Local Services Cost

This ranking compares the estimated cost of simple local services such as small repairs, basic alterations or everyday household help. The raw value is shown in US dollars per hour; lower hourly service rates receive a higher rating. Skilled trades, emergency call-outs, licensed specialist work and multi-hour project prices are outside this raw value.
1 Bangladesh4.00 $/hour 4.00 $/hour 100
1 Pakistan4.00 $/hour 4.00 $/hour 100
1 Egypt5.00 $/hour 5.00 $/hour 100
1 India5.00 $/hour 5.00 $/hour 100
5 Myanmar5.41 $/hour 5.41 $/hour 98
5 Burundi5.43 $/hour 5.43 $/hour 98
5 Ethiopia5.52 $/hour 5.52 $/hour 98
5 Malawi5.55 $/hour 5.55 $/hour 98
9 Nepal5.86 $/hour 5.86 $/hour 97
10 Georgia6.00 $/hour 6.00 $/hour 96
10 Indonesia6.00 $/hour 6.00 $/hour 96
10 Morocco6.00 $/hour 6.00 $/hour 96
10 Philippines6.00 $/hour 6.00 $/hour 96
10 Vietnam6.00 $/hour 6.00 $/hour 96
15 Madagascar6.23 $/hour 6.23 $/hour 95
15 Guinea-Bissau6.25 $/hour 6.25 $/hour 95
15 Uganda6.28 $/hour 6.28 $/hour 95
15 Niger6.30 $/hour 6.30 $/hour 95
15 Tajikistan6.30 $/hour 6.30 $/hour 95
15 Laos6.32 $/hour 6.32 $/hour 95
15 Mozambique6.42 $/hour 6.42 $/hour 95
22 Burkina Faso6.53 $/hour 6.53 $/hour 94
22 Chad6.56 $/hour 6.56 $/hour 94
22 Gambia6.58 $/hour 6.58 $/hour 94
22 Guinea6.68 $/hour 6.68 $/hour 94
22 Tanzania6.78 $/hour 6.78 $/hour 94
27 Korea DPR6.85 $/hour 6.85 $/hour 93
27 Mali6.85 $/hour 6.85 $/hour 93
27 Sierra Leone6.86 $/hour 6.86 $/hour 93
27 Cambodia6.90 $/hour 6.90 $/hour 93
27 Togo6.95 $/hour 6.95 $/hour 93
27 Congo DR6.97 $/hour 6.97 $/hour 93
27 Armenia7.00 $/hour 7.00 $/hour 93
27 Kyrgyzstan7.11 $/hour 7.11 $/hour 93
27 Uzbekistan7.14 $/hour 7.14 $/hour 93
36 Afghanistan7.21 $/hour 7.21 $/hour 92
36 Iran7.22 $/hour 7.22 $/hour 92
36 Benin7.28 $/hour 7.28 $/hour 92
36 Bhutan7.36 $/hour 7.36 $/hour 92
36 Rwanda7.37 $/hour 7.37 $/hour 92
36 Lesotho7.46 $/hour 7.46 $/hour 92
36 Zimbabwe7.48 $/hour 7.48 $/hour 92
36 Western Sahara7.49 $/hour 7.49 $/hour 92
44 Yemen7.52 $/hour 7.52 $/hour 91
44 Somalia7.53 $/hour 7.53 $/hour 91
44 Zanzibar7.54 $/hour 7.54 $/hour 91
44 Liberia7.64 $/hour 7.64 $/hour 91
44 Comoros7.69 $/hour 7.69 $/hour 91
44 Syria7.69 $/hour 7.69 $/hour 91
44 Nicaragua7.70 $/hour 7.70 $/hour 91
44 Mauritania7.71 $/hour 7.71 $/hour 91
44 Sri Lanka7.81 $/hour 7.81 $/hour 91
44 Zambia7.81 $/hour 7.81 $/hour 91
54 Cameroon7.87 $/hour 7.87 $/hour 90
54 Timor-Leste7.90 $/hour 7.90 $/hour 90
54 Venezuela7.93 $/hour 7.93 $/hour 90
54 Tunisia7.95 $/hour 7.95 $/hour 90
54 Eritrea7.96 $/hour 7.96 $/hour 90
54 Argentina8.00 $/hour 8.00 $/hour 90
54 Colombia8.00 $/hour 8.00 $/hour 90
54 Sudan8.04 $/hour 8.04 $/hour 90
54 Libya8.09 $/hour 8.09 $/hour 90
63 Central African Republic8.30 $/hour 8.30 $/hour 89
63 Senegal8.30 $/hour 8.30 $/hour 89
63 Ghana8.46 $/hour 8.46 $/hour 89
66 Swaziland8.53 $/hour 8.53 $/hour 88
66 Kenya8.55 $/hour 8.55 $/hour 88
66 Bolivia8.56 $/hour 8.56 $/hour 88
66 Cuba8.57 $/hour 8.57 $/hour 88
66 Honduras8.57 $/hour 8.57 $/hour 88
66 Turkmenistan8.74 $/hour 8.74 $/hour 88
66 Nigeria8.81 $/hour 8.81 $/hour 88
73 Ukraine8.88 $/hour 8.88 $/hour 87
73 Brazil9.00 $/hour 9.00 $/hour 87
73 South Africa9.00 $/hour 9.00 $/hour 87
73 Turkey9.00 $/hour 9.00 $/hour 87
73 South Sudan9.11 $/hour 9.11 $/hour 87
73 Ivory Coast9.12 $/hour 9.12 $/hour 87
73 Iraq9.16 $/hour 9.16 $/hour 87
80 Guatemala9.46 $/hour 9.46 $/hour 86
80 Algeria9.50 $/hour 9.50 $/hour 86
82 Moldova9.53 $/hour 9.53 $/hour 85
82 Mongolia9.80 $/hour 9.80 $/hour 85
84 Paraguay9.85 $/hour 9.85 $/hour 84
84 Palestine9.91 $/hour 9.91 $/hour 84
84 Congo9.95 $/hour 9.95 $/hour 84
84 Mexico10.00 $/hour 10.00 $/hour 84
84 Haiti10.01 $/hour 10.01 $/hour 84
84 El Salvador10.04 $/hour 10.04 $/hour 84
84 Lebanon10.04 $/hour 10.04 $/hour 84
84 Thailand10.12 $/hour 10.12 $/hour 84
92 Kosovo10.34 $/hour 10.34 $/hour 83
92 Ecuador10.59 $/hour 10.59 $/hour 83
94 Belarus10.69 $/hour 10.69 $/hour 82
94 Azerbaijan10.84 $/hour 10.84 $/hour 82
94 Albania10.98 $/hour 10.98 $/hour 82
97 Peru11.12 $/hour 11.12 $/hour 81
97 Angola11.24 $/hour 11.24 $/hour 81
97 North Macedonia11.39 $/hour 11.39 $/hour 81
97 Namibia11.49 $/hour 11.49 $/hour 81
101 Botswana11.57 $/hour 11.57 $/hour 80
101 São Tomé and Príncipe11.67 $/hour 11.67 $/hour 80
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina11.81 $/hour 11.81 $/hour 80
101 Equatorial Guinea11.94 $/hour 11.94 $/hour 80
105 Jordan12.02 $/hour 12.02 $/hour 79
105 Papua New Guinea12.14 $/hour 12.14 $/hour 79
105 Dominican Republic12.36 $/hour 12.36 $/hour 79
105 Djibouti12.38 $/hour 12.38 $/hour 79
109 Serbia12.72 $/hour 12.72 $/hour 78
109 Kazakhstan12.81 $/hour 12.81 $/hour 78
111 Malaysia13.05 $/hour 13.05 $/hour 77
111 Gabon13.24 $/hour 13.24 $/hour 77
113 Jamaica13.40 $/hour 13.40 $/hour 76
113 China13.67 $/hour 13.67 $/hour 76
113 Montenegro13.72 $/hour 13.72 $/hour 76
113 Russia13.77 $/hour 13.77 $/hour 76
117 Suriname13.79 $/hour 13.79 $/hour 75
117 Bulgaria13.94 $/hour 13.94 $/hour 75
119 Romania14.44 $/hour 14.44 $/hour 74
120 Kiribati14.73 $/hour 14.73 $/hour 73
120 Guyana14.79 $/hour 14.79 $/hour 73
120 Cape Verde14.87 $/hour 14.87 $/hour 73
123 Tonga15.86 $/hour 15.86 $/hour 71
123 Panama15.90 $/hour 15.90 $/hour 71
125 Samoa16.54 $/hour 16.54 $/hour 69
125 Belize16.64 $/hour 16.64 $/hour 69
125 Hungary16.72 $/hour 16.72 $/hour 69
125 Costa Rica16.75 $/hour 16.75 $/hour 69
129 Chile16.90 $/hour 16.90 $/hour 68
129 Fiji17.02 $/hour 17.02 $/hour 68
131 Latvia17.42 $/hour 17.42 $/hour 67
131 Tuvalu17.71 $/hour 17.71 $/hour 67
131 Micronesia17.72 $/hour 17.72 $/hour 67
131 Uruguay17.77 $/hour 17.77 $/hour 67
135 Vanuatu17.91 $/hour 17.91 $/hour 66
135 Portugal18.00 $/hour 18.00 $/hour 66
135 Mauritius18.02 $/hour 18.02 $/hour 66
135 Lithuania18.05 $/hour 18.05 $/hour 66
135 Solomon Islands18.06 $/hour 18.06 $/hour 66
140 Slovakia18.35 $/hour 18.35 $/hour 65
141 Poland18.87 $/hour 18.87 $/hour 64
141 Trinidad and Tobago19.15 $/hour 19.15 $/hour 64
143 Greece19.42 $/hour 19.42 $/hour 63
143 Oman19.52 $/hour 19.52 $/hour 63
143 Croatia19.68 $/hour 19.68 $/hour 63
146 Czech Republic20.65 $/hour 20.65 $/hour 61
146 Grenada20.67 $/hour 20.67 $/hour 61
148 Dominica21.17 $/hour 21.17 $/hour 60
148 Estonia21.37 $/hour 21.37 $/hour 60
150 Brunei21.77 $/hour 21.77 $/hour 59
150 Nauru21.82 $/hour 21.82 $/hour 59
150 Niue21.87 $/hour 21.87 $/hour 59
150 Spain22.00 $/hour 22.00 $/hour 59
154 Saudi Arabia22.54 $/hour 22.54 $/hour 58
154 Chinese Taipei22.55 $/hour 22.55 $/hour 58
154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22.62 $/hour 22.62 $/hour 58
157 Malta22.78 $/hour 22.78 $/hour 57
157 Marshall Islands22.92 $/hour 22.92 $/hour 57
159 Cyprus23.37 $/hour 23.37 $/hour 56
159 Mayotte23.37 $/hour 23.37 $/hour 56
159 Slovenia23.39 $/hour 23.39 $/hour 56
159 Bahrain23.68 $/hour 23.68 $/hour 56
159 Maldives23.70 $/hour 23.70 $/hour 56
164 Puerto Rico23.92 $/hour 23.92 $/hour 55
165 Saint Lucia24.57 $/hour 24.57 $/hour 54
165 American Samoa24.74 $/hour 24.74 $/hour 54
167 Italy25.00 $/hour 25.00 $/hour 53
167 Montserrat25.16 $/hour 25.16 $/hour 53
169 Antigua and Barbuda26.12 $/hour 26.12 $/hour 51
169 Palau26.27 $/hour 26.27 $/hour 51
169 Wallis and Futuna26.28 $/hour 26.28 $/hour 51
172 Guadeloupe26.48 $/hour 26.48 $/hour 50
172 Martinique26.48 $/hour 26.48 $/hour 50
172 Curacao26.52 $/hour 26.52 $/hour 50
172 Seychelles26.58 $/hour 26.58 $/hour 50
172 French Guiana26.82 $/hour 26.82 $/hour 50
177 Réunion27.48 $/hour 27.48 $/hour 49
178 Korea Republic27.61 $/hour 27.61 $/hour 48
178 Barbados27.73 $/hour 27.73 $/hour 48
178 Japan28.00 $/hour 28.00 $/hour 48
181 Kuwait28.28 $/hour 28.28 $/hour 47
181 Guam28.35 $/hour 28.35 $/hour 47
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis28.67 $/hour 28.67 $/hour 46
183 Aruba28.85 $/hour 28.85 $/hour 46
183 Northern Mariana Islands28.89 $/hour 28.89 $/hour 46
186 Cook Islands29.87 $/hour 29.87 $/hour 44
186 San Marino29.92 $/hour 29.92 $/hour 44
186 France30.00 $/hour 30.00 $/hour 44
186 United Kingdom30.00 $/hour 30.00 $/hour 44
190 Gibraltar30.65 $/hour 30.65 $/hour 43
190 Macau31.02 $/hour 31.02 $/hour 43
192 Tahiti31.98 $/hour 31.98 $/hour 42
192 Germany32.00 $/hour 32.00 $/hour 42
192 Andorra32.08 $/hour 32.08 $/hour 42
195 Saint-Martin32.66 $/hour 32.66 $/hour 41
196 Sint Maarten33.31 $/hour 33.31 $/hour 40
197 Netherlands34.00 $/hour 34.00 $/hour 39
197 Hong Kong34.43 $/hour 34.43 $/hour 39
197 Austria34.53 $/hour 34.53 $/hour 39
200 Belgium34.85 $/hour 34.85 $/hour 38
200 Bahamas34.93 $/hour 34.93 $/hour 38
200 Singapore35.00 $/hour 35.00 $/hour 38
200 United Arab Emirates35.00 $/hour 35.00 $/hour 38
200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon35.33 $/hour 35.33 $/hour 38
205 Finland35.78 $/hour 35.78 $/hour 37
206 New Caledonia36.79 $/hour 36.79 $/hour 36
207 Anguilla37.24 $/hour 37.24 $/hour 35
208 Canada38.00 $/hour 38.00 $/hour 34
208 Qatar38.00 $/hour 38.00 $/hour 34
208 Israel38.19 $/hour 38.19 $/hour 34
208 U.S. Virgin Islands38.28 $/hour 38.28 $/hour 34
212 New Zealand39.18 $/hour 39.18 $/hour 33
213 Australia42.00 $/hour 42.00 $/hour 30
213 United States42.00 $/hour 42.00 $/hour 30
213 Sweden42.08 $/hour 42.08 $/hour 30
216 British Virgin Islands42.17 $/hour 42.17 $/hour 29
216 Ireland42.39 $/hour 42.39 $/hour 29
218 Turks and Caicos Islands42.92 $/hour 42.92 $/hour 28
219 Denmark47.19 $/hour 47.19 $/hour 23
220 Iceland48.00 $/hour 48.00 $/hour 22
220 Luxembourg48.00 $/hour 48.00 $/hour 22
222 Faroe Islands48.93 $/hour 48.93 $/hour 21
223 Norway52.00 $/hour 52.00 $/hour 19
224 Greenland52.65 $/hour 52.65 $/hour 18
225 Liechtenstein55.00 $/hour 55.00 $/hour 17
226 Switzerland58.00 $/hour 58.00 $/hour 15
227 Cayman Islands60.54 $/hour 60.54 $/hour 13
228 Monaco70.00 $/hour 70.00 $/hour 7
228 Bermuda70.38 $/hour 70.38 $/hour 7

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the estimated cost of one hour of simple local services in US dollars. It covers small repairs, basic alterations, everyday household help or comparable simple services that residents and long-stay visitors can realistically buy.

There is no globally uniform official price table for such services. Nomadino therefore uses a harmonised service basket based on public provider price lists, local booking and service pages, national consumer-price and wage statistics, ILOSTAT wage data, World Bank price-level and exchange-rate data, and available Nomadino cost indicators.

Replacement values are derived from regional comparators, wage levels, rent and restaurant prices, city size, tourism and island surcharges, administering states, and available indicators for haircuts, laundry, coffee and net salary.

Licensed skilled trades, emergency call-outs, medical or legal services, professional consulting, large renovations, material costs, travel surcharges, platform fees and black-market prices are excluded.

The rating uses fixed cost anchors: very cheap local services up to about USD 5 per hour receive 100 points, USD 6 to USD 10 remains good, USD 18 is mid-range, USD 30 to USD 50 is expensive, and values from about USD 80 fall into the lower rating range.