The World from PRX

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

Where’s the cheapest place in the world to buy weed? Who’s got the most over-priced cigarettes? Where can I get a beer for a dollar? We attempted to answer these questions and more with this breakdown of things that are bad for us.

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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

CheapestMost 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

CheapestMost 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

CheapestMost 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

Heroin Per Gram

CheapestMost 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

CheapestMost 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 (20)

CheapestMost 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 0.5 Liter Bottle

CheapestMost 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 Wine Mid-Range

CheapestMost 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

CheapestMost 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