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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.

Namibia, Windhoek – Cost of Living

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

Agriculture, herding, tourism and mining of precious stones and metals form the backbone of Namibia’s economy. Approximately half the population live below the international poverty line, and the nation has suffered heavily from the effects of HIV/AIDS, with approximately 15% … Continue reading →

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Myanmar, Yangon – Cost of Living

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

Burma is one of the poorest nations in the world, suffering from decades of stagnation, mismanagement, and isolation. Yangon is also known as Rangoon and is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Division. Yangon is the … Continue reading →

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Mozambique, Maputo – Cost of Living

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War (1977-1992), but the country is still one of the world’s poorest and most underdeveloped. Mozambique’s life expectancy and infant mortality rates are both among the worst … Continue reading →

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Salary Purchasing Power Parity

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

Internationally comparable cost of living data is crucial to forming sustainable expatriate pay policies and monitoring progress.  Market exchange rates give misleading comparisons because they do not reflect salary purchasing power differences. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) accounts for price differences … Continue reading →

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Alcohol & Tobacco International Cost of Living Ranking

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Alcohol & Tobacco cost of living indexes for 282 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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Morocco, Rabat – Cost of Living

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Morocco is considered a relatively liberal economy. The services sector accounts for just over half of GDP and industry, made up of mining, construction and manufacturing, is an additional quarter. The sectors who recorded the highest growth … Continue reading →

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Africa Cost of Living – 2010

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Xpatulator

Africa’s most expensive city for expatriates, as at 1 July 2010, is Luanda in Angola (ranked 15 in the world) with a cost of living index of 106.17 (New York = 100). Luanda is particularly expensive for education, (ranked 3 … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica – Cost of Living

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Montenegro is mostly service-based and is in late transition to a market economy. Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. Podgorica is the administrative centre of Montenegro. Most of Montenegro’s industrial, financial and commercial base … Continue reading →

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Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar – Cost of Living

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Mongolia has traditionally been based on agriculture and the breeding of livestock. Mongolia also has extensive mineral deposits: copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production. Mongolia is the most … Continue reading →

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Monaco, Monaco – Cost of Living

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Xpatulator

Monaco is the second smallest country in the world; only Vatican City is smaller. It is regarded as a tax haven, and many of its inhabitants are wealthy and from foreign countries. One of Monaco’s main sources of income is … Continue reading →

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