Expatriate International Cost of Living

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.

For more on cost of living information on China, Tianjin

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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This report provides you with the rank of Miscellaneous 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).

Miscellaneous costs include stationary, linen and general goods and services such as domestic help, dry cleaning, linen, office supplies, newspapers and magazines, and postage stamps.

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

April 2010 Rank Country, City

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

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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 between countries and so measures real quantities.

The purpose of an expatriate pay program is to maintain employee spending power and standard of living irrespective of global location. Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP) is the amount of salary that equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies given the relative cost of the same basket of goods (cost of living) at the exchange rate versus one US Dollar.  This means that a given salary, when converted into different currencies at the SPPP rates, will buy the same basket of goods and services in all countries.

Currency exchange rates are highly volatile as they are based on short-term factors and are subject to substantial distortions from speculative movements, economic outlook and government interventions. Currency exchange rates, on their own, do not in our view reflect cost of living changes in the short-term. Exchange rates, even when averaged over a period of time such as a year, are not a good measure of the comparative value of a salary in relation to its comparative international purchasing power. In the short to medium term at least, apparent changes in the comparative level of remuneration between one country and another may be principally a function of changes in the exchange rate as opposed to cost of living.

The basket of goods and services used in SPPP calculations is derived on an International basis and includes certain items often excluded from expatriate cost of living data (most notably housing costs), however any or all of the 13 basket groups can be included or excluded from a calculation.  SPPP’s provide a reasonably good picture of the differences in standards of living for individual’s resident and paid in different countries.

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Country Full Name: People’s Republic of China. Hong Kong 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), English (both official).

Major Religions: Buddhism, Taoism.

Country Population: 7.0 million (2008 est.) 7.1 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of Hong Kong is characterised by the principle of one country, two systems, whereby Hong Kong runs on economic and political systems different from those of mainland China. Hong Kong is one of the world’s leading international financial centres, with a major capitalist service economy characterized by low taxation, free trade and minimum government intervention under the ethos of positive non-interventionism.

Currency: Hong Kong Dollar(HKD).

Country Inflation: 4.3% (2008 est.) -1.0% (2009 est.).

City: Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China.

City Economy: Hong Kong’s highly favorable geographical position and trading opportunities are wealth-generating assets.

Cost of Living: Hong Kong 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. Hong Kong is currently ranked 8 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

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