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About Xpatulator

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.

Expatriate Pay Philosophy

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Xpatulator

Organisations spend insufficient time creating a well designed expatriate remuneration strategy and policy. This is dangerous given that the highest employee turnover is at the beginning and end of international assignments, indicating a lack of integration of expatriate pay philosophy … Continue reading →

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Recreation and Culture International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Recreation and Culture cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading →

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Personal Care International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Personal Care cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and … Continue reading →

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Americas Cost of Living – 2010

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

The Americas most expensive city is now Caracas, which is the world’s second most expensive city to live in, largely as a result of the recent devaluation of the official exchange rate. Brazil has 3 of the 4 most expensive … Continue reading →

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The Positives and Negatives of Moving Internationally

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Xpatulator

This is a basic summary on the Positives and Negatives on moving from one place to another in our global world from someone who has been there and done it a couple of times.  How to make the negatives positive … Continue reading →

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Household Accommodation International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Household Accommodaion cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading →

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Grocery International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Grocery cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading →

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Middle East Cost of Living – 2010

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

The Middle East has experienced a drop in inflation in most cities over the past two years following a few years of relatively high inflation. The strong link of most regional currencies to the United States Dollar has resulted in … Continue reading →

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Transport International Cost of Living Ranking 2010

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Transport cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services … Continue reading →

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Expat Kids, not just cost of living

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Xpatulator

Is being an expat all about attitude, and if so, does this have an immense influence on expat children and how they perceive their situation in this new environment? If as adults we have doubts about settling in a new … Continue reading →

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