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Middle East Expat Cost of Living Comparison 2016

Abu-Dhabi in the UAE is the most expensive city for expats in the Middle East, followed by Beirut in second place. Dubai and Doha are third and fourth respectively, while Manama has dropped out of the top 10 most expensive … Continue reading

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Asia Pacific Expat Cost of Living April 2016

Hong Kong has retained the top spot as the overall most expensive in Asia-Pacific (and 3rd most expensive in the world). Singapore remains the second most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region for expatriates (6th most expensive in the world) … Continue reading

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Europe Expat Cost of Living Rankings April 2016

Zurich and Geneva are ranked as the first and second most expensive expat cities in Europe and the 8th and 10th most expensive global locations for expatriates. Despite the fact that there have been moderate price increases in most of … Continue reading

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The Americas Expat Cost of Living Comparison 2016

Caracas is the most expensive expatriate city to live in worldwide for the third successive year. Caracas’s cost of living in US Dollars can vary greatly depending on the exchange rate selected (very expensive using the official exchange rate but … Continue reading

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Africa Expat Cost of Living Rankings April 2016

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 … Continue reading

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International Cost Of Living, Hardship and Expat Pay: An Expat in Myanmar

Thinking of becoming an expat in Myanmar, get a little advice before you set out on your adventure. It is not just the culture that may be different but the cost of living as well….http://bit.ly/1qkREwq

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Expat Festivities while far from home….

Being an Expat permits unusual and fascinating events to occur while on your adventure, you belong to a community where celebrating different customs and traditions is an opportunity. Our first cultural event to be experienced was Ramadan and Eid, this … 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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Transport International Cost of Living Ranking – April 2011

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

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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