estimate_micro_costs
Estimate everyday prices in two countries (Pint & Property Index)
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Estimates local prices for a 32-item everyday basket (rent, pint of beer, groceries, transport, gym, …) in two countries, derived as usPrice × pppIndex^elasticity — non-tradables like rent swing harder across borders than world-priced goods like petrol (Balassa-Samuelson-style model). Returns per-item prices in USD and local currency, category subtotals, and a single-person monthly budget rollup. Model estimates, not price quotes.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| base | string | yes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to compare FROM (case-insensitive). |
| target | string | yes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to compare TO (must differ from base). |
| source | string | no | Optional dataset override. Defaults to the consumption basket (worldbank-cons) when it covers both countries, else consensus; the response echoes the source used. |
| baseCity | string | no | Optional city slug for the base side (sub-national cost adjustment, e.g. 'london'). Enables intra-country city comparisons like London vs Hull. |
| targetCity | string | no | Optional city slug for the target side (e.g. 'hull'). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"base",
"target"
],
"properties": {
"base": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to compare FROM (case-insensitive)."
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to compare TO (must differ from base)."
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"consensus",
"worldbank",
"imf",
"oecd",
"pwt",
"worldbank-cons",
"bigmac",
"factbook"
],
"description": "Optional dataset override. Defaults to the consumption basket (worldbank-cons) when it covers both countries, else consensus; the response echoes the source used."
},
"baseCity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional city slug for the base side (sub-national cost adjustment, e.g. 'london'). Enables intra-country city comparisons like London vs Hull."
},
"targetCity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional city slug for the target side (e.g. 'hull')."
}
}
}