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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.

Expat Egypt News: One American woman’s diary under curfew

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Xpatulator

I am under curfew, banished from the streets after 4 pm. There’s still no Internet, which evokes mild withdrawal symptoms. Cellphone service is back after a day, when dusted-off landlines proved their worth. Mona, who lives in the apartment upstairs, … Continue reading →

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UK Expatriate News: Bank of England chief Mervyn King: standard of living to plunge at fastest rate since 1920s

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Xpatulator

Households face the most dramatic squeeze in living standards since the 1920s, the Governor of the Bank of England warned, as he reacted to the shock disclosure that the economy was shrinking again. Families will see their disposable income eaten … Continue reading →

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Expat guide to France: health care

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Xpatulator

No two health care systems in the Western world are the same. The French approach shows the usual Gallic individualism. It has worked well for its citizens, giving excellent all-round care and greater consumer choice than in Britain. Peter Pallot … Continue reading →

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International Cost of Living Rankings

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Xpatulator

Once again, Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world in which to live, out of 300 global locations. Asia-Pacific has 4 of the 10 most expensive cities in the world. Europe’s most expensive cities are mostly those that are not on the Euro. The Americas most expensive city is Caracas, which is the world’s second most expensive city to live in for expatriates. Continue reading →

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On Culture and Parenting

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Xpatulator

InCultureParent is an online magazine for parents raising little global citizens. Centered on global parent culture and traditions, we feature articles on parenting around the world and raising multicultural and multilingual (also bicultural and bilingual) children. We also spotlight two … Continue reading →

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Health insurers provide policies for cancer sufferers

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Xpatulator

Medical insurers are moving to fill a void in perhaps the most important, and frightening, area of cover – cancer. Market leader Bupa International has moved into an area which, until recently, has been seen by some insurers as unduly … Continue reading →

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Ministers confirm end of default retirement age

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Xpatulator

The Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65 is to be phased out between 6 April and 1 October of this year, the government has confirmed. The Department for Business said that as well as benefiting individuals, “the freedom to work … Continue reading →

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Britain’s poorest families’ standard of living ‘will continue to fall’

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Xpatulator

About seven million of Britain’s poorest people will see their spending power fall by a tenth over the next decade because the prices of essentials such as food, fuel and clothing are rising much faster than inflation, according to new … Continue reading →

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Expats to be deported for ‘obscene’ gestures

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Xpatulator

One of the many urban myths with which long-time expats like to scare newcomers to Dubai is that you can be arrested for making rude hand gestures such as “flipping the finger”. http://my.telegraph.co.uk/expat/annabelkantaria/10141335/expats-to-be-deported-for-%E2%80%98obscene%E2%80%99-gestures/

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Offshore savers less protected if banks fail

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Xpatulator

Offshore savers are yet again being short-changed compared with those onshore. But this time, it’s the level of protection that’s lower for expatriates than for counterparts living in the UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8246100/Offshore-savers-less-protected-if-banks-fail.html

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