Cost of living rank of Grocery cost of living indexes as at October 2011 for 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). The 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 October 2011 grocery international cost of living rank is as follows:

October 2011 Rank Country, City

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

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