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Xpatulator.com is a website that provides international cost of living information and calculators that can help you determine cost of living indexes, cost of living allowances, salary purchasing power and international assignment packages to compensate for cost of living, hardship, and exchange rate differences.

America Expat Cost of Living Comparison 2016

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Xpatulator

Hamilton in Bermuda is the most expensive location in the Americas, in 11th place globally; this is due to the high price of property and the fact that most items have to be transported to Bermuda adding a great deal … Continue reading →

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Europe Expat Cost of Living Comparison – October 2016

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Xpatulator

Zurich and Geneva are ranked as the first and second most expensive expat cities in Europe and the 6th and 7th most expensive cities in the world for expatriates. This is due primarily to the strong Swiss Franc as well … Continue reading →

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Latest International Inflation Rates – Updated 31 October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Xpatulator

The latest available inflation rate for all countries world wide (October 2016 est.): Afghanistan 7.32% Albania 1.8% Algeria 6.35% Angola 39.44% Anguilla 3.1% Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% Argentina 40.5% Armenia -1.9% Aruba -0.7% Australia 1.3% Austria 0.9% Azerbaijan 11.2% Bahamas … Continue reading →

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Middle East Expat Cost of Living Comparison – October 2016

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Xpatulator

Abu-Dhabi in the UAE is the most expensive city for expats in the Middle East, followed by Doha. Beirut and Dubai are third and fourth respectively, followed by Tehran. While Abu-Dhabi is the most expensive city in the Middle East, … Continue reading →

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Asia Pacific Expat Cost of Living Comparison – October 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Xpatulator

Hong Kong has retained the top spot as the overall most expensive in Asia-Pacific and is the second most expensive city in the world (after Luanda), mainly due to the extremely high housing costs, as well as high cost of … Continue reading →

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Latest International Inflation Rates – as at October 2016

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Xpatulator

The latest available inflation rate for all countries world wide (October 2016 est.): Afghanistan 7.32% Albania 2% Algeria 7.43% Angola 38.18% Anguilla 3.1% Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% Argentina 40.5% Armenia -1.9% Aruba -1.1% Australia 1% Austria 0.6% Azerbaijan 10.8% Bahamas … Continue reading →

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Africa Expat Cost of Living Comparison – October 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Xpatulator

Overall African countries are some of the poorest and least developed in the world, with relatively low local cost of living expenses; however the cost of importing and transporting the international standard of goods that expatriates expect to purchase in … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Cheapest Low Hardship Countries For Expatriate Professional Migrants

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Xpatulator

An expatriate professional migrant is someone who voluntarily lives outside their country in order to take up a job opportunity and a better or at the very least a similar, quality of life with the intention returning to their home … Continue reading →

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International Hardship Premium Locations – October 2016

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Xpatulator

In assessing how much to pay an expatriate, it is important to take into account the relative hardship, in terms of quality of living conditions between locations, and assesses the relative level of difficulty that will be experienced in adapting … Continue reading →

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International City Cost of Living for Expatriate Professional Migrants – October 2016

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Xpatulator

Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for an expatriate professional migrant to live in October 2016. The top ten most expensive cities in the world comprise three from Africa (Luanda (1); Asmara (3); Kinshasa (10)), three from … Continue reading →

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