Tag Archives: 2011

Education International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

This report provides you with the rank of Education cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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). Continue reading

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International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

Rising grocery and oil prices are impacting the low income earners most severely, but are also likely to impact expatriate purchasing power.
Lower income earners spend a larger percentage of their income on groceries and transport. The world’s poorest consumers spend a large proportion of their income, around 50 to 70 percent, on food and have limited capacity to adjust quickly to rapid price increases. In places like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya this has contributed to political unrest. At the expatriate level the impact will also be felt as up to 16% of their income is spent on groceries and 18% on transport. Continue reading

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Alcohol and Tobacco International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

This report provides you with the rank of Alcohol & Tobacco cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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). Continue reading

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Clothing International Cost of Living Rank – April 2011

This report provides you with the rank of Clothing cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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). Continue reading

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Furniture & Appliance International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

This report provides you with the rank of Furniture & Appliance cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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). Our 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. Continue reading

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Healthcare International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

This report provides you with the rank of Healthcare cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 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). Our 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. Continue reading

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Where to Find the World’s Best Quality of Life in 2011

Where will you find the world’s best quality of life? Going by numbers alone, the winner is clear: the United States. On a macro level, the numbers tell their story. The U.S. has more paved roads than anywhere else, more … Continue reading

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International Cost of Living Rankings

Once again, Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world in which to live, out of 300 global locations. Asia-Pacific has 4 of the 10 most expensive cities in the world. Europe’s most expensive cities are mostly those that are not on the Euro. The Americas most expensive city is Caracas, which is the world’s second most expensive city to live in for expatriates. Continue reading

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