Monthly Archives: March 2010

Salary Purchasing Power Parity

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

Internationally comparable cost of living data is crucial to forming sustainable expatriate pay policies and monitoring progress. Market exchange rates give misleading comparisons because they do not reflect salary purchasing power differences. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) accounts for price differences … Continue reading →

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Greece, Athens Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Greece is in Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. CAPITAL CITY: Athens LARGEST CITY: Athens CURRENCY: Euro (EUR) ECONOMY: Greece has a capitalist economy with the public sector accounting … Continue reading →

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Gibraltar, Gibraltar Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Gibraltar is in South-western Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain. CAPITAL CITY: Gibraltar LARGEST CITY: Gibraltar CURRENCY: Gibraltar Pound (GIP) which is fixed … Continue reading →

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Ghana, Accra Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Ghana is in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. CAPITAL CITY: Accra LARGEST CITY: Accra CURRENCY: Ghanaian New Cedi (GHS) ECONOMY: Ghana has roughly twice the per capita output of the poorest countries … Continue reading →

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Germany, Frankfurt Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Germany is in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. CAPITAL CITY: Berlin LARGEST CITY: Berlin CURRENCY: Euro (?) (EUR) ECONOMY: Germany has an affluent and technologically powerful … Continue reading →

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