Category Archives: cost of living calculator

International Cost Of Living Index Calculation

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Xpatulator

Cost of living is the cost of maintaining a specified standard of living, similar to a typical household budget. A Cost of living index is a numerical way of comparing cost of living, either over time, or by comparing different … Continue reading →

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How to analyse countries side by side?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Xpatulator

Question: I am the CFO for a company who has staff working on projects in around 20 countries. How can I use your product to put these countries side by side in one analysis. Answer: The best solution would be … Continue reading →

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cost of living per diem rate question

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Xpatulator

Question: How can I run a report of what a per diem rate should be for a Canadian employee who is traveling on business to the UK. I want the information to cover the cost of food and miscellaneous expenses … Continue reading →

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Cost of living questions

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Xpatulator

Question: I wonder in what way tax pressure and cost regarding social security are taken into account. As far as I can see the gross salary is calculated and not the net salary. Because of great differences in tax pressure, … Continue reading →

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Salary Purchasing Power Parity

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Xpatulator

Internationally comparable cost of living data is crucial to forming sustainable expatriate pay policies and monitoring progress. Continue reading →

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Alcohol & Tobacco International Cost of Living Ranking

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Xpatulator

Alcohol & Tobacco costs include alcoholic beverages such as alcohol at bar, beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey, and wine as well as tobacco products such as cigarettes. Continue reading →

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Angola Cost of Living

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Xpatulator

Angola cost of living is ranked a high cost of living location. Continue reading →

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Andora Cost of Living

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Xpatulator

Andorra cost of living is ranked a middle cost of living location. Continue reading →

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Albania Cost of Living

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Xpatulator

Albania cost of living is ranked a low cost of living location. The Republic of Albania is a Balkan country in South Eastern Europe. CAPITAL CITY: Tirana LARGEST CITY: Tirana CURRENCY: Albanian Lek (ALL) ECONOMY: After economic contraction following the … Continue reading →

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A New Approach to Expatriate Pay

Posted on January 25, 2009 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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