International Cost of Living Comparison - Global Trends

The ongoing impact of the credit crisis, slowing(82.03)
global economies, falling house prices, global stock128           Congo Democratic Rep,
market and exchange rate volatility, together withKinshasa (81.84)
the US dollar strengthening against most currencies129           Seychelles, Victoria (81.78)
are all factors contributing to a major change in the130           Indonesia, Jakarta (81.76)
global cost of living rankings.131           USA, Las Vegas Nev (81.75)
The International Cost of Living Comparison comprises132           Lithuania, Vilnius (81.67)
indexes for each of 276 global locations. The indexes133           Vanuatu, Port Vila (81.35)
are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of134           Grenada, Saint George's (81.23)
the same goods and services in each location, based135           Trinidad and Tobago,
on expatriate spending patterns across 13 broadPort-of-Spain (81.13)
categories (Basket Groups).136           Mozambique, Maputo (80.82)
The latest international cost of living ranking, together137           New Zealand, Auckland (80.71)
with the overall cost of living index is as follows: 138           Samoa, Apia (80.64)
Rank      Location (Overall Cost of Living Index139           Congo, Brazzaville (80.14)
New York=100)140           Armenia, Yerevan (80.13)
1               Japan, Tokyo (126.03)141           Albania, Tirana (80.1)
2               Norway, Oslo (123.74)142           Martinique, Fort-de-France
3               Denmark, Copenhagen(80.09)
(121.11)143           Latvia, Riga (79.92)
4               Switzerland, Geneva144           Thailand, Bangkok (79.86)
(119.59)145           Sao Tome and Principe, Sao
5               Brazil, Brasilia (118.53)Tome (79.79)
6               United Kingdom, London146           USA, Denver Colo (79.74)
(118.23)147           China, Beijing (79.73)
7               Greenland, Nuuk (117.14)148           Fiji, Suva (78.99)
8               Switzerland, Zurich (116.18)149           Slovenia, Ljubljana (78.85)
9               Hungary, Budapest (114.36)150           Canada, Ottawa (78.82)
10             Russia, Moscow (113.41)151           Tuvalu, Funafuti (78.78)
11             Nigeria, Lagos (112.69)152           Myanmar, Yangon (78.51)
12             Ireland, Dublin (112.65)153           Puerto Rico, San Juan (78.49)
13             New Caledonia, Noumea154           Kenya, Nairobi (78.4)
(112.43)155           USA, Phoenix Ariz (78.26)
14             France, Paris (112.38)156           Mauritius, Port Louis (78.25)
15             Chad, N'Djamena (111.3)157           Madagascar, Antananarivo
16             Italy, Milan (111.19)(78.24)
17             Cameroon, Douala (111.06)158           USA, Tampa Fla (78.22)
18             Liechtenstein, Vaduz (110.89)159           Serbia, Belgrade (78.13)
19             San Marino, San Marino160           Kiribati, South Tarawa (78.06)
(110.78)161           Guam, Hagatna (77.8)
20             Monaco, Monaco (109.83)162           Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
21             Czech Republic, Prague(77.72)
(109.81)163           Uruguay, Montevideo (77.41)
22             Austria, Vienna (109.68)164           Colombia, Bogota (77.23)
23             Slovakia, Bratislava (109.31)165           USA, Atlanta GA (76.99)
24             Isle of Man, Douglas (108.97)166           Morocco, Rabat (76.93)
25             Poland, Warsaw (107.63)167           USA, Milwaukee Wis (76.77)
26             Bermuda, Hamilton (107.53)168           Paraguay, Asuncion (76.49)
27             Italy, Rome (107.29)169           Mexico, Mexico City (76.13)
28             Finland, Helsinki (107.07)170           USA, Columbus Ohio (76.06)
29             Australia, Sydney (106.52)171           India, Mumbai (76.04)
30             USA, San Francisco Calif172           Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (76)
(104.53)173           Solomon Islands, Honiara (75.93)
31             Cote D'Ivoire, Abidjan (104.4)174           USA, Cleveland Ohio (75.84)
32             Venezuela, Caracas (104.02)175           USA, Detroit Mich (75.74)
33             China, Hong Kong (103.43)176           Liberia, Monrovia (75.63)
34             United Arab Emirates, Dubai177           USA, Austin Tex (75.57)
(103.36)178           USA, Dallas Tex (75.47)
35             Croatia, Zagreb (103.29)179           USA, Jacksonville Fla (75.47)
36             Angola, Luanda (103.27)180           Australia, Adelaide (75.39)
37             Belgium, Brussels (103.19)181           Kuwait, Kuwait City (75.22)
38             Netherlands, Amsterdam182           Bulgaria, Sofia (75.14)
(102.33)183           Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (75.08)
39             Jersey, Saint Helier (102.24)184           USA, Pittsburgh Penn (74.54)
40             Papua New Guinea, Port185           Timor-Leste, Dili (74.29)
Moresby (102.22)186           Iran, Tehran (74.24)
41             Korea Republic of, Seoul187           USA, Indianapolis Ind (74.13)
(101.94)188           USA, Fort Worth Tex (73.64)
42             Iceland, Reykjavík (101.66)189           Somalia, Mogadishu (73.49)
43             Ukraine, Kiev (101.2)190           Maldives, Male (73.48)
44             Guernsey, St Peter Port191           USA, Charlotte NC (73.47)
(100.68)192           USA, Houston Tex (73.36)
45             Qatar, Doha (100.64)193           Chile, Santiago (73.01)
46             Central African Republic,194           Mauritania, Nouakchott (72.99)
Bangui (100.58)195           Botswana, Gaberone (72.86)
47             Spain, Madrid (100.26)196           Cape Verde, Praia (72.81)
48             USA, San Jose Calif (100.13)197           USA, El Paso Tex (72.61)
49             Falkland Islands, Stanley (100)198           Uganda, Kampala (72.25)
50             USA, New York NY (100)199           Afghanistan, Kabul (72.13)
51             Sweden, Stockholm (99.76)200           Antigua and Barbuda, Saint
52             USA, Boston Mass (99.63)John's (72.04)
53             Cameroon, Yaounde (98.84)201           USA, St Louis MO (71.93)
54             Mali, Bamako (98.74)202           Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (71.82)
55             Benin, Cotonou (98.6)203           Peru, Lima (71.7)
56             Germany, Berlin (98.18)204           Korea Democratic Republic of,
57             Micronesia, Palikir (97.98)Pyongyang (71.62)
58             Gabon, Libreville (97.77)205           Kosovo, Pristina (71.55)
59             Canada, Toronto (97.39)206           India, New Delhi (71.4)
60             Germany, Bonn (96.38)207           Belarus, Minsk (71.28)
61             Vatican City, Vatican City208           Malawi, Lilongwe (71.24)
(96.23)209           Saint Kitts and Nevis,
62             Australia, Melbourne (95.88)Basseterre (71.07)
63             Australia, Canberra (95.88)210           USA, Memphis Tenn (71.02)
64             Estonia, Tallinn (95.08)211           India, Chennai (70.76)
65             Turkey, Ankara (94.87)212           Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (70.29)
66             Singapore, Singapore (94.6)213           Burundi, Bujumbura (70.07)
67             Guinea-Bissau, Bissau (94.24)214           Macedonia, Skopje (70.02)
68             USA, Los Angeles Calif215           USA, San Antonio Tex (70.02)
(93.93)216           Guatemala, Guatemala City
69             Palau, Melekeok (93.85)(69.74)
70             Luxembourg, Luxembourg217           Honduras, Tegucigalpa (69.57)
(93.77)218           Saint Vincent and the
71             Canada, Vancouver (93.48)Grenadines, Kingstown (69.5)
72             Portugal, Lisbon (92.84)219           Canada, Calgary (69.46)
73             Australia, Perth (92.82)220           India, Calcutta (69.31)
74             Germany, Frankfurt (92.81)221           India, Hyderabad (68.85)
75             Azerbaijan, Baku (92.76)222           Dominica, Roseau (68.79)
76             Gibraltar, Gibraltar (92.33)223           Rwanda, Kigali (68.75)
77             Comores, Moroni (92.04)224           Panama, Panama City (68.58)
78             USA, Washington DC (91.8)225           Guyana, Georgetown (68.58)
79             USA, Philadelphia Pa (91.49)226           China, Shanghai (68.48)
80             Nauru, Yaren (91.16)227           Syria, Damascus (67.99)
81             Kazakhstan, Almaty (90.99)228           Montenegro, Podgorica (67.75)
82             Bahrain, Manama (90.82)229           Laos, Vientiane (67.43)
83             USA, San Diego Calif (90.7)230           Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (66.87)
84             Bahamas, Nassau (90.63)231           Cuba, Havana (66.61)
85             Togo, Lome (90.11)232           Belize, Belmopan (66.33)
86             Taiwan, Taipei (90.07)233           Nicaragua, Managua (65.89)
87             Haiti, Port-au-Prince (90)234           Nepal, Kathmandu (65.67)
88             Senegal, Dakar (89.57)235           Dominican Republic, Santo
89             Saint Helena, JamestownDomingo (64.93)
(89.26)236           Tunisia, Tunis (64.87)
90             USA, Baltimore Md (89.25)237           Suriname, Paramaribo (64.75)
91             United Kingdom, Glasgow238           India, Bangalore (64.56)
(88.88)239           South Africa, Johannesburg
92             Djibouti, Djibouti (88.45)(64.51)
93             Niger, Niamey (88.38)240           Costa Rica, San Jose (64.47)
94             Zambia, Lusaka (88.36)241           Egypt, Cairo (64.18)
95             USA, Seattle Wash (88.3)242           El Salvador, San Salvador
96             Andorra, Andorra la Vella(63.34)
(88.13)243           Swaziland, Mbabane (63.11)
97             Vietnam, Hanoi (88.03)244           Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (62.85)
98             Tonga, Nuku'Alofa (87.34)245           South Africa, Pretoria (62.71)
99             Gambia, Banjul (87.23)246           Oman, Muscat (61.61)
100           United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi247           Saint Lucia, Castries (61.2)
(87.16)248           Pakistan, Lahore (59.48)
101           Cayman Islands, George Town249           Tajikistan, Dushanbe (59.25)
(86.81)250           South Africa, Cape Town
102           Sudan, Khartoum (86.64)(58.99)
103           Greece, Athens (86.59)251           Namibia, Windhoek (58.89)
104           Barbados, Bridgetown (86.5)252           Sri Lanka, Colombo (58.51)
105           USA, Portland Ore (86.1)253           Pakistan, Islamabad (58.33)
106           Sierra Leone, Freetown (85.92)254           Iraq, Baghdad (58.25)
107           Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (85.89)255           Pakistan, Karachi (57.72)
108           USA, Chicago Ill (85.73)256           Lesotho, Maseru (57.49)
109           Romania, Bucharest (85.55)257           Argentina, Buenos Aires (57.46)
110           USA, Miami Fla (85.54)258           Bangladesh, Dhaka (57.03)
111           Marshall Islands, Majuro (85.41)259           Bhutan, Thimphu (56.78)
112           Cyprus, Nicosia (85.26)260           Bolivia, La Paz (56.66)
113           Malta, Velletta (84.99)261           China, Macao (56.41)
114           Moldova, Chisinau (84.89)262           South Africa, Durban (56.07)
115           Ghana, Accra (84.89)263           Bosnia and Herzegovina,
116           United Kingdom, BirminghamSarajevo (54.35)
(84.76)264           Ecuador, Quito (53.83)
117           Canada, Montreal (84.37)265           Uzbekistan, Tashkent (53.03)
118           Algeria, Algiers (84.01)266           Libya, Tripoli (52.74)
119           Israel, Jerusalem (83.82)267           China, Shenzhen (51.65)
120           Australia, Brisbane (83.29)268           Eritrea, Asmara (50.72)
121           Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou269           China, Dalian (50.54)
(82.92)270           China, Wuhan (49.93)
122           Lebanon, Beirut (82.74)271           China, Guangzhou (47.28)
123           Jordan, Amman (82.41)272           Cambodia, Phnom Penh (45.65)
124           Guinea, Conakry (82.16)273           Yemen, Sanaa (45.6)
125           Jamaica, Kingston (82.11)274           Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (38.77)
126           Philippines, Manila (82.07)275           China, Tianjin (29.5)
127           Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi276           Zimbabwe, Harare (17.