Tag Archives: International Cost of Living

Cost of Living Rankings excluding Housing, Education, Healthcare and Transport Basket Groups for April 2012

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Xpatulator

 In many international assignments, basket groups such as housing, education, healthcare and transport are provided for by the employer, either in kind or in the form of an allowance over and above the salary. The reason why we would exclude … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings with All Baskets for April 2012

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Xpatulator

  The most expensive place to live in April 2012 is Tokyo based on the overall cost of living, encompassing all cost of living baskets. Zurich is the most expensive based on the cost of living excluding the housing, education, … Continue reading →

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South Asia Cost of Living April 2012

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Xpatulator

The South Asia region does not fall within the top 50 most expensive places to live in the world, India Mumbai and New Delhi are at  366 and 381 respectively, with Sri Lanka, Colombo 390 of the 780 locations.   The latest international … Continue reading →

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Middle East Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Xpatulator

Middle East region does not fall within the top 50 most expensive places to live in the world, with the UAE, Abu Dhabi coming in at 72nd on the list and Qatar, Doha at The Middle East region does not … Continue reading →

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The America’s Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Xpatulator

Brazil – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro come in fifth and ninth respectively as two of the overall most expensive places to live in the world, with Caracas, Venezuela coming in sixth.    Of the top 50 most expensive … Continue reading →

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Africa Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Xpatulator

Angola, Luanda comes in 27th and Angola 36th in the overall most expensive places to live in the world.   Of the top 50 most expensive destinations to live based on the overall cost of living, Africa has 2 locations … Continue reading →

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Europe Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Xpatulator

As the third overall most expensive place to live in the world, Zurich has an overall cost of living index of 134.72. The overall index is comprised of 13 different basket groups. The assumption using the overall index is that … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Xpatulator

The most expensive place to live in April 2012 is Tokyo based on the overall cost of living, encompassing all cost of living baskets. Zurich is the most expensive based on the cost of living excluding the housing, education, healthcare … Continue reading →

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Expat Eye on the World

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Xpatulator

  Being much more visual when it comes to gathering information or purely learning just about anything, I am always on the look out for videos that will help me achieve this. Deciding to become an expat IS a big … Continue reading →

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How to Calculate a Cost of Living Allowance – Part 3

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Xpatulator

The formula for calculating a cost of living allowance using the inputs discussed in part 2 are as follows:

(Net Spendable Salary X Cost of Living Index X Hardship Index X Exchange Rate) less (Net Spendable Salary X Exchange Rate) = COLA Continue reading →

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