Here are the cheapest and most expensive places in the world to get your vice on
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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
| 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 |
Heroin 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 (20)
| Cheapest | |
| 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
| 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 Wine Mid-Range
| 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 |
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