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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.

Asia Pacific Expat Cost of Living April 2016

Hong Kong has retained the top spot as the overall most expensive in Asia-Pacific (and 3rd most expensive in the world). Singapore remains the second most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region for expatriates (6th most expensive in the world) … Continue reading

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Global Versus Local Pay

Ramesh prefers to say “I am from Dubai and Mumbai” as these are the two places he feels he is a “local” rather than have to explain “My parents were from India. I was born in Dubai and grew up … Continue reading

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Europe Expat Cost of Living Rankings April 2016

Zurich and Geneva are ranked as the first and second most expensive expat cities in Europe and the 8th and 10th most expensive global locations for expatriates. Despite the fact that there have been moderate price increases in most of … Continue reading

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Venezuela introduces two-day week to deal with energy crisis – BBC News

Originally posted on Expatriate International Cost of Living:
Venezuela public sector employees are told to work only Monday and Tuesday until the country overcomes a worsening energy crisis. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36145184

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The Americas Expat Cost of Living Comparison 2016

Caracas is the most expensive expatriate city to live in worldwide for the third successive year. Caracas’s cost of living in US Dollars can vary greatly depending on the exchange rate selected (very expensive using the official exchange rate but … Continue reading

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Venezuela introduces two-day week to deal with energy crisis – BBC News

Venezuela public sector employees are told to work only Monday and Tuesday until the country overcomes a worsening energy crisis. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36145184

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Africa Expat Cost of Living Rankings April 2016

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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International Expatriate Cost of Living Rankings April 2016

Caracas is the most expensive expatriate city to live in worldwide for the third successive year. The second costliest city to maintain an expat lifestyle is the capital of oil-rich Angola, Luanda, due to the extremely high cost of maintaining … Continue reading

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International Expatriate Cost of Living Comparison April 2016

Caracas is the most expensive expat place to live worldwide. Caracas’s cost of living in US Dollars can vary greatly depending on the exchange rate selected (very expensive using the official exchange rate but very cheap using the black market … Continue reading

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Live in an Expensive Expat City?

Caracas is the most expensive expatriate city to live in worldwide.  The second costliest city to maintain an expat lifestyle is the the capital of oil-rich Angola, Luanda.  Hong Kong is the third most expensive city for expatriates to live. For the full … Continue reading

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