Cost of Living International Classification in July 2009
The most expensive place to live in the world, as in July 2009, remains Tokyo, Japan, but there have been some important changes in the last year, mainly due to large differences in exchange rates and, more recently, an actual decline in prices and most places around the world enjoying its lowest inflation in recent times.
cost of living in Tokyo increased only 1.4% in July 2008-July 2009, but is 16 points clear indication of the 2nd place in Hong Kong (July 11, 2008). Last year Oslo, Norway, was the 2nd most expensive place to live all over the world, but the cost of living compared to Oslo for the rest of the world index fell 27 points last year.
The cost indices of life are based on prices in the same basket of goods in local currency to dollars Local and comparing the rate of exchange in New York as the base (New York = 100). In most cases the main factor of evolution has been the weakening other currencies against the U.S. dollar. This is the main factor behind the decline in Oslo 2 to 13 Positioning Overall the most expensive to live. NOK decreased by 19% against the U.S. dollar during the past year. By contrast, the Japanese yen has risen by 12.7% against the U.S. dollar last year.
The 5 most expensive places in the World All
Join Tokyo and Hong Kong among the top 5 places around the world are more expensive Caracas Venezuela (up 62 places in the ranking) to the 3rd most expensive, followed by the Central African Republic Bangui, and 5th place in Geneva Switzerland, down 2 places in July 2008.
The 5 big jumps
The largest increase in cost of living in Harare, Zimbabwe, albeit a very low base. Harare has been ranked the world's most economical location for several years, mainly due to hyperinflation and a currency weakens. This year costs in Zimbabwe, the life index has increased 118% and now stands at the 275th most expensive of 276 worldwide locations. Other significant increases in the cost of living in the past year Honiara in the Solomon Islands 37% from July 2008 to 22% Caracas, Kigali, Rwanda increased by 19%, while 5 is the jump in Manama in Bahrain, an increase 17%.
5 to less expensive places in the world together
The situation in the world at least expensive to live in Tianjin in China this year at a cost of living only 30 compared the New York index of 100. Harare, Zimbabwe in recent years the world's cheapest location is now the 2nd face, followed by Africa, South Durban. Phnom Penh, Cambodia ranks 4th dear followed Mbabane Swaziland.
The 5 largest declines
The largest decrease in the relative cost of living Nuku'alofa Tonga is a decline of 45%, followed by Brazzaville in the Congo with a decrease of 31%. The Congolese franc has lost 44% against the U.S. dollar in July 2008. Mbabane, Swaziland had a decrease in cost of living 30%, while Budapest in Hungary fell by 28%. The decline between July 2008 and 5th July 2009 went to Guangzhou in China, with a decline of 27% despite the yuan to strengthen slightly against the dollar in the United States of 1%.
Details: What is the most expensive Where?
Top 5 of Alcohol and Snuff
Alcoholic beverages like beer, locally produced spirit, whiskey and wine and snuff products such as cigarettes are more expensive in Doha, Qatar, followed by Oslo, Manama, Moroni in the Comoros and South Tarawa in Kiribati. The cheapest place for alcohol and snuff is Kuwait.
Top 5 clothes
Clothing and footwear, such as suits, sports clothing and footwear for children, coats and hats formal clothing, shoe repair, and underwear are also more expensive Doha and Zagreb, Croatia, Dubai, Beijing and Manama. The cheapest place for clothes is Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Top 5 Communication
Communication costs such as rental costs and home phone for calls, charges for Internet access and service provider, mobile or cellular phone contract and calls are more expensive in Bissau in Guinea-Bissau, followed Noumea, New Caledonia, Riga Latvia, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, and Douala in Cameroon. The cheapest place for communication of Conakry in Guinea.
Top 5 Education
Or care expenses such as commission pre-school, school fees / college tuition and fees for higher education are the most expensive in Caracas followed by Luanda in Angola, Brasilia, Brazil, Hamilton, Bermuda and Lagos in Nigeria. The cheapest place for education is Paramaribo, Suriname.
Top 5 Furniture and Appliances
The costs of furniture, appliances and household appliances such as DVD player, fridge with freezer, iron, coffeemaker, toaster, microwave, lamps, TV, vacuum cleaner, washing machine and the most expensive Douala, and then to Bamako, Mali, Bangui, Lagos and Freetown in Sierra Leone. The cheapest place for furniture and appliances is Harare.
Top 5 Energy
The costs of food, nonalcoholic beverages and cleaning of equipment such as baby items, baked goods, pastries, preserves, cheeses, cleaning products, dairy products, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, oil and vinegar, pet food, ready meals, sauces, seafood, snacks, beverages, spices and herbs are the most expensive in Tokyo followed by Bangui, Honiara, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Lagos. The cheapest place to buy groceries is New Harare.
Top 5 Health
The cost of general health care, health insurance and doctor, the rate for professional consultation, the rate of private hospital daily, non-prescription medicine and private health insurance and medical aid contributions are more expensive in Tokyo followed by Hong Kong, Caracas, Luanda and Hamilton, Bermuda. Place the least costly to health care is Tianjin.
Top 5 home
The costs of fees for housing, water, electricity, cooking gas, domestic fuels, residential and local taxes, such as home mortgages or an apartment, house or apartment rentals, electricity consumption of household consumption domestic gas and fuel, water consumption of households, and local property rates / taxes / fees are the most expensive in Hong Kong and Tokyo, Taipei, Taiwan, Dubai and Luanda. Place the cheapest for the household expenditure Asmara Eritrea.
Top 5 Personal Care
The costs of personal care products and services such cosmetics, hair care, sunscreen moisturizer /, layers, pain relief tablets, toilet paper, toothpaste and soap / shampoo / conditioner are the most expensive in Banjul, Gambia followed, in Algiers, Algeria, South Tarawa, Kiribati, Comoros Moroni, and Bratislava in Slovakia. The cheapest place is personal care Ulan Bator in Mongolia.
Top 5 Leisure and Culture
Expenses such as books, movies, photography, cinema tickets, DVDs and CDs, sporting goods, sports and theater tickets are more expensive Maputo in Mozambique followed by Bangui, Doha, N'Djamena, Chad, and Cotonou in Benin. The cheapest place for recreation and culture is Harare.
Top 5 Restaurants, hotels and meals outside
Business expenses such as meals, dinner at a restaurant (not fast food), prices hotels, to bring drinks and snacks (fast food) are the most expensive in Dubai followed by Doha, Athens, Greece, Brussels, Belgium and Ljubljana in Slovenia. The place cheaper for restaurants, food and hotel in Tianjin.
Top 5 Transport
The costs for public transport vehicles, fuel, safe vehicles and vehicle maintenance such as hire-purchase and rental of vehicles, petrol / diesel, maintenance public transport tires, vehicle insurance, and buying the most expensive vehicles in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia, followed by Honiara, Dili, Timor-Leste, Douala, and Oslo. Place the cheapest transport is of Tianjin.
The Top 5 Best Place to Live
So if you were to move anywhere in the world right now, where would you experience the lowest cost of living with less difficulty? Stress is used as a measure of the discomfort of a person and his family are likely to experience. Each site is ranked among the global challenges 1 is minimal and 4, which is extremely hard. So if you want to live in a minimum load, location lower cost of living in Adelaide Australia. Adelaide is a place minimal burden and cost of the lives of 60 compared with New York 100 index. The next 6 best places to live, on this basis is in the United States. Memphis, Tennessee 2 followed by El Paso, Texas, 3 St Louis, Missouri 4th and 5th of Indiana in Indianapolis. Best Instead of the day, outside the United States of Auckland in New Zealand in the 8th place.
The detailed cost of living rankings in July 2009, for each shot for each of the more than 200 branches in the world can be found at www.xpatulator.com. The cost-of living calculator special International and the cost of living allowances calculator used for the cost of living international comparison and calculation of cost of living.
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