Transit Cost
Average single-ride fare in USD for the main urban transit network (metro, tram, or primary bus) in the national capital or largest city (UITP Fare Observatory 2024, operator pricing, purchasing parity adjustments). Scored inversely — lower cost equals higher score, capped at $5 per ride. This metric rewards cities that treat transit as a public good rather than a profit centre. Free transit cities (Tallinn partially, Luxembourg national network, Dunkirk in France, Andorra shuttles): score 99. Ultra-cheap (less than $0.50): Cuba, North Korea, most of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia — transit is heavily subsidised or operates in informal private minibus systems. Mid-range ($1–2): East Asia, Southern Europe, Latin America. Expensive ($2.50–4.50): Switzerland, Scandinavia, UK, Australia, Canada — high fares often offset by quality, frequency, and multimodal integration. The cost indicator is weighted at 13% — relevant but less decisive than coverage and reliability for nomad utility.
| #↑ | Country↕ | Raw Value↕ | Score↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Faroe Islands0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Macau0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Andorra0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  San Marino0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Gibraltar0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Niue0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 1 |  Wallis and Futuna0.00 $ |
0.00 $ | 99 |
| 10 |  Korea DPR0.05 $ |
0.05 $ | 98 |
| 11 |  Cuba0.10 $ |
0.10 $ | 97 |
| 12 |  Syria0.15 $ |
0.15 $ | 96 |
| 12 |  Turkmenistan0.15 $ |
0.15 $ | 96 |
| 12 |  Venezuela0.15 $ |
0.15 $ | 96 |
| 12 |  Afghanistan0.15 $ |
0.15 $ | 96 |
| 16 |  Yemen0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Western Sahara0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Central African Republic0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Bangladesh0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Burundi0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Uzbekistan0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  India0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Ethiopia0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Eritrea0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Myanmar0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Pakistan0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Tajikistan0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Iran0.20 $ |
0.20 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Niger0.22 $ |
0.22 $ | 95 |
| 16 |  Chad0.22 $ |
0.22 $ | 95 |
| 31 |  Madagascar0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Burkina Faso0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Guinea-Bissau0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Congo DR0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Egypt0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  South Sudan0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Sri Lanka0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Ukraine0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Bolivia0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Kyrgyzstan0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Guatemala0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Nicaragua0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Haiti0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Nepal0.25 $ |
0.25 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Mali0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Togo0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Sierra Leone0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Guinea0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Sudan0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Uganda0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Tanzania0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 31 |  Mozambique0.28 $ |
0.28 $ | 94 |
| 53 |  Belarus0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Gambia0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Nigeria0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Benin0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Congo0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Paraguay0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Laos0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Libya0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Somalia0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Iraq0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Kiribati0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Argentina0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Honduras0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Malawi0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Philippines0.30 $ |
0.30 $ | 93 |
| 53 |  Zimbabwe0.32 $ |
0.32 $ | 93 |
| 69 |  Ghana0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Senegal0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Ivory Coast0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Mauritania0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Liberia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Cambodia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Cameroon0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Zambia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Zanzibar0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Tuvalu0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Marshall Islands0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Kazakhstan0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Kenya0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Rwanda0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Moldova0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Vietnam0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Algeria0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Mongolia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Azerbaijan0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Palestine0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Micronesia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Armenia0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Timor-Leste0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Ecuador0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  El Salvador0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 69 |  Solomon Islands0.35 $ |
0.35 $ | 92 |
| 95 |  Lesotho0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Nauru0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Tunisia0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Morocco0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Mexico0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Comoros0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Georgia0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Djibouti0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Peru0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Papua New Guinea0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Indonesia0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 95 |  Vanuatu0.40 $ |
0.40 $ | 91 |
| 107 |  Angola0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  China0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  Jordan0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  São Tomé and Príncipe0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  Panama0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  Samoa0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 107 |  Tonga0.45 $ |
0.45 $ | 90 |
| 114 |  Kosovo0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Gabon0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Guyana0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Equatorial Guinea0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Swaziland0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Brunei0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Saudi Arabia0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Palau0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Cook Islands0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Lebanon0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Albania0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 114 |  Bhutan0.50 $ |
0.50 $ | 89 |
| 126 |  Namibia0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Suriname0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Kuwait0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Qatar0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Russia0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  South Africa0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Thailand0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Bahrain0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Cape Verde0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Romania0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  North Macedonia0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Dominican Republic0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Colombia0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 126 |  Fiji0.55 $ |
0.55 $ | 88 |
| 140 |  Botswana0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Brazil0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Mauritius0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Malaysia0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Oman0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Trinidad and Tobago0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Serbia0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 140 |  Jamaica0.60 $ |
0.60 $ | 87 |
| 149 |  Uruguay0.65 $ |
0.65 $ | 86 |
| 149 |  Turkey0.65 $ |
0.65 $ | 86 |
| 149 |  Chinese Taipei0.65 $ |
0.65 $ | 86 |
| 149 |  Costa Rica0.65 $ |
0.65 $ | 86 |
| 153 |  United Arab Emirates0.70 $ |
0.70 $ | 85 |
| 153 |  Bulgaria0.70 $ |
0.70 $ | 85 |
| 153 |  Montenegro0.70 $ |
0.70 $ | 85 |
| 153 |  Mayotte0.70 $ |
0.70 $ | 85 |
| 157 |  Lithuania0.75 $ |
0.75 $ | 84 |
| 157 |  Puerto Rico0.75 $ |
0.75 $ | 84 |
| 159 |  Latvia0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Maldives0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Seychelles0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Poland0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Aruba0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Curacao0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Slovakia0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Hungary0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Belize0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Tahiti0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  American Samoa0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Croatia0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 159 |  Chile0.80 $ |
0.80 $ | 83 |
| 172 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.85 $ |
0.85 $ | 82 |
| 173 |  Grenada0.90 $ |
0.90 $ | 81 |
| 173 |  Saint Lucia0.90 $ |
0.90 $ | 81 |
| 173 |  New Caledonia0.90 $ |
0.90 $ | 81 |
| 173 |  Dominica0.90 $ |
0.90 $ | 81 |
| 177 |  Hong Kong1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Barbados1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Anguilla1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  U.S. Virgin Islands1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  British Virgin Islands1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Sint Maarten1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Saint-Martin1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Antigua and Barbuda1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Montserrat1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Guam1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 177 |  Northern Mariana Islands1.00 $ |
1.00 $ | 79 |
| 189 |  Estonia1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Czech Republic1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  French Guiana1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Turks and Caicos Islands1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Cayman Islands1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Réunion1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Slovenia1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Martinique1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Guadeloupe1.20 $ |
1.20 $ | 75 |
| 189 |  Korea Republic1.25 $ |
1.25 $ | 75 |
| 199 |  Singapore1.40 $ |
1.40 $ | 72 |
| 199 |  Greece1.40 $ |
1.40 $ | 72 |
| 201 |  Malta1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Bermuda1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Bahamas1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Spain1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Portugal1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Cyprus1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Israel1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 201 |  Italy1.50 $ |
1.50 $ | 70 |
| 209 |  Northern Ireland1.80 $ |
1.80 $ | 64 |
| 209 |  Liechtenstein1.80 $ |
1.80 $ | 64 |
| 209 |  Japan1.80 $ |
1.80 $ | 64 |
| 212 |  France1.90 $ |
1.90 $ | 62 |
| 213 |  Wales2.00 $ |
2.00 $ | 60 |
| 213 |  United States2.00 $ |
2.00 $ | 60 |
| 213 |  Monaco2.00 $ |
2.00 $ | 60 |
| 213 |  Iceland2.00 $ |
2.00 $ | 60 |
| 217 |  Germany2.10 $ |
2.10 $ | 58 |
| 218 |  Ireland2.20 $ |
2.20 $ | 56 |
| 218 |  Scotland2.20 $ |
2.20 $ | 56 |
| 218 |  Belgium2.20 $ |
2.20 $ | 56 |
| 218 |  Austria2.20 $ |
2.20 $ | 56 |
| 222 |  Australia2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 222 |  England2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 222 |  Denmark2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 222 |  Canada2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 222 |  Netherlands2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 222 |  New Zealand2.50 $ |
2.50 $ | 50 |
| 228 |  Finland2.80 $ |
2.80 $ | 44 |
| 228 |  Sweden2.80 $ |
2.80 $ | 44 |
| 228 |  Switzerland2.80 $ |
2.80 $ | 44 |
| 231 |  Norway3.50 $ |
3.50 $ | 30 |