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  1. Articles: Asia
    Hong Kong is once again the most expensive location in Asia for expats to rent a home, followed by Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul, the latest research shows. Rental prices for an unfurnished, middle market, three bedroom apartment in areas commonly inhabited by international expats in Hong Kong...
  2. Articles: Africa
    Luanda, the capital city of Angola, is the most expansive city for expats sent on international assignments, followed by Hong Kong, Tokyo, Zurich and Singapore, according to the latest global cost rankings. The high cost of living in Luanda is largely due to costs imposed by the Angolian...
  3. Articles: Asia
    Singapore retains its title as the world’s most expensive city for a fourth year in row, followed by Hong Kong and Zurich, the latest bi-annual research shows. The latest survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit has also seen a return to the top 10 most expensive cities for Tokyo and Osaka...
  4. Articles: Africa
    Hong Kong is the most expensive city in the world for expats, pushing Luanda in Angola into second place, according to the latest global cost of living survey. The rankings from Mercer put Zurich in third place, Singapore in fourth while Tokyo is in fifth, up six places from last year and...
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    The city of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the world’s most expensive location for expats, mainly due to currency changes, new research shows. All expats know that their living costs are likely to be affected by currency fluctuations at some point and in the case of...
  6. Articles: Europe
    The strength of Swiss franc has contributed to Switzerland becoming the most expensive European country for expats and four Swiss cities top the European rankings in a new survey. The Swiss city of Zurich is the most expensive location in Europe and moves up to second place in the global...
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    When companies post expats overseas they often take a variety of costs into account and now new research suggests it is more costly to set them up in London than anywhere else in the world. Multinationals have costs associated with setting up an office but also many expats have accommodation...
  8. Articles: Americas
    The cost of accommodation for expat employees working for multi nationals in London is more than double that of Sydney, Los Angeles or Chicago according to new research. The average total cost of accommodation per worker, per year in 20 key cities around the world is US$56,855, the latest Live...
  9. Articles: Africa
    Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expats for the second year running, with Tokyo in second place and N’Djamena in Chad in third place, according to an annual survey of living costs. Moscow follows in fourth position with Geneva in fifth and Osaka in sixth. Zurich jumps one...
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