compare_total_cost
Total Cost of Living vs Your Income
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What a month actually costs in each of 41 countries on a stated income, and what is left over. Sums four lines that are kept from overlapping: rent (measured Eurostat city rents, HUD Fair Market Rents, or the price basket where neither covers a country), the everyday basket EXCLUDING rent (the basket normally contains rent — roughly half of it — so adding a separate housing figure to the full basket would overstate a total by ~60%), out-of-pocket healthcare, and income tax plus employee social contributions on that income. VAT is already inside the basket prices (purchasing-power data derives from surveyed purchaser prices) and is therefore never added. Tax assumes you become tax-resident and are taxed locally, single filer, no deductions; special regimes such as Portugal's IFICI are reported separately where they would be cheaper. Estimates for comparison — not a quote and not tax advice.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| income | number | yes | Monthly income in USD. Required — the tool is a subtraction. |
| sort | string | no | Ranking. 'remaining' = most left over first; 'share' = smallest share of your income. |
| country | string | no | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2; echoes that country's row and rank as `focus`. |
| maxPctOfIncome | number | no | Keep only countries whose total is at or below this share of income (%). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"income": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Monthly income in USD. Required — the tool is a subtraction."
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"total",
"remaining",
"rent",
"tax",
"share"
],
"default": "total",
"description": "Ranking. 'remaining' = most left over first; 'share' = smallest share of your income."
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2; echoes that country's row and rank as `focus`."
},
"maxPctOfIncome": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Keep only countries whose total is at or below this share of income (%)."
}
},
"required": [
"income"
]
}