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Terms of Service

Please read these terms carefully before using our service

Last updated: August 27, 2026

🤝Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using World Cost of Living (“the Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the Service. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.

✅Acceptable Use

You may use our Service for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:

✓Use the price data for personal or commercial research and decision-making

✓Redistribute or adapt the price data, including commercially, with attribution (CC BY 4.0 — see Intellectual Property below)

✓Link to our website from your own content

You agree NOT to:

✗Scrape or reproduce this website's written content or design (as opposed to the CC BY 4.0 price data) without permission

✗Redistribute the price data without the required attribution

✗Use automated systems to overload our servers

✗Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems

⚠️Important Disclaimer

DATA ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The cost of living data provided on this website is for informational purposes only. While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information:

We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the data
Prices and costs vary significantly based on location, lifestyle, and personal circumstances
Data may be outdated as markets and prices change constantly
Our index is a simplified approximation and should not be the sole basis for major decisions

This service is NOT financial, legal, or professional advice. Always conduct your own research and consult qualified professionals before making relocation or financial decisions.

©Intellectual Property

We license our underlying price data and our written content separately — see the two sections below. Everything else about the Service (design, logos, code, and unique features) remains the exclusive property of World Cost of Living.

Price Data — CC BY 4.0

The numeric anchor prices themselves (Big Mac, rent, Uber, Starbucks latte, YouTube Premium, and the derived cost-of-living index scores) are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You may copy, redistribute, and adapt this data for any purpose, including commercially, as long as you credit World Cost of Living and link back to worldcostofliving.com. This data is aggregated from public sources and third-party providers; we do not claim ownership of source data, only of the compiled dataset.

Written Content — All Rights Reserved

Article text, analysis, FAQs, page copy, website design, logos, and other original content (everything that is not the numeric price data above) are protected by copyright and are not covered by the CC BY 4.0 license. You may quote short excerpts with attribution and a link back; reproducing full articles or pages requires our permission.

Bulk or Commercial Use

For bulk data exports or commercial use beyond what CC BY 4.0 already allows, please contact us.

🔗Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

🛡️Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:

World Cost of Living shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from:

Your use or inability to use the Service
Any errors or inaccuracies in the data provided
Any decisions made based on the information provided
Any unauthorized access to or alteration of your data
Any other matter relating to the Service

📝Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

⚖️Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

📧Questions About These Terms?

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us: