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Communication International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Xpatulator

Communication costs include various communication costs such as home telephone rental and call charges, internet connection and service provider fees, mobile / cellular phone contract and calls.
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Furniture & Appliance International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Xpatulator

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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Transport International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Xpatulator

This report provides you with the rank of Transport cost of living indexes as at April 2011 for each of our 300 global locations. Continue reading →

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Generation What? The first Generation babies …. Gen X

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Xpatulator

Generation X is probably the generation with the biggest turning point, brought up by Baby Boomers, technological advancements, changes in politics and the economy, democracy, black and women’s rights, space exploration and all this happening at a rapid rate, this … Continue reading →

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Generations What? Lets begin with the Traditionalist…..

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Xpatulator

Have you considered how the period you were born into determines how you will be as a person? How you and your school mates reacted towards circumstances?  How to cope with the generation gap that we all feel between ourselves, … Continue reading →

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Expatriate Spotlight on Andorra la Vella in Andorra

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Xpatulator

Andorra is famous for great skiing and shopping and some of the most dramatic scenery in the Pyrenees with over 300 days of sunshine a year. In the last five years, over €50 million has been invested in mountain cafés … Continue reading →

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Expatriate Spotlight on Algiers in Algeria

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Xpatulator

Algiers is a large, busy, Mediterranean city that, thanks mainly to oil and gas, is growing and prospering. The number of new cars on the roads is a sign of growing personal prosperity. The population has doubled in the last … Continue reading →

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Comparable Worth: Equal Pay for Equal Work – Expatriate Salary Purchasing Power Parity

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Xpatulator

Comparable worth is a principle that states that people who perform work of equal value should receive similar levels of compensation regardless of gender, ethnicity, nationality etc, but with the exception of legally allowable differences such as level of performance, … Continue reading →

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Why your salary is what it is

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Xpatulator

Have you ever wondered why your salary is what it is? At first glance you would probably say it is based on what you signed up for when you joined your company and on the salary increases you received since then. Perhaps this was based on the state of the economy, your company’s profitability or hopefully your performance. But let us dig a little deeper. Continue reading →

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The Role of Hypothetical Tax in Expatriate Assignment Pay

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Xpatulator

Tax rates differ throughout the world. When an individual goes on an expatriate assignment they may move to a higher or lower tax regime. If differences in tax are not taken into account by multi-national organizations, it becomes difficult to move individual expatriates. What tax formulas should you be looking at when moving countries and what is Hypothetical Tax? Continue reading →

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