Middle East Expat Cost of Living Comparison Rankings July 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Xpatulator


Abu-Dhabi in the UAE is the most expensive city for expats in the Middle East, followed by Beirut. Dubai and Doha are third and fourth respectively, while Manama has dropped to 10th most expensive in the Middle East, having dropped to 316th most expensive in the world. Damascus is the cheapest city to live in.

While Abu-Dhabi is the most expensive city in the Middle East, it is only ranked 93rd in the world. In Abu-Dhabi housing, education and recreation and culture costs are very high. Similarly Dubai has dropped to 110th most expensive in the world.
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Europe Expat Cost of Living Comparison Rankings July 2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Xpatulator


Zurich and Geneva are ranked as the first and second most expensive expat cities in Europe and the 5th and 6th most expensive cities for expatriates. This is due primarily to the strong Swiss Franc which has maintained its position against the US Dollar despite the dollar’s strong showing in 2015, as well as due to high rentals and institutionalized high wages.
An interesting observation is that only one of the top ten most expensive cities in Europe is on the Euro (Monaco).
Oslo is the world’s 7th and Europe’s third most expensive city as at July 2016. Oslo was the most expensive location in Europe in 2014, however the weaker Norwegian Krone resulting primarily from the lower global oil price and subsequent weaker oil sector, contributed to Oslo becoming relatively cheaper in global terms during 2015.
Bucharest in Romania is the cheapest city for expatriates in Europe. Bucharest is particularly cheap for communication, groceries, healthcare, and housing.
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Asia Pacific Expat Cost of Living Comparison Rankings July 2016

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Xpatulator


Hong Kong has not only retained the top spot as the overall most expensive in Asia-Pacific, it has become the most expensive city in the world, mainly due to the extremely high housing costs, as well as high cost of schooling and limited space available making rentals high. However, when you exclude costs related to housing, education, medical and transport, Hong Kong falls out of the top ten city rankings for this region. This indicates that Hong-Kong is not the most expensive place for other basket groups.
Singapore remains the second most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region for expatriates (4th most expensive in the world) and tops the region rankings when costs related to housing, education, medical and transport are excluded.
Tokyo is the third most expensive city in Asia-Pacific. This is mainly due to the strength of the Japanese Yen, which has held steady against the USD, while most other currencies have weakened.
Shanghai is the fourth most expensive…
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America Expat Cost of Living Comparison Rankings July 2016

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Xpatulator


Hamilton in Bermuda is the most expensive location in the Americas, in 9th place globally; this is due to the high price of property and the fact that most items have to be transported to Bermuda adding a great deal to the cost of expatriate items.
New York (Manhattan) NY is the second most expensive location in the Americas, the most expensive city in the USA in 11th place worldwide, this is mainly due to the highly priced rental property market. Overall locations across the United States have climbed the rankings during 2015 as a result of the strong US Dollar against most other global currencies. The second most expensive city in the USA is Honolulu, HI ranked 5th in the region and 29th in the world, followed by San Jose in California ranked 36th in the world. In comparison the highest ranked city in Canada is Toronto, ranked 105th most expensive in the world in 2016.
Completing the top 5 in the Americas is Nassau in the Bahamas ranked 3rd, and George Town in the Cayman Islands 4t
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Africa Expat Cost of Living Comparison Rankings July 2016

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Xpatulator


Overall African countries are some of the poorest and least developed in the world, with relatively low local cost of living expenses; however the cost of importing and transporting the international standard of goods that expatriates expect to purchase in the cities in this region makes it extremely expensive to maintain the lifestyle that they are used to.
Luanda is most expensive city to live in the African region, and second most expensive city in the world. The Angolan New Kwanza (AOA) is approximately 36% weaker against the US Dollar compared to a year ago, extremely costly safe expatriate accommodation, imported produce and costly international private schooling has kept Launda at the top of the rankings in Africa.
Maseru in Lesotho is the cheapest African city. Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy of Lesotho’s economy is based on diamonds and water sold to South Africa, and to some extent the earnings of labourers employed in South Africa.
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Latest International Country Inflation Rates July 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Xpatulator


The latest available inflation rate for all countries world wide (2016 est.):
Afghanistan 5%
Albania 0.7%
Algeria 6.08%
Angola 29.23%
Anguilla 3.1%
Antigua and Barbuda 1.4%
Argentina 40.5%
Armenia -2.1%
Aruba -1.6%
Australia 1.3%
Austria 0.6%
Azerbaijan 10.5%
Bahamas 2%
Bahrain 3.7%
Bangladesh 5.45%
Barbados -1.4%
Belarus 12.4%
Belgium 2.2%
Belize 0.1%
Benin -0.1%
Bermuda 0.6%
Bhutan 3.03%
Bolivia 5.02%
Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.6%
Botswana 2.8%
Brazil 9.32%
British Virgin Islands 2.3%
Brunei -0.3%…
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The 10 Cheapest Low Hardship Cities For Expatriate Professional Migrants July 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Xpatulator


An expatriate professional migrant is someone who voluntarily lives outside their country in order to take up a job opportunity and a better or at the very least a similar, quality of life with the intention returning to their home country and do not therefore consider themselves to be local in their host country.
Selected 10 cheapest low hardship cities for expatriate professional migrants as at July 2016 for all expat basket items from most cheap to less cheap are as follows:
1. Lodz (Poland-Europe)
4. Port Elizabeth (South Africa-Africa)
5. Budapest (Hungary-Europe)
7. Klang (Malaysia-Asia-Pacific)
8. Gaborone (Botswana-Africa)
10. Port Louis (Mauritius-Africa)
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The 10 Cheapest Low Hardship Countries For Expatriate Professional Migrants July 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Xpatulator


The 10 cheapest low hardship countries for expatriate professional migrants as at July 2016 for all expat basket items from most cheapest to less cheap are as follows:

1. Poland (Europe)
2. Hungary (Europe)
3. Botswana (Africa)
4. South Africa (Africa)
5. Malaysia (Asia-Pacific)
6. Cook Islands (Asia-Pacific)
7. Czech Republic (Europe)
8. Paraguay (Americas)
9. Greece (Europe)
10. Mauritius (Africa)
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International Hardship Premium Locations 2016

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Xpatulator


Hardship refers to the relative difference an expatriate and their family are likely to experience and the relative impact on their lifestyle when moving between different locations.
In assessing how much to pay an expatriate, it is important to take into account the relative hardship, in terms of quality of living conditions between locations, and assesses the relative level of difficulty that will be experienced in adapting to a new location.
The Xpatulator.com High and Extreme Hardship Premium Locations (30%-40% Premium) as at July 2016:
Abidjan in Cote D’Ivoire 40%
Abuja in Nigeria 30%
Accra in Ghana 20%
Adana in Turkey 30%
Addis Ababa in Ethiopia 40%
Ahmedabad in India 30%
Alexandria in Egypt 40%
Algiers in Algeria 30%
Almaty in Kazakhstan 40%
Amman in Jordan 30%
Ankara in Turkey 30%
Antananarivo in Madagascar 40%
Apia in Samoa 30%
Ashgabat in Turkmenistan 30%…
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International City Cost of Living 2016 for Expatriate Professional Migrants

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Xpatulator


Hong Kong is the most expensive city in the world for an expatriate professional migrant to live in 2016.

The top ten most expensive cities in the world comprise three from Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong (1); Singapore (4); Tokyo (8)), three from Africa (Luanda (2); Asmara (3); Kinshasa (10)), three from Europe (Zurich (5); Geneva (6); Oslo(7)), and one from America (Hamilton(9)).

In Hong Kong the very high cost of housing and healthcare, as well as the strong Hong Kong dollar which is fixed against the US Dollar, are the main reasons for it being the world’s most expensive city.

Luanda in Angola is the second most expensive city in the world for expatriate professional migrants to live. As opposed to Hong Kong, everything in Luanda is expensive as almost all international standard goods and services are imported.
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