Comparative price levels

In order to help assess the purchasing power of the remuneration of personnel abroad, we publish figures on comparative price levels across 19 EU member states, Turkey, Switzerland and the United States. These are compiled by the OECD, and show the differences in price levels between countries. They are based on the ratio of purchasing power parities (rates of currency conversion that eliminate price level difference) to exchange rates.

How to use the figures

The table should be read vertically. Each column shows the number of specified monetary units needed in each country to buy the same representative basket of consumer goods and services. In each case the representative basket costs a hundred units in the country whose currency is specified at the top of the column.

COMPARATIVE PRICE LEVELS May 2007

	US	AUS	BEL	CZ.R	DEN	FIN	FRA	GER	GR	HUN	IRL	ITL	LUX	NL	NOR	POL	POR	SL.R	SPA	SWE	SWI	TUR	UK
Monetary Unit	USD	EUR	EUR	CZK	DKK	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	HUF	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	NOK	PLN	EUR	SKK	EUR	SEK	CHF	TRY	GBP
United States	100	83	85	146	65	73	83	82	99	133	67	88	83	84	65	143	110	133	97	75	70	136	85
Austria	120	100	103	176	78	88	99	99	120	160	80	106	100	101	78	172	132	160	116	90	84	163	103
Belgium	117	97	100	171	76	86	97	96	117	156	78	104	98	98	76	168	129	156	113	88	82	159	100
Czech Republic	69	57	58	100	45	50	57	56	68	91	46	61	57	58	44	98	75	91	66	52	48	93	59
Denmark	154	128	131	224	100	112	127	127	153	205	102	136	128	129	100	220	169	204	149	116	108	209	132
Finland	137	114	117	200	89	100	113	113	136	183	91	121	114	115	89	196	150	182	132	103	96	186	117
France	121	101	103	176	79	88	100	99	120	161	80	107	101	101	78	173	133	161	117	91	85	164	103
Germany	122	101	104	177	79	89	101	100	121	162	81	107	101	102	79	174	133	161	117	91	85	165	104
Greece	101	84	86	147	65	73	83	83	100	134	67	89	84	84	65	144	110	134	97	76	70	136	86
Hungary	75	62	64	109	49	55	62	62	75	100	50	66	63	63	49	107	82	100	72	56	52	102	64
Ireland	150	125	128	219	98	110	124	124	149	200	100	133	125	126	97	215	165	199	145	113	105	204	129
Italy	113	94	96	165	74	83	94	93	112	151	75	100	94	95	73	162	124	150	109	85	79	153	97
Luxembourg	120	100	102	175	78	87	99	99	119	160	80	106	100	101	78	172	131	159	116	90	84	163	102
Netherlands	119	119	99	102	174	77	87	99	98	119	159	79	105	100	77	171	131	158	115	90	83	162	102
Norway	154	128	132	225	100	113	128	127	153	206	103	136	129	129	100	221	169	205	149	116	108	209	132
Poland	70	58	60	102	45	51	58	57	69	93	46	62	58	59	45	100	77	93	67	52	49	95	60
Portugal	91	76	78	133	59	66	75	75	91	121	61	81	76	76	59	131	100	121	88	68	64	124	78
Slovak Republic	75	63	64	110	49	55	62	62	75	100	50	67	63	63	49	108	83	100	73	57	53	102	64
Spain	104	86	88	151	67	76	86	85	103	138	69	92	86	87	67	148	114	137	100	78	72	140	89
Sweden	133	111	113	194	86	97	110	109	132	177	89	118	111	112	86	191	146	177	129	100	93	180	114
Switzerland	143	119	122	209	93	104	118	118	142	191	95	126	119	120	93	205	157	190	138	108	100	194	122
Turkey	74	61	63	108	48	54	61	61	73	98	49	65	62	62	48	106	81	98	71	55	52	100	63
United Kingdom	117	97	100	171	76	85	97	96	116	156	78	103	98	98	76	167	128	155	113	88	82	159	100
Source :OECD