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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.

Madagascar, Antananarivo Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique. CAPITAL CITY: Antananarivo LARGEST CITY: Antananarivo CURRENCY: Malagasy Ariary (MGA) ECONOMY: Madagascar’s economy is focused on tourism; textile and light manufacturing exports; agricultural products (the world’s leading producer … Continue reading →

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Liechtenstein, Vaduz Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Liechtenstein is in Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland. CAPITAL CITY: Vaduz LARGEST CITY: Schaan CURRENCY: Swiss Franc (CHF) ECONOMY: Liechtenstein is a small geographic area with limited natural resources. Liechtenstein is a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy. The … Continue reading →

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Libya, Tripoli Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Libya is in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia. CAPITAL CITY: Tripoli LARGEST CITY: Tripoli CURRENCY: Libyan Dinar (LYD) ECONOMY: The Libyan economy depends upon revenues from the oil sector, which contribute about 95 percent … Continue reading →

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Liberia, Monrovia Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Liberia is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. CAPITAL CITY: Monrovia LARGEST CITY: Monrovia CURRENCY: Liberian Dollar (LRD) ECONOMY: Much of Liberia’s economy has been destroyed by civil war and government … Continue reading →

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Lesotho, Maseru Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Lesotho is a landlocked country enclaved by South Africa. CAPITAL CITY: Maseru LARGEST CITY: Maseru CURRENCY: Lesotho Loti (LSL) ECONOMY: Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa, the sale of water to South Africa and customs … Continue reading →

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Lebanon, Beirut Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Lebanon is in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria. CAPITAL CITY: Beirut LARGEST CITY: Beirut CURRENCY: Lebanese Pound (LBP) ECONOMY: Lebanon has rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily, … Continue reading →

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Latvia, Riga Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Latvia is in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania. CAPITAL CITY: Riga LARGEST CITY: Riga CURRENCY: Latvian Lats (LVL) ECONOMY: Latvia has had one of the highest (GDP) growth rates in Europe, since 2000. Due … Continue reading →

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Laos, Vientiane Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Laos is in Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam. CAPITAL CITY: Vientiane LARGEST CITY: Vientiane CURRENCY: Lao Kip (LAK) ECONOMY: The Lao economy is heavily dependent on investment and trade with its larger and richer neighbors, Thailand, … Continue reading →

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Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Kyrgyzstan is in Central Asia, west of China. CAPITAL CITY: Bishkek LARGEST CITY: Bishkek CURRENCY: Kyrgyzstan Som (KGS) ECONOMY: Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with a predominantly agricultural economy, these include cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat as the … Continue reading →

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Kuwait, Kuwait City Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Kuwait is in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. CAPITAL CITY: Kuwait City LARGEST CITY: Kuwait City CURRENCY: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) ECONOMY: Kuwait is a small, rich, relatively open economy with reportedly around … Continue reading →

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