Tag Archives: Expatriate Pay

April 2015 Xpatulator.com Top Ten City Rankings

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Xpatulator

Xpatulator.com has been created to assist subscribers calculate expatriate pay using the online calculators and extensive database of cost of living and hardship indexes, for 780 international locations. The cost of living ranking information is updated quarterly using data collected by Xpatulator.com over the past 12 months. Continue reading →

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Kenya Cost of Living: Expatriate Cultural Tips, Risk Rating, Tipping and More…

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Xpatulator

Kenya is a country of diversity, where within its borders are you will find the rich savannahs where big game roam, where cultures are unchanged by the modern world, pristine beaches and coral reefs stretch the coastline, equatorial forests and mighty snow-capped mountains can be found … Continue reading →

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Expat China: Risk, Culture, Working Hours and Language

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Xpatulator

As an expat moving to a country outside of your own culture, the prospect can be quite daunting.  However if you have information your require on what to expect, a little bit of courage and lots of drive anything is possible. … Continue reading →

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China Expat Experience

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Xpatulator

We have put together expats experiences of different countries. Thinking of moving abroad? Then read our weekly blog from expats living around the world. Natalie Cossavella living in China Where are you originally from? I’m from South Africa Is this … Continue reading →

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What is Expatriate Pay Philosophy?

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Xpatulator

Organisations spend insufficient time creating a well designed expatriate remuneration strategy and policy. This is dangerous given that the highest employee turnover is at the beginning and end of international assignments, indicating a lack of integration of expatriate pay philosophy with … Continue reading →

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Six Things I Miss About Being An Expat

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Xpatulator

Becoming an expat was a culture shock, I felt isolated and yes depression was part and parcel of trying to fit in and work out who I was, where I was going and how to cope. I truly put on … Continue reading →

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The What? The Balassa–Samuelson Effect.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Xpatulator

The Balassa–Samuelson effect is the theory behind the Salary Purchasing Power Parity Calculator (SPPP). The goal of this calculator is to determine how much salary, in a host location, will give an employee the same purchasing power as they currently have in … Continue reading →

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International Cost of living in July 2011

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Xpatulator

The July cost of living rankings reflect a rapidly changing world. This year has seen political uprisings in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain and Syria; Ireland, Portugal and Greece are in financial crisis. At first glance the causes appear to be related to poor management of the economy, combined with other factors such as youth unemployment and political freedom. However it can also be argued that a common issue is the cost of living, particularly for the poorest sectors within each country. Continue reading →

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Lebanon, Beirut – Cost of Living

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Xpatulator

The economy of Lebanon is characterized by remittances from Lebanese abroad which account for one fifth of the country’s economy. The thriving tourism and banking activities have made the services sector the most important part of the Lebanese economy employing nearly 65% of the workforce. Continue reading →

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Algeria Cost of Living

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Xpatulator

Algeria cost of living is ranked a middle cost of living location. Algeria is in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. CAPITAL CITY: Algiers LARGEST CITY: Algiers CURRENCY: Algerian Dinar (DZD) ECONOMY: Algiers is an important … Continue reading →

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