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The truth about expat lifestyle in Greece
Posted by Xpatulator in expatriate, Expatriate Pay, Expatriate Relocation, Expatriate Salary, expats, Greece, international, international assignment, International Cost of Living, International cost of living comparison, International Cost of Living Rank; International Cost of Living Index on January 13, 2011
When Scottish expat John Malcolm was caught speeding in the southern Peloponnese, a Greek police officer strolled over to the car to book him and asked where he was born. “When I told him I was Scottish the officer said, ‘That means you’re as mad as we are,’ and waved me away, saying to his colleague, ‘He’s Scottish – don’t have anything to do with this one,’” Malcolm recalls. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/the-truth-about-expat-lifestyle-in-greece-1.1079038 When Scottish expat John Malcolm was caught speeding in the southern Peloponnese, a Greek police officer strolled over to the car to book him and asked where he was born. “When I told him I was Scottish the officer said, ‘That means you’re as mad as we are,’ and waved me away, saying to his colleague, ‘He’s Scottish – don’t have anything to do with this one,’” Malcolm recalls. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/the-truth-about-expat-lifestyle-in-greece-1.1079038
Negotiating an Expatriate Package
Posted by Xpatulator in cost of living, cost of living allowance, cost of living calculator, cost of living comparison, expatriate, expatriate engagement, Expatriate Package, Expatriate Pay, Expatriate Prospects, global, international, International Cost of Living; International Cost of Living Index, Negotiating, world, world cost of living 2010 on June 16, 2010
Although international experience can be helpful for future promotional prospects, companies recognize that employees are cautious about going abroad for “possible future consideration”. Consequently companies usually offer employees financial and non-financial incentives to compensate for the upheaval associated with relocation abroad.
Expatriate assignments can be associated with emotional and physical hardship for the employee and their family. Companies compensate by paying expatriates proportional to the degree of hardship as well as cost of living differentials.
Often expectations for a generous expatriate package run very high, based largely on rumors and urban legend. Individuals may know of expatriates who lived the high life, tax free, and retired early after buying a large house in an exotic location. The reality is a little different for most of us.
Managing these potentially unrealistic expectations is the responsibility of Human Resources and Compensation & Benefits professionals. The challenge is to balance the needs and expectations of employees, with the financial needs of the organization. Satisfying the needs of both the employee and the organization requires designing expatriate assignments to benefit both the organization and the employee.
The amount of salary negotiated should take into consideration a number of factors such as:
• Cost of living difference compared to the assignment location
• Degree of hardship likely to be experienced
• Increased responsibilities such as having less corporate support in remote locations
Negotiating each of the above as separate amounts can simplify an expatriate package negotiation such as:
• Consistency when an organization sends people to different countries with widely different costs of living
• Helps prevent expatriates from feeling demoted upon their return to the home country because their salary was decreased significantly. It is easier to remove the adjustment made for the change in cost of living and hardship if it is separate from the salary.
Cost of living and hardship adjustments should be based on expatriate life style rather than the life style of local people. Expatriates living in some developing countries may find that local food, basic accommodation, and basic healthcare is relatively inexpensive, while maintaining their old lifestyle with imported food, “expatriate” accommodation, private healthcare, and entertainment/recreation is very expensive. The cost of living for local people is not always the same as it is for an expatriate.
The benefits offered to expatriates are most often better than the benefits offered to local employees, with exception perhaps of places such as the Middle East. Many organizations offer benefits such as tax consultation, relocation, accommodation, transport, visa, immigration, and language training.
Additional benefits that may be negotiated include:
• Cross-cultural training to help manage expatriate expectations by learning more about their future colleagues and local culture.
• A pre-assignment visit can help adjust an expatriates expectations versus the experience of other expatriates in that destination.
• Family benefits: Family adjustment and lifestyle issues are one of the causes of an expatriate not completing their assignment:
o Education for the expatriate’s children is often a deal-breaker for the family to accept an assignment.
o Helping the spouse obtain work.
• Career coaching / mentoring for the expatriate during their assignment, particularly during the first and last six months, and after they return to the home office helps ensure retention and helps manage their expectations for subsequent assignments.
• Repatriation training: Expatriate families and employees can benefit from repatriation training to help readjust to living in the home country and returning to the original work environment. This is often overlooked, while all the focus is on assisting the expatriate adjust to the host country.
A flexible approach to negotiating an expatriate package that is a win-win for both the employee and the organization is required. One size does not fit all!. A young, single accountant has very different expectations and needs compared with an older engineer with a family.
Calculating an appropriate salary package taking into account the existing salary, cost of living and hardship differences, as well as accounting for increased responsibilities may help ensure that the most important needs of prospective expatriates are addressed.
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Alcohol and Tobacco International Cost of Living Ranking
Posted by Xpatulator in Alcohol, cost of living, global, international, Tobacco, world on April 5, 2010
Alcohol & Tobacco costs include alcoholic beverages such as alcohol at bar, beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey, and wine as well as tobacco products such as cigarettes.
The April 2010 alcohol & tobacco international cost of living rank is as follows:
April 2010 Rank Country, City
5 Thailand, Bangkok
6 Qatar, Doha
7 Brazil, Brasilia
8 Colombia, Bogota
9 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
10 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
11 Djibouti, Djibouti
12 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
13 Belarus, Minsk
14 China, Beijing
15 Bahrain, Manama
16 Central African Republic, Bangui
17 Venezuela, Caracas
18 Indonesia, Jakarta
19 Micronesia, Palikir
20 Solomon Islands, Honiara
21 Australia, Sydney
22 Rwanda, Kigali
23 China, Shanghai
24 Palau, Melekeok
25 Singapore, Singapore
26 Ireland, Dublin
27 Somalia, Mogadishu
28 Guyana, Georgetown
29 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
30 Kazakhstan, Almaty
31 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
32 Canada, Toronto
33 Timor-Leste, Dili
34 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
35 Jordan, Amman
36 Iceland, Reykjavik
37 Congo, Brazzaville
38 Myanmar, Yangon
39 Canada, Vancouver
40 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
41 Kenya, Nairobi
42 Azerbaijan, Baku
43 Barbados, Bridgetown
44 Australia, Canberra
45 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
46 Finland, Helsinki
47 Nauru, Yaren
48 Nepal, Kathmandu
49 Australia, Melbourne
50 Greenland, Nuuk
51 Sudan, Khartoum
52 Vanuatu, Port Vila
53 Canada, Calgary
54 Bermuda, Hamilton
55 Costa Rica, San Jose
56 New Caledonia, Noumea
57 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
58 Tuvalu, Funafuti
59 Latvia, Riga
60 Australia, Perth
61 Hungary, Budapest
62 Angola, Luanda
63 Lebanon, Beirut
64 Cote D’Ivoire, Abidjan
65 USA, Anchorage AK
66 Estonia, Tallinn
67 Togo, Lome
68 Slovenia, Ljubljana
69 Canada, Montreal
70 Liberia, Monrovia
71 Denmark, Copenhagen
72 Zambia, Lusaka
73 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
74 Philippines, Manila
75 Israel, Jerusalem
76 Marshall Islands, Majuro
77 Serbia, Belgrade
78 Belize, Belmopan
79 Bolivia, La Paz
80 Australia, Brisbane
81 Niger, Niamey
82 Mali, Bamako
83 Peru, Lima
84 Madagascar, Antananarivo
85 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
86 Canada, Ottawa
87 Macedonia, Skopje
88 China, Wuhan
89 China, Shenzhen
90 Chad, N’Djamena
91 Mozambique, Maputo
92 Seychelles, Victoria
93 Montenegro, Podgorica
94 New Zealand, Auckland
95 Eritrea, Asmara
96 Sweden, Stockholm
97 China, Dalian
98 USA, Baltimore Md
98 USA, Washington DC
100 Chile, Santiago
101 USA, Columbus Ohio
102 Ecuador, Quito
103 USA, Atlanta GA
104 Isle of Man, Douglas
105 USA, Dallas Tex
106 Senegal, Dakar
107 Ukraine, Kiev
108 Armenia, Yerevan
109 Turkey, Ankara
110 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
111 Poland, Warsaw
112 Benin, Cotonou
113 USA, New York NY
114 India, Mumbai
115 Oman, Muscat
116 France, Paris
117 USA, Fort Worth Tex
118 Russia, Moscow
119 USA, Cleveland Ohio
120 USA, Memphis Tenn
121 USA, St Louis MO
122 USA, Boston Mass
123 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
124 Czech Republic, Prague
125 Guam, Hagatna
126 United Kingdom, London
127 Australia, Adelaide
128 Croatia, Zagreb
129 USA, Portland Ore
130 USA, Tampa Fla
131 Fiji, Suva
132 USA, San Antonio Tex
133 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
134 Gabon, Libreville
135 Italy, Milan
136 USA, Detroit Mich
137 Cayman Islands, George Town
138 USA, El Paso Tex
139 Nicaragua, Managua
140 San Marino, San Marino
141 India, New Delhi
142 China, Guangzhou
143 Slovakia, Bratislava
144 Namibia, Windhoek
145 USA, Philadelphia Pa
146 USA, Austin Tex
147 USA, Las Vegas Nev
148 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
149 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
150 Martinique, Fort-de-France
151 Bahamas, Nassau
152 Nigeria, Lagos
153 India, Chennai
154 USA, Charlotte NC
155 Uruguay, Montevideo
156 Vietnam, Hanoi
157 Monaco, Monaco
158 Italy, Rome
159 Jersey, Saint Helier
160 India, Hyderabad
161 Belgium, Brussels
162 USA, Seattle Wash
163 Puerto Rico, San Juan
164 Egypt, Cairo
165 USA, Miami Fla
166 USA, San Francisco Calif
167 Algeria, Algiers
168 Samoa, Apia
169 USA, San Jose Calif
170 Guinea, Conakry
171 Cameroon, Douala
172 USA, Houston Tex
173 Guernsey, St Peter Port
174 Kosovo, Pristina
175 Spain, Madrid
176 Burundi, Bujumbura
177 India, Calcutta
178 Jamaica, Kingston
179 Netherlands, Amsterdam
180 Laos, Vientiane
181 Morocco, Rabat
182 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
183 China, Hong Kong
184 USA, Jacksonville Fla
185 Maldives, Male
186 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John’s
187 Spain, Barcelona
188 Germany, Munich
189 Switzerland, Geneva
190 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
192 Mauritius, Port Louis
193 India, Bangalore
194 United Kingdom, Glasgow
195 Japan, Tokyo
197 Switzerland, Zurich
198 Germany, Frankfurt
199 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
200 USA, Phoenix Ariz
201 Falkland Islands, Stanley
202 Sri Lanka, Colombo
203 Sierra Leone, Freetown
204 USA, Denver Colo
205 Vatican City, Vatican City
206 Germany, Cologne
207 Dominica, Roseau
208 Greece, Athens
209 China, Tianjin
210 Portugal, Lisbon
211 USA, Chicago Ill
212 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
213 Cape Verde, Praia
214 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
215 Paraguay, Asuncion
216 Cyprus, Nicosia
217 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
218 United Kingdom, Birmingham
219 Cameroon, Yaounde
220 USA, Los Angeles Calif
221 Germany, Bonn
222 Taiwan, Taipei
223 Austria, Vienna
224 USA, Milwaukee Wis
225 Saint Helena, Jamestown
226 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
227 USA, San Diego Calif
228 Germany, Hamburg
229 United Kingdom, Leeds
230 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
231 Botswana, Gaborone
232 Albania, Tirana
233 Malawi, Lilongwe
234 Germany, Berlin
235 Syria, Damascus
236 Guatemala, Guatemala City
237 Mauritania, Nouakchott
238 USA, Indianapolis Ind
239 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
240 Mexico, Mexico City
241 South Africa, Johannesburg
242 South Africa, Cape Town
243 Tonga, Nuku’Alofa
244 Suriname, Paramaribo
245 Bulgaria, Sofia
246 South Africa, Pretoria
247 South Africa, Durban
248 Moldova, Chisinau
249 Bhutan, Thimphu
250 Ghana, Accra
251 Afghanistan, Kabul
252 Cuba, Havana
253 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
254 Lesotho, Maseru
255 Grenada, Saint George’s
256 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
257 Saint Lucia, Castries
258 Swaziland, Mbabane
259 Romania, Bucharest
260 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
261 Gambia, Banjul
262 Pakistan, Lahore
263 Pakistan, Islamabad
264 Pakistan, Karachi
265 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
266 Panama, Panama City
267 Uganda, Kampala
268 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
269 El Salvador, San Salvador
270 China, Macao
271 Yemen, Sanaa
272 Zimbabwe, Harare
273 Iraq, Baghdad
274 Argentina, Buenos Aires
275 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
276 Tunisia, Tunis
277 Bangladesh, Dhaka
278 Lithuania, Vilnius
279 Iran, Tehran
280 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
281 Libya, Tripoli
282 Kuwait, Kuwait City
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International Cost of Living Ranking April 2010
Posted by Xpatulator in 2010, April, cost of living index, global, international, world on April 3, 2010
This report provides you with the rank of cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of our 282 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based on expatriate spending patterns across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups). Our calculators make use of the cost of living indexes, based on your input and Xpatulator’s data, to create reports online which you can save, e-mail or convert to a pdf file.
The April 2010 overall international cost of living rank, together with the previous Quarter’s rank, and the change in rank is as follows:
April 2010 Rank Country, City (Jan 2010 Rank)[Change in Rank]
1 Japan, Tokyo (1) [0]
2 Switzerland, Geneva (2) [0]
3 Brazil, Brasilia (3) [0]
4 Switzerland, Zurich (4) [0]
5 Norway, Oslo (6) [-1]
6 Denmark, Copenhagen (7) [-1]
7 Venezuela, Caracas (8) [-1]
8 China, Hong Kong (5) [3]
9 Liechtenstein, Vaduz (9) [0]
10 Australia, Sydney (15) [-5]
11 Central African Republic, Bangui (10) [1]
12 Kiribati, South Tarawa (24) [-12]
13 New Caledonia, Noumea (13) [0]
14 Greenland, Nuuk (14) [0]
15 Germany, Munich (16) [-1]
16 France, Paris (17) [-1]
17 Solomon Islands, Honiara (20) [-3]
18 Cameroon, Douala (12) [6]
19 Bermuda, Hamilton (25) [-6]
20 Monaco, Monaco (23) [-3]
21 San Marino, San Marino (22) [-1]
22 Italy, Milan (21) [1]
23 Vanuatu, Port Vila (28) [-5]
24 Chad, N’Djamena (11) [13]
25 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby (27) [-2]
26 United Arab Emirates, Dubai (18) [8]
27 Germany, Frankfurt (29) [-2]
28 Korea Republic of, Seoul (26) [2]
29 Gabon, Libreville (33) [-4]
30 United Kingdom, London (37) [-7]
31 Austria, Vienna (30) [1]
32 Finland, Helsinki (31) [1]
33 Italy, Rome (35) [-2]
34 Germany, Cologne (36) [-2]
35 Russia, Moscow (38) [-3]
36 Croatia, Zagreb (32) [4]
37 Australia, Melbourne (43) [-6]
38 Australia, Canberra (44) [-6]
39 Ireland, Dublin (39) [0]
40 Comores, Moroni (42) [-2]
41 Qatar, Doha (34) [7]
42 Angola, Luanda (19) [23]
43 Isle of Man, Douglas (52) [-9]
44 Belgium, Brussels (45) [-1]
45 Netherlands, Amsterdam (50) [-5]
46 Australia, Perth (59) [-13]
47 Micronesia, Palikir (49) [-2]
48 Mali, Bamako (40) [8]
49 Germany, Hamburg (47) [2]
50 Germany, Bonn (48) [2]
51 Slovakia, Bratislava (53) [-2]
52 Cameroon, Yaounde (46) [6]
53 Taiwan, Taipei (41) [12]
54 Guernsey, St Peter Port (61) [-7]
55 Spain, Madrid (62) [-7]
56 Congo, Brazzaville (214) [-158]
57 Canada, Toronto (60) [-3]
58 Iceland, Reykjavik (64) [-6]
59 Togo, Lome (51) [8]
60 Singapore, Singapore (65) [-5]
61 Turkey, Ankara (56) [5]
62 Germany, Berlin (66) [-4]
63 USA, New York NY (54) [9]
64 Nigeria, Lagos (58) [6]
65 Bahamas, Nassau (55) [10]
66 Bahrain, Manama (57) [9]
67 Tuvalu, Funafuti (72) [-5]
68 Jersey, Saint Helier (74) [-6]
69 USA, Boston Mass (67) [2]
70 Vatican City, Vatican City (73) [-3]
71 Spain, Barcelona (76) [-5]
72 USA, San Jose Calif (70) [2]
73 Nauru, Yaren (75) [-2]
74 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi (71) [3]
75 Senegal, Dakar (80) [-5]
76 Canada, Vancouver (78) [-2]
77 USA, San Francisco Calif (68) [9]
78 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (79) [-1]
79 Czech Republic, Prague (69) [10]
80 Hungary, Budapest (83) [-3]
81 United Kingdom, Glasgow (89) [-8]
82 Estonia, Tallinn (82) [0]
83 Palau, Melekeok (81) [2]
84 Falkland Islands, Stanley (93) [-9]
85 Sweden, Stockholm (84) [1]
86 Australia, Brisbane (102) [-16]
87 Portugal, Lisbon (91) [-4]
88 Canada, Calgary (95) [-7]
89 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (85) [4]
90 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (96) [-6]
91 Colombia, Bogota (77) [14]
92 Gibraltar, Gibraltar (186) [-94]
93 Malta, Velletta (90) [3]
94 USA, Anchorage AK (94) [0]
95 Djibouti, Djibouti (86) [9]
96 Cote D’Ivoire, Abidjan (97) [-1]
97 United Kingdom, Birmingham (108) [-11]
98 New Zealand, Auckland (113) [-15]
99 Azerbaijan, Baku (99) [0]
100 Haiti, Port-au-Prince (92) [8]
101 USA, Philadelphia Pa (103) [-2]
102 USA, Los Angeles Calif (101) [1]
103 Andorra, Andorra la Vella (109) [-6]
104 Benin, Cotonou (104) [0]
105 United Kingdom, Leeds (117) [-12]
106 Greece, Athens (115) [-9]
107 USA, Washington DC (112) [-5]
108 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain (100) [8]
109 Samoa, Apia (107) [2]
110 China, Beijing (121) [-11]
111 Sudan, Khartoum (130) [-19]
112 Cayman Islands, George Town (111) [1]
113 Serbia, Belgrade (106) [7]
114 Montenegro, Podgorica (128) [-14]
115 Canada, Montreal (120) [-5]
116 Lebanon, Beirut (105) [11]
117 Cape Verde, Praia (118) [-1]
118 Saint Helena, Jamestown (125) [-7]
119 USA, Baltimore Md (116) [3]
120 India, Mumbai (122) [-2]
121 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome (87) [34]
122 Seychelles, Victoria (88) [34]
123 USA, San Diego Calif (119) [4]
124 Barbados, Bridgetown (129) [-5]
125 Marshall Islands, Majuro (131) [-6]
126 Israel, Jerusalem (110) [16]
127 Lithuania, Vilnius (126) [1]
128 Australia, Adelaide (145) [-17]
129 Poland, Warsaw (136) [-7]
130 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (124) [6]
131 Zambia, Lusaka (123) [8]
132 Indonesia, Jakarta (127) [5]
133 USA, Seattle Wash (133) [0]
134 Kuwait, Kuwait City (140) [-6]
135 Chile, Santiago (172) [-37]
136 China, Shanghai (173) [-37]
137 Martinique, Fort-de-France (139) [-2]
138 Niger, Niamey (135) [3]
139 USA, Miami Fla (134) [5]
140 USA, Portland Ore (138) [2]
141 USA, Chicago Ill (143) [-2]
142 Kazakhstan, Almaty (137) [5]
143 Canada, Ottawa (151) [-8]
144 Mauritius, Port Louis (144) [0]
145 Guinea, Conakry (114) [31]
146 India, New Delhi (153) [-7]
147 Latvia, Riga (148) [-1]
148 Puerto Rico, San Juan (146) [2]
149 Jordan, Amman (142) [7]
150 India, Chennai (159) [-9]
151 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (132) [19]
152 Cyprus, Nicosia (163) [-11]
153 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi (147) [6]
154 Guam, Hagatna (152) [2]
155 Slovenia, Ljubljana (162) [-7]
156 Malawi, Lilongwe (158) [-2]
157 Ukraine, Kiev (160) [-3]
158 Uruguay, Montevideo (176) [-18]
159 Grenada, Saint George’s (161) [-2]
160 Jamaica, Kingston (149) [11]
161 Botswana, Gaborone (150) [11]
162 India, Calcutta (166) [-4]
163 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (257) [-94]
164 India, Hyderabad (171) [-7]
165 Liberia, Monrovia (154) [11]
166 Rwanda, Kigali (156) [10]
167 Maldives, Male (155) [12]
168 USA, Jacksonville Fla (164) [4]
169 USA, Cleveland Ohio (169) [0]
170 Moldova, Chisinau (167) [3]
171 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (174) [-3]
172 USA, Tampa Fla (168) [4]
173 USA, Dallas Tex (165) [8]
174 USA, Atlanta GA (170) [4]
175 USA, Phoenix Ariz (177) [-2]
176 Fiji, Suva (192) [-16]
177 Sierra Leone, Freetown (141) [36]
178 USA, Milwaukee Wis (181) [-3]
179 USA, Denver Colo (175) [4]
180 Ghana, Accra (98) [82]
181 South Africa, Johannesburg (217) [-36]
182 USA, Charlotte NC (182) [0]
183 Macedonia, Skopje (183) [0]
184 USA, Detroit Mich (195) [-11]
185 USA, Pittsburgh Penn (185) [0]
186 Timor-Leste, Dili (178) [8]
187 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang (205) [-18]
188 Romania, Bucharest (179) [9]
189 Somalia, Mogadishu (194) [-5]
190 Mexico, Mexico City (193) [-3]
191 USA, Austin Tex (196) [-5]
192 Algeria, Algiers (180) [12]
193 South Africa, Cape Town (246) [-53]
194 USA, Columbus Ohio (198) [-4]
195 Gambia, Banjul (184) [11]
196 Honduras, Tegucigalpa (189) [7]
197 India, Bangalore (209) [-12]
198 Philippines, Manila (190) [8]
199 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John’s (187) [12]
200 Bulgaria, Sofia (211) [-11]
201 Afghanistan, Kabul (191) [10]
202 Syria, Damascus (203) [-1]
203 Kosovo, Pristina (206) [-3]
204 Morocco, Rabat (197) [7]
205 USA, Fort Worth Tex (200) [5]
206 USA, Las Vegas Nev (204) [2]
207 Mozambique, Maputo (157) [50]
208 Myanmar, Yangon (218) [-10]
209 Iran, Tehran (188) [21]
210 South Africa, Pretoria (233) [-23]
211 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre (201) [10]
212 Kenya, Nairobi (210) [2]
213 USA, San Antonio Tex (216) [-3]
214 Belarus, Minsk (244) [-30]
215 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan (208) [7]
216 Egypt, Cairo (230) [-14]
217 Cuba, Havana (202) [15]
218 Namibia, Windhoek (199) [19]
219 South Africa, Durban (252) [-33]
220 Peru, Lima (207) [13]
221 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown (212) [9]
222 USA, Houston Tex (213) [9]
223 Guyana, Georgetown (221) [2]
224 Thailand, Bangkok (215) [9]
225 USA, Indianapolis Ind (219) [6]
226 Vietnam, Hanoi (222) [4]
227 Dominica, Roseau (226) [1]
228 Guatemala, Guatemala City (245) [-17]
229 Albania, Tirana (223) [6]
230 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (231) [-1]
231 USA, St Louis MO (224) [7]
232 USA, Memphis Tenn (229) [3]
233 Lesotho, Maseru (220) [13]
234 Costa Rica, San Jose (235) [-1]
235 Madagascar, Antananarivo (227) [8]
236 USA, El Paso Tex (228) [8]
237 Armenia, Yerevan (225) [12]
238 Eritrea, Asmara (254) [-16]
239 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa (63) [176]
240 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (232) [8]
241 Oman, Muscat (237) [4]
242 Mauritania, Nouakchott (234) [8]
243 Belize, Belmopan (236) [7]
244 Uganda, Kampala (242) [2]
245 Panama, Panama City (240) [5]
246 El Salvador, San Salvador (239) [7]
247 Nicaragua, Managua (238) [9]
248 Burundi, Bujumbura (241) [7]
249 China, Shenzhen (253) [-4]
250 China, Wuhan (260) [-10]
251 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (247) [4]
252 Laos, Vientiane (243) [9]
253 Bangladesh, Dhaka (248) [5]
254 China, Dalian (272) [-18]
255 Tunisia, Tunis (250) [5]
256 Saint Lucia, Castries (249) [7]
257 China, Macao (255) [2]
258 Swaziland, Mbabane (251) [7]
259 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (274) [-15]
260 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (256) [4]
261 Uzbekistan, Tashkent (275) [-14]
262 Nepal, Kathmandu (263) [-1]
263 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (280) [-17]
264 Paraguay, Asuncion (268) [-4]
265 Tonga, Nuku’Alofa (264) [1]
266 Iraq, Baghdad (258) [8]
267 Suriname, Paramaribo (259) [8]
268 Libya, Tripoli (265) [3]
269 Pakistan, Lahore (261) [8]
270 Bolivia, La Paz (262) [8]
271 Pakistan, Islamabad (266) [5]
272 China, Guangzhou (278) [-6]
273 Pakistan, Karachi (267) [6]
274 Ecuador, Quito (269) [5]
275 Cambodia, Phnom Penh (270) [5]
276 Sri Lanka, Colombo (271) [5]
277 Tajikistan, Dushanbe (273) [4]
278 Bhutan, Thimphu (276) [2]
279 Argentina, Buenos Aires (277) [2]
280 Yemen, Sanaa (279) [1]
281 China, Tianjin (281) [0]
282 Zimbabwe, Harare (282) [0]
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