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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.

The America’s Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Xpatulator

Brazil – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro come in fifth and ninth respectively as two of the overall most expensive places to live in the world, with Caracas, Venezuela coming in sixth.    Of the top 50 most expensive … Continue reading →

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Africa Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Xpatulator

Angola, Luanda comes in 27th and Angola 36th in the overall most expensive places to live in the world.   Of the top 50 most expensive destinations to live based on the overall cost of living, Africa has 2 locations … Continue reading →

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Europe Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Xpatulator

As the third overall most expensive place to live in the world, Zurich has an overall cost of living index of 134.72. The overall index is comprised of 13 different basket groups. The assumption using the overall index is that … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on April 30, 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, healthcare … Continue reading →

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Expat Eye on the World

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Xpatulator

  Being much more visual when it comes to gathering information or purely learning just about anything, I am always on the look out for videos that will help me achieve this. Deciding to become an expat IS a big … Continue reading →

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How to Calculate a Cost of Living Allowance – Part 3

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Xpatulator

The formula for calculating a cost of living allowance using the inputs discussed in part 2 are as follows:

(Net Spendable Salary X Cost of Living Index X Hardship Index X Exchange Rate) less (Net Spendable Salary X Exchange Rate) = COLA Continue reading →

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How to Calculate a Cost of Living Allowance – Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Xpatulator

The formula for calculating the specific cost of living index for an international assignment is as follows: Cost of Living Index = Customized Cost of Living Index for Host City / Customized Cost of Living Index for Home City When moving … Continue reading →

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How to Calculate a Cost of Living Allowance – Part 1

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Xpatulator

A Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is a salary supplement paid to employees to cover differences in the cost of living, particularly as a result of an international assignment. The amount of COLA should enable an expatriate to be able … Continue reading →

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The Provisional 7Wonders of the World, is Your Country 1?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Xpatulator

On the 11/11/11, just to make it ever so exciting with a special date line, the provisional 7Wonders of the World were announced. I wonder did you notice the announcement and if so did you notice who was nominated and who was … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living – Household Accommodation – October 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Xpatulator

Cost of living rank of Household cost of living indexes as at October 2011 for 300 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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