Author Archives: Xpatulator

The world has changed dramatically in the past few months and we will continue to experience rapid change in the months to come. Without a vaccine that works long-term, there is no return to “normal”. There is only life with … Continue reading →

Zimbabwe is the most expensive country for Expatriates to live in due to the current economic crisis. Hong Kong is the second most expensive country due to the very high cost of housing and healthcare. Singapore is the third most … Continue reading →

Asia Pacific has 3 cities in the top 10 most expensive cities in the world. The Cost of Living Index (COLI) for cities in Asia Pacific is the result of dividing each locations cost of living by the cost of … Continue reading →

San Francisco CA is the most expensive location in the Americas as at January 2020. American countries and cities are extremely diverse ranging from the most developed, wealthy and technologically advanced, through to some of the poorest and least developed … Continue reading →

The top 10 most expensive cities in Africa for an Expat as at January 2020. 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 … Continue reading →

Prices are out of control. Wage purchasing power has plummeted due to food and fuel prices soaring. Foreign currency shortages have got even worse than before. Inflation is now over 500%…….it is now the most expensive city in Africa and … Continue reading →

The most expensive city in Asia-Pacific as at January 2020 is mainly so costly for Expats due to extremely high housing costs, as well as the high cost of schooling and limited space available making rentals high. However, when you … Continue reading →

For decades Zimbabwe’s policies have destroyed the economy and the livelihoods of Zimbabweans, including hyperinflation that eventually led the country to ditch its worthless sovereign currency in favour of the United States dollar. In June 2019 year the government stopped … Continue reading →

#Hong-Kong is the most expensive city in the world in 2019, followed by #Singapore and #Monaco. The biggest changes this year was #Harare in #Zimbabwe moving into the top 10 and #Luanda in #Angola dropping out. For more

Compared to New York, the equivalent cost in Johannesburg is as follows: 1) Alcohol (where available) & Tobacco: for items such as beer, spirits, wine and tobacco related products such as cigarettes. A basket costing USD$1000 in New York costs … Continue reading →