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AI build costs by country

AI build budgets differ far more by country than hourly rates do. The United States is 45% of posts and 50% of posted value at a median of $3,360, while rates in most ranked countries stay close to $28 an hour.

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Every country

Countries by AI build posts, median cost, hourly rate, applicants and posts per million people
Country
United States25,643$3,360$29.50/hr1575
United Kingdom4,401$1,800$27.50/hr1463
India3,718$1,200$25/hr52.5
Australia2,779$2,180$26.50/hr15101
Canada2,544$2,160$25.50/hr1461
Pakistan1,490$1,100$27.50/hr65.8
United Arab Emirates1,174$1,800$29.50/hr15102
Germany1,106$2,600$29.50/hr1513
Nigeria912$1,000$22.50/hr53.8
Netherlands849$3,200$25/hr1347
France682$2,000$26.50/hr119.9
Spain569$1,800$25/hr1112
Saudi Arabia555$700$26.50/hr1215
Israel519$3,600$28.50/hr1051
Ukraine500$5,000$35/hr1513
Singapore475$1,000$25/hr1178
Switzerland393$3,200$30/hr1443
Italy380$1,550$27.50/hr136.4
South Africa353$880$26/hr85.5
Philippines313$5,040$22.50/hr72.7
Ireland274$2,800$25.50/hr1850
Sweden257$1,550$25/hr1524
New Zealand256$2,160$25/hr1448
Indonesia253$4,800$29.50/hr50.9
Turkey252$1,500$27.50/hr102.9
Egypt244$680$26/hr82.1
Brazil236$900$29.50/hr8.51.1
Hong Kong226$2,720$25/hr1130
Bangladesh224$500$30/hr51.3
Poland203$2,760$32.50/hr165.6
Belgium188$3,680$29.75/hr1516
Denmark169$4,000$30/hr1828
Romania167$1,550$25/hr158.8
Morocco163$570$25/hr84.2
Malaysia155$775$25/hr104.3
Mexico152$900$25/hr6.51.2
Portugal151$2,400$27.50/hr1614
Colombia140$2,500$25/hr92.6
Austria139$2,200$30/hr1115
South Korea136$500$25/hr112.6
Kenya129$2,530$29.50/hr62.2
Ethiopia128$500$22.50/hr90.9
Serbia126$6,320$30/hr1419
Estonia126$4,000$25/hr1292
Norway120$2,650$29.50/hr1621
Japan117$3,600$27.50/hr130.9
Cyprus114$2,120$25/hr1383
China111$1,000$29.50/hr70.1
Lithuania111$3,400$30/hr1338
Bulgaria105$4,000$32.50/hr1416
Thailand98$2,000$27.50/hr111.4
Vietnam95$2,640$20/hr80.9
Argentina90$3,600$27.50/hr92.0
Greece89$4,400$27/hr138.5
Qatar82$900$29.50/hr1528
LatviaSmall sample82$1,600$36/hr6044
Lebanon80$1,000$30/hr914
Slovenia78$5,400$20/hr937
Georgia65$1,500$25/hr1317
Tunisia63$1,000$25/hr75.1
Finland63$1,200$30/hr1411
Czech Republic59$4,400$29.50/hr17.55.4
Kuwait59$1,100$20/hr912
Croatia59$1,500$29.50/hr1615
Hungary55$5,300$25/hr125.8
Jordan55$1,180$30/hr94.8
Armenia51$3,000$35/hr11.517
OmanSmall sample51$2,400$32.50/hr149.3
AlgeriaSmall sample49$650$25/hr71.0
Sri Lanka48$1,600$20/hr72.2
Kazakhstan47$2,100$36/hr102.3
Panama45$1,900$32.50/hr79.8
Puerto Rico44$4,160$30/hr1114
BahrainSmall sample42$300$30/hr1326
MoldovaSmall sample41$1,200$25/hr6.517
Slovakia40$4,280$32.50/hr127.4
Peru40$2,500$30/hr71.2
Dominican RepublicSmall sample38$1,750$25/hr73.3
NepalSmall sample37$1,860$27.50/hr71.2
ChileSmall sample37$825$25/hr81.9
TaiwanSmall sample34$1,700$27.25/hr7n/a
MaltaSmall sample29$1,550$28.25/hr1250
MauritiusSmall sample28$1,480$15.75/hr723
GhanaSmall sample27$950$26.50/hr110.8
UzbekistanSmall sample27$650$32.50/hr6.50.7
JamaicaSmall sample25$1,440$32.75/hr128.8
AzerbaijanSmall sample24$1,000$32.50/hr122.3
Costa RicaSmall sample23$1,440$30/hr15.54.5
TanzaniaSmall sample22$800$32.50/hr5.50.3
LuxembourgSmall sample21$5,640$30/hr1831
EcuadorSmall sample21$2,160$22.50/hr61.1
VenezuelaSmall sample20$275n/a80.7
BahamasSmall sample18$1,900$26.25/hr1145

What the map shows

  1. The United States accounts for 45% of posts and 50% of posted value.
  2. Among ranked countries, Serbia has the highest median build at $6,320.
  3. Relative to population, the United Arab Emirates leads with 102 posts per million people.
  4. Medians range from $500 to $6,320 across 72 ranked countries, while 81% have a median hourly rate between $25 and $30.

Regions and leagues

Size, price and competition rank countries differently. A country can be small in volume and lead on the rest.

Share of posts by region

Where buyers are, across every country with a page.

  • North America49.8%
  • Europe20.7%
  • Asia13.7%
  • Middle East and North Africa6.0%
  • Oceania5.4%
  • Sub-Saharan Africa2.8%
  • Latin America and the Caribbean1.6%

Typical median build by region

The middle country's median in each region.

Market median
  • Europe$2,800
  • North America$2,760
  • Latin America and the Caribbean$2,500
  • Oceania$2,170
  • Asia$1,600
  • Middle East and North Africa$1,000
  • Sub-Saharan Africa$940

Volume against budget

72 ranked countries. Pink dots have a median at least 40% above the market.

Median cost
$500$1k$2k$4k$8k501005001k5k25kUnited StatesUnited KingdomIndiaAustraliaPakistanGermanyNigeriaNetherlandsSaudi ArabiaIsraelUkrainePhilippines
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Highest median build

Ranked countries only.

Most demand per person

Posts per million people.

Largest purchase against income

Median build as a share of GDP per person.

Most applicants per post

Where a post draws the biggest field.

Fewest applicants per post

Where a post reaches the fewest people.

Most seasoned buyers

Share of posts from buyers with $10k+ past spend.

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Questions

Which country spends the most on AI builds?

The United States has the most posted value by a wide margin, 50% of the total. By median build among ranked countries, Serbia is highest at $6,320.

Do AI developers charge more in some countries?

Far less than budgets vary. Posted rates are set in a global talent market, so 81% of ranked countries have a median between $25 and $30 an hour. What changes between countries is project size.

Which country has the most AI build demand per person?

The United Arab Emirates leads with 102 posts per million people, followed by Australia and Estonia.

Why are some countries not ranked?

A country needs 30 priced posts to be ranked, because medians from fewer posts move too much. Smaller samples still have a page, marked as such.

How to read this

Country is the buyer's stated location, not where the work is done. Figures come from public job posts from December 2025 to November 2026 and show what posts offered, not what was paid. Hourly posts are estimated from rate, length and workload. Countries need 30 priced posts to be ranked, and are left out of rankings when one account makes up over a quarter of posts. Counts under 5 are hidden. Population and GDP per person are the latest World Bank figures. World Bank figures run to 2025. Map shapes are from Natural Earth and do not imply a view on any border. Read the method

Cite this page. The AI Build Index. "AI build costs by country." Published by VIZIO AI. Updated 2026-11-04. https://aibuildindex.com/countries

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