Here are the cheapest and most expensive places in the world to get your vice on
Martin wants to grow Uruguay’s best weed at his Montevideo apartment.
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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