Mapping the cheapest and most expensive places in the world to get your vice on

Using data from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime and the crowd-sourced cost collector Numbeo, we created this series of charts showing you the cost of various vices around the world.


Hover over the maps to see the cost in a specific country. All prices are listed in USD.


Cannabis per gram




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. India $0.08

2. South Africa $0.10

3. Guatemala $0.20

4. Kenya $0.20

5. Nigeria $0.20

6. Brazil $0.30

7. Colombia $1.32

8. Dominican Republic $1.33

1. United Arab Emirates $110

2. Brunei $73.80

3. Japan $68.40

4. Cyprus $39.70

5. Estonia $25.15

6. Finland $23.20

7. Australia $22.90

8. Singapore $22.10






Cocaine per gram




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Bolivia $3.50

2. Colombia $3.50

3. Peru $4.50

4. Ecuador $5.00

5. Argentina $5.90

6. Dominican Republic $8.00

7. Honduras $9.20

8. Venezuela $9.30

1. Australia $300.00

2. Japan $269.50

3. Egypt $205.50

4. Ukraine $189.60

5. New Zealand $179.30

6. Russia $174.00

7. Moldova $155.40

8. Norway $154.45






MDMA per tablet




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Poland $1.70

2. Serbia $2.65

3. Netherlands $3.90

4. China $4.50

5. Lithuania $4.60

6. United Kingdom $4.60

7. Hungary $4.80

8. Portugal $5.00



1. Myanmar $68.10

2. Russia $57.50

3. South Korea $56.00

4. Norway $44.10

5. Montenegro $41.70

6. Egypt $40.20

7. United States $35.00

8. Japan $33.65




Herion per gram




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Kenya $1.90

2. Afghanistan $2.40

3. Pakistan $3.00

4. Cambodia $5.00

5. Honduras $5.30

6. Nigeria $6.80

7. Malaysia $8.88

8. India $10.93



1. Brunei $1330.40

2. New Zealand $717.40

3. Japan $683.60

4. Georgia $650

5. Sweden $276.50

6. Canada $254.50

7. Denmark $213.60

8. United States $200.00




Meth per gram




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Laos $1.00

2. Cambodia $1.60

3. Jordan $2.10

4. Kenya $2.38

5. Serbia $2.65

6. Portugal $3.10

7. Turkey $4.10

8. Bangladesh $4.50

1. Australia $641.40

2. New Zealand $573.90

3. South Korea $562.00

4. Switzerland $286.70

5. Philippines $214.10

6. Indonesia $203.80

7. Saudi Arabia $199.70

8. Singapore $184.25






Pack of cigarettes, Marlboros




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Pakistan $1.02

2. Vietnam $1.04

3. Nicaragua $1.10

4. Cambodia $1.10

5. Philippines $1.11

6. Kazakhstan $1.20

7. Indonesia $1.32

8. Nepal $1.33

1. Australia $16.23

2. New Zealand $15.35

3. Norway $15.30

4. Ireland $12.72

5. United Kingdom $12.40

6. Iceland $9.75

7. Singapore $9.43

8. Monaco $9.40






Domestic beer, .05 liter bottle




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Vietnam $0.59

2. Ukraine $0.67

3. Czech Republic $0.70

4. Macao $0.71

5. Panama $0.73

6. Saudi Arabia $0.76

7. China $0.77

8. Bulgaria $0.77

1. Iran $7.24

2. United Arab Emirates $6.85

3. Qatar $5.81

4. Papua New Guinea $5.64

5. Libya $4.70

6. Singapore $4.54

7. Norway $4.53

8. Australia $4.31






Bottle of mid-range wine




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Moldova $2.97

2. South Africa $4.29

3. Ethiopia $4.35

4. Namibia $4.38

5. Hungary $4.41

6. Uzbekistan $4.44

7. Macedonia $4.45

8. Ukraine $4.50

1. Saudi Arabia $99.99

2. Kuwait $99.96

3. Iran $40.00

4. Libya $39.04

5. Indonesia $24.91

6. Singapore $23.69

7. Bahrain $21.99

8. Qatar $20.60






Cappuccino, regular




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Ethiopia $0.64

2. Algeria $0.90

3. Libya $0.91

4. India $1.08

5. Tunisia $1.20

6. Dominican Republic $1.27

7. Iraq $1.31

8. Albania $1.36

1. Denmark $5.95

2. Norway $5.68

3. Monaco $5.25

4. Switzerland $4.87

5. Cyprus $4.73

6. Kuwait $4.65

7. Sweden $4.63

8. Qatar $4.53






Coke/Pepsi, .33 liter bottle




Cheapest

Most Expensive



1. Pakistan $0.33

2. India $0.34

3. Bangladesh $0.36

4. Saudi Arabia $0.40

5. Oman $0.42

6. Nepal $0.42

7. Egypt $0.42

8. Iraq $0.43



1. Switzerland $4.43

2. Monaco $4.14

3. Norway $4.09

4. Denmark $3.31

5. France $3.29

6. Austria $3.12

7. Luxembourg $2.95

8. Finland $2.83







Fast food, combo meal at McDonald’s or similar




Cheapest

Most Expensive




1. Philippines $2.13

2. Indonesia $2.26

3. India $2.36

4. Laos $2.40

5. Malaysia $2.46

6. Vietnam $2.77

7. Macao $2.82

8. Hong Kong $2.82



1. Norway $11.46

2. Venezuela $10.96

3. Switzerland $10.66

4. Israel $9.35

5. Denmark $8.71

6. Iceland $8.52

7. Luxembourg $8.40

8. France $8.00







By Simran Khosla, GlobalPost

This article is syndicated from GlobalPost.


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