COMPARE COUNTRIES AND CITIES AROUND THE WORLD
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative community that allows you to compare the country you live in with other countries around the world. We'll show you various statistics that differentiate your country from others, including cost of living, geographic size, and more. If you moved to another country, what would your life be like?
Quality of Life
Compare healthcare, education, safety, and more across territories.
Cost of Living
See how prices for groceries, rent, and more stack up worldwide.
Size Comparison
Overlay countries, states, and cities on a map to see their true size.
Salary Estimator
Moving somewhere new? Calculate what salary you'd need to maintain your current lifestyle.
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Drag and drop countries onto an interactive true size map to compare their real area.
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Composite rankings scored across multiple quality of life and cost metrics.
Size Comparison of the Day
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Hot Questions from the Elsewhere Community
Kenya country of the day
Kenya is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 569,140 sq km. Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state fro…