Country rankings
Where the same salary goes furthest
The same gross salary, at the same purchasing power, goes through each country's rules. At the top, where the most is left in hand.
This edition
Liberia, 95th of 114
- Take-home a month
- 1,871 a month
- Tax and contributions
- 25.2%
- Change since October 2026
- New in the ranking New in the ranking
| Rank | Country | Take-home a monthIn international dollars | Tax and contributions | Change since October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | 2,489 | 0.4% | Same place |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | 2,428 | 2.9% | New in the ranking |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 2,425 | 3.0% | Down 1 place |
| 4 |  Thailand | 2,416 | 3.3% | New in the ranking |
| 5 |  Mauritius | 2,404 | 3.9% | New in the ranking |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 2,379 | 4.8% | Down 3 places |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | 2,369 | 5.2% | Down 3 places |
| 8 |  India | 2,349 | 6.0% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Guatemala | 2,333 | 6.7% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Nepal | 2,333 | 6.7% | New in the ranking |
| 11 |  Qatar | 2,325 | 7.0% | New in the ranking |
| 12 |  Bhutan | 2,321 | 7.2% | New in the ranking |
| 13 |  Jordan | 2,305 | 7.8% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Colombia | 2,300 | 8.0% | Down 7 places |
| 14 |  Fiji | 2,300 | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Oman | 2,300 | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 17 |  Ecuador | 2,290 | 8.4% | Down 9 places |
| 18 |  Brunei | 2,287 | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 18 |  Indonesia | 2,287 | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 20 |  Botswana | 2,282 | 8.7% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  South Korea | 2,261 | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka | 2,261 | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | 2,256 | 9.8% | New in the ranking |
| 24 |  Australia | 2,250 | 10.0% | Down 15 places |
| 25 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 2,239 | 10.4% | New in the ranking |
| 26 |  Kuwait | 2,237 | 10.5% | New in the ranking |
| 27 |  Dominican Republic | 2,235 | 10.6% | Down 17 places |
| 28 |  Costa Rica | 2,229 | 10.8% | Down 17 places |
| 29 |  Ireland | 2,227 | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 29 |  Italy | 2,227 | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 31 |  Finland | 2,219 | 11.2% | New in the ranking |
| 32 |  United Kingdom | 2,218 | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 32 |  South Africa | 2,218 | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 34 |  Cyprus | 2,214 | 11.5% | New in the ranking |
| 35 |  Togo | 2,202 | 11.9% | New in the ranking |
| 36 |  Uzbekistan | 2,200 | 12.0% | New in the ranking |
| 37 |  Spain | 2,198 | 12.1% | Down 21 places |
| 38 |  Peru | 2,193 | 12.3% | Down 21 places |
| 39 |  United States | 2,190 | 12.4% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Bolivia | 2,182 | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Luxembourg | 2,182 | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Namibia | 2,182 | 12.7% | New in the ranking |
| 43 |  Tajikistan | 2,162 | 13.5% | New in the ranking |
| 44 |  Israel | 2,140 | 14.4% | New in the ranking |
| 45 |  Norway | 2,135 | 14.6% | New in the ranking |
| 46 |  Montenegro | 2,130 | 14.8% | New in the ranking |
| 47 |  Panama | 2,127 | 14.9% | Down 26 places |
| 48 |  Philippines | 2,121 | 15.2% | Down 26 places |
| 49 |  Portugal | 2,120 | 15.2% | Down 16 places |
| 50 |  Jamaica | 2,118 | 15.3% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  Estonia | 2,109 | 15.6% | New in the ranking |
| 52 |  New Zealand | 2,107 | 15.7% | Down 29 places |
| 53 |  Austria | 2,106 | 15.7% | Down 29 places |
| 53 |  Mozambique | 2,106 | 15.7% | New in the ranking |
| 55 |  China | 2,105 | 15.8% | New in the ranking |
| 56 |  Cameroon | 2,102 | 15.9% | New in the ranking |
| 57 |  Brazil | 2,100 | 16.0% | Down 32 places |
| 58 |  Seychelles | 2,086 | 16.6% | New in the ranking |
| 59 |  Sweden | 2,083 | 16.7% | New in the ranking |
| 60 |  Iceland | 2,079 | 16.8% | New in the ranking |
| 61 |  Argentina | 2,075 | 17.0% | Down 35 places |
| 62 |  Mexico | 2,070 | 17.2% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  Canada | 2,066 | 17.3% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  El Salvador | 2,066 | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 65 |  Paraguay | 2,064 | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 66 |  Benin | 2,053 | 17.9% | New in the ranking |
| 67 |  Burkina Faso | 2,048 | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 67 |  Kazakhstan | 2,048 | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 69 |  Chile | 2,047 | 18.1% | Down 38 places |
| 70 |  Moldova | 2,036 | 18.6% | New in the ranking |
| 71 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2,027 | 18.9% | New in the ranking |
| 72 |  Nicaragua | 2,026 | 19.0% | Down 40 places |
| 73 |  Lesotho | 2,018 | 19.3% | New in the ranking |
| 74 |  Czechia | 2,010 | 19.6% | New in the ranking |
| 75 |  Japan | 2,005 | 19.8% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Mongolia | 2,000 | 20.0% | New in the ranking |
| 77 |  Singapore | 1,995 | 20.2% | Down 43 places |
| 78 |  Türkiye | 1,994 | 20.2% | New in the ranking |
| 79 |  Greece | 1,993 | 20.3% | New in the ranking |
| 80 |  Uruguay | 1,980 | 20.8% | Down 45 places |
| 81 |  Albania | 1,978 | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  Angola | 1,978 | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  France | 1,978 | 20.9% | Down 45 places |
| 84 |  Cape Verde | 1,965 | 21.4% | New in the ranking |
| 85 |  Egypt | 1,963 | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 86 |  Mauritania | 1,962 | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 87 |  Georgia | 1,960 | 21.6% | New in the ranking |
| 88 |  Bulgaria | 1,940 | 22.4% | New in the ranking |
| 89 |  Ukraine | 1,925 | 23.0% | New in the ranking |
| 90 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 1,923 | 23.1% | New in the ranking |
| 91 |  Latvia | 1,921 | 23.2% | New in the ranking |
| 92 |  Germany | 1,910 | 23.6% | Down 55 places |
| 93 |  Slovakia | 1,900 | 24.0% | New in the ranking |
| 94 |  Nigeria | 1,890 | 24.4% | Down 56 places |
| 95 | Liberia | 1,871 | 25.2% | New in the ranking |
| 96 |  Poland | 1,864 | 25.4% | New in the ranking |
| 97 |  Tunisia | 1,853 | 25.9% | New in the ranking |
| 98 |  Ghana | 1,847 | 26.1% | Down 59 places |
| 99 |  Armenia | 1,838 | 26.5% | New in the ranking |
| 100 |  Tanzania | 1,835 | 26.6% | Down 60 places |
| 101 |  Algeria | 1,834 | 26.6% | New in the ranking |
| 102 |  Serbia | 1,817 | 27.3% | New in the ranking |
| 103 |  Suriname | 1,814 | 27.4% | New in the ranking |
| 104 |  Gambia | 1,810 | 27.6% | New in the ranking |
| 105 |  Croatia | 1,806 | 27.8% | New in the ranking |
| 106 |  Denmark | 1,782 | 28.7% | New in the ranking |
| 107 |  Kenya | 1,744 | 30.2% | Down 66 places |
| 108 |  Uganda | 1,709 | 31.7% | New in the ranking |
| 109 |  Malawi | 1,705 | 31.8% | New in the ranking |
| 110 |  Slovenia | 1,688 | 32.5% | New in the ranking |
| 111 |  Rwanda | 1,681 | 32.8% | New in the ranking |
| 112 |  Hungary | 1,662 | 33.5% | New in the ranking |
| 113 |  Ethiopia | 1,526 | 39.0% | New in the ranking |
| 114 |  Romania | 1,479 | 40.8% | New in the ranking |
For the press
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Liberia, 95th of 114 in “Where the same salary goes furthest” (gross salary of 30,000 international dollars a year). Source: CalcularYa, data as of 14 November 2026. https://calcularya.com/lr/country-rankings/where-pay-goes-furthest
How it's built
- Monthly take-home pay is the average over 12 months, in international dollars.
- Reference salaries: 12,000, 30,000 and 75,000 international dollars gross a year.
- Two countries with the same value in the table share the rank, and the next one skips (1, 2, 2, 4).
- The change in rank is measured against the snapshot of the ranking saved each month. Without last month's snapshot, it isn't shown.