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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.

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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Kosovo, Pristina Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Kosovo is a disputed landlocked region in the Balkans. CAPITAL CITY: Pristina LARGEST CITY: Pristina CURRENCY: Euro (EUR) ECONOMY: Kosovo has one of the most under-developed economies in Europe. Kosovo was the poorest province of Yugoslavia and received substantial … Continue reading →

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Korea Republic of, Seoul Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Republic of Korea is in Eastern Asia, in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. CAPITAL CITY: Seoul LARGEST CITY: Seoul CURRENCY: South Korean Won (KRW) ECONOMY: South Korea has … Continue reading →

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Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Democratic Republic of Korea is in Eastern Asia, in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea. CAPITAL CITY: Pyongyang LARGEST CITY: Pyongyang CURRENCY: North Korean … Continue reading →

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Kiribati, South Tarawa Cost of Living January 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Xpatulator

LOCATION: Kiribati is in Oceania, a group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia. CAPITAL CITY: South Tarawa LARGEST CITY: South Tarawa CURRENCY: … Continue reading →

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