Cost of Living

Measures how much of your income essentials consume (housing, energy, prices). A high score means money goes further and leaves room to save. It stands at 22/100 below the G20 median (56): poor. It is driven mainly by household pressure, housing pressure and inflation. In practice, essentials take a large share of pay and saving is hard.

It's hard to make ends meet. The same pay would leave you more elsewhere; if you stay, cut fixed costs and protect your buffer. It improves if it recovers for real.