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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.

Cost of Living Rankings – Education – April 2012

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Xpatulator

Cost of living rank of Education cost of living indexes as at April 2012 for all global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based on expatriate … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings – Communication – April 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Xpatulator

  Cost of living rank of Communication cost of living indexes as at April 2012 for all global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based on … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings – Clothing – April 2012

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Xpatulator

  Cost of living rank of Clothing cost of living indexes as at April 2012 for all global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based on … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings – Alcohol & Tobacco – April 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Xpatulator

Cost of living rank of Alcohol & Tobacco cost of living indexes as at April 2012 for all global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each location, based … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings excluding Housing, Education, Healthcare and Transport Basket Groups for April 2012

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Xpatulator

 In many international assignments, basket groups such as housing, education, healthcare and transport are provided for by the employer, either in kind or in the form of an allowance over and above the salary. The reason why we would exclude … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings with All Baskets for April 2012

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Xpatulator

  The most expensive place to live in April 2012 is Tokyo based on the overall cost of living, encompassing all cost of living baskets. Zurich is the most expensive based on the cost of living excluding the housing, education, … Continue reading →

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South Asia Cost of Living April 2012

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Xpatulator

The South Asia region does not fall within the top 50 most expensive places to live in the world, India Mumbai and New Delhi are at  366 and 381 respectively, with Sri Lanka, Colombo 390 of the 780 locations.   The latest international … Continue reading →

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Middle East Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Xpatulator

Middle East region does not fall within the top 50 most expensive places to live in the world, with the UAE, Abu Dhabi coming in at 72nd on the list and Qatar, Doha at The Middle East region does not … Continue reading →

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Asia-Pacific Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Xpatulator

The most expensive place to live in April 2012 is Tokyo based on the overall cost of living, encompassing all cost of living baskets. As the overall most expensive place to live, Tokyo has an overall cost of living index of … Continue reading →

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How Does Your Salary Compare?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Xpatulator

Most of us spend much of our time working for a salary. The average person will spend close to 40 years earning a salary of some sort. Do we spend enough time and effort making sure what we get paid … Continue reading →

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