico33.00 $/month 33.00 $/month 81
153 American Samoa35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Aruba35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Belize35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Chile35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Croatia35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Curacao35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Hungary35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Latvia35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Maldives35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Poland35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Seychelles35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Slovakia35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
153 Tahiti35.20 $/month 35.20 $/month 79
166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines37.40 $/month 37.40 $/month 77
167 Dominica39.60 $/month 39.60 $/month 75
167 Grenada39.60 $/month 39.60 $/month 75
167 New Caledonia39.60 $/month 39.60 $/month 75
167 Saint Lucia39.60 $/month 39.60 $/month 75
171 Anguilla44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Antigua and Barbuda44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Barbados44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 British Virgin Islands44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Guam44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Hong Kong44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Montserrat44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Northern Mariana Islands44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Saint-Martin44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 Sint Maarten44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
171 U.S. Virgin Islands44.00 $/month 44.00 $/month 72
183 Cayman Islands52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Czech Republic52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Estonia52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 French Guiana52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Guadeloupe52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Martinique52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Réunion52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Slovenia52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
183 Turks and Caicos Islands52.80 $/month 52.80 $/month 64
192 Andorra55.00 $/month 55.00 $/month 62
192 Gibraltar55.00 $/month 55.00 $/month 62
192 Korea Republic55.00 $/month 55.00 $/month 62
195 Greece61.60 $/month 61.60 $/month 57
195 Singapore61.60 $/month 61.60 $/month 57
197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon65.00 $/month 65.00 $/month 54
197 San Marino65.00 $/month 65.00 $/month 54
199 Bahamas66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Bermuda66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Cyprus66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Israel66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Italy66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Malta66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Portugal66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
199 Spain66.00 $/month 66.00 $/month 53
207 Germany68.25 $/month 68.25 $/month 51
208 Japan79.20 $/month 79.20 $/month 43
208 Liechtenstein79.20 $/month 79.20 $/month 43
210 Niue80.00 $/month 80.00 $/month 42
210 Wallis and Futuna80.00 $/month 80.00 $/month 42
212 France83.60 $/month 83.60 $/month 40
213 Iceland88.00 $/month 88.00 $/month 37
213 Monaco88.00 $/month 88.00 $/month 37
213 United States88.00 $/month 88.00 $/month 37
216 Austria96.80 $/month 96.80 $/month 31
216 Belgium96.80 $/month 96.80 $/month 31
216 Ireland96.80 $/month 96.80 $/month 31
219 United Kingdom105.60 $/month 105.60 $/month 25
220 Australia110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
220 Canada110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
220 Denmark110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
220 Greenland110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
220 Netherlands110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
220 New Zealand110.00 $/month 110.00 $/month 22
226 Finland123.20 $/month 123.20 $/month 15
226 Sweden123.20 $/month 123.20 $/month 15
226 Switzerland123.20 $/month 123.20 $/month 15
229 Norway154.00 $/month 154.00 $/month 1

Last rating: June 19th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the estimated monthly public transport cost in US dollars. It refers to an adult regular user in the main urban public transport network of a country, usually in the capital or largest city.

Where a regular adult monthly pass is generally usable, Nomadino uses that price. Where no robust monthly pass is available, a standardized monthly value is calculated from 44 normal one-way trips. This represents 22 days with an outbound and return trip and makes countries without monthly passes comparable.

Public anchors include official fare pages from transport operators and authorities, plus the Numbeo country table for monthly public transport passes and one-way local transport tickets. These sources do not fully cover all 229 Nomadino countries and territories, so missing cases are checked with maintained replacement values.

Free public transport is set to USD 0 only when it is generally and practically usable for normal adult users. Missing, very limited or resident-only free public transport is not treated as a free cost advantage, but classified with a replacement value.

Airport express services, intercity buses, long-distance trains, taxis, ride-hailing, rental cars, student, senior or social fares, resident-only discounts, card deposits, one-off card costs and tourist day passes are not included. Those topics remain separate mobility indicators or are used only as plausibility checks.

The rating uses fixed cost anchors. Generally free or extremely cheap public transport receives up to 100 points. Between about USD 15 and USD 80 per month, the scale differentiates strongly because many everyday fares sit there. From about USD 110, the rating drops sharply, and very expensive monthly values around USD 150 receive only 1 point.