Monthly Archives: September 2010

San Jose – Cost of Living

San Jose is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest in the United States. The large concentration of high-technology engineering, computer, and microprocessor companies around San Jose has led the area to be known as Silicon Valley. As the … Continue reading

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San Francisco – Cost of Living

San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States. Tourism is the backbone of the San Francisco economy. Its frequent portrayal in music, film, and popular culture has made … Continue reading

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San Diego – Cost of Living

San Diego is the ninth largest city in the United States, second-largest city in California and 46th largest city in the Americas. San Diego’s economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business … Continue reading

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San Antonio – Cost of Living

San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States. San Antonio has a diversified economy with four primary focuses: financial services, government, health care, and tourism. San Antonio also has … Continue reading

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Portland – Cost of Living

Portland is Oregon’s most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Portland and the region are noted for strong land-use planning and investment in light rail, supported by … Continue reading

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Pittsburgh – Cost of Living

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the state of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh is historically known for its steel industry, today its economy is largely based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, and financial … Continue reading

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Grocery International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

This report provides you with the rank of Grocery cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading

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Phoenix – Cost of Living

Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix was primarily agricultural, dependent mainly on cotton and citrus farming. In the last two … Continue reading

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Philadelphia – Cost of Living

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States. Philadelphia’s economic sectors include manufacturing, oil refining, food processing, health care and biotechnology, tourism and financial services. Philadelphia has an overall cost of living index … 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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