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Education International Cost of Living Ranking

This report provides you with the rank of Education cost of living indexes as at September 2010 for each of our 300 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 the cost of living indexes, based on your input and Xpatulator's data, to create reports online which you can save, e-mail or convert to a pdf file.

 

Education costs include creche / pre-school fees, high school / college fees, primary school fees, and tertiary study fees.

 

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The September 2010 education international cost of living rank is as follows: 

 

September 2010 Rank Country, City


1 Brazil, Sao Paulo
2 Angola, Luanda
3 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
4 Russia, Moscow
5 Brazil, Brasilia
6 Bahamas, Nassau
7 Singapore, Singapore
8 Russia, St. Petersburg
9 USA, New York NY
10 Liberia, Monrovia
11 Nigeria, Lagos
12 Bermuda, Hamilton
13 Gabon, Libreville
14 Belgium, Brussels
15 Solomon Islands, Honiara
16 United Kingdom, London
17 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
18 Sierra Leone, Freetown
19 Vanuatu, Port Vila
20 Australia, Sydney
21 USA, Anchorage AK
22 Cuba, Havana
23 Australia, Canberra
24 USA, Boston Mass
25 United Kingdom, Glasgow
26 USA, Philadelphia Pa
27 Croatia, Zagreb
28 Australia, Melbourne
29 Uruguay, Montevideo
30 USA, Seattle Wash
31 Jersey, Saint Helier
32 Kazakhstan, Almaty
33 Barbados, Bridgetown
34 United Kingdom, Birmingham
35 Australia, Perth
36 United Kingdom, Leeds
37 USA, San Francisco Calif
38 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
39 New Caledonia, Noumea
40 USA, Chicago Ill
41 USA, Washington DC
42 Central African Republic, Bangui
43 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
44 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
45 USA, San Jose Calif
46 Djibouti, Djibouti
47 USA, Los Angeles Calif
48 Chad, NDjamena
49 Guyana, Georgetown
50 Guernsey, St Peter Port
51 USA, San Diego Calif
52 Guinea, Conakry
53 Australia, Brisbane
54 Congo, Brazzaville
55 USA, Portland Ore
56 United Kingdom, Belfast
57 Colombia, Bogota
58 South Africa, Johannesburg
59 Afghanistan, Kabul
60 Kiribati, South Tarawa
61 Israel, Jerusalem
62 USA, Miami Fla
63 New Zealand, Auckland
64 Saint Helena, Jamestown
65 Samoa, Apia
66 USA, Baltimore Md
67 Estonia, Tallinn
68 USA, Denver Colo
69 USA, Atlanta GA
70 Australia, Adelaide
71 Iran, Tehran
72 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
73 Lithuania, Vilnius
74 Zambia, Lusaka
75 USA, Milwaukee Wis
76 USA, St Louis MO
77 Iraq, Baghdad
78 USA, Cleveland Ohio
79 USA, Phoenix Ariz
80 Maldives, Male
81 USA, Dallas Tex
82 USA, Las Vegas Nev
83 Comores, Moroni
84 USA, Detroit Mich
85 USA, Pittsburgh Penn
86 South Africa, Pretoria
87 USA, San Antonio Tex
88 Haiti, Port-au-Prince
89 Falkland Islands, Stanley
90 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
91 Malawi, Lilongwe
92 South Africa, Cape Town
93 Serbia, Belgrade
94 USA, Charlotte NC
95 USA, Jacksonville Fla
96 USA, Fort Worth Tex
97 Seychelles, Victoria
98 USA, Columbus Ohio
99 South Africa, Durban
100 USA, Tampa Fla
101 USA, Houston Tex
102 Guatemala, Guatemala City
103 Timor-Leste, Dili
104 USA, El Paso Tex
105 USA, Memphis Tenn
106 Isle of Man, Douglas
107 USA, Austin Tex
108 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
109 Cameroon, Douala
110 Mali, Bamako
111 Benin, Cotonou
112 Senegal, Dakar
113 Myanmar, Yangon
114 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
115 Norway, Oslo
116 Moldova, Chisinau
117 Rwanda, Kigali
118 Armenia, Yerevan
119 USA, Indianapolis Ind
120 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi
121 Madagascar, Antananarivo
122 Cameroon, Yaounde
123 Cape Verde, Praia
124 Malta, Velletta
125 Portugal, Lisbon
126 Belize, Belmopan
127 Honduras, Tegucigalpa
128 Romania, Bucharest
129 Cayman Islands, George Town
130 Togo, Lome
131 France, Paris
132 French Polynesia, Papeete
133 Dominica, Roseau
134 Burundi, Bujumbura
135 Germany, Munich
136 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
137 Germany, Frankfurt
138 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang
139 Germany, Cologne
140 Niger, Niamey
141 China, Beijing
142 Algeria, Algiers
143 Somalia, Mogadishu
144 Nicaragua, Managua
145 Germany, Bonn
146 Germany, Berlin
147 Germany, Hamburg
148 Libya, Tripoli
149 Japan, Tokyo
150 Nepal, Kathmandu
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
152 Finland, Helsinki
153 El Salvador, San Salvador
154 Mauritius, Port Louis
155 Guam, Hagatna
156 Botswana, Gaborone
157 Indonesia, Jakarta
158 Netherlands, Amsterdam
159 Saint Lucia, Castries
160 Ukraine, Kiev
161 Iceland, Reykjavik
162 Mauritania, Nouakchott
163 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
164 Latvia, Riga
165 India, Mumbai
166 Tonga, NukuAlofa
167 Tuvalu, Funafuti
168 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
169 Tajikistan, Dushanbe
170 Lesotho, Maseru
171 Korea Republic of, Seoul
172 France, Lyon
173 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
174 Marshall Islands, Majuro
175 India, New Delhi
176 Paraguay, Asuncion
177 Sweden, Stockholm
178 Palestinian Territories, West Bank
179 India, Chennai
180 Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre
181 Zimbabwe, Harare
182 India, Hyderabad
183 India, Calcutta
184 Switzerland, Geneva
185 France, Marseille
186 Italy, Milan
187 Gambia, Banjul
188 Eritrea, Asmara
189 Italy, Rome
190 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns
191 Switzerland, Zurich
192 India, Bangalore
193 China, Shenzhen
194 Monaco, Monaco
195 China, Wuhan
196 Hungary, Budapest
197 Ghana, Accra
198 Swaziland, Mbabane
199 Thailand, Bangkok
200 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
201 China, Dalian
202 Bhutan, Thimphu
203 Kosovo, Pristina
204 Albania, Tirana
205 China, Shanghai
206 San Marino, San Marino
207 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
208 Poland, Warsaw
209 Macedonia, Skopje
210 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
211 Cook Islands, Avarua
212 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
213 Greece, Athens
214 Canada, Toronto
215 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
216 Japan, Osaka
217 Austria, Vienna
218 French Guiana, Cayenne
219 Vatican City, Vatican City
220 Tunisia, Tunis
221 Grenada, Saint Georges
222 Martinique, Fort-de-France
223 Canada, Vancouver
224 Micronesia, Palikir
225 China, Guangzhou
226 Belarus, Minsk
227 Puerto Rico, San Juan
228 Greenland, Nuuk
229 China, Tianjin
230 Canada, Calgary
231 Japan, Nagoya
232 Cambodia, Phnom Penh
233 Azerbaijan, Baku
234 Canada, Montreal
235 Montenegro, Podgorica
236 Vietnam, Hanoi
237 Japan, Yokohama
238 Qatar, Doha
239 Pakistan, Lahore
240 Turkey, Istanbul
241 Namibia, Windhoek
242 Kenya, Nairobi
243 Bahrain, Manama
244 Canada, Ottawa
245 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
246 Mexico, Mexico City
247 Pakistan, Islamabad
248 Denmark, Copenhagen
249 Bulgaria, Sofia
250 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
251 Pakistan, Karachi
252 Andorra, Andorra la Vella
253 Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan
254 Uganda, Kampala
255 Slovakia, Bratislava
256 Turkey, Ankara
257 Bangladesh, Dhaka
258 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
259 China, Hong Kong
260 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
261 Jamaica, Kingston
262 Bolivia, La Paz
263 Spain, Madrid
264 Nauru, Yaren
265 Sri Lanka, Colombo
266 Spain, Barcelona
267 Syria, Damascus
268 Chile, Santiago
269 Laos, Vientiane
270 Morocco, Rabat
271 Philippines, Manila
272 Jordan, Amman
273 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
274 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
275 Yemen, Sanaa
276 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
277 Oman, Muscat
278 Venezuela, Caracas
279 Taiwan, Taipei
280 Sudan, Khartoum
281 Ecuador, Quito
282 Kuwait, Kuwait City
283 Cyprus, Nicosia
284 Peru, Lima
285 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain
286 Lebanon, Beirut
287 Czech Republic, Prague
288 Mozambique, Maputo
289 Ireland, Dublin
290 Palau, Melekeok
291 Egypt, Cairo
292 Costa Rica, San Jose
293 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
294 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
295 Panama, Panama City
296 Argentina, Buenos Aires
297 Slovenia, Ljubljana
298 Fiji, Suva
299 China, Macao
300 Suriname, Paramaribo

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