Expatriate International Cost of Living

This report provides you with the rank of Healthcare cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of our 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 across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups).

Healthcare costs include general healthcare, medical and medical insurance such as general practitioner consultation rates, hospital private ward daily rate, non-prescription medicine, and private medical insurance / medical aid contributions.

The April 2010 healthcare international cost of living rank is as follows:

April 2010 Rank Country, City

1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Japan, Tokyo
3 Brazil, Brasilia
4 China, Hong Kong
5 Australia, Sydney
6 Venezuela, Caracas
7 Comores, Moroni
8 Bermuda, Hamilton
9 Switzerland, Geneva
10 Chad, NDjamena
11 Angola, Luanda
12 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
13 Denmark, Copenhagen
14 Switzerland, Zurich
15 Slovakia, Bratislava
16 Australia, Melbourne
17 Australia, Canberra
18 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
19 United Kingdom, London
20 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
21 Korea Republic of, Seoul
22 Australia, Perth
23 Algeria, Algiers
24 Solomon Islands, Honiara
25 Italy, Milan
26 Congo, Brazzaville
27 Russia, Moscow
28 Nigeria, Lagos
29 Qatar, Doha
30 Micronesia, Palikir
31 Ireland, Dublin
32 Bahamas, Nassau
33 San Marino, San Marino
34 Greenland, Nuuk
35 Samoa, Apia
36 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
37 Gambia, Banjul
38 Taiwan, Taipei
39 Germany, Munich
40 Croatia, Zagreb
41 Isle of Man, Douglas
42 USA, Seattle Wash
43 USA, Boston Mass
44 Iran, Tehran
45 Italy, Rome
46 USA, Anchorage AK
47 Austria, Vienna
48 Monaco, Monaco
49 France, Paris
50 Sudan, Khartoum
51 Germany, Frankfurt
52 Norway, Oslo
53 Central African Republic, Bangui
54 Jersey, Saint Helier
55 Nauru, Yaren
56 Germany, Cologne
57 Australia, Brisbane
58 Guernsey, St Peter Port
59 Vanuatu, Port Vila
60 Gabon, Libreville
61 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
62 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
63 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
64 New Zealand, Auckland
65 USA, San Francisco Calif
66 Cameroon, Douala
67 USA, San Jose Calif
68 United Kingdom, Glasgow
69 Palau, Melekeok
70 New Caledonia, Noumea
71 Germany, Hamburg
72 Germany, Bonn
73 Singapore, Singapore
74 Finland, Helsinki
75 Vatican City, Vatican City
76 Falkland Islands, Stanley
77 USA, San Diego Calif
78 Cayman Islands, George Town
79 Serbia, Belgrade
80 Djibouti, Djibouti
81 United Kingdom, Birmingham
82 Bahrain, Manama
83 USA, Milwaukee Wis
84 USA, Los Angeles Calif
85 China, Beijing
86 USA, Philadelphia Pa
87 USA, Chicago Ill
88 Germany, Berlin
89 USA, Portland Ore
90 Benin, Cotonou
91 Canada, Toronto
92 United Kingdom, Leeds
93 Mauritius, Port Louis
94 Mali, Bamako
95 Netherlands, Amsterdam
96 Togo, Lome
97 Australia, Adelaide
98 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
99 Lebanon, Beirut
100 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
101 Belgium, Brussels
102 Czech Republic, Prague
103 Turkey, Ankara
104 USA, Charlotte NC
105 USA, Denver Colo
106 USA, New York NY
107 Spain, Madrid
108 Iceland, Reykjavik
109 Canada, Vancouver
110 Tuvalu, Funafuti
111 Indonesia, Jakarta
112 Sweden, Stockholm
113 USA, Miami Fla
114 Cameroon, Yaounde
115 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
116 USA, Dallas Tex
117 China, Shanghai
118 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
119 USA, San Antonio Tex
120 Burundi, Bujumbura
121 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
122 Seychelles, Victoria
123 Cape Verde, Praia
124 Saint Helena, Jamestown
125 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
126 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
127 USA, Washington DC
128 Guinea, Conakry
129 Hungary, Budapest
130 Myanmar, Yangon
131 Spain, Barcelona
132 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
133 Estonia, Tallinn
134 Marshall Islands, Majuro
135 Afghanistan, Kabul
136 Martinique, Fort-de-France
137 USA, Cleveland Ohio
138 USA, Atlanta GA
139 Azerbaijan, Baku
140 USA, Columbus Ohio
141 Canada, Calgary
142 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
143 Rwanda, Kigali
144 Kazakhstan, Almaty
145 Colombia, Bogota
146 Ghana, Accra
147 Niger, Niamey
148 Puerto Rico, San Juan
149 Jamaica, Kingston
150 Ukraine, Kiev
151 Egypt, Cairo
152 USA, Indianapolis Ind
153 Zambia, Lusaka
154 Malta, Velletta
155 USA, Jacksonville Fla
156 USA, St Louis MO
157 USA, Memphis Tenn
158 Montenegro, Podgorica
159 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
160 USA, Baltimore Md
161 Kuwait, Kuwait City
162 USA, Detroit Mich
163 USA, Austin Tex
164 USA, Houston Tex
165 Canada, Montreal
166 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
167 Senegal, Dakar
168 Uruguay, Montevideo
169 Lithuania, Vilnius
170 USA, El Paso Tex
171 Chile, Santiago
172 Israel, Jerusalem
173 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
174 Jordan, Amman
175 USA, Tampa Fla
176 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
177 Grenada, Saint Georges
178 Portugal, Lisbon
179 China, Macao
180 USA, Las Vegas Nev
181 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
182 Libya, Tripoli
183 Namibia, Windhoek
184 Mozambique, Maputo
185 India, Mumbai
186 Canada, Ottawa
187 Somalia, Mogadishu
188 USA, Fort Worth Tex
189 Mexico, Mexico City
190 Greece, Athens
191 Poland, Warsaw
192 Barbados, Bridgetown
193 Moldova, Chisinau
194 Sierra Leone, Freetown
195 Guam, Hagatna
196 Botswana, Gaborone
197 USA, Phoenix Ariz
198 Slovenia, Ljubljana
199 Vietnam, Hanoi
200 Philippines, Manila
201 Bulgaria, Sofia
202 Maldives, Male
203 Cyprus, Nicosia
204 Thailand, Bangkok
205 Kosovo, Pristina
206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
207 Kenya, Nairobi
208 Romania, Bucharest
209 India, New Delhi
210 South Africa, Johannesburg
211 Laos, Vientiane
212 India, Chennai
213 Timor-Leste, Dili
214 Belarus, Minsk
215 Malawi, Lilongwe
216 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
217 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
218 Guyana, Georgetown
219 South Africa, Cape Town
220 Macedonia, Skopje
221 China, Shenzhen
222 Latvia, Riga
223 India, Calcutta
224 India, Hyderabad
225 China, Wuhan
226 Liberia, Monrovia
227 Cuba, Havana
228 Tonga, NukuAlofa
229 Morocco, Rabat
230 South Africa, Pretoria
231 Uganda, Kampala
232 Costa Rica, San Jose
233 Armenia, Yerevan
234 Nicaragua, Managua
235 South Africa, Durban
236 China, Dalian
237 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
238 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
239 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
240 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
241 Nepal, Kathmandu
242 Syria, Damascus
243 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
244 Albania, Tirana
245 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
246 Guatemala, Guatemala City
247 Lesotho, Maseru
248 Peru, Lima
249 India, Bangalore
250 Iraq, Baghdad
251 Panama, Panama City
252 El Salvador, San Salvador
253 Fiji, Suva
254 Sri Lanka, Colombo
255 Suriname, Paramaribo
256 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
257 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
258 Dominica, Roseau
259 China, Guangzhou
260 Bangladesh, Dhaka
261 Madagascar, Antananarivo
262 Belize, Belmopan
263 Bolivia, La Paz
264 Mauritania, Nouakchott
265 Oman, Muscat
266 Pakistan, Lahore
267 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
268 Pakistan, Islamabad
269 Pakistan, Karachi
270 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
271 Tunisia, Tunis
272 Saint Lucia, Castries
273 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
274 Eritrea, Asmara
275 Swaziland, Mbabane
276 China, Tianjin
277 Bhutan, Thimphu
278 Paraguay, Asuncion
279 Ecuador, Quito
280 Argentina, Buenos Aires
281 Yemen, Sanaa
282 Zimbabwe, Harare

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Country Full Name: Republic of Colombia.

Location: Colombia is in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama.

Country Climate: Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands.

Country Terrain: Flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains.

Major Languages: Spanish.

Major Religions: Christianity.

Country Population: 48.3 million (2008 est.) 49.0 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of Colombia is that of a free market economy with major commercial and investment ties to the United Nations. Transition from a highly regulated economy has been underway for more than a decade.

Currency: Colombian Peso (COP).

Country Inflation: 7.0% (2008 est.) 4.6% (2009 est.).

City: Bogota is the capital city of Colombia.

City Economy: Bogota is Colombia’s largest economic center and most companies in Colombia have their headquarters in the city. Bogota is also a major center for the import and export of goods for Colombia and the Andean Community in Latin America.

Cost of Living: Bogota has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Bogota is currently ranked 91 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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est.) 1334.3 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of the People’s Republic of China is a rapidly developing and influential market economy. China is the one of the worlds largest economies. China has had the fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate above 10%. China’s per capita income has likewise grown at an average annual rate of more than 8% over the last three decades drastically reducing poverty.

Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY).

Country Inflation: 5.9% (2008 est.) -0.05% (2009 est.).

City: Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People’s Republic of China, and is the most populous city in central China.

City Economy: Wuhan is an important center for economy, trade, finance, transportation, information technology, and education in Central China. Its major industries includes optic-electronic, automobile manufacturing, steel manufacturing, new pharmaceutical sector, biology engineering, new materials industry and environmental protection. Wuhan has over one third of French investment in China, the most among Chinese cities.

Cost of Living: Wuhan has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Wuhan is currently ranked 250 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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This report provides you with the rank of Household cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of our 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 across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups).

Household costs include housing, water, electricity, household gas, household fuels, local rates and residential taxes such as house / flat mortgage, house / flat rental, household electricity consumption, household gas / fuel consumption, household water consumption, and local property rates / taxes / levies.

The April 2010 household international cost of living rank is as follows:

April 2010 Rank Country, City

1 Japan, Tokyo
2 China, Hong Kong
3 Venezuela, Caracas
4 Taiwan, Taipei
5 Korea Republic of, Seoul
6 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
7 Angola, Luanda
8 Qatar, Doha
9 Croatia, Zagreb
10 Singapore, Singapore
11 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
12 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
13 Montenegro, Podgorica
14 Bermuda, Hamilton
15 United Kingdom, London
16 Switzerland, Geneva
17 Czech Republic, Prague
18 Switzerland, Zurich
19 Australia, Sydney
20 Bahamas, Nassau
21 USA, New York NY
22 Isle of Man, Douglas
23 Jersey, Saint Helier
24 Brazil, Brasilia
25 USA, San Jose Calif
26 Guernsey, St Peter Port
27 Falkland Islands, Stanley
28 France, Paris
29 United Kingdom, Glasgow
30 Russia, Moscow
31 Serbia, Belgrade
32 Nigeria, Lagos
33 Denmark, Copenhagen
34 USA, San Francisco Calif
35 Australia, Canberra
36 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
37 Australia, Melbourne
38 United Kingdom, Birmingham
39 New Caledonia, Noumea
40 Moldova, Chisinau
41 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
42 Australia, Perth
43 Colombia, Bogota
44 Greenland, Nuuk
45 Italy, Milan
46 San Marino, San Marino
47 Monaco, Monaco
48 United Kingdom, Leeds
49 Italy, Rome
50 Ukraine, Kiev
51 Ireland, Dublin
52 Finland, Helsinki
53 Cuba, Havana
54 Cayman Islands, George Town
55 Saint Helena, Jamestown
56 Bahrain, Manama
57 Kuwait, Kuwait City
58 Micronesia, Palikir
59 USA, Boston Mass
60 USA, Washington DC
61 Nauru, Yaren
62 Germany, Munich
63 USA, Los Angeles Calif
64 India, Mumbai
65 Australia, Brisbane
66 Chad, NDjamena
67 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
68 Uruguay, Montevideo
69 Vanuatu, Port Vila
70 Norway, Oslo
71 New Zealand, Auckland
72 Turkey, Ankara
73 Gabon, Libreville
74 Vatican City, Vatican City
75 USA, San Diego Calif
76 Portugal, Lisbon
77 Germany, Frankfurt
78 Hungary, Budapest
79 Jamaica, Kingston
80 Syria, Damascus
81 Germany, Cologne
82 Slovakia, Bratislava
83 USA, Baltimore Md
84 India, New Delhi
85 Palau, Melekeok
86 Senegal, Dakar
87 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
88 India, Chennai
89 Guinea, Conakry
90 India, Calcutta
91 Austria, Vienna
92 Spain, Madrid
93 Lebanon, Beirut
94 Poland, Warsaw
95 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
96 Belgium, Brussels
97 Seychelles, Victoria
98 USA, Philadelphia Pa
99 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
100 Canada, Toronto
101 Martinique, Fort-de-France
102 India, Hyderabad
103 Netherlands, Amsterdam
104 Marshall Islands, Majuro
105 Djibouti, Djibouti
106 Mauritius, Port Louis
107 Australia, Adelaide
108 Spain, Barcelona
109 Iceland, Reykjavik
110 Puerto Rico, San Juan
111 Azerbaijan, Baku
112 Germany, Hamburg
113 Mali, Bamako
114 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
115 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
116 Belarus, Minsk
117 Togo, Lome
118 Canada, Vancouver
119 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
120 Macedonia, Skopje
121 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
122 Vietnam, Hanoi
123 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
124 Chile, Santiago
125 USA, Chicago Ill
126 China, Beijing
127 Uganda, Kampala
128 Canada, Calgary
129 India, Bangalore
130 Sweden, Stockholm
131 Tuvalu, Funafuti
132 Greece, Athens
133 Estonia, Tallinn
134 Jordan, Amman
135 Liberia, Monrovia
136 Sudan, Khartoum
137 Mexico, Mexico City
138 Kazakhstan, Almaty
139 Central African Republic, Bangui
140 Iran, Tehran
141 Solomon Islands, Honiara
142 Zambia, Lusaka
143 Guyana, Georgetown
144 Germany, Bonn
145 Panama, Panama City
146 South Africa, Johannesburg
147 Indonesia, Jakarta
148 Israel, Jerusalem
149 USA, Anchorage AK
150 Lithuania, Vilnius
151 Cameroon, Douala
152 Barbados, Bridgetown
153 USA, Miami Fla
154 Romania, Bucharest
155 Oman, Muscat
156 China, Shanghai
157 Canada, Montreal
158 South Africa, Cape Town
159 USA, Detroit Mich
160 USA, Portland Ore
161 Germany, Berlin
162 Thailand, Bangkok
163 El Salvador, San Salvador
164 Ghana, Accra
165 South Africa, Pretoria
166 Sierra Leone, Freetown
167 South Africa, Durban
168 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
169 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
170 Benin, Cotonou
171 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
172 Guam, Hagatna
173 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
174 Pakistan, Lahore
175 Maldives, Male
176 USA, Milwaukee Wis
177 Algeria, Algiers
178 Canada, Ottawa
179 Mozambique, Maputo
180 Botswana, Gaborone
181 Pakistan, Islamabad
182 Argentina, Buenos Aires
183 Pakistan, Karachi
184 USA, Tampa Fla
185 Costa Rica, San Jose
186 Fiji, Suva
187 USA, Cleveland Ohio
188 Egypt, Cairo
189 USA, Seattle Wash
190 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
191 Kosovo, Pristina
192 Cameroon, Yaounde
193 Morocco, Rabat
194 Philippines, Manila
195 Guatemala, Guatemala City
196 USA, Columbus Ohio
197 USA, Denver Colo
198 Cape Verde, Praia
199 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
200 Belize, Belmopan
201 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
202 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
203 Malta, Velletta
204 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
205 Comores, Moroni
206 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
207 Grenada, Saint Georges
208 USA, Charlotte NC
209 Kenya, Nairobi
210 USA, Jacksonville Fla
211 USA, Phoenix Ariz
212 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
213 USA, Atlanta GA
214 Nicaragua, Managua
215 Armenia, Yerevan
216 Somalia, Mogadishu
217 Tunisia, Tunis
218 USA, Dallas Tex
219 USA, Fort Worth Tex
220 USA, Houston Tex
221 Ecuador, Quito
222 Peru, Lima
223 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
224 China, Shenzhen
225 Samoa, Apia
226 China, Wuhan
227 Myanmar, Yangon
228 USA, Las Vegas Nev
229 Afghanistan, Kabul
230 Kiribati, South Tarawa
231 China, Dalian
232 USA, Indianapolis Ind
233 Cyprus, Nicosia
234 USA, Austin Tex
235 Libya, Tripoli
236 Namibia, Windhoek
237 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
238 USA, San Antonio Tex
239 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
240 USA, El Paso Tex
241 Slovenia, Ljubljana
242 Malawi, Lilongwe
243 Bulgaria, Sofia
244 USA, Memphis Tenn
245 Laos, Vientiane
246 USA, St Louis MO
247 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
248 Albania, Tirana
249 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
250 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
251 Dominica, Roseau
252 China, Guangzhou
253 Latvia, Riga
254 Sri Lanka, Colombo
255 Mauritania, Nouakchott
256 Madagascar, Antananarivo
257 Paraguay, Asuncion
258 Bangladesh, Dhaka
259 Suriname, Paramaribo
260 Lesotho, Maseru
261 China, Tianjin
262 Timor-Leste, Dili
263 Rwanda, Kigali
264 Gambia, Banjul
265 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
266 Saint Lucia, Castries
267 Zimbabwe, Harare
268 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
269 Yemen, Sanaa
270 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
271 China, Macao
272 Niger, Niamey
273 Bolivia, La Paz
274 Swaziland, Mbabane
275 Nepal, Kathmandu
276 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
277 Iraq, Baghdad
278 Burundi, Bujumbura
279 Congo, Brazzaville
280 Tonga, NukuAlofa
281 Bhutan, Thimphu
282 Eritrea, Asmara

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Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China.

Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Country Terrain: Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Major Languages: Mandarin Chinese.

Major Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism.

Country Population: 1327.7 million (2008 est.) 1334.3 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of the People’s Republic of China is a rapidly developing and influential market economy. China is the one of the worlds largest economies. China has had the fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate above 10%. China’s per capita income has likewise grown at an average annual rate of more than 8% over the last three decades drastically reducing poverty.

Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY).

Country Inflation: 5.9% (2008 est.) -0.05% (2009 est.).

City: Tianjin is the sixth largest city of the People’s Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipalities that have provincial-level status, reporting directly to the central government. Also, its urban land area is the fifth largest in China, ranked only after Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

City Economy: Manufacturing is the largest (60.1%) and fastest-growing (18.2%) sector of Tianjin’s economy. Farmland takes up about 40% of Tianjin Municipality’s total area. Wheat, rice, and maize are the most important crops. Fishing is important along the coast. Tianjin is also an important industrial base. Major industries include petrochemical industries, textiles, car manufacturing, mechanical industries, and metalworking.

Cost of Living: Tianjin has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Tianjin is currently ranked 281 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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This report provides you with the rank of Grocery cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of our 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 across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups).

Grocery costs include food, non-alcoholic beverages and cleaning material items such as baby consumables, baked goods, baking, canned foods, cheese, cleaning products, dairy, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, fruit juices, meat, oil & vinegars, pet food, pre-prepared meals, sauces, seafood, snacks, soft drinks, spices and herbs.

The April 2010 grocery international cost of living rank is as follows:

April 2010 Rank Country, City

1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Solomon Islands, Honiara
3 Central African Republic, Bangui
4 Japan, Tokyo
5 Denmark, Copenhagen
6 Congo, Brazzaville
7 Gabon, Libreville
8 Korea Republic of, Seoul
9 Norway, Oslo
10 Vanuatu, Port Vila
11 Bahrain, Manama
12 New Caledonia, Noumea
13 Switzerland, Geneva
14 Greenland, Nuuk
15 Switzerland, Zurich
16 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
17 Tuvalu, Funafuti
18 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
19 Cameroon, Douala
20 Bermuda, Hamilton
21 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
22 Qatar, Doha
23 Sudan, Khartoum
24 Russia, Moscow
25 Australia, Sydney
26 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
27 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
28 Chad, NDjamena
29 Venezuela, Caracas
30 Djibouti, Djibouti
31 Micronesia, Palikir
32 Canada, Toronto
33 Mali, Bamako
34 Austria, Vienna
35 Samoa, Apia
36 Monaco, Monaco
37 France, Paris
38 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
39 Palau, Melekeok
40 China, Beijing
41 San Marino, San Marino
42 Italy, Milan
43 USA, San Jose Calif
44 USA, Anchorage AK
45 Canada, Vancouver
46 Brazil, Brasilia
47 Nigeria, Lagos
48 Angola, Luanda
49 Australia, Melbourne
50 Italy, Rome
51 Australia, Canberra
52 Nauru, Yaren
53 Comores, Moroni
54 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
55 Cameroon, Yaounde
56 Benin, Cotonou
57 China, Shanghai
58 Iceland, Reykjavik
59 Canada, Calgary
60 Australia, Perth
61 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
62 USA, Philadelphia Pa
63 Indonesia, Jakarta
64 Spain, Madrid
65 Egypt, Cairo
66 China, Hong Kong
67 Ireland, Dublin
68 Sierra Leone, Freetown
69 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
70 Togo, Lome
71 Finland, Helsinki
72 Belgium, Brussels
73 USA, San Francisco Calif
74 Germany, Munich
75 Niger, Niamey
76 United Kingdom, London
77 USA, Boston Mass
78 Bahamas, Nassau
79 Azerbaijan, Baku
80 Afghanistan, Kabul
81 Lebanon, Beirut
82 Philippines, Manila
83 Spain, Barcelona
84 Seychelles, Victoria
85 Canada, Montreal
86 USA, New York NY
87 Germany, Frankfurt
88 Sweden, Stockholm
89 USA, Seattle Wash
90 Vatican City, Vatican City
91 Taiwan, Taipei
92 Estonia, Tallinn
93 Isle of Man, Douglas
94 USA, Washington DC
95 Turkey, Ankara
96 Germany, Cologne
97 Australia, Brisbane
98 Netherlands, Amsterdam
99 Guernsey, St Peter Port
100 Jersey, Saint Helier
101 Cayman Islands, George Town
102 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
103 Germany, Bonn
104 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
105 USA, Los Angeles Calif
106 Slovenia, Ljubljana
107 Canada, Ottawa
108 USA, Cleveland Ohio
109 USA, San Diego Calif
110 Tonga, NukuAlofa
111 Martinique, Fort-de-France
112 Guam, Hagatna
113 USA, Baltimore Md
114 Grenada, Saint Georges
115 Germany, Hamburg
116 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
117 Barbados, Bridgetown
118 New Zealand, Auckland
119 USA, Miami Fla
120 Singapore, Singapore
121 Puerto Rico, San Juan
122 Liberia, Monrovia
123 Lithuania, Vilnius
124 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
125 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
126 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
127 Timor-Leste, Dili
128 Germany, Berlin
129 Senegal, Dakar
130 USA, Portland Ore
131 Rwanda, Kigali
132 USA, Denver Colo
133 Malawi, Lilongwe
134 Cyprus, Nicosia
135 Greece, Athens
136 Burundi, Bujumbura
137 USA, Chicago Ill
138 USA, Jacksonville Fla
139 Malta, Velletta
140 Jordan, Amman
141 USA, St Louis MO
142 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
143 United Kingdom, Glasgow
144 USA, El Paso Tex
145 Jamaica, Kingston
146 Somalia, Mogadishu
147 Marshall Islands, Majuro
148 USA, Tampa Fla
149 USA, Atlanta GA
150 Chile, Santiago
151 Australia, Adelaide
152 Kenya, Nairobi
153 USA, Phoenix Ariz
154 Guinea, Conakry
155 Latvia, Riga
156 China, Macao
157 Fiji, Suva
158 Uganda, Kampala
159 Gambia, Banjul
160 USA, Las Vegas Nev
161 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
162 Myanmar, Yangon
163 USA, Charlotte NC
164 Suriname, Paramaribo
165 Namibia, Windhoek
166 USA, Dallas Tex
167 Montenegro, Podgorica
168 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
169 USA, Milwaukee Wis
170 China, Shenzhen
171 Falkland Islands, Stanley
172 China, Wuhan
173 United Kingdom, Birmingham
174 Slovakia, Bratislava
175 Nepal, Kathmandu
176 Cuba, Havana
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
178 Zambia, Lusaka
179 India, Mumbai
180 United Kingdom, Leeds
181 Cape Verde, Praia
182 Lesotho, Maseru
183 China, Dalian
184 USA, Austin Tex
185 USA, Detroit Mich
186 USA, Fort Worth Tex
187 Bangladesh, Dhaka
188 Colombia, Bogota
189 Mauritius, Port Louis
190 Iraq, Baghdad
191 Saint Helena, Jamestown
192 Guyana, Georgetown
193 Laos, Vientiane
194 USA, Columbus Ohio
195 Bulgaria, Sofia
196 Croatia, Zagreb
197 Belarus, Minsk
198 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
199 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
201 Dominica, Roseau
202 India, New Delhi
203 USA, Memphis Tenn
204 India, Chennai
205 Czech Republic, Prague
206 Botswana, Gaborone
207 Hungary, Budapest
208 Portugal, Lisbon
209 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
210 Kuwait, Kuwait City
211 Ghana, Accra
212 South Africa, Johannesburg
213 India, Calcutta
214 USA, Indianapolis Ind
215 India, Hyderabad
216 USA, Houston Tex
217 Belize, Belmopan
218 Eritrea, Asmara
219 Peru, Lima
220 South Africa, Cape Town
221 Morocco, Rabat
222 USA, San Antonio Tex
223 Thailand, Bangkok
224 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
225 Albania, Tirana
226 Kazakhstan, Almaty
227 Maldives, Male
228 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
229 China, Guangzhou
230 South Africa, Pretoria
231 Israel, Jerusalem
232 Mauritania, Nouakchott
233 Armenia, Yerevan
234 Serbia, Belgrade
235 Algeria, Algiers
236 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
237 South Africa, Durban
238 Costa Rica, San Jose
239 Saint Lucia, Castries
240 Bolivia, La Paz
241 Mozambique, Maputo
242 India, Bangalore
243 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
244 Panama, Panama City
245 Kosovo, Pristina
246 Syria, Damascus
247 Mexico, Mexico City
248 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
249 Uruguay, Montevideo
250 Romania, Bucharest
251 Libya, Tripoli
252 Pakistan, Lahore
253 Guatemala, Guatemala City
254 Pakistan, Islamabad
255 Vietnam, Hanoi
256 Sri Lanka, Colombo
257 Pakistan, Karachi
258 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
259 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
260 Madagascar, Antananarivo
261 Bhutan, Thimphu
262 Swaziland, Mbabane
263 Poland, Warsaw
264 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
265 Moldova, Chisinau
266 Nicaragua, Managua
267 China, Tianjin
268 Macedonia, Skopje
269 Iran, Tehran
270 Tunisia, Tunis
271 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
272 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
273 Oman, Muscat
274 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
275 El Salvador, San Salvador
276 Ukraine, Kiev
277 Ecuador, Quito
278 Paraguay, Asuncion
279 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
280 Yemen, Sanaa
281 Zimbabwe, Harare
282 Argentina, Buenos Aires

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Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China.

Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Country Terrain: Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Major Languages: Mandarin Chinese.

Major Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism.

Country Population: 1327.7 million (2008 est.) 1334.3 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of the People’s Republic of China is a rapidly developing and influential market economy. China is the one of the worlds largest economies. China has had the fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate above 10%. China’s per capita income has likewise grown at an average annual rate of more than 8% over the last three decades drastically reducing poverty.

Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY).

Country Inflation: 5.9% (2008 est.) -0.05% (2009 est.).

City: Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China’s Guangdong province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong.

City Economy: Shenzhen is a major manufacturing centre in China and is home to some of China’s most successful high-tech companies. Shenzhen’s economic output is ranked fourth among Chinese cities after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Cost of Living: Shenzhen has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Shenzhen is currently ranked 249 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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This report provides you with the rank of Transport cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of the 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 across 13 broad categories (Basket Groups). The calculators make use of the cost of living indexes, based on your input and Xpatulator’s data, to create reports online which you can save, e-mail or convert to a pdf file.

Transport costs include public transport, vehicle costs, vehicle fuel, vehicle insurance and vehicle maintenance such as hire purchase / lease of vehicle, petrol / diesel, public transport service maintenance, tires, vehicle Insurance, and vehicle purchase.

The April 2010 transport international cost of living rank is as follows:

April 2010 Rank Country, City

1 Norway, Oslo
2 Switzerland, Geneva
3 Germany, Munich
4 Cameroon, Douala
5 Switzerland, Zurich
6 Germany, Frankfurt
7 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
8 Germany, Cologne
9 Comores, Moroni
10 Denmark, Copenhagen
11 Germany, Bonn
12 Netherlands, Amsterdam
13 Germany, Hamburg
14 Solomon Islands, Honiara
15 France, Paris
16 Austria, Vienna
17 Germany, Berlin
18 Monaco, Monaco
19 Cameroon, Yaounde
20 Greenland, Nuuk
21 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
22 San Marino, San Marino
23 Brazil, Brasilia
24 Finland, Helsinki
25 Italy, Milan
26 Turkey, Ankara
27 Malta, Velletta
28 Ireland, Dublin
29 Italy, Rome
30 Hungary, Budapest
31 Spain, Madrid
32 Mali, Bamako
33 Iceland, Reykjavik
34 Spain, Barcelona
35 Australia, Sydney
36 India, Mumbai
37 Senegal, Dakar
38 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
39 Slovakia, Bratislava
40 Vatican City, Vatican City
41 Tuvalu, Funafuti
42 Timor-Leste, Dili
43 Belgium, Brussels
44 Japan, Tokyo
45 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
46 Congo, Brazzaville
47 Central African Republic, Bangui
48 India, New Delhi
49 Isle of Man, Douglas
50 India, Chennai
51 Poland, Warsaw
52 Sweden, Stockholm
53 United Kingdom, London
54 Canada, Toronto
55 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
56 Australia, Canberra
57 Portugal, Lisbon
58 Kiribati, South Tarawa
59 India, Calcutta
60 Guernsey, St Peter Port
61 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
62 India, Hyderabad
63 Australia, Melbourne
64 Eritrea, Asmara
65 Maldives, Male
66 Australia, Perth
67 Canada, Vancouver
68 Chad, NDjamena
69 Gabon, Libreville
70 Vanuatu, Port Vila
71 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
72 India, Bangalore
73 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
74 Togo, Lome
75 Micronesia, Palikir
76 Fiji, Suva
77 Cyprus, Nicosia
78 Canada, Calgary
79 Greece, Athens
80 Croatia, Zagreb
81 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
82 Israel, Jerusalem
83 Madagascar, Antananarivo
84 Macedonia, Skopje
85 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
86 Rwanda, Kigali
87 Malawi, Lilongwe
88 United Kingdom, Glasgow
89 Falkland Islands, Stanley
90 Canada, Montreal
91 Australia, Brisbane
92 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
93 Palau, Melekeok
94 Jersey, Saint Helier
95 Grenada, Saint Georges
96 New Caledonia, Noumea
97 Albania, Tirana
98 Botswana, Gaborone
99 New Zealand, Auckland
100 Azerbaijan, Baku
101 USA, New York NY
102 Nauru, Yaren
103 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
104 Estonia, Tallinn
105 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
106 United Kingdom, Birmingham
107 Niger, Niamey
108 United Kingdom, Leeds
109 Canada, Ottawa
110 Jordan, Amman
111 Kosovo, Pristina
112 Zambia, Lusaka
113 Morocco, Rabat
114 Australia, Adelaide
115 Serbia, Belgrade
116 Barbados, Bridgetown
117 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
118 Lesotho, Maseru
119 USA, Chicago Ill
120 USA, San Jose Calif
121 Ukraine, Kiev
122 USA, Anchorage AK
123 Paraguay, Asuncion
124 USA, Seattle Wash
125 Bulgaria, Sofia
126 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
127 USA, Jacksonville Fla
128 Saint Helena, Jamestown
129 Cape Verde, Praia
130 China, Hong Kong
131 Indonesia, Jakarta
132 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
133 USA, Miami Fla
134 Czech Republic, Prague
135 Montenegro, Podgorica
136 Bermuda, Hamilton
137 Philippines, Manila
138 USA, San Francisco Calif
139 Ghana, Accra
140 Nigeria, Lagos
141 Swaziland, Mbabane
142 USA, San Diego Calif
143 Guam, Hagatna
144 Lebanon, Beirut
145 Martinique, Fort-de-France
146 Marshall Islands, Majuro
147 USA, Los Angeles Calif
148 Latvia, Riga
149 Puerto Rico, San Juan
150 Kazakhstan, Almaty
151 Bangladesh, Dhaka
152 Lithuania, Vilnius
153 USA, Dallas Tex
154 Slovenia, Ljubljana
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
156 Laos, Vientiane
157 USA, Washington DC
158 Taiwan, Taipei
159 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
160 Russia, Moscow
161 USA, Philadelphia Pa
162 USA, Phoenix Ariz
163 Singapore, Singapore
164 Chile, Santiago
165 Guatemala, Guatemala City
166 Romania, Bucharest
167 USA, Baltimore Md
168 USA, Indianapolis Ind
169 USA, Tampa Fla
170 USA, Boston Mass
171 Myanmar, Yangon
172 China, Macao
173 Syria, Damascus
174 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
175 Costa Rica, San Jose
176 Mauritius, Port Louis
177 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
178 USA, Atlanta GA
179 Jamaica, Kingston
180 USA, San Antonio Tex
181 USA, Fort Worth Tex
182 USA, Portland Ore
183 Guinea, Conakry
184 USA, Las Vegas Nev
185 Afghanistan, Kabul
186 Kuwait, Kuwait City
187 Cayman Islands, George Town
188 Peru, Lima
189 USA, Cleveland Ohio
190 Sudan, Khartoum
191 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
192 Yemen, Sanaa
193 USA, Detroit Mich
194 Colombia, Bogota
195 USA, Charlotte NC
196 Djibouti, Djibouti
197 Seychelles, Victoria
198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
199 USA, Milwaukee Wis
200 Bahrain, Manama
201 USA, Denver Colo
202 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
203 USA, Austin Tex
204 USA, El Paso Tex
205 Panama, Panama City
206 USA, Houston Tex
207 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
208 Mauritania, Nouakchott
209 Tunisia, Tunis
210 USA, Columbus Ohio
211 Somalia, Mogadishu
212 USA, St Louis MO
213 USA, Memphis Tenn
214 Liberia, Monrovia
215 Korea Republic of, Seoul
216 Vietnam, Hanoi
217 Benin, Cotonou
218 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
219 Dominica, Roseau
220 Samoa, Apia
221 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
222 Namibia, Windhoek
223 Uruguay, Montevideo
224 Tonga, NukuAlofa
225 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
226 Algeria, Algiers
227 Bhutan, Thimphu
228 El Salvador, San Salvador
229 Mexico, Mexico City
230 South Africa, Johannesburg
231 Suriname, Paramaribo
232 Mozambique, Maputo
233 Venezuela, Caracas
234 Sri Lanka, Colombo
235 South Africa, Cape Town
236 Moldova, Chisinau
237 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
238 South Africa, Pretoria
239 South Africa, Durban
240 Bahamas, Nassau
241 Argentina, Buenos Aires
242 Cuba, Havana
243 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
244 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
245 Sierra Leone, Freetown
246 Thailand, Bangkok
247 Bolivia, La Paz
248 Saint Lucia, Castries
249 Gambia, Banjul
250 Burundi, Bujumbura
251 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
252 Nepal, Kathmandu
253 Armenia, Yerevan
254 Angola, Luanda
255 Uganda, Kampala
256 Kenya, Nairobi
257 Belize, Belmopan
258 Iraq, Baghdad
259 Iran, Tehran
260 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
261 Nicaragua, Managua
262 China, Beijing
263 Guyana, Georgetown
264 Qatar, Doha
265 Egypt, Cairo
266 Belarus, Minsk
267 Pakistan, Lahore
268 Oman, Muscat
269 China, Shanghai
270 Pakistan, Islamabad
271 Pakistan, Karachi
272 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
273 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
274 Ecuador, Quito
275 Libya, Tripoli
276 China, Shenzhen
277 Zimbabwe, Harare
278 China, Wuhan
279 China, Dalian
280 China, Guangzhou
281 China, Tianjin
282 Cambodia, Phnom Penh

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Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China.

Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Country Terrain: Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Major Languages: Mandarin Chinese.

Major Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism.

Country Population: 1327.7 million (2008 est.) 1334.3 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of the People’s Republic of China is a rapidly developing and influential market economy. China is the one of the worlds largest economies. China has had the fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate above 10%. China’s per capita income has likewise grown at an average annual rate of more than 8% over the last three decades drastically reducing poverty.

Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY).

Country Inflation: 5.9% (2008 est.) -0.05% (2009 est.).

City: Shanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Located on China’s central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People’s Republic of China with province-level status.

City Economy: Shanghai is often regarded as the center of finance and trade in mainland China. Shanghai also hosts the largest share market in mainland China.

Cost of Living: Shanghai has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Shanghai is currently ranked 136 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Macau Status: Semi-autonomous, special administrative region of China.

Location: China is in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Country Climate: Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Country Terrain: Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Major Languages: Chinese (mainly Cantonese), Portuguese (both official).

Major Religions: Buddhism, Christianity.

Country Population: 1327.7 million (2008 est.) 1334.3 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of Macao is characterised by the policy of one country, two systems, by which the Central People’s Government is responsible for Macao’s defense and foreign affairs, while Macao maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organisations and events. The territory has thriving industries such as textiles, electronics and toys, and a notable tourist industry. This makes it one of the richest cities in the world.

Currency: Macau Pataca (MOP).

Country Inflation: 5.9% (2008 est.) -0.05% (2009 est.).

City: The Macao Special Administrative Region is one of the two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong.

City Economy: Macao’s economy is based largely on tourism, much of it geared toward gambling. Other chief economic activities in Macau are export-geared textile and garment manufacturing, banking and other financial services. The clothing industry has provided about three quarters of export earnings, and the gaming, tourism and hospitality industry is estimated to contribute more than 50% of Macau’s GDP, and 70% of Macau government revenue.

Cost of Living: Macao has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Macao is currently ranked 257 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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