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The dataset generation failed
Error code:   DatasetGenerationError
Exception:    ValueError
Message:      Multiple files found in ZIP file. Only one file per ZIP: ['docProps/app.xml', 'docProps/core.xml', 'xl/theme/theme1.xml', 'xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml', 'xl/worksheets/sheet2.xml', 'xl/styles.xml', '_rels/.rels', 'xl/workbook.xml', 'xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels', '[Content_Types].xml']
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1816, in _prepare_split_single
                  for key, table in generator:
                                    ^^^^^^^^^
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 613, in wrapped
                  for item in generator(*args, **kwargs):
                              ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/csv/csv.py", line 196, in _generate_tables
                  csv_file_reader = pd.read_csv(file, iterator=True, dtype=dtype, **self.config.pd_read_csv_kwargs)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/streaming.py", line 73, in wrapper
                  return function(*args, download_config=download_config, **kwargs)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/utils/file_utils.py", line 1279, in xpandas_read_csv
                  return pd.read_csv(xopen(filepath_or_buffer, "rb", download_config=download_config), **kwargs)
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers/readers.py", line 1026, in read_csv
                  return _read(filepath_or_buffer, kwds)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers/readers.py", line 620, in _read
                  parser = TextFileReader(filepath_or_buffer, **kwds)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers/readers.py", line 1620, in __init__
                  self._engine = self._make_engine(f, self.engine)
                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers/readers.py", line 1880, in _make_engine
                  self.handles = get_handle(
                                 ~~~~~~~~~~^
                      f,
                      ^^
                  ...<6 lines>...
                      storage_options=self.options.get("storage_options", None),
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  )
                  ^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/io/common.py", line 805, in get_handle
                  raise ValueError(
                  ...<2 lines>...
                  )
              ValueError: Multiple files found in ZIP file. Only one file per ZIP: ['docProps/app.xml', 'docProps/core.xml', 'xl/theme/theme1.xml', 'xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml', 'xl/worksheets/sheet2.xml', 'xl/styles.xml', '_rels/.rels', 'xl/workbook.xml', 'xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels', '[Content_Types].xml']
              
              The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1369, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
                  parquet_operations, partial, estimated_dataset_info = stream_convert_to_parquet(
                                                                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
                      builder, max_dataset_size_bytes=max_dataset_size_bytes
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  )
                  ^
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 948, in stream_convert_to_parquet
                  builder._prepare_split(split_generator=splits_generators[split], file_format="parquet")
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1683, in _prepare_split
                  for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
                                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
                      gen_kwargs=gen_kwargs, job_id=job_id, **_prepare_split_args
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  ):
                  ^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1869, in _prepare_split_single
                  raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
              datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationError: An error occurred while generating the dataset

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country
string
country_code_x
null
region
string
income_level
string
capital_city
string
latitude
float64
longitude
float64
country_code_y
string
inflation_year
float64
inflation_annual_pct
float64
cost_living_index
float64
rent_index
float64
groceries_index
float64
restaurants_index
float64
purchasing_power_index
float64
bread_price_usd
float64
transport_oneway_usd
float64
transport_monthly_pass_usd
float64
rent_monthly_usd
float64
utilities_monthly_usd
float64
Aruba
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Oranjestad
12.5167
-70.0167
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Afghanistan
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Kabul
34.5228
69.1761
AFG
2,024
-6.601186
38.2
8.2
36.8
36.9
48.5
0.88
1.05
12.8
85
20
Angola
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Luanda
-8.81155
13.242
AGO
2,024
28.240495
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Albania
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Tirane
41.3317
19.8172
ALB
2,024
2.215874
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Andorra
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Andorra la Vella
42.5075
1.5218
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
United Arab Emirates
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Abu Dhabi
24.4764
54.3705
ARE
2,024
1.663365
72.4
34.2
68.5
70.8
96.2
null
null
null
1,100
null
Argentina
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Buenos Aires
-34.6118
-58.4173
ARG
2,024
219.883929
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Armenia
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Yerevan
40.1596
44.509
ARM
2,024
0.269512
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
American Samoa
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Pago Pago
-14.2846
-170.691
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Antigua and Barbuda
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Saint John's
17.1175
-61.8456
ATG
2,024
6.198867
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Australia
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Canberra
-35.282
149.129
AUS
2,024
3.166567
69.5
32.8
65.4
68.9
95.6
3.25
null
null
1,450
140
Austria
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Vienna
48.2201
16.3798
AUT
2,024
2.937916
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Azerbaijan
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Baku
40.3834
49.8932
AZE
2,024
2.212172
null
null
null
null
null
0.46
null
null
null
null
Burundi
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Bujumbura
-3.3784
29.3639
BDI
2,024
20.212493
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Belgium
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Brussels
50.8371
4.36761
BEL
2,024
3.143491
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Benin
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Porto-Novo
6.4779
2.6323
BEN
2,024
1.160931
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Burkina Faso
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Ouagadougou
12.3605
-1.53395
BFA
2,024
4.190817
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bangladesh
null
South Asia
Lower middle income
Dhaka
23.7055
90.4113
BGD
2,024
10.465748
39.5
8.8
38.1
38.2
50.8
0.95
1.18
14.5
100
25
Bulgaria
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Sofia
42.7105
23.3238
BGR
2,024
2.446519
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bahrain
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Manama
26.1921
50.5354
BHR
2,024
0.919635
65.2
26.1
61.8
63.5
86.2
null
null
null
600
null
Bahamas, The
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Nassau
25.0661
-77.339
BHS
2,024
0.409162
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bosnia and Herzegovina
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Sarajevo
43.8607
18.4214
BIH
2,023
6.105901
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Belarus
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Minsk
53.9678
27.5766
BLR
2,024
5.785319
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Belize
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Belmopan
17.2534
-88.7713
BLZ
2,024
3.28956
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bermuda
null
North America
High income
Hamilton
32.3293
-64.706
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8.61
null
null
null
null
Bolivia
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
La Paz
-13.9908
-66.1936
BOL
2,024
5.099766
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Brazil
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Brasilia
-15.7801
-47.9292
BRA
2,024
4.367464
51.4
15.9
49.2
50.1
67.5
1.85
2.85
52.4
270
70
Barbados
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Bridgetown
13.0935
-59.6105
BRB
2,024
1.446437
75.2
41.8
70.8
73.2
88.5
null
null
null
1,200
null
Brunei Darussalam
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Bandar Seri Begawan
4.94199
114.946
BRN
2,024
-0.388674
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Bhutan
null
South Asia
Lower middle income
Thimphu
27.5768
89.6177
BTN
2,024
2.761316
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Botswana
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Gaborone
-24.6544
25.9201
BWA
2,024
2.818351
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Central African Republic
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Bangui
5.63056
21.6407
CAF
2,024
1.477336
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Canada
null
North America
High income
Ottawa
45.4215
-75.6919
CAN
2,024
2.381584
65.4
28.4
61.5
64.2
92.1
3.18
null
null
1,200
145
Switzerland
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Bern
46.948
7.44821
CHE
2,024
1.06234
82.3
50.1
75.2
88.4
120.5
3.81
6.36
149.7
1,850
220
Channel Islands
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Chile
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Santiago
-33.475
-70.6475
CHL
2,024
4.297639
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
China
null
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Beijing
40.0495
116.286
CHN
2,024
0.218129
49.8
14.8
47.8
48.5
64.2
1.65
2.45
42.8
540
80
Cote d'Ivoire
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Yamoussoukro
5.332
-4.0305
CIV
2,024
3.45053
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Cameroon
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Yaounde
3.8721
11.5174
CMR
2,024
4.533313
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Congo, Dem. Rep.
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Kinshasa
-4.325
15.3222
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Congo, Rep.
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Brazzaville
-4.2767
15.2662
COG
2,024
3.091436
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Colombia
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Bogota
4.60987
-74.082
COL
2,024
6.609086
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Comoros
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Moroni
-11.6986
43.2418
COM
2,024
5.051926
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Cabo Verde
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Praia
14.9218
-23.5087
CPV
2,024
1.04817
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Costa Rica
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
San Jose
9.63701
-84.0089
CRI
2,024
-0.412853
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Cuba
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Havana
23.1333
-82.3667
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Curacao
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Willemstad
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Cayman Islands
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
George Town
19.3022
-81.3857
null
null
null
94.3
60.2
85.6
92.1
115.8
6.36
null
null
2,500
null
Cyprus
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Nicosia
35.1676
33.3736
CYP
2,024
1.80023
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Czechia
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Prague
50.0878
14.4205
CZE
2,024
2.435312
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Germany
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Berlin
52.5235
13.4115
DEU
2,024
2.256498
64.1
26.5
59.7
62.8
91.3
2.72
4.85
112.3
850
170
Djibouti
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Lower middle income
Djibouti
11.5806
43.1425
DJI
2,024
2.112012
null
null
null
null
null
9.53
null
null
null
null
Dominica
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Roseau
15.2976
-61.39
DMA
2,024
2.736208
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Denmark
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Copenhagen
55.6763
12.5681
DNK
2,024
1.3722
72.1
36.4
67.2
75.3
102.8
3.48
5.42
128.5
null
null
Dominican Republic
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Santo Domingo
18.479
-69.8908
DOM
2,024
3.302233
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Algeria
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Algiers
36.7397
3.05097
DZA
2,024
4.046115
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Ecuador
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Quito
-0.229498
-78.5243
ECU
2,024
1.547325
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Egypt, Arab Rep.
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Lower middle income
Cairo
30.0982
31.2461
EGY
2,024
28.27059
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Eritrea
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Asmara
15.3315
38.9183
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Spain
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Madrid
40.4167
-3.70327
ESP
2,024
2.747148
60.8
22.4
56.8
58.9
82.1
2.58
4.08
92.6
480
95
Estonia
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Tallinn
59.4392
24.7586
EST
2,024
3.519412
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Ethiopia
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Addis Ababa
9.02274
38.7468
ETH
2,024
21.037746
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Finland
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Helsinki
60.1608
24.9525
FIN
2,024
1.565689
null
null
null
null
null
null
5.12
118.6
null
null
Fiji
null
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Suva
-18.1149
178.399
FJI
2,024
3.890842
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
France
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Paris
48.8566
2.35097
FRA
2,024
1.999049
64.8
27.9
60.8
63.5
89.7
2.78
4.62
108.4
738
155
Faroe Islands
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Torshavn
61.8926
-6.91181
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
null
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Palikir
6.91771
158.185
FSM
2,022
5.408744
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Gabon
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Libreville
0.38832
9.45162
GAB
2,024
1.17312
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
United Kingdom
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
London
51.5002
-0.126236
GBR
2,024
3.271573
67.8
30.5
63.2
66.7
90.2
3.12
4.48
105.2
1,235
160
Georgia
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Tbilisi
41.71
44.793
GEO
2,024
1.109718
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Ghana
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Accra
5.57045
-0.20795
GHA
2,024
22.848328
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Gibraltar
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Guinea
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Conakry
9.51667
-13.7
GIN
2,024
8.123139
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Gambia, The
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Banjul
13.4495
-16.5885
GMB
2,024
11.561053
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Guinea-Bissau
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Bissau
11.8037
-15.1804
GNB
2,024
3.765558
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Equatorial Guinea
null
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Malabo
3.7523
8.7741
GNQ
2,024
2.921402
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Greece
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Athens
37.9792
23.7166
GRC
2,024
2.741019
57.1
19.2
53.8
55.1
76.4
2.38
3.62
78.2
380
75
Grenada
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Saint George's
12.0653
-61.7449
GRD
2,024
1.086154
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Greenland
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Nuuk
64.1836
-51.7214
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Guatemala
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Guatemala City
14.6248
-90.5328
GTM
2,024
2.869928
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Guam
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Agana
13.4443
144.794
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Guyana
null
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Georgetown
6.80461
-58.1548
GUY
2,024
2.903795
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Hong Kong SAR, China
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
null
22.3964
114.109
HKG
2,024
1.729721
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Honduras
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Tegucigalpa
15.1333
-87.4667
HND
2,024
4.606211
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Croatia
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Zagreb
45.8069
15.9614
HRV
2,024
2.972005
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Haiti
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Port-au-Prince
18.5392
-72.3288
HTI
2,024
26.949056
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Hungary
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Budapest
47.4984
19.0408
HUN
2,024
3.703704
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Indonesia
null
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Jakarta
-6.19752
106.83
IDN
2,024
2.181513
47.2
12.8
45.1
45.8
60.8
1.45
2.05
32.4
305
55
Isle of Man
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Douglas
54.1509
-4.47928
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
India
null
South Asia
Lower middle income
New Delhi
28.6353
77.225
IND
2,024
4.953036
48.5
13.5
46.2
47.1
62.5
1.52
2.18
35.2
164
45
Ireland
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Dublin
53.3441
-6.26749
IRL
2,024
2.11345
68.9
40.2
64.7
70.1
92.4
null
null
null
null
null
Iran, Islamic Rep.
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Tehran
35.6878
51.4447
IRN
2,024
32.455871
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Iraq
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Baghdad
33.3302
44.394
IRQ
2,024
2.611696
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Iceland
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Reykjavik
64.1353
-21.8952
ISL
2,024
5.856838
78.2
45.6
72.3
82.1
98.7
4.26
7.94
131.85
null
null
Israel
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
null
31.7717
35.2035
ISR
2,024
3.074809
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Italy
null
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Rome
41.8955
12.4823
ITA
2,024
0.982373
62.5
23.7
58.2
60.5
83.6
2.65
4.25
98.5
550
110
Jamaica
null
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Kingston
17.9927
-76.792
JAM
2,024
5.411944
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Jordan
null
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Amman
31.9497
35.9263
JOR
2,024
1.556596
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Japan
null
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Tokyo
35.67
139.77
JPN
2,024
2.738537
63.2
24.8
58.9
61.2
85.4
2.85
null
null
750
130
Kazakhstan
null
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Astana
51.1879
71.4382
KAZ
2,024
8.690822
null
null
null
null
null
0.44
null
null
null
null
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This dataset is a one-stop, meticulously curated resource designed for macroeconomists, data scientists, policy analysts, and business strategists. It bridges the gap between official macroeconomic statistics and real-world consumer expenses by combining real-time inflation data from the World Bank with crowd-sourced, granular cost-of-living indicators across all 194 recognized countries.

What does this dataset include? The dataset is structured to provide a 360-degree view of economic affordability. It is divided into three core layers:

Official Macroeconomic Data: Annual inflation rates (consumer prices, annual %) sourced directly from the World Bank API (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), covering the latest available years (2020–2024), alongside country metadata including geographic region, income level (e.g., High-income, Lower-middle-income), and capital city coordinates.

Comparative Living Cost Indices: Standardized benchmark indices (relative to New York City = 100) that allow for easy cross-country comparison. These include the overall Cost of Living Index, Rent Index, Groceries Index, Restaurants Index, and the Purchasing Power Index.

Everyday Essential Goods & Services (in USD): To give a tangible sense of daily financial burden, the dataset includes average market prices for:

Food: Price of a 500g white loaf of bread.

Housing: Average monthly rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in the city center.

Transportation: Cost of a one-way local transport ticket and a standard monthly transport pass.

Utilities: Average monthly cost of basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) for a standard 85m² apartment.

Data Sources & Methodology:

Inflation & Country List: World Bank Open Data API (retrieved in real-time).

Cost Indices & Specific Prices: Aggregated from reputable international cost-of-living databases including Numbeo, Compare the Market AU analyses, Sputnik global surveys, and various national statistical offices.

Standardization: All monetary values are normalized and presented in US Dollars (USD) to ensure direct comparability across borders.

Potential Use Cases:

Machine learning models predicting inflation trends or housing affordability.

Exploratory data analysis (EDA) for academic papers on global economic disparity.

Dashboard creation for tracking "cost of living crises" or "purchasing power parity (PPP)" anomalies.

International relocation and expatriate compensation benchmarking.

Important Caveats (Read Me):

Time Variance: While the indices (Numbeo) represent a recent "point-in-time" snapshot, the World Bank inflation data is lagged by a few months (official annual releases). Users should treat the price data as indicative of the latest available period (2025–2026).

Data Availability: Not every country has complete reporting for every metric (especially small island nations or conflict zones). Missing values are left as NaN and clearly indicated in the data quality summary.

Crowd-sourced Nature: The price data (bread, rent, etc.) are averages derived from consumer contributions and may not perfectly represent rural versus urban extremes.

This dataset serves as a robust foundation for analyzing the global economic landscape, answering questions like "Where does my dollar go the furthest?" and "How does inflation impact everyday purchasing power?"

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