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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.

Household International Cost of Living Ranking

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Household 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 expatriate spending patterns … Continue reading →

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Equatorial Guinea, Malabo – Cost of Living

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Equatorial Guinea has benefited from the discovery of large oil reserves in 1996 and its subsequent exploitation. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. The deterioration of the rural economy under … Continue reading →

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El Salvador, San Salvador – Cost of Living

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of El Salvador has been hampered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, but El Salvador currently has a steadily growing economy. The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 64%, followed by the industrial … Continue reading →

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Egypt, Cairo – Cost of Living

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Egypt depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism; there are also more than three million Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Europe. Cairo is a megacity and a global city … Continue reading →

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A new approach to expatriate pay

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

The challenges of ensuring expatriates are paid fair salaries across different countries, in the current economic climate, of the credit crisis together with rapid currency and inflation fluctuations are increasingly complex. The current economic climate has made it necessary to … Continue reading →

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Healthcare International Cost of Living Ranking

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Healthcare 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 expatriate spending … Continue reading →

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Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo – Cost of Living

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of the Dominican Republic is the largest in Central America and the Caribbean. It is a upper middle-income developing country. Santo Domingo, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo is the center of … Continue reading →

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Dominica, Roseau – Cost of Living

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Dominica is dominated by bananas and other agriculture, and nearly one-third of the labour force works in agriculture. This sector, however, is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices. Roseau is the … Continue reading →

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Djibouti, Djibouti – Cost of Living

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Djibouti is based on service activities connected with the country’s strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. … Continue reading →

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Denmark, Copenhagen – Cost of Living

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Denmark is a mixed economy with very few natural resources that relies almost entirely on human resources. The service sector makes up the vast amount of the employment and economy. Its industrialized market economy depends on imported … Continue reading →

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