Terms

Terms of Use

Last updated: August 5, 2026

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of costwage.com.

By using Cost&Wage, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with them, you should not use the website.

Description of the Service

Cost&Wage provides independently organised wage and consumer price information, country profiles, historical charts, comparisons, calculators and explanatory materials.

Certain statistical observations displayed on Cost&Wage are retrieved from public datasets made available through the OECD Data Explorer and related OECD APIs.

The website may change, add, remove or update features and content over time.

Informational Purpose

Cost&Wage is provided for general information, educational and research purposes.

The website does not provide personal financial, tax, legal, employment, salary-negotiation, immigration, relocation or investment advice.

Visitors are responsible for deciding whether information is suitable for their purposes and should obtain appropriate professional advice before making an important decision.

Data Sources and Attribution

Certain statistical observations displayed on Cost&Wage are retrieved from datasets made available through the OECD Data Explorer and related OECD APIs.

Source data remains subject to the terms, licences, notices and third-party rights applicable to the relevant dataset.

Cost&Wage does not grant users additional rights in OECD data or other third-party material. A reference to a source does not transfer ownership of that source material to Cost&Wage.

Anyone reproducing or redistributing source observations is responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms attached to the relevant source dataset.

Relationship With the OECD

Cost&Wage is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, authorised by or operated on behalf of the OECD.

The OECD name is used only to identify and attribute relevant public statistical sources.

OECD trademarks, logos, publications, source datasets and visual identity remain the property of their respective rights holders.

Cost&Wage calculations, charts, summaries and explanations are independently produced and must not be represented as OECD conclusions.

Intellectual Property

Subject to applicable third-party rights, the original website design, software, selection and arrangement of material, explanatory text, calculations and visual presentation created by Cost&Wage may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Cost&Wage does not claim ownership of facts, public-domain material or third-party source data merely because those materials are displayed, processed or referenced on the website.

The Cost&Wage name, design and original website materials may not be used in a way that falsely suggests endorsement, partnership, sponsorship or official status.

Permitted Use

Visitors may use Cost&Wage for personal, educational, journalistic and internal research purposes, subject to these Terms and the terms applicable to any third-party source material.

Visitors may link to public Cost&Wage pages provided that the link:

• Does not falsely imply an official relationship
• Does not misdescribe the content
• Does not place the website inside a misleading frame
• Does not violate applicable law

Prohibited Use

Visitors must not:

• Disrupt or attempt to disrupt the website
• Bypass security or access controls
• Introduce malware or harmful code
• Make requests that place unreasonable load on the service
• Use the website for fraud or unlawful activity
• Collect personal information from other visitors
• Remove or misrepresent source notices
• Falsely represent Cost&Wage as an OECD service
• Falsely represent Cost&Wage content as an OECD conclusion
• Copy the website’s design or original explanatory content to create a misleading mirror
• Use automated access in a manner that harms Cost&Wage or an underlying data provider
• Attempt to access non-public systems, credentials or administrative functions

Automated Access

Automated access must be reasonable, must respect published technical controls and must not place excessive demand on Cost&Wage or its data providers.

Permission to access a public Cost&Wage page does not grant permission to ignore the terms applicable to an underlying third-party dataset or API.

Cost&Wage may restrict abusive automated access where reasonably necessary to maintain security and availability.

Calculator Results

Calculator results are mathematical illustrations based on:

• Values entered by the visitor
• Available source observations
• Assumptions displayed by the relevant tool
• Calculation methods explained on the relevant page

Results may be rounded.

Unless explicitly included by the relevant tool, results do not account for:

• Taxes
• Benefits
• Deductions
• Exchange-rate changes
• Employment conditions
• Household composition
• Regional price variation
• Individual spending patterns
• Personal financial circumstances

Calculator results are not personalised advice or guarantees.

Data Availability and Revisions

Statistical sources may add, revise, replace or remove observations.

Cost&Wage may update a displayed value, chart, calculation or explanation after a source revision is detected and reviewed.

Different indicators may have different latest years. Cost&Wage does not guarantee that all countries, indicators or price categories are available for the same period.

Missing data is not treated as zero unless a page explicitly describes a separate illustrative assumption.

Corrections

Suspected errors may be reported through the Contact page.

Cost&Wage may correct errors in:

• Values displayed incorrectly
• Calculations
• Labels
• Source links
• Observation years
• Explanatory text
• Page functionality

Corrections may be made without prior notice.

External Links

Cost&Wage includes links to external websites, including data sources and service providers.

External links are provided for reference and convenience. Cost&Wage does not control or guarantee the availability, accuracy, security, privacy practices or content of an external website.

A link does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or partnership.

No Warranties

Cost&Wage is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Cost&Wage does not warrant that every observation, calculation, explanation, link, page or service will always be:

• Complete
• Current
• Accurate
• Uninterrupted
• Secure
• Available
• Free from error

Nothing in these Terms changes a right or warranty that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Cost&Wage and its operator will not be liable for decisions, losses or damages arising solely from reliance on:

• A website page
• A source observation
• An explanatory summary
• A comparison
• A calculator result
• A third-party website

Visitors remain responsible for verifying information before relying on it for an important personal, employment, financial, legal or commercial decision.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Suspension of Access

Cost&Wage may restrict or suspend access where reasonably necessary to:

• Protect the website
• Investigate abuse
• Comply with law
• Prevent excessive automated requests
• Maintain service availability
• Protect third-party rights

Changes to the Service

Cost&Wage may modify, suspend or discontinue a page, feature, dataset, calculation or tool.

Cost&Wage does not guarantee that a specific page, observation or feature will remain available indefinitely.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated when the website, services, data sources or legal requirements change.

The date at the top of the page identifies the latest revision. Continued use after a revision takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms where permitted by applicable law.

Applicable Law

These Terms are governed by applicable law, including any mandatory consumer protections that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Nothing in these Terms requires a visitor to waive a mandatory legal right available in the visitor’s jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these Terms can be submitted through the Contact page or sent to:

[email protected]