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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.

Kazakhstan, Almaty Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Kazakhstan is in Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe. CAPITAL CITY: Astana LARGEST CITY: Almaty CURRENCY: Kazakhstan Tenge (KZT) ECONOMY: Kazakhstan possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves and large supplies … Continue reading

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Kenya, Nairobi Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Kenya is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania. CAPITAL CITY: Nairobi LARGEST CITY: Nairobi CURRENCY: Kenyan Shilling (KES) ECONOMY: Kenya is the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa. After independence, Kenya … Continue reading

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Jordan, Amman Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Jordan is in the Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia. CAPITAL CITY: Amman LARGEST CITY: Amman CURRENCY: Jordanian Dinar (JOD) ECONOMY: Jordan has insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources. Fundamental problems include poverty, unemployment, and inflation. … Continue reading

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Jersey, Saint Helier Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and … Continue reading

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Japan, Tokyo Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Japan is an island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. CAPITAL CITY: Tokyo LARGEST CITY: Tokyo CURRENCY: Japanese Yen (JPY) ECONOMY: Japan is considered the 2nd largest economy in … Continue reading

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Jamaica, Kingston Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba. CAPITAL CITY: Kingston LARGEST CITY: Kingston CURRENCY: Jamaican Dollar (JMD) ECONOMY: Jamaica is a mixed, free-market economy with state enterprises and private sector businesses. Major sectors include agriculture, … Continue reading

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Italy, Rome Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Italy is in Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. CAPITAL CITY: Rome LARGEST CITY: Rome CURRENCY: Euro (?) (EUR) ECONOMY: Italy has a diversified industrial capitalistic economy with roughly the same total … Continue reading

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Italy, Milan Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Italy is in Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. CAPITAL CITY: Rome LARGEST CITY: Rome CURRENCY: Euro (EUR) ECONOMY: Italy has a diversified industrial capitalistic economy with roughly the same total and … Continue reading

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Israel, Jerusalem Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Israel is in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. CAPITAL CITY: Jerusalem LARGEST CITY: Jerusalem CURRENCY: Israeli New Shekel (ILS) ECONOMY: Israel has a technologically advanced market economy. Israel has intensively developed its agricultural … Continue reading

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Isle of Man, Douglas Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles. CAPITAL CITY: Douglas LARGEST CITY: Douglas CURRENCY: British Pound (GBP) ECONOMY: The Isle of Man is a … Continue reading

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