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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.

Puerto Rico, San Juan Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Puerto Rico, is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. CAPITAL CITY: San Juan LARGEST CITY: San Juan CURRENCY: US Dollar (USD) … Continue reading →

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Portugal, Lisbon Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Portugal is in South-Western Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon LARGEST CITY: Lisbon CURRENCY: Euro (EUR) ECONOMY: Portugal’s economy mainly consists of industries such as textiles, clothing, footwear, cork and wood products, beverages … Continue reading →

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Poland, Warsaw Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Poland is in Central Europe, east of Germany. CAPITAL CITY: Warsaw LARGEST CITY: Warsaw CURRENCY: Polish Z?oty (PLN) ECONOMY: Poland has one of the strongest economies in Eastern Europe. Poland has steadfastly pursued a policy of liberalizing the economy … Continue reading →

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Philippines, Manila Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: The Philippines is in South-Eastern Asia, it is an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. CAPITAL CITY: Manila LARGEST CITY: Quezón City CURRENCY: Philippine Peso (PHP) ECONOMY: The Philippines is a lower-middle-income … Continue reading →

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Peru, Lima Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Peru is in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. CAPITAL CITY: Lima LARGEST CITY: Lima CURRENCY: Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) ECONOMY: Peru is a lower-middle-income developing country. The country’s economic performance has been … Continue reading →

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Paraguay, Asuncion Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Paraguay is in Central South America, northeast of Argentina. CAPITAL CITY: Asuncion LARGEST CITY: Asuncion CURRENCY: Paraguay Guaraní (PYG) ECONOMY: Paraguay is a lower-middle-income developing country has a market economy marked by a large informal sector that features both … Continue reading →

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Salary Purchasing Power Parity

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

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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Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Papua New Guinea is in Oceania, it is a group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia. CAPITAL CITY: Port Moresby LARGEST … Continue reading →

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Panama, Panama City Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Panama is in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. CAPITAL CITY: Panama City LARGEST CITY: Panama City CURRENCY: Panamanian Balboa (PAB) ECONOMY: Panama is a lower-middle-income developing country. … Continue reading →

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Palau, Melekeok Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Palau is in Oceania, it is a group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines. CAPITAL CITY: Melekeok LARGEST CITY: Koror CURRENCY: US Dollar (USD) ECONOMY: Palau has a small economy and is reliant on … Continue reading →

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