Monthly Archives: May 2010

Transport International Cost of Living Ranking

This report provides you with the rank of Transport cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of the 282 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading

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China, Shanghai Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic … Continue reading

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China, Macao Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Macau Status: Semi-autonomous, special administrative region of China. Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Country … Continue reading

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Miscellaneous International Cost of Living Ranking

This report provides you with the rank of Miscellaneous 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 … Continue reading

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Salary Purchasing Power Parity

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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China, Hong Kong Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Hong Kong Status: Semi-autonomous, special administrative region of China. Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. … Continue reading

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China, Guangzhou Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic … Continue reading

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Personal Care International Cost of Living Ranking

This report provides you with the rank of Personal Care 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 … Continue reading

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Expatriate Engagement

Engagement is a fairly recent term in business. In the past the talk was about “attracting, motivating and retaining” expatriate employees. All three strategies focused primarily on money. A competitive salary that takes into account the relative cost of living, … Continue reading

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China, Dalian Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic … Continue reading

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