If you are an expatriate, Thailand is the best country to find love - however, it's also one of the hardest places for learning the local language.
Canada, Australia and Thailand are regarded by expatriates as the premier places in the world to live and love, according to the second annual expatriate experience survey by HSBC Bank International.
Canada has the best quality of life and is among the easiest places in the world to integrate with the local population, according to the survey of 3,146 people working in 30 different industries and 50 countries. Australia and Thailand come next on the list.
One in five expats has found love, with Thailand being the most likely place to fall in love followed by Germany and Brazil. Almost half of Thailand's expats say that they have found love.
Asia emerged as the place to go for making friends, with Thailand ranked first, followed by Vietnam, Hong Kong and Malaysia. More than half of the expats questioned in the survey - 58 per cent - have lived abroad for more than five years.
The top three countries for settling down are South Africa, Thailand and Canada, where expats have lived for more than five years.
The survey found that for expats, a higher income does not necessarily mean a better quality of life, said Alan Smith, head of international wealth management for HSBC.
Those earning less are also more likely to find love, with expats earning under US$60,000 (1.9 million baht) more likely to find love abroad than any other group. Similarly, expats over the age of 55 will have a greater chance of finding their life partner - one in four expats around the world aged 55 and over have found love or a life partner while living abroad.
Expats living in English-speaking countries have less trouble with language barriers, regardless of their origins. Learning the local language remains the biggest expat challenge of all.
While Thailand is seen as the easiest place to make friends, it is ranked 26th for ease of learning the local language.
For ease in finding a school, Thailand comes fourth; organising finances, 11th. For arranging healthcare, it is ranked second; finding somewhere to live, first. For setting up utilities, 9th; making local friends, 16th; and arranging accommodation, second.
Last year Germany, Canada and Spain were the top three countries deemed to have the best lifestyle for expats.
In another online survey, the British rated Thailand their No.1 holiday destination of 10 countries.
A total of 1,241 Britons responded to the survey, which polled 24,000 people around the world.
Thailand scooped 25% of British votes and the United States 11% but France came last, scoring a miserable
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Education International Cost of Living Ranking
Education costs include creche / pre-school fees, high school / college fees, primary school fees, and tertiary study fees.
The October 2009 education international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Venezuela, Caracas
2 Angola, Luanda
3 Brazil, Brasilia
4 Bermuda, Hamilton
5 Central African Republic, Bangui
6 New Caledonia, Noumea
7 Bahamas, Nassau
8 Solomon Islands, Honiara
9 Nigeria, Lagos
10 Gabon, Libreville
11 USA, Boston Mass
12 Belgium, Brussels
13 United Kingdom, London
14 Singapore, Singapore
15 Australia, Sydney
16 Chad, N'Djamena
17 USA, New York NY
18 Croatia, Zagreb
19 USA, San Jose Calif
20 Vanuatu, Port Vila
21 USA, Philadelphia Pa
22 Djibouti, Djibouti
23 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
24 USA, Baltimore Md
25 USA, San Francisco Calif
26 USA, Seattle Wash
27 Sierra Leone, Freetown
28 Australia, Melbourne
29 USA, Los Angeles Calif
30 Cameroon, Douala
31 Australia, Canberra
32 USA, Washington DC
33 USA, Phoenix Ariz
34 USA, San Diego Calif
35 USA, Dallas Tex
36 Kiribati, South Tarawa
37 USA, Charlotte NC
38 USA, Jacksonville Fla
39 USA, Chicago Ill
40 USA, Portland Ore
41 Liberia, Monrovia
42 USA, Atlanta GA
43 Australia, Perth
44 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
45 Togo, Lome
46 USA, Cleveland Ohio
47 Barbados, Bridgetown
48 USA, Milwaukee Wis
49 USA, Tampa Fla
50 Serbia, Belgrade
51 Jersey, Saint Helier
52 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
53 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
54 Congo, Brazzaville
55 USA, Columbus Ohio
56 USA, Miami Fla
57 USA, Denver Colo
58 Seychelles, Victoria
59 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
60 USA, Las Vegas Nev
61 Moldova, Chisinau
62 USA, El Paso Tex
63 USA, Detroit Mich
64 Benin, Cotonou
65 USA, Memphis Tenn
66 Samoa, Apia
67 Lithuania, Vilnius
68 USA, St Louis MO
69 Colombia, Bogota
70 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
71 USA, Indianapolis Ind
72 USA, Austin Tex
73 Cameroon, Yaounde
74 Afghanistan, Kabul
75 USA, San Antonio Tex
76 Guernsey, St Peter Port
77 Guinea, Conakry
78 USA, Fort Worth Tex
79 Cuba, Havana
80 Australia, Brisbane
81 Senegal, Dakar
82 Portugal, Lisbon
83 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
84 New Zealand, Auckland
85 United Kingdom, Glasgow
86 Comores, Moroni
87 Falkland Islands, Stanley
88 Malta, Velletta
89 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
90 USA, Houston Tex
91 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
92 Timor-Leste, Dili
93 Mauritius, Port Louis
94 Germany, Berlin
95 France, Paris
96 Isle of Man, Douglas
97 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
98 Kazakhstan, Almaty
99 Belize, Belmopan
100 Russia, Moscow
101 United Kingdom, Birmingham
102 Saint Helena, Jamestown
103 Mali, Bamako
104 Germany, Bonn
105 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
106 Israel, Jerusalem
107 Australia, Adelaide
108 Germany, Frankfurt
109 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
110 Somalia, Mogadishu
111 Norway, Oslo
112 Romania, Bucharest
113 Myanmar, Yangon
114 Cape Verde, Praia
115 Armenia, Yerevan
116 Burundi, Bujumbura
117 Maldives, Male
118 Finland, Helsinki
119 Estonia, Tallinn
120 Tuvalu, Funafuti
121 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
122 Algeria, Algiers
123 Uruguay, Montevideo
124 Niger, Niamey
125 Iran, Tehran
126 Netherlands, Amsterdam
127 Botswana, Gaborone
128 Latvia, Riga
129 Dominica, Roseau
130 Oman, Muscat
131 Korea Republic of, Seoul
132 Rwanda, Kigali
133 Nicaragua, Managua
134 Greenland, Nuuk
135 Gambia, Banjul
136 Cayman Islands, George Town
137 Italy, Milan
138 Iceland, Reykjavik
139 Malawi, Lilongwe
140 Zambia, Lusaka
141 India, Mumbai
142 South Africa, Johannesburg
143 San Marino, San Marino
144 El Salvador, San Salvador
145 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
146 Guam, Hagatna
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
148 Italy, Rome
149 Indonesia, Jakarta
150 Japan, Tokyo
151 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
152 South Africa, Pretoria
153 Austria, Vienna
154 Guatemala, Guatemala City
155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
156 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
157 Iraq, Baghdad
158 Marshall Islands, Majuro
159 India, New Delhi
160 India, Chennai
161 Monaco, Monaco
162 Libya, Tripoli
163 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
164 Saint Lucia, Castries
165 Switzerland, Geneva
166 India, Hyderabad
167 Lesotho, Maseru
168 Madagascar, Antananarivo
169 Greece, Athens
170 Sweden, Stockholm
171 South Africa, Cape Town
172 India, Calcutta
173 Switzerland, Zurich
174 Eritrea, Asmara
175 Bolivia, La Paz
176 Vatican City, Vatican City
177 South Africa, Durban
178 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
179 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
180 Micronesia, Palikir
181 China, Beijing
182 India, Bangalore
183 Ghana, Accra
184 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
185 Grenada, Saint George's
186 Nepal, Kathmandu
187 Vietnam, Hanoi
188 Poland, Warsaw
189 Swaziland, Mbabane
190 Qatar, Doha
191 Hungary, Budapest
192 Thailand, Bangkok
193 Tunisia, Tunis
194 Canada, Toronto
195 Belarus, Minsk
196 Turkey, Ankara
197 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
198 Bhutan, Thimphu
199 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
200 Kosovo, Pristina
201 Azerbaijan, Baku
202 Denmark, Copenhagen
203 Canada, Vancouver
204 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
205 China, Shanghai
206 Martinique, Fort-de-France
207 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
208 Macedonia, Skopje
209 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
210 Puerto Rico, San Juan
211 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
212 Montenegro, Podgorica
213 Bahrain, Manama
214 Canada, Calgary
215 Pakistan, Lahore
216 Pakistan, Islamabad
217 Pakistan, Karachi
218 Mauritania, Nouakchott
219 Nauru, Yaren
220 Spain, Madrid
221 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
222 Ecuador, Quito
223 Uganda, Kampala
224 Paraguay, Asuncion
225 Canada, Montreal
226 Bangladesh, Dhaka
227 Mexico, Mexico City
228 Kenya, Nairobi
229 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
230 Slovakia, Bratislava
231 Namibia, Windhoek
232 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
233 Canada, Ottawa
234 Jordan, Amman
235 Palau, Melekeok
236 China, Hong Kong
237 Sri Lanka, Colombo
238 Syria, Damascus
239 Morocco, Rabat
240 Bulgaria, Sofia
241 China, Shenzhen
242 Ukraine, Kiev
243 Taiwan, Taipei
244 Laos, Vientiane
245 Philippines, Manila
246 China, Wuhan
247 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
248 Albania, Tirana
249 Yemen, Sanaa
250 Zimbabwe, Harare
251 Chile, Santiago
252 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
253 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
254 China, Dalian
255 Kuwait, Kuwait City
256 Sudan, Khartoum
257 Cyprus, Nicosia
258 China, Guangzhou
259 Peru, Lima
260 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
261 Lebanon, Beirut
262 Czech Republic, Prague
263 Ireland, Dublin
264 Jamaica, Kingston
265 China, Tianjin
266 Guyana, Georgetown
267 Egypt, Cairo
268 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
269 Panama, Panama City
270 Mozambique, Maputo
271 Costa Rica, San Jose
272 Slovenia, Ljubljana
273 Argentina, Buenos Aires
274 Fiji, Suva
275 China, Macao
276 Suriname, Paramaribo
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The October 2009 education international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Venezuela, Caracas
2 Angola, Luanda
3 Brazil, Brasilia
4 Bermuda, Hamilton
5 Central African Republic, Bangui
6 New Caledonia, Noumea
7 Bahamas, Nassau
8 Solomon Islands, Honiara
9 Nigeria, Lagos
10 Gabon, Libreville
11 USA, Boston Mass
12 Belgium, Brussels
13 United Kingdom, London
14 Singapore, Singapore
15 Australia, Sydney
16 Chad, N'Djamena
17 USA, New York NY
18 Croatia, Zagreb
19 USA, San Jose Calif
20 Vanuatu, Port Vila
21 USA, Philadelphia Pa
22 Djibouti, Djibouti
23 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
24 USA, Baltimore Md
25 USA, San Francisco Calif
26 USA, Seattle Wash
27 Sierra Leone, Freetown
28 Australia, Melbourne
29 USA, Los Angeles Calif
30 Cameroon, Douala
31 Australia, Canberra
32 USA, Washington DC
33 USA, Phoenix Ariz
34 USA, San Diego Calif
35 USA, Dallas Tex
36 Kiribati, South Tarawa
37 USA, Charlotte NC
38 USA, Jacksonville Fla
39 USA, Chicago Ill
40 USA, Portland Ore
41 Liberia, Monrovia
42 USA, Atlanta GA
43 Australia, Perth
44 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
45 Togo, Lome
46 USA, Cleveland Ohio
47 Barbados, Bridgetown
48 USA, Milwaukee Wis
49 USA, Tampa Fla
50 Serbia, Belgrade
51 Jersey, Saint Helier
52 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
53 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
54 Congo, Brazzaville
55 USA, Columbus Ohio
56 USA, Miami Fla
57 USA, Denver Colo
58 Seychelles, Victoria
59 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
60 USA, Las Vegas Nev
61 Moldova, Chisinau
62 USA, El Paso Tex
63 USA, Detroit Mich
64 Benin, Cotonou
65 USA, Memphis Tenn
66 Samoa, Apia
67 Lithuania, Vilnius
68 USA, St Louis MO
69 Colombia, Bogota
70 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
71 USA, Indianapolis Ind
72 USA, Austin Tex
73 Cameroon, Yaounde
74 Afghanistan, Kabul
75 USA, San Antonio Tex
76 Guernsey, St Peter Port
77 Guinea, Conakry
78 USA, Fort Worth Tex
79 Cuba, Havana
80 Australia, Brisbane
81 Senegal, Dakar
82 Portugal, Lisbon
83 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
84 New Zealand, Auckland
85 United Kingdom, Glasgow
86 Comores, Moroni
87 Falkland Islands, Stanley
88 Malta, Velletta
89 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
90 USA, Houston Tex
91 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
92 Timor-Leste, Dili
93 Mauritius, Port Louis
94 Germany, Berlin
95 France, Paris
96 Isle of Man, Douglas
97 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
98 Kazakhstan, Almaty
99 Belize, Belmopan
100 Russia, Moscow
101 United Kingdom, Birmingham
102 Saint Helena, Jamestown
103 Mali, Bamako
104 Germany, Bonn
105 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
106 Israel, Jerusalem
107 Australia, Adelaide
108 Germany, Frankfurt
109 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
110 Somalia, Mogadishu
111 Norway, Oslo
112 Romania, Bucharest
113 Myanmar, Yangon
114 Cape Verde, Praia
115 Armenia, Yerevan
116 Burundi, Bujumbura
117 Maldives, Male
118 Finland, Helsinki
119 Estonia, Tallinn
120 Tuvalu, Funafuti
121 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
122 Algeria, Algiers
123 Uruguay, Montevideo
124 Niger, Niamey
125 Iran, Tehran
126 Netherlands, Amsterdam
127 Botswana, Gaborone
128 Latvia, Riga
129 Dominica, Roseau
130 Oman, Muscat
131 Korea Republic of, Seoul
132 Rwanda, Kigali
133 Nicaragua, Managua
134 Greenland, Nuuk
135 Gambia, Banjul
136 Cayman Islands, George Town
137 Italy, Milan
138 Iceland, Reykjavik
139 Malawi, Lilongwe
140 Zambia, Lusaka
141 India, Mumbai
142 South Africa, Johannesburg
143 San Marino, San Marino
144 El Salvador, San Salvador
145 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
146 Guam, Hagatna
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
148 Italy, Rome
149 Indonesia, Jakarta
150 Japan, Tokyo
151 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
152 South Africa, Pretoria
153 Austria, Vienna
154 Guatemala, Guatemala City
155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
156 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
157 Iraq, Baghdad
158 Marshall Islands, Majuro
159 India, New Delhi
160 India, Chennai
161 Monaco, Monaco
162 Libya, Tripoli
163 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
164 Saint Lucia, Castries
165 Switzerland, Geneva
166 India, Hyderabad
167 Lesotho, Maseru
168 Madagascar, Antananarivo
169 Greece, Athens
170 Sweden, Stockholm
171 South Africa, Cape Town
172 India, Calcutta
173 Switzerland, Zurich
174 Eritrea, Asmara
175 Bolivia, La Paz
176 Vatican City, Vatican City
177 South Africa, Durban
178 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
179 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
180 Micronesia, Palikir
181 China, Beijing
182 India, Bangalore
183 Ghana, Accra
184 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
185 Grenada, Saint George's
186 Nepal, Kathmandu
187 Vietnam, Hanoi
188 Poland, Warsaw
189 Swaziland, Mbabane
190 Qatar, Doha
191 Hungary, Budapest
192 Thailand, Bangkok
193 Tunisia, Tunis
194 Canada, Toronto
195 Belarus, Minsk
196 Turkey, Ankara
197 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
198 Bhutan, Thimphu
199 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
200 Kosovo, Pristina
201 Azerbaijan, Baku
202 Denmark, Copenhagen
203 Canada, Vancouver
204 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
205 China, Shanghai
206 Martinique, Fort-de-France
207 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
208 Macedonia, Skopje
209 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
210 Puerto Rico, San Juan
211 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
212 Montenegro, Podgorica
213 Bahrain, Manama
214 Canada, Calgary
215 Pakistan, Lahore
216 Pakistan, Islamabad
217 Pakistan, Karachi
218 Mauritania, Nouakchott
219 Nauru, Yaren
220 Spain, Madrid
221 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
222 Ecuador, Quito
223 Uganda, Kampala
224 Paraguay, Asuncion
225 Canada, Montreal
226 Bangladesh, Dhaka
227 Mexico, Mexico City
228 Kenya, Nairobi
229 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
230 Slovakia, Bratislava
231 Namibia, Windhoek
232 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
233 Canada, Ottawa
234 Jordan, Amman
235 Palau, Melekeok
236 China, Hong Kong
237 Sri Lanka, Colombo
238 Syria, Damascus
239 Morocco, Rabat
240 Bulgaria, Sofia
241 China, Shenzhen
242 Ukraine, Kiev
243 Taiwan, Taipei
244 Laos, Vientiane
245 Philippines, Manila
246 China, Wuhan
247 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
248 Albania, Tirana
249 Yemen, Sanaa
250 Zimbabwe, Harare
251 Chile, Santiago
252 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
253 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
254 China, Dalian
255 Kuwait, Kuwait City
256 Sudan, Khartoum
257 Cyprus, Nicosia
258 China, Guangzhou
259 Peru, Lima
260 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
261 Lebanon, Beirut
262 Czech Republic, Prague
263 Ireland, Dublin
264 Jamaica, Kingston
265 China, Tianjin
266 Guyana, Georgetown
267 Egypt, Cairo
268 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
269 Panama, Panama City
270 Mozambique, Maputo
271 Costa Rica, San Jose
272 Slovenia, Ljubljana
273 Argentina, Buenos Aires
274 Fiji, Suva
275 China, Macao
276 Suriname, Paramaribo
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Our international cost of living index information, together with our hardship index information, and exchange rate differences are used to calculate what a person needs to earn in another location given the differences compared to their current location. The calculators assist in determining expatriate pay (expat pay), expatriate salary (expat salary) levels, international salary levels, international assignment salary levels, cost of living allowance (COLA) amounts, travel allowance amounts, international per diems, and any other calculations based on cost of living index, hardship index, and exchange rate information.
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Communication International Cost of Living Ranking
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.
The October 2009 communication international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
2 New Caledonia, Noumea
3 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
4 Latvia, Riga
5 Cameroon, Douala
6 Cape Verde, Praia
7 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
8 Germany, Berlin
9 Kiribati, South Tarawa
10 Gabon, Libreville
11 Germany, Bonn
12 Togo, Lome
13 Cameroon, Yaounde
14 Germany, Frankfurt
15 Peru, Lima
16 Italy, Milan
17 Norway, Oslo
18 Italy, Rome
19 Saint Lucia, Castries
20 Thailand, Bangkok
21 Zambia, Lusaka
22 Colombia, Bogota
23 San Marino, San Marino
24 Belarus, Minsk
25 Slovakia, Bratislava
26 China, Beijing
27 Croatia, Zagreb
28 Vatican City, Vatican City
29 Central African Republic, Bangui
30 Swaziland, Mbabane
31 Myanmar, Yangon
32 Greece, Athens
33 Dominica, Roseau
34 Estonia, Tallinn
35 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
36 Brazil, Brasilia
37 Burundi, Bujumbura
38 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
39 Nepal, Kathmandu
40 Nicaragua, Managua
41 China, Shanghai
42 Tunisia, Tunis
43 Spain, Madrid
44 Bahamas, Nassau
45 Armenia, Yerevan
46 Monaco, Monaco
47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
48 Lithuania, Vilnius
49 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
50 Malawi, Lilongwe
51 Micronesia, Palikir
52 Nauru, Yaren
53 USA, Boston Mass
54 Guyana, Georgetown
55 Moldova, Chisinau
56 Bolivia, La Paz
57 Morocco, Rabat
58 Bermuda, Hamilton
59 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
60 Austria, Vienna
61 Palau, Melekeok
62 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
63 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
64 Mali, Bamako
65 Madagascar, Antananarivo
66 Kazakhstan, Almaty
67 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
68 Ireland, Dublin
69 Azerbaijan, Baku
70 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
71 Chile, Santiago
72 USA, Philadelphia Pa
73 Niger, Niamey
74 Djibouti, Djibouti
75 Grenada, Saint George's
76 Netherlands, Amsterdam
77 Hungary, Budapest
78 Eritrea, Asmara
79 USA, Baltimore Md
80 Japan, Tokyo
81 Angola, Luanda
82 Lesotho, Maseru
83 Bangladesh, Dhaka
84 Iceland, Reykjavik
85 Sierra Leone, Freetown
86 Qatar, Doha
87 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
88 Mexico, Mexico City
89 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
90 Greenland, Nuuk
91 Russia, Moscow
92 Chad, N'Djamena
93 Denmark, Copenhagen
94 Poland, Warsaw
95 China, Shenzhen
96 Ukraine, Kiev
97 Fiji, Suva
98 Switzerland, Geneva
99 USA, Detroit Mich
100 Slovenia, Ljubljana
101 Vanuatu, Port Vila
102 USA, Charlotte NC
103 USA, Phoenix Ariz
104 Belgium, Brussels
105 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
106 China, Wuhan
107 France, Paris
108 Guam, Hagatna
109 Oman, Muscat
110 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
111 Switzerland, Zurich
112 Albania, Tirana
113 Bulgaria, Sofia
114 Pakistan, Lahore
115 Congo, Brazzaville
116 Marshall Islands, Majuro
117 Ecuador, Quito
118 Uruguay, Montevideo
119 Pakistan, Islamabad
120 Pakistan, Karachi
121 Kosovo, Pristina
122 Romania, Bucharest
123 USA, Chicago Ill
124 China, Dalian
125 Samoa, Apia
126 Guatemala, Guatemala City
127 Libya, Tripoli
128 Czech Republic, Prague
129 Macedonia, Skopje
130 USA, Dallas Tex
131 Kuwait, Kuwait City
132 USA, Columbus Ohio
133 USA, Seattle Wash
134 USA, Tampa Fla
135 Tuvalu, Funafuti
136 Barbados, Bridgetown
137 Vietnam, Hanoi
138 USA, New York NY
139 Somalia, Mogadishu
140 Seychelles, Victoria
141 Korea Republic of, Seoul
142 Gambia, Banjul
143 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
144 Kenya, Nairobi
145 USA, El Paso Tex
146 Timor-Leste, Dili
147 China, Guangzhou
148 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
149 USA, Las Vegas Nev
150 Bahrain, Manama
150 Sweden, Stockholm
152 Canada, Toronto
153 Israel, Jerusalem
154 Australia, Sydney
155 Comores, Moroni
156 Rwanda, Kigali
157 USA, San Antonio Tex
158 USA, Milwaukee Wis
159 China, Hong Kong
160 Botswana, Gaborone
161 Canada, Vancouver
162 El Salvador, San Salvador
163 Sri Lanka, Colombo
164 Isle of Man, Douglas
165 Turkey, Ankara
166 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
167 Nigeria, Lagos
168 USA, Atlanta GA
169 USA, San Jose Calif
170 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
171 USA, Fort Worth Tex
172 Mauritania, Nouakchott
173 USA, Denver Colo
174 USA, Portland Ore
174 USA, Washington DC
176 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
177 Cuba, Havana
178 Lebanon, Beirut
179 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
180 Canada, Calgary
181 Sudan, Khartoum
182 Laos, Vientiane
183 USA, San Francisco Calif
184 Malta, Velletta
185 Portugal, Lisbon
186 Mozambique, Maputo
187 USA, St Louis MO
188 USA, Jacksonville Fla
189 USA, Memphis Tenn
190 Australia, Canberra
191 Paraguay, Asuncion
192 Australia, Melbourne
193 Martinique, Fort-de-France
194 USA, Los Angeles Calif
194 USA, San Diego Calif
196 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
197 Taiwan, Taipei
198 Cayman Islands, George Town
199 Syria, Damascus
200 China, Tianjin
201 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
202 United Kingdom, London
203 Canada, Montreal
204 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
205 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
206 Puerto Rico, San Juan
207 Montenegro, Podgorica
208 Australia, Perth
209 USA, Cleveland Ohio
210 Iraq, Baghdad
211 Yemen, Sanaa
212 Venezuela, Caracas
213 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
214 Guernsey, St Peter Port
215 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
216 USA, Austin Tex
216 USA, Indianapolis Ind
218 Jersey, Saint Helier
219 Afghanistan, Kabul
220 Suriname, Paramaribo
221 Liberia, Monrovia
222 Maldives, Male
223 USA, Miami Fla
224 Senegal, Dakar
225 Canada, Ottawa
226 Finland, Helsinki
227 Philippines, Manila
228 Falkland Islands, Stanley
229 Indonesia, Jakarta
230 Serbia, Belgrade
231 Benin, Cotonou
232 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
233 Saint Helena, Jamestown
234 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
235 New Zealand, Auckland
236 Mauritius, Port Louis
237 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
238 Australia, Brisbane
239 South Africa, Johannesburg
240 Egypt, Cairo
241 Uganda, Kampala
242 South Africa, Pretoria
243 Solomon Islands, Honiara
244 USA, Houston Tex
245 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
246 Bhutan, Thimphu
247 Jordan, Amman
248 Australia, Adelaide
249 South Africa, Cape Town
250 Namibia, Windhoek
251 Panama, Panama City
252 South Africa, Durban
253 United Kingdom, Glasgow
254 Algeria, Algiers
255 Singapore, Singapore
256 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
257 Argentina, Buenos Aires
258 United Kingdom, Birmingham
259 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
260 Iran, Tehran
261 Costa Rica, San Jose
262 China, Macao
263 Cyprus, Nicosia
264 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
265 Belize, Belmopan
266 Zimbabwe, Harare
267 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
268 Ghana, Accra
269 Jamaica, Kingston
270 India, Mumbai
271 India, New Delhi
272 India, Chennai
273 India, Calcutta
274 India, Hyderabad
275 India, Bangalore
276 Guinea, Conakry
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The October 2009 communication international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
2 New Caledonia, Noumea
3 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
4 Latvia, Riga
5 Cameroon, Douala
6 Cape Verde, Praia
7 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
8 Germany, Berlin
9 Kiribati, South Tarawa
10 Gabon, Libreville
11 Germany, Bonn
12 Togo, Lome
13 Cameroon, Yaounde
14 Germany, Frankfurt
15 Peru, Lima
16 Italy, Milan
17 Norway, Oslo
18 Italy, Rome
19 Saint Lucia, Castries
20 Thailand, Bangkok
21 Zambia, Lusaka
22 Colombia, Bogota
23 San Marino, San Marino
24 Belarus, Minsk
25 Slovakia, Bratislava
26 China, Beijing
27 Croatia, Zagreb
28 Vatican City, Vatican City
29 Central African Republic, Bangui
30 Swaziland, Mbabane
31 Myanmar, Yangon
32 Greece, Athens
33 Dominica, Roseau
34 Estonia, Tallinn
35 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
36 Brazil, Brasilia
37 Burundi, Bujumbura
38 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
39 Nepal, Kathmandu
40 Nicaragua, Managua
41 China, Shanghai
42 Tunisia, Tunis
43 Spain, Madrid
44 Bahamas, Nassau
45 Armenia, Yerevan
46 Monaco, Monaco
47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
48 Lithuania, Vilnius
49 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
50 Malawi, Lilongwe
51 Micronesia, Palikir
52 Nauru, Yaren
53 USA, Boston Mass
54 Guyana, Georgetown
55 Moldova, Chisinau
56 Bolivia, La Paz
57 Morocco, Rabat
58 Bermuda, Hamilton
59 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
60 Austria, Vienna
61 Palau, Melekeok
62 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
63 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
64 Mali, Bamako
65 Madagascar, Antananarivo
66 Kazakhstan, Almaty
67 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
68 Ireland, Dublin
69 Azerbaijan, Baku
70 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
71 Chile, Santiago
72 USA, Philadelphia Pa
73 Niger, Niamey
74 Djibouti, Djibouti
75 Grenada, Saint George's
76 Netherlands, Amsterdam
77 Hungary, Budapest
78 Eritrea, Asmara
79 USA, Baltimore Md
80 Japan, Tokyo
81 Angola, Luanda
82 Lesotho, Maseru
83 Bangladesh, Dhaka
84 Iceland, Reykjavik
85 Sierra Leone, Freetown
86 Qatar, Doha
87 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
88 Mexico, Mexico City
89 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
90 Greenland, Nuuk
91 Russia, Moscow
92 Chad, N'Djamena
93 Denmark, Copenhagen
94 Poland, Warsaw
95 China, Shenzhen
96 Ukraine, Kiev
97 Fiji, Suva
98 Switzerland, Geneva
99 USA, Detroit Mich
100 Slovenia, Ljubljana
101 Vanuatu, Port Vila
102 USA, Charlotte NC
103 USA, Phoenix Ariz
104 Belgium, Brussels
105 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
106 China, Wuhan
107 France, Paris
108 Guam, Hagatna
109 Oman, Muscat
110 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
111 Switzerland, Zurich
112 Albania, Tirana
113 Bulgaria, Sofia
114 Pakistan, Lahore
115 Congo, Brazzaville
116 Marshall Islands, Majuro
117 Ecuador, Quito
118 Uruguay, Montevideo
119 Pakistan, Islamabad
120 Pakistan, Karachi
121 Kosovo, Pristina
122 Romania, Bucharest
123 USA, Chicago Ill
124 China, Dalian
125 Samoa, Apia
126 Guatemala, Guatemala City
127 Libya, Tripoli
128 Czech Republic, Prague
129 Macedonia, Skopje
130 USA, Dallas Tex
131 Kuwait, Kuwait City
132 USA, Columbus Ohio
133 USA, Seattle Wash
134 USA, Tampa Fla
135 Tuvalu, Funafuti
136 Barbados, Bridgetown
137 Vietnam, Hanoi
138 USA, New York NY
139 Somalia, Mogadishu
140 Seychelles, Victoria
141 Korea Republic of, Seoul
142 Gambia, Banjul
143 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
144 Kenya, Nairobi
145 USA, El Paso Tex
146 Timor-Leste, Dili
147 China, Guangzhou
148 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
149 USA, Las Vegas Nev
150 Bahrain, Manama
150 Sweden, Stockholm
152 Canada, Toronto
153 Israel, Jerusalem
154 Australia, Sydney
155 Comores, Moroni
156 Rwanda, Kigali
157 USA, San Antonio Tex
158 USA, Milwaukee Wis
159 China, Hong Kong
160 Botswana, Gaborone
161 Canada, Vancouver
162 El Salvador, San Salvador
163 Sri Lanka, Colombo
164 Isle of Man, Douglas
165 Turkey, Ankara
166 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
167 Nigeria, Lagos
168 USA, Atlanta GA
169 USA, San Jose Calif
170 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
171 USA, Fort Worth Tex
172 Mauritania, Nouakchott
173 USA, Denver Colo
174 USA, Portland Ore
174 USA, Washington DC
176 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
177 Cuba, Havana
178 Lebanon, Beirut
179 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
180 Canada, Calgary
181 Sudan, Khartoum
182 Laos, Vientiane
183 USA, San Francisco Calif
184 Malta, Velletta
185 Portugal, Lisbon
186 Mozambique, Maputo
187 USA, St Louis MO
188 USA, Jacksonville Fla
189 USA, Memphis Tenn
190 Australia, Canberra
191 Paraguay, Asuncion
192 Australia, Melbourne
193 Martinique, Fort-de-France
194 USA, Los Angeles Calif
194 USA, San Diego Calif
196 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
197 Taiwan, Taipei
198 Cayman Islands, George Town
199 Syria, Damascus
200 China, Tianjin
201 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
202 United Kingdom, London
203 Canada, Montreal
204 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
205 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
206 Puerto Rico, San Juan
207 Montenegro, Podgorica
208 Australia, Perth
209 USA, Cleveland Ohio
210 Iraq, Baghdad
211 Yemen, Sanaa
212 Venezuela, Caracas
213 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
214 Guernsey, St Peter Port
215 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
216 USA, Austin Tex
216 USA, Indianapolis Ind
218 Jersey, Saint Helier
219 Afghanistan, Kabul
220 Suriname, Paramaribo
221 Liberia, Monrovia
222 Maldives, Male
223 USA, Miami Fla
224 Senegal, Dakar
225 Canada, Ottawa
226 Finland, Helsinki
227 Philippines, Manila
228 Falkland Islands, Stanley
229 Indonesia, Jakarta
230 Serbia, Belgrade
231 Benin, Cotonou
232 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
233 Saint Helena, Jamestown
234 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
235 New Zealand, Auckland
236 Mauritius, Port Louis
237 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
238 Australia, Brisbane
239 South Africa, Johannesburg
240 Egypt, Cairo
241 Uganda, Kampala
242 South Africa, Pretoria
243 Solomon Islands, Honiara
244 USA, Houston Tex
245 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
246 Bhutan, Thimphu
247 Jordan, Amman
248 Australia, Adelaide
249 South Africa, Cape Town
250 Namibia, Windhoek
251 Panama, Panama City
252 South Africa, Durban
253 United Kingdom, Glasgow
254 Algeria, Algiers
255 Singapore, Singapore
256 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
257 Argentina, Buenos Aires
258 United Kingdom, Birmingham
259 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
260 Iran, Tehran
261 Costa Rica, San Jose
262 China, Macao
263 Cyprus, Nicosia
264 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
265 Belize, Belmopan
266 Zimbabwe, Harare
267 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
268 Ghana, Accra
269 Jamaica, Kingston
270 India, Mumbai
271 India, New Delhi
272 India, Chennai
273 India, Calcutta
274 India, Hyderabad
275 India, Bangalore
276 Guinea, Conakry
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Alcohol & Tobacco International Cost of Living Ranking
Alcohol & Tobacco costs include alcoholic beverages such as alcohol at bar, beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey, and wine as well as tobacco products such as cigarettes.
The October 2009 alcohol & tobacco international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Qatar, Doha
3 Korea Republic of, Seoul
4 Comores, Moroni
5 Norway, Oslo
6 Bahrain, Manama
7 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
8 Thailand, Bangkok
9 Guinea, Conakry
10 Djibouti, Djibouti
11 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
12 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
13 Belarus, Minsk
14 Central African Republic, Bangui
15 Guyana, Georgetown
16 Somalia, Mogadishu
17 Colombia, Bogota
18 Rwanda, Kigali
19 China, Beijing
20 Indonesia, Jakarta
21 Brazil, Brasilia
22 Timor-Leste, Dili
23 Barbados, Bridgetown
24 Solomon Islands, Honiara
25 Palau, Melekeok
26 Singapore, Singapore
27 Micronesia, Palikir
28 Kazakhstan, Almaty
29 Ireland, Dublin
30 Jordan, Amman
31 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
32 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
33 Azerbaijan, Baku
34 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
35 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
36 Canada, Toronto
37 Myanmar, Yangon
38 Angola, Luanda
39 Mozambique, Maputo
40 Belize, Belmopan
41 Canada, Vancouver
42 Nauru, Yaren
43 Liberia, Monrovia
44 China, Shanghai
45 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
46 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
47 Australia, Sydney
48 Iceland, Reykjavik
49 Greenland, Nuuk
50 Canada, Calgary
51 Finland, Helsinki
52 Tuvalu, Funafuti
53 Venezuela, Caracas
54 Latvia, Riga
55 Congo, Brazzaville
56 Lebanon, Beirut
57 Zambia, Lusaka
58 Costa Rica, San Jose
59 New Caledonia, Noumea
60 Sudan, Khartoum
61 Philippines, Manila
62 Kenya, Nairobi
63 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
64 Madagascar, Antananarivo
65 Togo, Lome
66 Armenia, Yerevan
67 Estonia, Tallinn
68 Bolivia, La Paz
69 Ukraine, Kiev
70 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
71 Denmark, Copenhagen
72 Bermuda, Hamilton
73 Canada, Montreal
74 Nepal, Kathmandu
75 Ecuador, Quito
76 Australia, Canberra
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Fiji, Suva
79 Israel, Jerusalem
80 Australia, Melbourne
81 Hungary, Budapest
82 Peru, Lima
83 Macedonia, Skopje
84 Chad, N'Djamena
85 Jamaica, Kingston
86 Burundi, Bujumbura
87 Slovenia, Ljubljana
88 Guam, Hagatna
89 Canada, Ottawa
90 Niger, Niamey
91 Oman, Muscat
92 USA, New York NY
93 Serbia, Belgrade
94 Sierra Leone, Freetown
95 Marshall Islands, Majuro
96 Australia, Perth
97 Mali, Bamako
98 Isle of Man, Douglas
99 Nigeria, Lagos
100 Cayman Islands, George Town
101 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
102 Nicaragua, Managua
103 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
104 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
105 United Kingdom, London
106 Bahamas, Nassau
107 Turkey, Ankara
108 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
109 Chile, Santiago
110 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
111 Sweden, Stockholm
112 Benin, Cotonou
113 China, Shenzhen
114 Russia, Moscow
115 Montenegro, Podgorica
116 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
117 Senegal, Dakar
118 France, Paris
119 Australia, Brisbane
120 Martinique, Fort-de-France
121 Vietnam, Hanoi
122 Seychelles, Victoria
123 Czech Republic, Prague
124 China, Wuhan
125 Croatia, Zagreb
126 Jersey, Saint Helier
127 Bulgaria, Sofia
128 Italy, Milan
129 Puerto Rico, San Juan
130 New Zealand, Auckland
131 Gabon, Libreville
132 San Marino, San Marino
133 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
134 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
135 India, Mumbai
136 Algeria, Algiers
137 China, Hong Kong
138 Eritrea, Asmara
139 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
140 USA, Baltimore Md
140 USA, Washington DC
142 Italy, Rome
143 USA, Columbus Ohio
144 Kosovo, Pristina
145 Laos, Vientiane
146 USA, Atlanta GA
147 USA, Dallas Tex
148 Monaco, Monaco
149 Slovakia, Bratislava
150 Belgium, Brussels
151 Cameroon, Douala
152 China, Dalian
153 Dominica, Roseau
154 Poland, Warsaw
155 Egypt, Cairo
156 Netherlands, Amsterdam
157 Maldives, Male
158 USA, Fort Worth Tex
159 Morocco, Rabat
160 Samoa, Apia
161 India, New Delhi
162 USA, Cleveland Ohio
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
164 USA, Memphis Tenn
165 USA, St Louis MO
166 Australia, Adelaide
167 USA, Boston Mass
168 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
169 India, Chennai
170 Spain, Madrid
171 Namibia, Windhoek
172 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
173 Iran, Tehran
174 Guernsey, St Peter Port
175 India, Hyderabad
176 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
177 USA, Portland Ore
178 USA, Tampa Fla
179 China, Guangzhou
180 USA, San Antonio Tex
181 Falkland Islands, Stanley
182 Sri Lanka, Colombo
183 Mauritania, Nouakchott
184 Mauritius, Port Louis
185 Cuba, Havana
186 USA, Detroit Mich
187 Switzerland, Geneva
188 Malta, Velletta
189 USA, El Paso Tex
190 Japan, Tokyo
191 USA, Philadelphia Pa
192 USA, Austin Tex
193 USA, Las Vegas Nev
194 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
195 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
196 Taiwan, Taipei
197 India, Calcutta
198 Switzerland, Zurich
199 Guatemala, Guatemala City
200 USA, Charlotte NC
201 Vatican City, Vatican City
202 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
203 USA, Seattle Wash
204 Greece, Athens
205 USA, Miami Fla
206 Uruguay, Montevideo
207 Portugal, Lisbon
208 Cameroon, Yaounde
209 Albania, Tirana
210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
211 USA, San Francisco Calif
212 Austria, Vienna
213 USA, San Jose Calif
214 Cape Verde, Praia
215 Paraguay, Asuncion
216 Germany, Berlin
217 India, Bangalore
218 USA, Houston Tex
219 Cyprus, Nicosia
220 Mexico, Mexico City
221 Saint Helena, Jamestown
222 USA, Jacksonville Fla
223 Botswana, Gaborone
224 Syria, Damascus
225 Suriname, Paramaribo
226 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
227 United Kingdom, Glasgow
228 Germany, Bonn
229 Germany, Frankfurt
230 Bhutan, Thimphu
231 Moldova, Chisinau
232 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
233 USA, Phoenix Ariz
234 USA, Denver Colo
235 Afghanistan, Kabul
236 China, Tianjin
237 USA, Chicago Ill
238 United Kingdom, Birmingham
239 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
240 USA, Los Angeles Calif
241 USA, Milwaukee Wis
242 USA, San Diego Calif
243 Ghana, Accra
244 Saint Lucia, Castries
245 Malawi, Lilongwe
246 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
247 Gambia, Banjul
248 Romania, Bucharest
249 USA, Indianapolis Ind
250 Grenada, Saint George's
251 Pakistan, Lahore
252 Pakistan, Islamabad
253 Pakistan, Karachi
254 South Africa, Johannesburg
255 Yemen, Sanaa
256 Lesotho, Maseru
257 Panama, Panama City
258 South Africa, Pretoria
259 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
260 El Salvador, San Salvador
261 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
262 South Africa, Cape Town
263 South Africa, Durban
264 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
265 China, Macao
266 Iraq, Baghdad
267 Swaziland, Mbabane
268 Zimbabwe, Harare
269 Argentina, Buenos Aires
270 Uganda, Kampala
271 Bangladesh, Dhaka
272 Tunisia, Tunis
273 Lithuania, Vilnius
274 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
275 Kuwait, Kuwait City
276 Libya, Tripoli
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The October 2009 alcohol & tobacco international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Qatar, Doha
3 Korea Republic of, Seoul
4 Comores, Moroni
5 Norway, Oslo
6 Bahrain, Manama
7 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
8 Thailand, Bangkok
9 Guinea, Conakry
10 Djibouti, Djibouti
11 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
12 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
13 Belarus, Minsk
14 Central African Republic, Bangui
15 Guyana, Georgetown
16 Somalia, Mogadishu
17 Colombia, Bogota
18 Rwanda, Kigali
19 China, Beijing
20 Indonesia, Jakarta
21 Brazil, Brasilia
22 Timor-Leste, Dili
23 Barbados, Bridgetown
24 Solomon Islands, Honiara
25 Palau, Melekeok
26 Singapore, Singapore
27 Micronesia, Palikir
28 Kazakhstan, Almaty
29 Ireland, Dublin
30 Jordan, Amman
31 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
32 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
33 Azerbaijan, Baku
34 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
35 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
36 Canada, Toronto
37 Myanmar, Yangon
38 Angola, Luanda
39 Mozambique, Maputo
40 Belize, Belmopan
41 Canada, Vancouver
42 Nauru, Yaren
43 Liberia, Monrovia
44 China, Shanghai
45 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
46 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
47 Australia, Sydney
48 Iceland, Reykjavik
49 Greenland, Nuuk
50 Canada, Calgary
51 Finland, Helsinki
52 Tuvalu, Funafuti
53 Venezuela, Caracas
54 Latvia, Riga
55 Congo, Brazzaville
56 Lebanon, Beirut
57 Zambia, Lusaka
58 Costa Rica, San Jose
59 New Caledonia, Noumea
60 Sudan, Khartoum
61 Philippines, Manila
62 Kenya, Nairobi
63 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
64 Madagascar, Antananarivo
65 Togo, Lome
66 Armenia, Yerevan
67 Estonia, Tallinn
68 Bolivia, La Paz
69 Ukraine, Kiev
70 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
71 Denmark, Copenhagen
72 Bermuda, Hamilton
73 Canada, Montreal
74 Nepal, Kathmandu
75 Ecuador, Quito
76 Australia, Canberra
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Fiji, Suva
79 Israel, Jerusalem
80 Australia, Melbourne
81 Hungary, Budapest
82 Peru, Lima
83 Macedonia, Skopje
84 Chad, N'Djamena
85 Jamaica, Kingston
86 Burundi, Bujumbura
87 Slovenia, Ljubljana
88 Guam, Hagatna
89 Canada, Ottawa
90 Niger, Niamey
91 Oman, Muscat
92 USA, New York NY
93 Serbia, Belgrade
94 Sierra Leone, Freetown
95 Marshall Islands, Majuro
96 Australia, Perth
97 Mali, Bamako
98 Isle of Man, Douglas
99 Nigeria, Lagos
100 Cayman Islands, George Town
101 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
102 Nicaragua, Managua
103 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
104 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
105 United Kingdom, London
106 Bahamas, Nassau
107 Turkey, Ankara
108 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
109 Chile, Santiago
110 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
111 Sweden, Stockholm
112 Benin, Cotonou
113 China, Shenzhen
114 Russia, Moscow
115 Montenegro, Podgorica
116 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
117 Senegal, Dakar
118 France, Paris
119 Australia, Brisbane
120 Martinique, Fort-de-France
121 Vietnam, Hanoi
122 Seychelles, Victoria
123 Czech Republic, Prague
124 China, Wuhan
125 Croatia, Zagreb
126 Jersey, Saint Helier
127 Bulgaria, Sofia
128 Italy, Milan
129 Puerto Rico, San Juan
130 New Zealand, Auckland
131 Gabon, Libreville
132 San Marino, San Marino
133 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
134 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
135 India, Mumbai
136 Algeria, Algiers
137 China, Hong Kong
138 Eritrea, Asmara
139 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
140 USA, Baltimore Md
140 USA, Washington DC
142 Italy, Rome
143 USA, Columbus Ohio
144 Kosovo, Pristina
145 Laos, Vientiane
146 USA, Atlanta GA
147 USA, Dallas Tex
148 Monaco, Monaco
149 Slovakia, Bratislava
150 Belgium, Brussels
151 Cameroon, Douala
152 China, Dalian
153 Dominica, Roseau
154 Poland, Warsaw
155 Egypt, Cairo
156 Netherlands, Amsterdam
157 Maldives, Male
158 USA, Fort Worth Tex
159 Morocco, Rabat
160 Samoa, Apia
161 India, New Delhi
162 USA, Cleveland Ohio
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
164 USA, Memphis Tenn
165 USA, St Louis MO
166 Australia, Adelaide
167 USA, Boston Mass
168 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
169 India, Chennai
170 Spain, Madrid
171 Namibia, Windhoek
172 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
173 Iran, Tehran
174 Guernsey, St Peter Port
175 India, Hyderabad
176 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
177 USA, Portland Ore
178 USA, Tampa Fla
179 China, Guangzhou
180 USA, San Antonio Tex
181 Falkland Islands, Stanley
182 Sri Lanka, Colombo
183 Mauritania, Nouakchott
184 Mauritius, Port Louis
185 Cuba, Havana
186 USA, Detroit Mich
187 Switzerland, Geneva
188 Malta, Velletta
189 USA, El Paso Tex
190 Japan, Tokyo
191 USA, Philadelphia Pa
192 USA, Austin Tex
193 USA, Las Vegas Nev
194 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
195 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
196 Taiwan, Taipei
197 India, Calcutta
198 Switzerland, Zurich
199 Guatemala, Guatemala City
200 USA, Charlotte NC
201 Vatican City, Vatican City
202 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
203 USA, Seattle Wash
204 Greece, Athens
205 USA, Miami Fla
206 Uruguay, Montevideo
207 Portugal, Lisbon
208 Cameroon, Yaounde
209 Albania, Tirana
210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
211 USA, San Francisco Calif
212 Austria, Vienna
213 USA, San Jose Calif
214 Cape Verde, Praia
215 Paraguay, Asuncion
216 Germany, Berlin
217 India, Bangalore
218 USA, Houston Tex
219 Cyprus, Nicosia
220 Mexico, Mexico City
221 Saint Helena, Jamestown
222 USA, Jacksonville Fla
223 Botswana, Gaborone
224 Syria, Damascus
225 Suriname, Paramaribo
226 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
227 United Kingdom, Glasgow
228 Germany, Bonn
229 Germany, Frankfurt
230 Bhutan, Thimphu
231 Moldova, Chisinau
232 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
233 USA, Phoenix Ariz
234 USA, Denver Colo
235 Afghanistan, Kabul
236 China, Tianjin
237 USA, Chicago Ill
238 United Kingdom, Birmingham
239 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
240 USA, Los Angeles Calif
241 USA, Milwaukee Wis
242 USA, San Diego Calif
243 Ghana, Accra
244 Saint Lucia, Castries
245 Malawi, Lilongwe
246 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
247 Gambia, Banjul
248 Romania, Bucharest
249 USA, Indianapolis Ind
250 Grenada, Saint George's
251 Pakistan, Lahore
252 Pakistan, Islamabad
253 Pakistan, Karachi
254 South Africa, Johannesburg
255 Yemen, Sanaa
256 Lesotho, Maseru
257 Panama, Panama City
258 South Africa, Pretoria
259 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
260 El Salvador, San Salvador
261 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
262 South Africa, Cape Town
263 South Africa, Durban
264 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
265 China, Macao
266 Iraq, Baghdad
267 Swaziland, Mbabane
268 Zimbabwe, Harare
269 Argentina, Buenos Aires
270 Uganda, Kampala
271 Bangladesh, Dhaka
272 Tunisia, Tunis
273 Lithuania, Vilnius
274 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
275 Kuwait, Kuwait City
276 Libya, Tripoli
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Our international cost of living index information, together with our hardship index information, and exchange rate differences are used to calculate what a person needs to earn in another location given the differences compared to their current location. The calculators assist in determining expatriate pay (expat pay), expatriate salary (expat salary) levels, international salary levels, international assignment salary levels, cost of living allowance (COLA) amounts, travel allowance amounts, international per diems, and any other calculations based on cost of living index, hardship index, and exchange rate information.
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Latest International Cost of Living Ranking
This report provides you with the rank of cost of living indexes as at October 2009 for each of our 276 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 a cost of living index customised to the basket groups selected, the Exchange Rate and a relative Hardship Comparison for 276 locations around the globe. Together with the assignees salary you are provided with a report on-line, based on your input and Xpatulator's data, which you can save, e-mail or convert to a pdf file.
The October 2009 overall international cost of living rank, together with the previous year’s rank as at October 2008, and the change in rank is as follows:
Oct 2009 Rank Country, City (Oct 2008 Rank)[Change in Rank]
1 Japan, Tokyo (1) [0]
2 China, Hong Kong (33) [-31]
3 Switzerland, Geneva (4) [-1]
4 Central African Republic, Bangui (46) [-42]
5 Switzerland, Zurich (8) [-3]
6 Denmark, Copenhagen (3) [3]
7 Venezuela, Caracas (32) [-25]
8 United Arab Emirates, Dubai (34) [-26]
9 Chad, N'Djamena (15) [-6]
10 Norway, Oslo (2) [8]
11 Liechtenstein, Vaduz (18) [-7]
12 Brazil, Brasilia (5) [7]
13 Bermuda, Hamilton (26) [-13]
14 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby (40) [-26]
15 Angola, Luanda (36) [-21]
16 Greenland, Nuuk (7) [9]
17 New Caledonia, Noumea (13) [4]
18 Cameroon, Douala (17) [1]
19 France, Paris (14) [5]
20 Ireland, Dublin (12) [8]
21 Solomon Islands, Honiara (173) [-152]
22 Italy, Milan (16) [6]
23 San Marino, San Marino (19) [4]
24 Qatar, Doha (45) [-21]
25 Monaco, Monaco (20) [5]
26 United Kingdom, London (6) [20]
27 Taiwan, Taipei (86) [-59]
28 Finland, Helsinki (28) [0]
29 Korea Republic of, Seoul (41) [-12]
30 Austria, Vienna (22) [8]
31 Italy, Rome (27) [4]
32 Russia, Moscow (10) [22]
33 Gabon, Libreville (58) [-25]
34 Croatia, Zagreb (35) [-1]
35 Australia, Sydney (29) [6]
36 Bahamas, Nassau (84) [-48]
37 Nigeria, Lagos (11) [26]
38 Isle of Man, Douglas (24) [14]
39 USA, New York NY (50) [-11]
40 Netherlands, Amsterdam (38) [2]
41 Belgium, Brussels (37) [4]
42 Vanuatu, Port Vila (133) [-91]
43 Bahrain, Manama (82) [-39]
44 Slovakia, Bratislava (23) [21]
45 Micronesia, Palikir (57) [-12]
46 Mali, Bamako (54) [-8]
47 Cameroon, Yaounde (53) [-6]
48 Comores, Moroni (77) [-29]
49 Canada, Toronto (59) [-10]
50 USA, Boston Mass (52) [-2]
51 Kiribati, South Tarawa (160) [-109]
52 Turkey, Ankara (65) [-13]
53 Togo, Lome (85) [-32]
54 USA, San Francisco Calif (30) [24]
55 Spain, Madrid (47) [8]
56 USA, San Jose Calif (48) [8]
57 Nauru, Yaren (80) [-23]
58 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi (100) [-42]
59 Germany, Berlin (56) [3]
60 Jersey, Saint Helier (39) [21]
61 Palau, Melekeok (69) [-8]
62 Guernsey, St Peter Port (44) [18]
63 Vatican City, Vatican City (61) [2]
64 Singapore, Singapore (66) [-2]
65 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (67) [-2]
66 Canada, Vancouver (71) [-5]
67 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa (128) [-61]
68 Estonia, Tallinn (64) [4]
69 Haiti, Port-au-Prince (87) [-18]
70 Falkland Islands, Stanley (49) [21]
71 Australia, Melbourne (62) [9]
72 Australia, Canberra (63) [9]
73 Germany, Bonn (60) [13]
74 Iceland, Reykjavik (42) [32]
75 Germany, Frankfurt (74) [1]
76 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (70) [6]
77 Malta, Velletta (113) [-36]
78 Azerbaijan, Baku (75) [3]
79 Timor-Leste, Dili (185) [-106]
80 Djibouti, Djibouti (92) [-12]
81 Senegal, Dakar (88) [-7]
82 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain (135) [-53]
83 Czech Republic, Prague (21) [62]
84 Portugal, Lisbon (72) [12]
85 Canada, Calgary (219) [-134]
86 Australia, Perth (73) [13]
87 USA, Los Angeles Calif (68) [19]
88 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan (31) [57]
89 USA, Philadelphia Pa (79) [10]
90 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (121) [-31]
91 Ghana, Accra (115) [-24]
92 Lebanon, Beirut (122) [-30]
93 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome (145) [-52]
94 Hungary, Budapest (9) [85]
95 USA, Washington DC (78) [17]
96 Sweden, Stockholm (51) [45]
97 Tuvalu, Funafuti (151) [-54]
98 USA, Baltimore Md (90) [8]
99 Cayman Islands, George Town (101) [-2]
100 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (183) [-83]
101 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi (127) [-26]
102 Sierra Leone, Freetown (106) [-4]
103 Andorra, Andorra la Vella (96) [7]
104 USA, San Diego Calif (83) [21]
105 Benin, Cotonou (55) [50]
106 Ukraine, Kiev (43) [63]
107 Canada, Montreal (117) [-10]
108 Greece, Athens (103) [5]
109 Barbados, Bridgetown (104) [5]
110 Israel, Jerusalem (119) [-9]
111 Colombia, Bogota (164) [-53]
112 China, Beijing (147) [-35]
113 Serbia, Belgrade (159) [-46]
114 Saint Helena, Jamestown (89) [25]
115 Lithuania, Vilnius (132) [-17]
116 USA, Seattle Wash (95) [21]
117 Gibraltar, Gibraltar (76) [41]
118 Kazakhstan, Almaty (81) [37]
119 Liberia, Monrovia (176) [-57]
120 USA, Miami Fla (110) [10]
121 Cape Verde, Praia (196) [-75]
122 Sudan, Khartoum (102) [20]
123 USA, Portland Ore (105) [18]
124 Samoa, Apia (138) [-14]
125 Kuwait, Kuwait City (181) [-56]
126 Martinique, Fort-de-France (142) [-16]
127 USA, Chicago Ill (108) [19]
128 Indonesia, Jakarta (130) [-2]
129 United Kingdom, Glasgow (91) [38]
130 India, Mumbai (171) [-41]
131 Mozambique, Maputo (136) [-5]
132 Jordan, Amman (123) [9]
133 Guam, Hagatna (161) [-28]
134 Latvia, Riga (143) [-9]
135 Montenegro, Podgorica (228) [-93]
136 Australia, Brisbane (120) [16]
137 Marshall Islands, Majuro (111) [26]
138 Puerto Rico, San Juan (153) [-15]
139 Moldova, Chisinau (114) [25]
140 Rwanda, Kigali (223) [-83]
141 Canada, Ottawa (150) [-9]
142 Niger, Niamey (93) [49]
143 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (172) [-29]
144 Maldives, Male (190) [-46]
145 Seychelles, Victoria (129) [16]
146 USA, Jacksonville Fla (179) [-33]
147 New Zealand, Auckland (137) [10]
148 United Kingdom, Birmingham (116) [32]
149 USA, Dallas Tex (178) [-29]
150 USA, Tampa Fla (158) [-8]
151 USA, Cleveland Ohio (174) [-23]
152 USA, Atlanta GA (165) [-13]
153 Zambia, Lusaka (94) [59]
154 Slovenia, Ljubljana (149) [5]
155 Jamaica, Kingston (125) [30]
156 Grenada, Saint George's (134) [22]
157 India, New Delhi (206) [-49]
158 Mauritius, Port Louis (156) [2]
159 USA, Denver Colo (146) [13]
160 Cyprus, Nicosia (112) [48]
161 USA, Phoenix Ariz (155) [6]
162 India, Chennai (211) [-49]
163 Honduras, Tegucigalpa (217) [-54]
164 Somalia, Mogadishu (189) [-25]
165 Gambia, Banjul (99) [66]
166 Mexico, Mexico City (169) [-3]
167 USA, Milwaukee Wis (167) [0]
168 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's (200) [-32]
169 USA, Charlotte NC (191) [-22]
170 Philippines, Manila (126) [44]
171 USA, Pittsburgh Penn (184) [-13]
172 Romania, Bucharest (109) [63]
173 Botswana, Gaborone (195) [-22]
174 Bulgaria, Sofia (182) [-8]
175 Chile, Santiago (193) [-18]
176 Congo, Brazzaville (139) [37]
177 Afghanistan, Kabul (199) [-22]
178 India, Calcutta (220) [-42]
179 USA, Detroit Mich (175) [4]
180 Iran, Tehran (186) [-6]
181 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre (209) [-28]
182 USA, Austin Tex (177) [5]
183 Poland, Warsaw (25) [158]
184 Guinea, Conakry (124) [60]
185 India, Hyderabad (221) [-36]
186 USA, Columbus Ohio (170) [16]
187 China, Shanghai (226) [-39]
188 Syria, Damascus (227) [-39]
189 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (107) [82]
190 Algeria, Algiers (118) [72]
191 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (230) [-39]
192 USA, Fort Worth Tex (188) [4]
193 Armenia, Yerevan (140) [53]
194 USA, Las Vegas Nev (131) [63]
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown (218) [-23]
196 Australia, Adelaide (180) [16]
197 Myanmar, Yangon (152) [45]
198 Peru, Lima (203) [-5]
199 USA, Houston Tex (192) [7]
200 Guyana, Georgetown (225) [-25]
201 USA, San Antonio Tex (215) [-14]
202 Cuba, Havana (231) [-29]
203 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang (204) [-1]
204 Dominica, Roseau (222) [-18]
205 USA, Indianapolis Ind (187) [18]
206 Malawi, Lilongwe (208) [-2]
207 Madagascar, Antananarivo (157) [50]
208 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan (162) [46]
209 USA, St Louis MO (201) [8]
210 Thailand, Bangkok (144) [66]
211 Kosovo, Pristina (205) [6]
212 USA, El Paso Tex (197) [15]
213 USA, Memphis Tenn (210) [3]
214 Costa Rica, San Jose (240) [-26]
215 India, Bangalore (238) [-23]
216 Uruguay, Montevideo (163) [53]
217 Morocco, Rabat (166) [51]
218 Albania, Tirana (141) [77]
219 Belize, Belmopan (232) [-13]
220 Burundi, Bujumbura (213) [7]
221 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (235) [-14]
222 Nicaragua, Managua (233) [-11]
223 Vietnam, Hanoi (97) [126]
224 Panama, Panama City (224) [0]
225 Belarus, Minsk (207) [18]
226 Oman, Muscat (246) [-20]
227 Kenya, Nairobi (154) [73]
228 Mauritania, Nouakchott (194) [34]
229 Egypt, Cairo (241) [-12]
230 El Salvador, San Salvador (242) [-12]
231 Guatemala, Guatemala City (216) [15]
232 Namibia, Windhoek (251) [-19]
233 Saint Lucia, Castries (247) [-14]
234 Bangladesh, Dhaka (258) [-24]
235 Macedonia, Skopje (214) [21]
236 South Africa, Johannesburg (239) [-3]
237 Laos, Vientiane (229) [8]
238 South Africa, Pretoria (245) [-7]
239 Eritrea, Asmara (268) [-29]
240 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (274) [-34]
241 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (202) [39]
242 Suriname, Paramaribo (237) [5]
243 Iraq, Baghdad (254) [-11]
244 Pakistan, Lahore (248) [-4]
245 China, Macao (261) [-16]
246 Bolivia, La Paz (260) [-14]
247 Fiji, Suva (148) [99]
248 Tunisia, Tunis (236) [12]
249 Pakistan, Islamabad (253) [-4]
250 China, Shenzhen (267) [-17]
251 Pakistan, Karachi (255) [-4]
252 Uganda, Kampala (198) [54]
253 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (263) [-10]
254 South Africa, Cape Town (250) [4]
255 Ecuador, Quito (264) [-9]
256 Lesotho, Maseru (256) [0]
257 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (212) [45]
258 China, Wuhan (270) [-12]
259 Paraguay, Asuncion (168) [91]
260 Nepal, Kathmandu (234) [26]
261 Sri Lanka, Colombo (252) [9]
262 Bhutan, Thimphu (259) [3]
263 Yemen, Sanaa (273) [-10]
264 Tajikistan, Dushanbe (249) [15]
265 Swaziland, Mbabane (243) [22]
266 Argentina, Buenos Aires (257) [9]
267 Uzbekistan, Tashkent (265) [2]
268 Libya, Tripoli (266) [2]
269 South Africa, Durban (262) [7]
270 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa (98) [172]
271 China, Dalian (269) [2]
272 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (244) [28]
273 China, Guangzhou (271) [2]
274 Cambodia, Phnom Penh (272) [2]
275 China, Tianjin (275) [0]
276 Zimbabwe, Harare (276) [0]
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The October 2009 overall international cost of living rank, together with the previous year’s rank as at October 2008, and the change in rank is as follows:
Oct 2009 Rank Country, City (Oct 2008 Rank)[Change in Rank]
1 Japan, Tokyo (1) [0]
2 China, Hong Kong (33) [-31]
3 Switzerland, Geneva (4) [-1]
4 Central African Republic, Bangui (46) [-42]
5 Switzerland, Zurich (8) [-3]
6 Denmark, Copenhagen (3) [3]
7 Venezuela, Caracas (32) [-25]
8 United Arab Emirates, Dubai (34) [-26]
9 Chad, N'Djamena (15) [-6]
10 Norway, Oslo (2) [8]
11 Liechtenstein, Vaduz (18) [-7]
12 Brazil, Brasilia (5) [7]
13 Bermuda, Hamilton (26) [-13]
14 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby (40) [-26]
15 Angola, Luanda (36) [-21]
16 Greenland, Nuuk (7) [9]
17 New Caledonia, Noumea (13) [4]
18 Cameroon, Douala (17) [1]
19 France, Paris (14) [5]
20 Ireland, Dublin (12) [8]
21 Solomon Islands, Honiara (173) [-152]
22 Italy, Milan (16) [6]
23 San Marino, San Marino (19) [4]
24 Qatar, Doha (45) [-21]
25 Monaco, Monaco (20) [5]
26 United Kingdom, London (6) [20]
27 Taiwan, Taipei (86) [-59]
28 Finland, Helsinki (28) [0]
29 Korea Republic of, Seoul (41) [-12]
30 Austria, Vienna (22) [8]
31 Italy, Rome (27) [4]
32 Russia, Moscow (10) [22]
33 Gabon, Libreville (58) [-25]
34 Croatia, Zagreb (35) [-1]
35 Australia, Sydney (29) [6]
36 Bahamas, Nassau (84) [-48]
37 Nigeria, Lagos (11) [26]
38 Isle of Man, Douglas (24) [14]
39 USA, New York NY (50) [-11]
40 Netherlands, Amsterdam (38) [2]
41 Belgium, Brussels (37) [4]
42 Vanuatu, Port Vila (133) [-91]
43 Bahrain, Manama (82) [-39]
44 Slovakia, Bratislava (23) [21]
45 Micronesia, Palikir (57) [-12]
46 Mali, Bamako (54) [-8]
47 Cameroon, Yaounde (53) [-6]
48 Comores, Moroni (77) [-29]
49 Canada, Toronto (59) [-10]
50 USA, Boston Mass (52) [-2]
51 Kiribati, South Tarawa (160) [-109]
52 Turkey, Ankara (65) [-13]
53 Togo, Lome (85) [-32]
54 USA, San Francisco Calif (30) [24]
55 Spain, Madrid (47) [8]
56 USA, San Jose Calif (48) [8]
57 Nauru, Yaren (80) [-23]
58 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi (100) [-42]
59 Germany, Berlin (56) [3]
60 Jersey, Saint Helier (39) [21]
61 Palau, Melekeok (69) [-8]
62 Guernsey, St Peter Port (44) [18]
63 Vatican City, Vatican City (61) [2]
64 Singapore, Singapore (66) [-2]
65 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (67) [-2]
66 Canada, Vancouver (71) [-5]
67 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa (128) [-61]
68 Estonia, Tallinn (64) [4]
69 Haiti, Port-au-Prince (87) [-18]
70 Falkland Islands, Stanley (49) [21]
71 Australia, Melbourne (62) [9]
72 Australia, Canberra (63) [9]
73 Germany, Bonn (60) [13]
74 Iceland, Reykjavik (42) [32]
75 Germany, Frankfurt (74) [1]
76 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (70) [6]
77 Malta, Velletta (113) [-36]
78 Azerbaijan, Baku (75) [3]
79 Timor-Leste, Dili (185) [-106]
80 Djibouti, Djibouti (92) [-12]
81 Senegal, Dakar (88) [-7]
82 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain (135) [-53]
83 Czech Republic, Prague (21) [62]
84 Portugal, Lisbon (72) [12]
85 Canada, Calgary (219) [-134]
86 Australia, Perth (73) [13]
87 USA, Los Angeles Calif (68) [19]
88 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan (31) [57]
89 USA, Philadelphia Pa (79) [10]
90 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (121) [-31]
91 Ghana, Accra (115) [-24]
92 Lebanon, Beirut (122) [-30]
93 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome (145) [-52]
94 Hungary, Budapest (9) [85]
95 USA, Washington DC (78) [17]
96 Sweden, Stockholm (51) [45]
97 Tuvalu, Funafuti (151) [-54]
98 USA, Baltimore Md (90) [8]
99 Cayman Islands, George Town (101) [-2]
100 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (183) [-83]
101 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi (127) [-26]
102 Sierra Leone, Freetown (106) [-4]
103 Andorra, Andorra la Vella (96) [7]
104 USA, San Diego Calif (83) [21]
105 Benin, Cotonou (55) [50]
106 Ukraine, Kiev (43) [63]
107 Canada, Montreal (117) [-10]
108 Greece, Athens (103) [5]
109 Barbados, Bridgetown (104) [5]
110 Israel, Jerusalem (119) [-9]
111 Colombia, Bogota (164) [-53]
112 China, Beijing (147) [-35]
113 Serbia, Belgrade (159) [-46]
114 Saint Helena, Jamestown (89) [25]
115 Lithuania, Vilnius (132) [-17]
116 USA, Seattle Wash (95) [21]
117 Gibraltar, Gibraltar (76) [41]
118 Kazakhstan, Almaty (81) [37]
119 Liberia, Monrovia (176) [-57]
120 USA, Miami Fla (110) [10]
121 Cape Verde, Praia (196) [-75]
122 Sudan, Khartoum (102) [20]
123 USA, Portland Ore (105) [18]
124 Samoa, Apia (138) [-14]
125 Kuwait, Kuwait City (181) [-56]
126 Martinique, Fort-de-France (142) [-16]
127 USA, Chicago Ill (108) [19]
128 Indonesia, Jakarta (130) [-2]
129 United Kingdom, Glasgow (91) [38]
130 India, Mumbai (171) [-41]
131 Mozambique, Maputo (136) [-5]
132 Jordan, Amman (123) [9]
133 Guam, Hagatna (161) [-28]
134 Latvia, Riga (143) [-9]
135 Montenegro, Podgorica (228) [-93]
136 Australia, Brisbane (120) [16]
137 Marshall Islands, Majuro (111) [26]
138 Puerto Rico, San Juan (153) [-15]
139 Moldova, Chisinau (114) [25]
140 Rwanda, Kigali (223) [-83]
141 Canada, Ottawa (150) [-9]
142 Niger, Niamey (93) [49]
143 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (172) [-29]
144 Maldives, Male (190) [-46]
145 Seychelles, Victoria (129) [16]
146 USA, Jacksonville Fla (179) [-33]
147 New Zealand, Auckland (137) [10]
148 United Kingdom, Birmingham (116) [32]
149 USA, Dallas Tex (178) [-29]
150 USA, Tampa Fla (158) [-8]
151 USA, Cleveland Ohio (174) [-23]
152 USA, Atlanta GA (165) [-13]
153 Zambia, Lusaka (94) [59]
154 Slovenia, Ljubljana (149) [5]
155 Jamaica, Kingston (125) [30]
156 Grenada, Saint George's (134) [22]
157 India, New Delhi (206) [-49]
158 Mauritius, Port Louis (156) [2]
159 USA, Denver Colo (146) [13]
160 Cyprus, Nicosia (112) [48]
161 USA, Phoenix Ariz (155) [6]
162 India, Chennai (211) [-49]
163 Honduras, Tegucigalpa (217) [-54]
164 Somalia, Mogadishu (189) [-25]
165 Gambia, Banjul (99) [66]
166 Mexico, Mexico City (169) [-3]
167 USA, Milwaukee Wis (167) [0]
168 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's (200) [-32]
169 USA, Charlotte NC (191) [-22]
170 Philippines, Manila (126) [44]
171 USA, Pittsburgh Penn (184) [-13]
172 Romania, Bucharest (109) [63]
173 Botswana, Gaborone (195) [-22]
174 Bulgaria, Sofia (182) [-8]
175 Chile, Santiago (193) [-18]
176 Congo, Brazzaville (139) [37]
177 Afghanistan, Kabul (199) [-22]
178 India, Calcutta (220) [-42]
179 USA, Detroit Mich (175) [4]
180 Iran, Tehran (186) [-6]
181 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre (209) [-28]
182 USA, Austin Tex (177) [5]
183 Poland, Warsaw (25) [158]
184 Guinea, Conakry (124) [60]
185 India, Hyderabad (221) [-36]
186 USA, Columbus Ohio (170) [16]
187 China, Shanghai (226) [-39]
188 Syria, Damascus (227) [-39]
189 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (107) [82]
190 Algeria, Algiers (118) [72]
191 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (230) [-39]
192 USA, Fort Worth Tex (188) [4]
193 Armenia, Yerevan (140) [53]
194 USA, Las Vegas Nev (131) [63]
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown (218) [-23]
196 Australia, Adelaide (180) [16]
197 Myanmar, Yangon (152) [45]
198 Peru, Lima (203) [-5]
199 USA, Houston Tex (192) [7]
200 Guyana, Georgetown (225) [-25]
201 USA, San Antonio Tex (215) [-14]
202 Cuba, Havana (231) [-29]
203 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang (204) [-1]
204 Dominica, Roseau (222) [-18]
205 USA, Indianapolis Ind (187) [18]
206 Malawi, Lilongwe (208) [-2]
207 Madagascar, Antananarivo (157) [50]
208 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan (162) [46]
209 USA, St Louis MO (201) [8]
210 Thailand, Bangkok (144) [66]
211 Kosovo, Pristina (205) [6]
212 USA, El Paso Tex (197) [15]
213 USA, Memphis Tenn (210) [3]
214 Costa Rica, San Jose (240) [-26]
215 India, Bangalore (238) [-23]
216 Uruguay, Montevideo (163) [53]
217 Morocco, Rabat (166) [51]
218 Albania, Tirana (141) [77]
219 Belize, Belmopan (232) [-13]
220 Burundi, Bujumbura (213) [7]
221 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (235) [-14]
222 Nicaragua, Managua (233) [-11]
223 Vietnam, Hanoi (97) [126]
224 Panama, Panama City (224) [0]
225 Belarus, Minsk (207) [18]
226 Oman, Muscat (246) [-20]
227 Kenya, Nairobi (154) [73]
228 Mauritania, Nouakchott (194) [34]
229 Egypt, Cairo (241) [-12]
230 El Salvador, San Salvador (242) [-12]
231 Guatemala, Guatemala City (216) [15]
232 Namibia, Windhoek (251) [-19]
233 Saint Lucia, Castries (247) [-14]
234 Bangladesh, Dhaka (258) [-24]
235 Macedonia, Skopje (214) [21]
236 South Africa, Johannesburg (239) [-3]
237 Laos, Vientiane (229) [8]
238 South Africa, Pretoria (245) [-7]
239 Eritrea, Asmara (268) [-29]
240 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (274) [-34]
241 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (202) [39]
242 Suriname, Paramaribo (237) [5]
243 Iraq, Baghdad (254) [-11]
244 Pakistan, Lahore (248) [-4]
245 China, Macao (261) [-16]
246 Bolivia, La Paz (260) [-14]
247 Fiji, Suva (148) [99]
248 Tunisia, Tunis (236) [12]
249 Pakistan, Islamabad (253) [-4]
250 China, Shenzhen (267) [-17]
251 Pakistan, Karachi (255) [-4]
252 Uganda, Kampala (198) [54]
253 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (263) [-10]
254 South Africa, Cape Town (250) [4]
255 Ecuador, Quito (264) [-9]
256 Lesotho, Maseru (256) [0]
257 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (212) [45]
258 China, Wuhan (270) [-12]
259 Paraguay, Asuncion (168) [91]
260 Nepal, Kathmandu (234) [26]
261 Sri Lanka, Colombo (252) [9]
262 Bhutan, Thimphu (259) [3]
263 Yemen, Sanaa (273) [-10]
264 Tajikistan, Dushanbe (249) [15]
265 Swaziland, Mbabane (243) [22]
266 Argentina, Buenos Aires (257) [9]
267 Uzbekistan, Tashkent (265) [2]
268 Libya, Tripoli (266) [2]
269 South Africa, Durban (262) [7]
270 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa (98) [172]
271 China, Dalian (269) [2]
272 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (244) [28]
273 China, Guangzhou (271) [2]
274 Cambodia, Phnom Penh (272) [2]
275 China, Tianjin (275) [0]
276 Zimbabwe, Harare (276) [0]
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Clothing International Cost of Living Rank
Clothing costs include clothing and footwear products such as business suits, casual clothing, children’s clothing and footwear, coats and hats, evening wear, shoe repairs, and underwear.
The October 2009 clothing international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Croatia, Zagreb
2 Russia, Moscow
3 China, Beijing
4 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
5 Qatar, Doha
6 Bahrain, Manama
7 Slovakia, Bratislava
8 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
9 Angola, Luanda
10 Brazil, Brasilia
11 Slovenia, Ljubljana
12 New Caledonia, Noumea
13 Switzerland, Geneva
14 Chad, N'Djamena
15 Switzerland, Zurich
16 China, Shanghai
17 Austria, Vienna
18 Palau, Melekeok
19 Lebanon, Beirut
20 USA, San Francisco Calif
21 Denmark, Copenhagen
22 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
23 Belgium, Brussels
24 France, Paris
25 Samoa, Apia
26 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
27 Mexico, Mexico City
28 Netherlands, Amsterdam
29 Micronesia, Palikir
30 Djibouti, Djibouti
31 Monaco, Monaco
32 USA, Boston Mass
33 Jordan, Amman
34 Kuwait, Kuwait City
35 Greece, Athens
36 Czech Republic, Prague
37 Philippines, Manila
38 USA, Philadelphia Pa
39 Japan, Tokyo
40 San Marino, San Marino
41 Gambia, Banjul
42 Korea Republic of, Seoul
43 Nauru, Yaren
44 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
45 Italy, Milan
46 Canada, Toronto
47 Germany, Berlin
48 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
49 Portugal, Lisbon
50 USA, San Jose Calif
51 China, Shenzhen
52 Italy, Rome
53 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
54 Canada, Vancouver
55 Germany, Bonn
56 Spain, Madrid
57 China, Wuhan
58 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
59 Hungary, Budapest
60 Ukraine, Kiev
61 Venezuela, Caracas
62 Belize, Belmopan
63 Germany, Frankfurt
64 Greenland, Nuuk
65 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
66 USA, Austin Tex
67 Sudan, Khartoum
68 Peru, Lima
69 China, Hong Kong
70 USA, New York NY
71 Canada, Calgary
72 Bulgaria, Sofia
73 China, Dalian
74 USA, San Antonio Tex
75 Sweden, Stockholm
76 Jamaica, Kingston
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Colombia, Bogota
79 Estonia, Tallinn
80 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
81 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
82 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
83 Vatican City, Vatican City
84 Canada, Montreal
85 Kazakhstan, Almaty
86 Bermuda, Hamilton
87 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
88 USA, Los Angeles Calif
89 Gabon, Libreville
90 Nigeria, Lagos
91 Taiwan, Taipei
92 China, Guangzhou
93 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
94 Togo, Lome
95 USA, Washington DC
96 Turkey, Ankara
97 Norway, Oslo
98 USA, Houston Tex
99 Finland, Helsinki
100 Cameroon, Douala
101 Cayman Islands, George Town
102 Azerbaijan, Baku
103 Kiribati, South Tarawa
104 Suriname, Paramaribo
105 USA, Miami Fla
106 Mauritius, Port Louis
107 Chile, Santiago
108 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
109 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
110 USA, San Diego Calif
111 Somalia, Mogadishu
112 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
113 USA, Phoenix Ariz
114 Ireland, Dublin
115 USA, Jacksonville Fla
116 Mozambique, Maputo
117 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
118 Tunisia, Tunis
119 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
120 USA, Detroit Mich
121 Canada, Ottawa
122 Senegal, Dakar
123 Australia, Sydney
124 USA, Baltimore Md
125 Romania, Bucharest
126 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
127 Guernsey, St Peter Port
128 USA, Tampa Fla
129 Barbados, Bridgetown
130 Thailand, Bangkok
131 Central African Republic, Bangui
132 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
133 Cameroon, Yaounde
134 USA, Atlanta GA
135 Moldova, Chisinau
136 China, Tianjin
137 Myanmar, Yangon
138 Congo, Brazzaville
139 United Kingdom, London
140 Jersey, Saint Helier
141 Egypt, Cairo
142 Comores, Moroni
143 Singapore, Singapore
144 USA, Cleveland Ohio
145 Iceland, Reykjavik
146 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
147 USA, Columbus Ohio
148 Sierra Leone, Freetown
149 Timor-Leste, Dili
150 Oman, Muscat
151 Isle of Man, Douglas
152 USA, Denver Colo
153 USA, Las Vegas Nev
154 Marshall Islands, Majuro
155 USA, Seattle Wash
156 USA, Portland Ore
157 Macedonia, Skopje
158 Australia, Melbourne
159 USA, Fort Worth Tex
160 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
161 USA, Dallas Tex
162 Iran, Tehran
163 Australia, Canberra
164 Namibia, Windhoek
165 Cape Verde, Praia
166 Australia, Perth
167 Martinique, Fort-de-France
168 Lithuania, Vilnius
169 Malta, Velletta
170 China, Macao
171 USA, Memphis Tenn
172 Puerto Rico, San Juan
173 Rwanda, Kigali
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
175 Panama, Panama City
176 Liberia, Monrovia
177 Bahamas, Nassau
178 Kosovo, Pristina
179 Ghana, Accra
180 USA, Charlotte NC
181 USA, El Paso Tex
182 Armenia, Yerevan
183 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
184 Morocco, Rabat
185 Falkland Islands, Stanley
186 Botswana, Gaborone
187 Costa Rica, San Jose
188 Saint Helena, Jamestown
189 Latvia, Riga
190 Maldives, Male
191 USA, Milwaukee Wis
192 Guam, Hagatna
193 South Africa, Johannesburg
194 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
195 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
196 Dominica, Roseau
197 USA, St Louis MO
198 Tuvalu, Funafuti
199 Indonesia, Jakarta
199 South Africa, Pretoria
201 Grenada, Saint George's
202 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
203 Montenegro, Podgorica
204 USA, Chicago Ill
205 Zambia, Lusaka
206 Bolivia, La Paz
207 Syria, Damascus
208 Australia, Brisbane
209 Nepal, Kathmandu
210 Madagascar, Antananarivo
211 New Zealand, Auckland
212 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
213 Laos, Vientiane
214 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
215 Cyprus, Nicosia
216 Kenya, Nairobi
217 Mauritania, Nouakchott
218 Niger, Niamey
219 South Africa, Cape Town
220 Swaziland, Mbabane
221 Iraq, Baghdad
222 United Kingdom, Glasgow
223 USA, Indianapolis Ind
224 Australia, Adelaide
225 Poland, Warsaw
226 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
227 Saint Lucia, Castries
228 Lesotho, Maseru
229 South Africa, Durban
230 Fiji, Suva
231 United Kingdom, Birmingham
232 Serbia, Belgrade
233 El Salvador, San Salvador
234 Guatemala, Guatemala City
235 Albania, Tirana
236 Mali, Bamako
237 Israel, Jerusalem
238 Pakistan, Lahore
239 Eritrea, Asmara
240 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
241 Ecuador, Quito
242 Pakistan, Islamabad
243 Pakistan, Karachi
244 Cuba, Havana
245 Nicaragua, Managua
246 Uruguay, Montevideo
247 Afghanistan, Kabul
248 Vietnam, Hanoi
249 Bhutan, Thimphu
250 Benin, Cotonou
251 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
252 Paraguay, Asuncion
253 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
254 India, Mumbai
255 Algeria, Algiers
256 Belarus, Minsk
257 India, New Delhi
258 India, Calcutta
259 Malawi, Lilongwe
260 Argentina, Buenos Aires
261 India, Chennai
262 Zimbabwe, Harare
263 Solomon Islands, Honiara
264 Libya, Tripoli
265 India, Bangalore
266 India, Hyderabad
267 Seychelles, Victoria
268 Guinea, Conakry
269 Guyana, Georgetown
270 Uganda, Kampala
271 Sri Lanka, Colombo
272 Burundi, Bujumbura
273 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
274 Yemen, Sanaa
275 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
276 Bangladesh, Dhaka
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The October 2009 clothing international cost of living rank is as follows:
Rank Country, City
1 Croatia, Zagreb
2 Russia, Moscow
3 China, Beijing
4 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
5 Qatar, Doha
6 Bahrain, Manama
7 Slovakia, Bratislava
8 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
9 Angola, Luanda
10 Brazil, Brasilia
11 Slovenia, Ljubljana
12 New Caledonia, Noumea
13 Switzerland, Geneva
14 Chad, N'Djamena
15 Switzerland, Zurich
16 China, Shanghai
17 Austria, Vienna
18 Palau, Melekeok
19 Lebanon, Beirut
20 USA, San Francisco Calif
21 Denmark, Copenhagen
22 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
23 Belgium, Brussels
24 France, Paris
25 Samoa, Apia
26 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
27 Mexico, Mexico City
28 Netherlands, Amsterdam
29 Micronesia, Palikir
30 Djibouti, Djibouti
31 Monaco, Monaco
32 USA, Boston Mass
33 Jordan, Amman
34 Kuwait, Kuwait City
35 Greece, Athens
36 Czech Republic, Prague
37 Philippines, Manila
38 USA, Philadelphia Pa
39 Japan, Tokyo
40 San Marino, San Marino
41 Gambia, Banjul
42 Korea Republic of, Seoul
43 Nauru, Yaren
44 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
45 Italy, Milan
46 Canada, Toronto
47 Germany, Berlin
48 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
49 Portugal, Lisbon
50 USA, San Jose Calif
51 China, Shenzhen
52 Italy, Rome
53 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
54 Canada, Vancouver
55 Germany, Bonn
56 Spain, Madrid
57 China, Wuhan
58 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
59 Hungary, Budapest
60 Ukraine, Kiev
61 Venezuela, Caracas
62 Belize, Belmopan
63 Germany, Frankfurt
64 Greenland, Nuuk
65 Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan
66 USA, Austin Tex
67 Sudan, Khartoum
68 Peru, Lima
69 China, Hong Kong
70 USA, New York NY
71 Canada, Calgary
72 Bulgaria, Sofia
73 China, Dalian
74 USA, San Antonio Tex
75 Sweden, Stockholm
76 Jamaica, Kingston
77 Vanuatu, Port Vila
78 Colombia, Bogota
79 Estonia, Tallinn
80 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
81 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
82 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
83 Vatican City, Vatican City
84 Canada, Montreal
85 Kazakhstan, Almaty
86 Bermuda, Hamilton
87 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
88 USA, Los Angeles Calif
89 Gabon, Libreville
90 Nigeria, Lagos
91 Taiwan, Taipei
92 China, Guangzhou
93 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
94 Togo, Lome
95 USA, Washington DC
96 Turkey, Ankara
97 Norway, Oslo
98 USA, Houston Tex
99 Finland, Helsinki
100 Cameroon, Douala
101 Cayman Islands, George Town
102 Azerbaijan, Baku
103 Kiribati, South Tarawa
104 Suriname, Paramaribo
105 USA, Miami Fla
106 Mauritius, Port Louis
107 Chile, Santiago
108 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
109 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
110 USA, San Diego Calif
111 Somalia, Mogadishu
112 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
113 USA, Phoenix Ariz
114 Ireland, Dublin
115 USA, Jacksonville Fla
116 Mozambique, Maputo
117 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
118 Tunisia, Tunis
119 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
120 USA, Detroit Mich
121 Canada, Ottawa
122 Senegal, Dakar
123 Australia, Sydney
124 USA, Baltimore Md
125 Romania, Bucharest
126 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
127 Guernsey, St Peter Port
128 USA, Tampa Fla
129 Barbados, Bridgetown
130 Thailand, Bangkok
131 Central African Republic, Bangui
132 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
133 Cameroon, Yaounde
134 USA, Atlanta GA
135 Moldova, Chisinau
136 China, Tianjin
137 Myanmar, Yangon
138 Congo, Brazzaville
139 United Kingdom, London
140 Jersey, Saint Helier
141 Egypt, Cairo
142 Comores, Moroni
143 Singapore, Singapore
144 USA, Cleveland Ohio
145 Iceland, Reykjavik
146 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
147 USA, Columbus Ohio
148 Sierra Leone, Freetown
149 Timor-Leste, Dili
150 Oman, Muscat
151 Isle of Man, Douglas
152 USA, Denver Colo
153 USA, Las Vegas Nev
154 Marshall Islands, Majuro
155 USA, Seattle Wash
156 USA, Portland Ore
157 Macedonia, Skopje
158 Australia, Melbourne
159 USA, Fort Worth Tex
160 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint John's
161 USA, Dallas Tex
162 Iran, Tehran
163 Australia, Canberra
164 Namibia, Windhoek
165 Cape Verde, Praia
166 Australia, Perth
167 Martinique, Fort-de-France
168 Lithuania, Vilnius
169 Malta, Velletta
170 China, Macao
171 USA, Memphis Tenn
172 Puerto Rico, San Juan
173 Rwanda, Kigali
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
175 Panama, Panama City
176 Liberia, Monrovia
177 Bahamas, Nassau
178 Kosovo, Pristina
179 Ghana, Accra
180 USA, Charlotte NC
181 USA, El Paso Tex
182 Armenia, Yerevan
183 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
184 Morocco, Rabat
185 Falkland Islands, Stanley
186 Botswana, Gaborone
187 Costa Rica, San Jose
188 Saint Helena, Jamestown
189 Latvia, Riga
190 Maldives, Male
191 USA, Milwaukee Wis
192 Guam, Hagatna
193 South Africa, Johannesburg
194 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
195 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
196 Dominica, Roseau
197 USA, St Louis MO
198 Tuvalu, Funafuti
199 Indonesia, Jakarta
199 South Africa, Pretoria
201 Grenada, Saint George's
202 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
203 Montenegro, Podgorica
204 USA, Chicago Ill
205 Zambia, Lusaka
206 Bolivia, La Paz
207 Syria, Damascus
208 Australia, Brisbane
209 Nepal, Kathmandu
210 Madagascar, Antananarivo
211 New Zealand, Auckland
212 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
213 Laos, Vientiane
214 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
215 Cyprus, Nicosia
216 Kenya, Nairobi
217 Mauritania, Nouakchott
218 Niger, Niamey
219 South Africa, Cape Town
220 Swaziland, Mbabane
221 Iraq, Baghdad
222 United Kingdom, Glasgow
223 USA, Indianapolis Ind
224 Australia, Adelaide
225 Poland, Warsaw
226 Tonga, Nuku'Alofa
227 Saint Lucia, Castries
228 Lesotho, Maseru
229 South Africa, Durban
230 Fiji, Suva
231 United Kingdom, Birmingham
232 Serbia, Belgrade
233 El Salvador, San Salvador
234 Guatemala, Guatemala City
235 Albania, Tirana
236 Mali, Bamako
237 Israel, Jerusalem
238 Pakistan, Lahore
239 Eritrea, Asmara
240 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
241 Ecuador, Quito
242 Pakistan, Islamabad
243 Pakistan, Karachi
244 Cuba, Havana
245 Nicaragua, Managua
246 Uruguay, Montevideo
247 Afghanistan, Kabul
248 Vietnam, Hanoi
249 Bhutan, Thimphu
250 Benin, Cotonou
251 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
252 Paraguay, Asuncion
253 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
254 India, Mumbai
255 Algeria, Algiers
256 Belarus, Minsk
257 India, New Delhi
258 India, Calcutta
259 Malawi, Lilongwe
260 Argentina, Buenos Aires
261 India, Chennai
262 Zimbabwe, Harare
263 Solomon Islands, Honiara
264 Libya, Tripoli
265 India, Bangalore
266 India, Hyderabad
267 Seychelles, Victoria
268 Guinea, Conakry
269 Guyana, Georgetown
270 Uganda, Kampala
271 Sri Lanka, Colombo
272 Burundi, Bujumbura
273 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
274 Yemen, Sanaa
275 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
276 Bangladesh, Dhaka
Xpatulator.com is the most comprehensive source of international cost of living index information. Our international cost of living calculator and cost of living allowance calculator are used for international cost of living comparison and calculation of cost of living allowance.
Our international cost of living index information, together with our hardship index information, and exchange rate differences are used to calculate what a person needs to earn in another location given the differences compared to their current location. The calculators assist in determining expatriate pay (expat pay), expatriate salary (expat salary) levels, international salary levels, international assignment salary levels, cost of living allowance (COLA) amounts, travel allowance amounts, international per diems, and any other calculations based on cost of living index, hardship index, and exchange rate information.
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The positives and negatives of moving internationally
This is a basic summary on the Positives and Negatives on moving from one place to another in our global world from someone who has been there and done it a couple of times. How to make the negatives positive and how to make the decision whether you are ready to leave your comfort zone or not, to have an adventure and enjoy it as such or not. To remember you are never alone on this journey of discovery.
1. You are able to live in a country with a different culture and if you embrace the culture and enjoy every aspect of it, you will enjoy your stay;
2. It is very interesting to see how different countries work, from government departments through to shops and even the traffic rules;
3. You get to explore a completely new environment and travel without it costing you a fortune;
4. You make new friends from all over the world, as an expat you will become part of an expat community and this community will tell you where to go, travel and visit;
5. Then there is the local community and if you are working with locals, they will do the same thing, tell you where to go to experience the local community;
6. Usually you get to earn a better salary than in your country of origin, so save save save;
7. It is also not unusual, when accepting a job through an overseas company that many of the normal day to day expenses are paid for, such as accommodation, transport, medical and schooling; and many others that are taken care of;
8. If you have children they will have the opportunity of getting an international schooling and become global citizens of the world;
9. Many people are never given the opportunity to move around the world, this is such a wonderful opportunity to teach your children how to cope in different situations, travel and cope in airports, embrace other cultures and generally survive a different lifestyle;
10. You learn to take baby steps, accept how things work or don’t, not to sweat the small stuff and become accepting of situations, people and places iow to chill. All of the above can teach you a lot about yourself.
So what about the negatives….it is so normal for us humans to always potentially look at the negative side before we look at the positives and we tend to always find so many more negatives. So here is my list…but with positives to go with them:
1. Packing your entire life to move or store, probably the worst part of moving, you need to decide what to keep or sell or give away or throw away; positively it’s a great opportunity to get rid of junk!
2. Unpacking, ditto to the above….
3. Leaving your family and friends behind which under any situation is difficult; positively the world is such a small place now that between email, blogs and skype they are always only a pc away. Plus with air travel it is easy to get home very very quickly;
4. The language differences can result in misunderstandings and things not getting done in the way you would have done them in your own country, positively this teaches us patience and English is a fairly universal language;
5. You will have to go through all the processes of getting Visa’s, Residence Permits, sometimes even going through medicals, driving tests, finger printing, etc (depending on the country you are going to) which can be incredibly frustrating, but this is the way that the country you are moving to can keep tabs on who is coming and going from their country. Positively, it should make you feel safer knowing that they are checking on who is entering, that these people are responsible citizens of the world and have no criminal records, etc.
6. It will be hard for the family to settle, everything is different and unusual if you have gone to a culture very different from your own, even if it is similar it is still different; talk to the family, let everyone express how they are feeling, be understanding of each others’ moods and positively it gets the family talking;
7. New routines, a new school, a new office, new friends; and all of these take time; but all the above have the word new in so that is positive….
8. Moving countries is one of the top 3 most stressful situations a person can be in, but how you handle it will result in how well your health copes with the move; remember to always think about (perhaps even list) the reasons you made the decision to move (make sure it is a decision that has been made by the family) and hang on to all those positives, you are going to hit rough patches and you are going to need all your positive lists to get through certain stages and times of the move.
So not too bad, I love being a citizen of the world, I love knowing that I have gone through this process, that I can do it, that I can be positive, that I can meet some fantastic people that are different to me, that life is bigger than just my small little world….
If you are thinking about moving, think of the positives and negatives that it will create in your life and if you can cope especially with the negatives, go for it! Have an adventure!
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1. You are able to live in a country with a different culture and if you embrace the culture and enjoy every aspect of it, you will enjoy your stay;
2. It is very interesting to see how different countries work, from government departments through to shops and even the traffic rules;
3. You get to explore a completely new environment and travel without it costing you a fortune;
4. You make new friends from all over the world, as an expat you will become part of an expat community and this community will tell you where to go, travel and visit;
5. Then there is the local community and if you are working with locals, they will do the same thing, tell you where to go to experience the local community;
6. Usually you get to earn a better salary than in your country of origin, so save save save;
7. It is also not unusual, when accepting a job through an overseas company that many of the normal day to day expenses are paid for, such as accommodation, transport, medical and schooling; and many others that are taken care of;
8. If you have children they will have the opportunity of getting an international schooling and become global citizens of the world;
9. Many people are never given the opportunity to move around the world, this is such a wonderful opportunity to teach your children how to cope in different situations, travel and cope in airports, embrace other cultures and generally survive a different lifestyle;
10. You learn to take baby steps, accept how things work or don’t, not to sweat the small stuff and become accepting of situations, people and places iow to chill. All of the above can teach you a lot about yourself.
So what about the negatives….it is so normal for us humans to always potentially look at the negative side before we look at the positives and we tend to always find so many more negatives. So here is my list…but with positives to go with them:
1. Packing your entire life to move or store, probably the worst part of moving, you need to decide what to keep or sell or give away or throw away; positively it’s a great opportunity to get rid of junk!
2. Unpacking, ditto to the above….
3. Leaving your family and friends behind which under any situation is difficult; positively the world is such a small place now that between email, blogs and skype they are always only a pc away. Plus with air travel it is easy to get home very very quickly;
4. The language differences can result in misunderstandings and things not getting done in the way you would have done them in your own country, positively this teaches us patience and English is a fairly universal language;
5. You will have to go through all the processes of getting Visa’s, Residence Permits, sometimes even going through medicals, driving tests, finger printing, etc (depending on the country you are going to) which can be incredibly frustrating, but this is the way that the country you are moving to can keep tabs on who is coming and going from their country. Positively, it should make you feel safer knowing that they are checking on who is entering, that these people are responsible citizens of the world and have no criminal records, etc.
6. It will be hard for the family to settle, everything is different and unusual if you have gone to a culture very different from your own, even if it is similar it is still different; talk to the family, let everyone express how they are feeling, be understanding of each others’ moods and positively it gets the family talking;
7. New routines, a new school, a new office, new friends; and all of these take time; but all the above have the word new in so that is positive….
8. Moving countries is one of the top 3 most stressful situations a person can be in, but how you handle it will result in how well your health copes with the move; remember to always think about (perhaps even list) the reasons you made the decision to move (make sure it is a decision that has been made by the family) and hang on to all those positives, you are going to hit rough patches and you are going to need all your positive lists to get through certain stages and times of the move.
So not too bad, I love being a citizen of the world, I love knowing that I have gone through this process, that I can do it, that I can be positive, that I can meet some fantastic people that are different to me, that life is bigger than just my small little world….
If you are thinking about moving, think of the positives and negatives that it will create in your life and if you can cope especially with the negatives, go for it! Have an adventure!
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