This report provides you with the rank of Restaurants, Meals Out and Hotels 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).

Restaurants, Meals Out and Hotel costs include business dinner, dinner at a restaurant (non fast food), hotel rates, take away drinks and snacks (fast food).

The April 2010 restaurants, meals out and hotel international cost of living rank is as follows:

April 2010 Rank Country, City

1 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
2 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
3 Greece, Athens
4 Belgium, Brussels
5 Slovenia, Ljubljana
6 Russia, Moscow
7 Qatar, Doha
8 Korea Republic of, Seoul
9 Norway, Oslo
10 Brazil, Brasilia
11 France, Paris
12 Bahrain, Manama
13 Finland, Helsinki
14 Venezuela, Caracas
15 Australia, Sydney
16 Cyprus, Nicosia
17 Switzerland, Geneva
18 Denmark, Copenhagen
19 Senegal, Dakar
20 United Kingdom, London
21 Greenland, Nuuk
22 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
23 Monaco, Monaco
24 Switzerland, Zurich
25 Kiribati, South Tarawa
26 Spain, Madrid
27 Vanuatu, Port Vila
28 San Marino, San Marino
29 Italy, Milan
30 Austria, Vienna
31 Bhutan, Thimphu
32 Estonia, Tallinn
33 Isle of Man, Douglas
34 Ireland, Dublin
35 Canada, Toronto
36 Guernsey, St Peter Port
37 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
38 Gabon, Libreville
39 Spain, Barcelona
40 Australia, Melbourne
41 Italy, Rome
42 Iceland, Reykjavik
43 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
44 Japan, Tokyo
45 Australia, Perth
46 Australia, Canberra
47 Canada, Vancouver
48 Israel, Jerusalem
49 Congo, Brazzaville
50 Iran, Tehran
51 United Kingdom, Glasgow
52 Netherlands, Amsterdam
53 Sweden, Stockholm
54 Canada, Calgary
55 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
56 USA, Anchorage AK
57 Singapore, Singapore
58 USA, San Jose Calif
59 Angola, Luanda
60 Slovakia, Bratislava
61 Hungary, Budapest
62 Syria, Damascus
63 Lebanon, Beirut
64 Kazakhstan, Almaty
65 Jersey, Saint Helier
66 Vatican City, Vatican City
67 United Kingdom, Birmingham
68 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
69 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
70 United Kingdom, Leeds
71 USA, New York NY
72 Australia, Brisbane
73 Canada, Montreal
74 Croatia, Zagreb
75 Azerbaijan, Baku
76 Bermuda, Hamilton
77 Germany, Munich
78 Falkland Islands, Stanley
79 Czech Republic, Prague
80 Maldives, Male
81 Egypt, Cairo
82 USA, San Francisco Calif
83 New Caledonia, Noumea
84 Germany, Frankfurt
85 Latvia, Riga
86 New Zealand, Auckland
87 USA, Seattle Wash
88 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
89 Turkey, Ankara
90 Cameroon, Douala
91 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
92 Togo, Lome
93 Germany, Cologne
94 USA, Memphis Tenn
95 Canada, Ottawa
96 USA, Washington DC
97 Germany, Bonn
98 USA, St Louis MO
99 USA, Baltimore Md
100 Marshall Islands, Majuro
101 Germany, Hamburg
102 Libya, Tripoli
103 Iraq, Baghdad
104 Kuwait, Kuwait City
105 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
106 Germany, Berlin
107 Solomon Islands, Honiara
108 USA, Cleveland Ohio
109 Mauritania, Nouakchott
110 Jordan, Amman
111 Malawi, Lilongwe
112 USA, Jacksonville Fla
113 Djibouti, Djibouti
114 USA, Portland Ore
115 Sudan, Khartoum
116 Saint Helena, Jamestown
117 Chad, NDjamena
118 USA, Boston Mass
119 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
120 Peru, Lima
121 Australia, Adelaide
122 Oman, Muscat
123 Seychelles, Victoria
124 Nepal, Kathmandu
125 USA, Atlanta GA
126 USA, Charlotte NC
127 USA, Austin Tex
128 USA, Tampa Fla
129 USA, Columbus Ohio
130 Portugal, Lisbon
131 USA, Milwaukee Wis
132 Chile, Santiago
133 USA, Phoenix Ariz
134 Cameroon, Yaounde
135 Tuvalu, Funafuti
136 Malta, Velletta
137 USA, Las Vegas Nev
138 Ukraine, Kiev
139 Somalia, Mogadishu
140 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
141 Zambia, Lusaka
142 Serbia, Belgrade
143 Samoa, Apia
144 Cape Verde, Praia
145 China, Macao
146 USA, El Paso Tex
147 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
148 USA, Los Angeles Calif
149 Micronesia, Palikir
150 USA, Denver Colo
151 USA, Chicago Ill
152 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
153 USA, San Diego Calif
154 USA, Miami Fla
155 Guinea, Conakry
156 USA, Indianapolis Ind
157 Central African Republic, Bangui
158 USA, Philadelphia Pa
159 Uruguay, Montevideo
160 Moldova, Chisinau
161 Benin, Cotonou
162 Thailand, Bangkok
163 Comores, Moroni
164 Sierra Leone, Freetown
165 Poland, Warsaw
166 Martinique, Fort-de-France
167 Costa Rica, San Jose
168 USA, Fort Worth Tex
169 Mauritius, Port Louis
170 USA, Dallas Tex
171 Gambia, Banjul
172 Puerto Rico, San Juan
173 Guyana, Georgetown
174 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
175 Guam, Hagatna
176 Mexico, Mexico City
177 Colombia, Bogota
178 Rwanda, Kigali
179 Liberia, Monrovia
180 Panama, Panama City
181 Belarus, Minsk
182 Nauru, Yaren
183 USA, Houston Tex
184 Bahamas, Nassau
185 Bulgaria, Sofia
186 USA, Detroit Mich
187 Vietnam, Hanoi
188 Grenada, Saint Georges
189 Namibia, Windhoek
190 China, Hong Kong
191 Barbados, Bridgetown
192 Cayman Islands, George Town
193 India, Mumbai
194 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
195 Romania, Bucharest
196 China, Beijing
197 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
198 Niger, Niamey
199 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
200 Ecuador, Quito
201 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
202 Palau, Melekeok
203 Kenya, Nairobi
204 Taiwan, Taipei
205 Lithuania, Vilnius
206 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
207 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
208 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
209 China, Shanghai
210 USA, San Antonio Tex
211 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
212 South Africa, Johannesburg
213 India, Calcutta
214 India, New Delhi
215 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
216 India, Chennai
217 Kosovo, Pristina
218 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
219 Afghanistan, Kabul
220 Philippines, Manila
221 Algeria, Algiers
222 South Africa, Cape Town
223 Tunisia, Tunis
224 Dominica, Roseau
225 Myanmar, Yangon
226 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
227 Morocco, Rabat
228 Indonesia, Jakarta
229 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
230 South Africa, Pretoria
231 India, Hyderabad
232 Belize, Belmopan
233 Bolivia, La Paz
234 Madagascar, Antananarivo
235 South Africa, Durban
236 Sri Lanka, Colombo
237 Armenia, Yerevan
238 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
239 Uganda, Kampala
240 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
241 Lesotho, Maseru
242 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
243 Saint Lucia, Castries
244 India, Bangalore
245 Yemen, Sanaa
246 Mozambique, Maputo
247 Jamaica, Kingston
248 Mali, Bamako
249 Guatemala, Guatemala City
250 Eritrea, Asmara
251 Montenegro, Podgorica
252 Fiji, Suva
253 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
254 China, Shenzhen
255 China, Wuhan
256 China, Dalian
257 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
258 Nicaragua, Managua
259 Suriname, Paramaribo
260 El Salvador, San Salvador
261 Nigeria, Lagos
262 Botswana, Gaborone
263 Bangladesh, Dhaka
264 Macedonia, Skopje
265 Albania, Tirana
266 Timor-Leste, Dili
267 Swaziland, Mbabane
268 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
269 China, Guangzhou
270 Paraguay, Asuncion
271 Cuba, Havana
272 Ghana, Accra
273 Tonga, NukuAlofa
274 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
275 Burundi, Bujumbura
276 Pakistan, Lahore
277 Zimbabwe, Harare
278 Pakistan, Islamabad
279 Pakistan, Karachi
280 Laos, Vientiane
281 China, Tianjin
282 Argentina, Buenos Aires

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