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0:00A single serving of food at a
0:01restaurant costs 100 yen, and rent is
0:03in the 10,000 yen range per month. This
0:05isn't a story I have, it's a real story
0:07from a country that actually exists.
0:09This time, I'll introduce the top 10
0:10countries with the lowest cost of
0:12living in the world. The rankings are
0:14not based on my personal preferences,
0:16but on real data from the 2026 edition
0:18of Numbeo, the world's largest cost of
0:20living database, which ranks each
0:22country in order of lowest cost of
0:24living. The top 5 in the latter half
0:26include countries with prices half that
0:29of Japan, and countries where you can
0:31live on 50,000 yen per month. Finally,
0:33I'll also reveal where Japan ranks in
0:35the world in the ranking of countries
0:36with the lowest cost of living. Take a
0:38look and see what you think it will
0:41rank. I think it will be helpful when
0:43looking for a place to travel or
0:45immigrate. Vietnam, ranked 10th, has a
0:48cost of living index of 26.4, about
0:50half that of Japan. A cup of the famous
0:534 costs 30,000 to 50,000 dong. That's a
0:56little over 200 yen in Japanese yen.
0:58Vietnamese coffee from street stalls
1:00costs around 100 yen. A bottle of water
1:02costs about 60 yen. I lived there for
1:04about half a year, and after deducting
1:06rent, my husband and I were able to
1:08live for about 80,000 yen per month.
1:10Tourist areas are quite expensive. But
1:13the moment you step into a market or a
1:15food stall, things suddenly become
1:16cheaper. This convenience is what makes
1:18Vietnam so cheap. Incidentally, Vietnam
1:21has also been ranked number one in the
1:23world's list of countries you don't
1:25want to visit again. There are various
1:27reasons for this, including the chaotic
1:29traffic conditions and the difference
1:30in satellite concepts. Cheapness isn't
1:32the only appeal of this country. If you
1:35come here just for that, you might
1:36think you'll never come back.
1:38Personally, I love this country, so if
1:40you want to see more of the interesting
1:42chaos in Vietnam, please watch this
1:44video. In 9th place is Iran. Persia in
1:48the Middle East is a famous country.
1:50The price index is 22.8. Iran's
1:54currency has been weak for a long time,
1:55so if you bring Japanese yen with you,
1:57the local prices will feel so cheap
1:59that you'll be thrown off by an order
2:01of magnitude. Eating out costs about
2:03400 yen per meal, and a can of cola is
2:06about 80 yen. No, it's not that cheap.
2:09No, there's another reason why Iran is
2:12so cheap. As an oil powerhouse and with
2:14government aid, gasoline is about a
2:16third the price of Japan. Vegetables
2:18are also cheap, with tomatoes costing
2:2090 yen per kilogram, and a subway ride
2:22costs about 30 yen. You don't really
2:24benefit from cheap prices when you
2:25travel, but once you start living here,
2:27you start to see how cheap they are.
2:29However, the real reason for this
2:30cheapness is also the country's
2:32circumstances. Due to economic
2:33sanctions, foreign credit cards are
2:35almost unusable and you have to rely on
2:37cash. The internet costs around 400 yen
2:39a month, but there are strict
2:41regulations. Travel information is also
2:43limited, and to be honest, it's hard to
2:44say that this is a country you can just
2:46drop by. The currency collapsed due to
2:48sanctions. This is a good example of
2:50how cheap and easy to get to are two
2:52completely different things. Bangladesh
2:54, India's neighbor, is ranked 8th. It
2:57has one of the highest population
2:59densities in the world. Its index is
3:0122.8, tied with Iran. This may be the
3:05cheapest place I've ever been to. At a
3:09local restaurant, I could eat my fill
3:11for just 100 yen. The famous biryani
3:13costs 150 to 250 yen, but it's served
3:16in large quantities for just over 200
3:18yen. Water costs 25 yen. Even
3:21apartments in the suburbs can be as
3:23cheap as 12,000 yen a month. You can
3:25find one for around 15,000 yen. However
3:28, it's important to note that cheap
3:30prices always come with a price tag. To
3:32be honest, I was very careful about
3:34this. Of course, you can't drink the
3:36tap water, and I don't know when they
3:38started reusing the oil at the food
3:40stalls. You can eat at a restaurant for
3:4250 yen or so, but I would only
3:44recommend it to people with strong
3:45stomachs. And there are just so many
3:48people. More people live in this small
3:50country than in Japan, and the towns
3:52are always packed with people and
3:54vehicles. When I was having trouble
3:56getting on the train because it was
3:58full, an old man on the roof of the
3:59train called me over and said there was
4:01a seat over there. Whether you find
4:03this chaos tiring or makes you feel
4:05alive will clearly determine whether
4:07you are suited to it or not. It's a
4:09country that offers more than just
4:11cheapness. Madagascar, in 7th place, is
4:13the country that was also featured in a
4:16movie. The fourth largest island nation
4:18in the world, located off the eastern
4:20coast of Africa. The price index is
4:2322.5. The currency is called Ariya Ari.
4:26It's cute. The local food in
4:28Antananarivo is particularly cheap. At
4:31local restaurants called gali and dai,
4:33you can eat a hearty set meal of rice,
4:35the staple food, topped with plenty of
4:38meat and vegetables, for around 150 yen
4:40. Water costs around 80 yen. Apartments
4:43can cost 300,000 yen or more a month.
4:45There are even apartments that cost as
4:47little as 10,000 yen. If you just look
4:49at the cheapness of the rent, it's the
4:50negligible number one in this top 10.
4:52Because the flow of evolution was
4:54independent on this island, it's full
4:55of plants that only grow here. It's
4:57also a world-famous producer of vanilla
5:00, and nature is like a different
5:02version of Earth, full of mysterious
5:04plants. To be honest, though, the
5:06infrastructure is minimal. This place
5:08is more like jumping into the ocean
5:10than living a convenient life. This is
5:12a country for people who enjoy
5:14cheapness and don't care about it. 6th
5:16place: Nepal. This country is the
5:19gateway to Mount Everest and other
5:21mountains. The index is 22.6. A set
5:24meal of dal bhat bean soup and rice,
5:27which is the national specialty, costs
5:29less than 200 yen if converted to 150
5:31rupees. Water costs just over 30 yen,
5:33which is cheap compared to other
5:35countries. Apartments in Kathmandu or
5:38the lake town of Pokhara cost 15,000
5:40rupees a month, or 17,000 yen in
5:43Japanese yen. The great thing about
5:45Nepal is that even though it's so cheap
5:47, you have the world's highest
5:48mountains right in front of you.
5:50Drinking tea on the terrace in the
5:51morning, you can see snow-capped
5:53mountains reaching 8,000 meters in the
5:55distance. You can live a life where
5:56such views are a part of your daily
5:58life for just a few tens of thousands
5:59of yen a month. It's not flashy, but
6:01it's a country that will appeal deeply
6:02to those who want to spend their time
6:04leisurely. Interestingly, Nepal does
6:06not use the Gregorian calendar, but
6:08uses its own unique Bigram calendar.
6:10It's 2026 in Japan, but it's 2082 in
6:14Nepal. If you want to travel back in
6:17time, definitely go there. Here are the
6:19top 5. The country that everyone
6:21imagines is also included. In 5th place
6:24is Egypt, the country of the pyramids
6:26and the Sphinx. The price index is 21.6
6:30. The home of that ancient civilization
6:32is now attracting attention as one of
6:34the world's cheapest areas. I've
6:36actually been there myself. A plate of
6:39rice, pasta, and beans, a dish that
6:42looks like a mass of carbohydrates,
6:44costs about 40 pounds (120 yen). It
6:47might make you gain weight, but it's
6:48enough to fill you up completely. Water
6:51costs 30 yen. Rent in the city center
6:54can be as low as 10,000 pounds a month,
6:56or around 30,000 yen. Why is it so
6:59cheap? The reason is that the Egyptian
7:01currency has fallen significantly in
7:03the last few years. People are crying
7:05about the weak yen, but the Egyptian
7:07pound is even weaker. To put it simply,
7:09it's like 10,000 yen has become worth
7:127,000 yen. If the value of the yen has
7:15fallen by 30%, then it's like 10,000
7:18pounds has become worth 3,000 poB. It's
7:21like its value has fallen by 70%.
7:24However, Egypt is sometimes called one
7:26of the world's three largest countries.
7:29In fact, there were a lot of scammers
7:31at the Giza Pyramids, trying to sell me
7:33strange pyramid-shaped souvenirs for
7:35200 yen. Even if it's cheap, I don't
7:37want it. In exchange for cheap prices,
7:40small incidents happen every day. It's
7:42a country where you can enjoy this kind
7:44of chaos. Afghanistan is in 4th place,
7:46with a price index of 21.1. The
7:49atmosphere changes here. If you look at
7:51the numbers alone, it's the 4th
7:53cheapest country in the world to live
7:54in. Afghanistan is a regular at the top
7:56of the world's rankings of countries
7:58with the worst security. The Japanese
8:00Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also
8:01issued the highest level of evacuation
8:03order almost a year ago. In other words
8:05, no matter how cheap prices are,
8:07travelling or immigrating is not a
8:09realistic option. The reason why prices
8:11are cheap in Afghanistan is, as you
8:13might expect, because the economy is
8:15collapsing, with the US freezing $ 3.5
8:17billion in Afghan government funding
8:19and international aid being cut off
8:21from 2022 to 1/5. The average monthly
8:24income in Afghanistan is about 41,000
8:27yen. Demand has collapsed, so even
8:29though prices are low, locals can't
8:31afford them. Cheap eat-outs are the
8:33norm, with prices around 370 yen and
8:35potatoes costing 80 yen per kilogram.
8:37Well, they are cheap, but they are a
8:40bit unrealistic. In third place,
8:42Pakistan. The price index is 19.6. The
8:46cost of living is roughly 40%of that in
8:48Japan. It is another country that is a
8:50bit difficult to travel to. Pakistan
8:52has very cheap local food at street
8:54stalls. A cola costs around 30 yen and
8:56a liter of gasoline costs 150 yen. Rent
8:59starts from around 10,000 yen. Another
9:01big reason is that it is a major
9:02agricultural country and the country
9:04produces its own food. Food inflation
9:06is high, but the base cost of food is
9:08cheap to begin with. However, the
9:09situation in Pakistan varies greatly
9:11depending on the region. Some cities
9:13are also visited by tourists, but the
9:15Ministry of Foreign Affairs 'danger
9:16information shows that areas requiring
9:18high vigilance, especially in border
9:20areas, are spreading. And due to power
9:22shortages, monthly high heating bills
9:24can reach 15,000 yen. Planned power
9:26outages are a daily occurrence, making
9:28it difficult to use electricity
9:30casually. People don't just rush to
9:32travel because it's cheap. This is a
9:34country where cheap prices and safe
9:36living conditions are not yet balanced.
9:38India is ranked second with a price
9:41index of 18.9, less than half that of
9:44Japan. I've been there a few times, but
9:46those who have been there either get
9:48hooked or never want to go back. Anyway
9:51, it's a world where you can eat your
9:53fill for 200 yen or so. But I don't
9:56really know what you're eating.
9:57Everything is curry-flavored. My
10:00personal favorite is tea, which costs
10:0210 to 20 rupees, or about 20 to 35 yen.
10:05When you're done drinking, you break
10:07the clay glass and throw it away. It's
10:09an interesting style to pick it up and
10:11get another glass. A set meal thali
10:13costs 200 rupees. There are also many
10:15restaurants that offer unlimited
10:17refills for around 300 yen. You can
10:18find a room in the city of Delhi for as
10:20little as 30,000 yen per month, which
10:22is 20,000 rupees per month. Unlike
10:24Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is a
10:26popular country for tourists. To be
10:28honest, the hygiene is not great. I,
10:31like many others, have had stomachaches
10:34several times. India is also considered
10:36one of the world's three largest
10:38countries. Prices are cheap, but there
10:41are many people who ask for tips from
10:43tourists and ask for money on the
10:45street. But that's not the case. There
10:47are definitely experiences that can
10:49only be had here, beyond the question
10:50of whether something is cheap or
10:52expensive. Even if you get ripped off
10:54and lose 20,000 yen, that's still a
10:56memory. Cows are sleeping in the middle
10:58of the road and no one is moving them.
11:00When you're told it's okay, there are
11:02usually only problems. In exchange for
11:04giving up convenience and efficiency,
11:05you come back with something big.
11:07That's the kind of country it is. And
11:09in first place. The country with the
11:12cheapest cost of living in the world is
11:14Libya. The price index is 18.3. It's
11:17the cheapest by far, less than half
11:20that of Japan. As an oil-producing
11:22country, fuel and energy are said to be
11:25extremely cheap. It is a beautiful
11:27African country facing the Pacific
11:29Ocean. But you've probably figured it
11:31out already. At this point, the answer
11:33is obvious. Libya is a country that the
11:35Ministry of Foreign Affairs has listed
11:36as a Level 4 danger alert, the highest
11:38level, and is recommended to be avoided
11:40. In other words, the country that is
11:41currently the cheapest in the world
11:43according to the data, but in reality
11:44you can't go there, is still in first
11:46place. Well, how cheap is it? It's an
11:49oil-producing country, so gasoline is
11:52naturally the cheapest in the world at
11:544 yen per liter. And it's cheap because
11:57the national model returns oil revenue
11:59to the people. In the past, under the
12:01Gaddafi regime, education, healthcare,
12:03electricity, and water were almost free
12:05. It's a shame that the remnants of
12:07that structure are still keeping prices
12:09artificially low. If you rank countries
12:11in order of cheapest cost of living,
12:13you'll find countries at the very end
12:15that are so cheap that you can't live
12:16there. Cheap countries always have
12:19economic collapse and a weak sense of
12:21social responsibility. If you just
12:23think that cheap countries are good
12:25value for money, you tend to overlook
12:27the lives of the local people. Libya is
12:31the answer that clearly shows this. So
12:36far we've looked at the world's
12:38cheapest countries, but where does
12:40Japan rank? Out of 140 countries in the
12:43world, Japan is roughly 80th, and in
12:45terms of cost of living index, it's
12:4847.5, which is just a little bit higher
12:51than the middle. Japan is often said to
12:55be super cheap, but when compared to
12:57the rest of the world, it's slightly
12:59above the middle, and while it's said
13:01to be cheap, it's not that cheap.
13:03Conversely, it also means that there
13:05are so many countries in the world that
13:08are much cheaper. I think that if you
13:10think about it from this perspective of
13:12being in the middle, your perspective
13:14on value will change. I've been saying
13:16it's good today, but of course good
13:18doesn't mean good in a good country.
13:20Even if the rent is 1/3, you can't
13:22drink the tap water. The internet is
13:24unstable. It's not safe to go there in
13:27the first place. You're definitely
13:28paying for these invisible costs
13:30somewhere. And it's a waste to decide
13:32where to travel or move based solely on
13:34cheapness. There are many popular cheap
13:37travel destinations, such as Vietnam
13:39and India, but the appeal of these
13:41countries lies in something more than
13:43just good value for money. If you were
13:45to live on 100,000 yen a month, which
13:47of the 10 countries today would you
13:49choose? Or would you rather live in
13:51Japan? Please let me know in the
13:53comments. Your experiences, comments,
13:56and opinions will be helpful to me and
13:58other viewers. Thank you for watching
14:01until the end.

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