This report provides you with the rank of Personal Care cost of living indexes as at April 2011 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.
Personal Care costs include personal care products and services such as cosmetics, hair care, moisturizer / sun block, nappies, pain relief tablets, toilet paper, toothpaste, and soap / shampoo / conditioner.
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The April 2011 personal care international cost of living rank is as follows:
April 2011 Rank Country, City
1 Iran, Tehran2 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek3 Algeria, Algiers4 Brazil, Sao Paulo5 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat6 Slovakia, Bratislava7 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro8 Brazil, Brasilia9 Australia, Sydney10 Australia, Canberra11 Australia, Melbourne12 Sri Lanka, Colombo13 Australia, Perth14 Gambia, Banjul15 Myanmar, Yangon16 Chad, NDjamena17 Australia, Brisbane18 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou19 New Zealand, Auckland20 Vanuatu, Port Vila21 USA, San Francisco Calif22 Venezuela, Caracas23 Sudan, Khartoum24 Russia, Moscow25 Samoa, Apia26 USA, San Antonio Tex27 Burundi, Bujumbura28 Australia, Adelaide29 Mauritius, Port Louis30 Nigeria, Lagos31 Angola, Luanda32 USA, Philadelphia Pa33 USA, Los Angeles Calif34 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan35 Rwanda, Kigali36 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby37 Bahamas, Nassau38 Ireland, Dublin39 Liechtenstein, Vaduz40 Solomon Islands, Honiara41 Germany, Munich42 USA, New York NY43 Switzerland, Geneva44 Germany, Frankfurt45 Bermuda, Hamilton46 United Kingdom, London47 Switzerland, Zurich48 Japan, Tokyo49 USA, Washington DC50 Micronesia, Palikir51 Germany, Cologne52 Germany, Berlin53 Germany, Bonn54 Germany, Hamburg55 Kazakhstan, Almaty56 Austria, Vienna57 Isle of Man, Douglas58 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome59 Italy, Milan60 Jersey, Saint Helier61 Russia, St. Petersburg62 USA, Miami Fla63 Italy, Rome64 United Kingdom, Glasgow65 Congo, Brazzaville66 Cape Verde, Praia67 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa68 USA, Atlanta GA69 United Kingdom, Birmingham70 United Kingdom, Leeds71 Namibia, Windhoek72 USA, Detroit Mich73 Indonesia, Jakarta74 Falkland Islands, Stanley75 Croatia, Zagreb76 USA, Baltimore Md77 Guernsey, St Peter Port78 Kiribati, South Tarawa79 Zambia, Lusaka80 Niger, Niamey81 Cayman Islands, George Town82 USA, Jacksonville Fla83 USA, Phoenix Ariz84 United Kingdom, Belfast85 San Marino, San Marino86 Israel, Jerusalem87 Vatican City, Vatican City88 Afghanistan, Kabul89 Monaco, Monaco90 Sweden, Stockholm91 USA, Portland Ore92 Saint Helena, Jamestown93 Benin, Cotonou94 Iraq, Baghdad95 Nauru, Yaren96 Mexico, Mexico City97 USA, Seattle Wash98 USA, Fort Worth Tex99 Netherlands, Amsterdam100 Denmark, Copenhagen101 Malta, Velletta102 USA, Anchorage AK103 China, Beijing104 Djibouti, Djibouti105 Japan, Osaka106 Comores, Moroni107 Uruguay, Montevideo108 Ukraine, Kiev109 Laos, Vientiane110 USA, Houston Tex111 Liberia, Monrovia112 Marshall Islands, Majuro113 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh114 Cook Islands, Avarua115 USA, Memphis Tenn116 USA, Chicago Ill117 Luxembourg, Luxembourg118 Guinea, Conakry119 Madagascar, Antananarivo120 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo121 France, Paris122 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo123 USA, San Diego Calif124 Serbia, Belgrade125 Hungary, Budapest126 Estonia, Tallinn127 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam128 Japan, Nagoya129 Norway, Oslo130 Jamaica, Kingston131 Togo, Lome132 Cameroon, Douala133 Jordan, Amman134 China, Shanghai135 USA, Las Vegas Nev136 Barbados, Bridgetown137 Nepal, Kathmandu138 USA, Columbus Ohio139 Cameroon, Yaounde140 Tuvalu, Funafuti141 Palestinian Territories, West Bank142 Thailand, Bangkok143 Japan, Yokohama144 Chile, Santiago145 USA, El Paso Tex146 Lebanon, Beirut147 Martinique, Fort-de-France148 Bulgaria, Sofia149 Finland, Helsinki150 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau151 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah152 Lesotho, Maseru153 China, Hong Kong154 Puerto Rico, San Juan155 Azerbaijan, Baku156 Czech Republic, Prague157 Nicaragua, Managua158 USA, San Jose Calif159 Turkey, Istanbul160 Belgium, Brussels161 Egypt, Cairo162 Iceland, Reykjavik163 Canada, Toronto164 Timor-Leste, Dili165 Tonga, NukuAlofa166 USA, Denver Colo167 USA, Pittsburgh Penn168 USA, Boston Mass169 Canada, Vancouver170 USA, Tampa Fla171 Seychelles, Victoria172 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang173 Kosovo, Pristina174 Somalia, Mogadishu175 Colombia, Bogota176 Singapore, Singapore177 China, Shenzhen178 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi179 China, Wuhan180 Greenland, Nuuk181 Canada, Calgary182 Mali, Bamako183 Turkey, Ankara184 France, Lyon185 Qatar, Doha186 Kuwait, Kuwait City187 Tajikistan, Dushanbe188 USA, Charlotte NC189 Philippines, Manila190 Canada, Montreal191 France, Marseille192 Poland, Warsaw193 USA, Cleveland Ohio194 Uzbekistan, Tashkent195 USA, Milwaukee Wis196 Bolivia, La Paz197 China, Dalian198 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain199 Spain, Madrid200 Haiti, Port-au-Prince201 South Africa, Johannesburg202 Guam, Hagatna203 Romania, Bucharest204 USA, St Louis MO205 Malawi, Lilongwe206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan207 Central African Republic, Bangui208 Cyprus, Nicosia209 Grenada, Saint Georges210 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi211 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa212 Lithuania, Vilnius213 Canada, Ottawa214 USA, Dallas Tex215 Armenia, Yerevan216 Spain, Barcelona217 Vietnam, Hanoi218 United Arab Emirates, Dubai219 Slovenia, Ljubljana220 China, Guangzhou221 Ghana, Accra222 USA, Austin Tex223 Eritrea, Asmara224 China, Tianjin225 South Africa, Pretoria226 Mozambique, Maputo227 Guatemala, Guatemala City228 South Africa, Cape Town229 Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre230 Andorra, Andorra la Vella231 Portugal, Lisbon232 French Polynesia, Papeete233 Latvia, Riga234 Cuba, Havana235 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar236 Paraguay, Asuncion237 South Africa, Durban238 Zimbabwe, Harare239 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City240 Taiwan, Taipei241 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown242 Gibraltar, Gibraltar243 Costa Rica, San Jose244 Peru, Lima245 Macedonia, Skopje246 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre247 Sierra Leone, Freetown248 Oman, Muscat249 Gabon, Libreville250 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns251 Bhutan, Thimphu252 Swaziland, Mbabane253 Ecuador, Quito254 Dominica, Roseau255 Yemen, Sanaa256 El Salvador, San Salvador257 Kenya, Nairobi258 Morocco, Rabat259 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo260 Maldives, Male261 Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan262 French Guiana, Cayenne263 Senegal, Dakar264 Argentina, Buenos Aires265 Moldova, Chisinau266 Syria, Damascus267 Guyana, Georgetown268 India, Mumbai269 Libya, Tripoli270 Botswana, Gaborone271 Albania, Tirana272 Suriname, Paramaribo273 Honduras, Tegucigalpa274 India, Chennai275 India, New Delhi276 Saint Lucia, Castries277 Belarus, Minsk278 India, Hyderabad279 Palau, Melekeok280 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur281 Mauritania, Nouakchott282 India, Calcutta283 Korea Republic of, Seoul284 India, Bangalore285 New Caledonia, Noumea286 Greece, Athens287 Bahrain, Manama288 USA, Indianapolis Ind289 Cambodia, Phnom Penh290 Panama, Panama City291 China, Macao292 Tunisia, Tunis293 Belize, Belmopan294 Pakistan, Lahore295 Pakistan, Islamabad296 Pakistan, Karachi297 Uganda, Kampala298 Montenegro, Podgorica299 Bangladesh, Dhaka300 Fiji, Suva
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