Transport International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Xpatulator
This report provides you with the rank of Transport cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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.
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The April 2011 transport international cost of living rank is as follows:
April 2011 Rank Country, City

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

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