This report provides you with the rank of Personal Care cost of living indexes as at January 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 January 2011 personal care international cost of living rank is as follows:
January 2011 Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa2 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek3 Iran, Tehran4 Algeria, Algiers5 Brazil, Sao Paulo6 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat7 Slovakia, Bratislava8 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro9 Brazil, Brasilia10 Australia, Sydney11 Australia, Canberra12 Gambia, Banjul13 Australia, Melbourne14 Australia, Perth15 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou16 Russia, Moscow17 Chad, NDjamena18 Burundi, Bujumbura19 USA, San Francisco Calif20 Myanmar, Yangon21 Rwanda, Kigali22 Australia, Brisbane23 New Zealand, Auckland24 Venezuela, Caracas25 USA, San Antonio Tex26 Samoa, Apia27 Sudan, Khartoum28 Mauritius, Port Louis29 USA, Philadelphia Pa30 USA, Los Angeles Calif31 Angola, Luanda32 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan33 Australia, Adelaide34 Bahamas, Nassau35 Solomon Islands, Honiara36 Bermuda, Hamilton37 USA, New York NY38 China, Macao39 United Kingdom, London40 Germany, Munich41 USA, Washington DC42 Germany, Frankfurt43 Ireland, Dublin44 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby45 Liechtenstein, Vaduz46 Germany, Cologne47 Germany, Berlin48 Nigeria, Lagos49 Kazakhstan, Almaty50 Germany, Bonn51 Japan, Tokyo52 Germany, Hamburg53 Austria, Vienna54 Isle of Man, Douglas55 Russia, St. Petersburg56 Switzerland, Geneva57 Jersey, Saint Helier58 Switzerland, Zurich59 Italy, Milan60 Ghana, Accra61 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa62 United Kingdom, Glasgow63 USA, Miami Fla64 Congo, Brazzaville65 Micronesia, Palikir66 Italy, Rome67 Croatia, Zagreb68 United Kingdom, Birmingham69 Cape Verde, Praia70 USA, Atlanta GA71 United Kingdom, Leeds72 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome73 Cayman Islands, George Town74 Guernsey, St Peter Port75 USA, Detroit Mich76 USA, Baltimore Md77 Falkland Islands, Stanley78 Indonesia, Jakarta79 Zambia, Lusaka80 United Kingdom, Belfast81 USA, Jacksonville Fla82 USA, Phoenix Ariz83 Afghanistan, Kabul84 San Marino, San Marino85 Niger, Niamey86 Vatican City, Vatican City87 Namibia, Windhoek88 Israel, Jerusalem89 Monaco, Monaco90 USA, Portland Ore91 Saint Helena, Jamestown92 Iraq, Baghdad93 Sweden, Stockholm94 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa95 Netherlands, Amsterdam96 Denmark, Copenhagen97 Benin, Cotonou98 Malta, Velletta99 Djibouti, Djibouti100 USA, Seattle Wash101 Liberia, Monrovia102 USA, Fort Worth Tex103 Nauru, Yaren104 Ukraine, Kiev105 Laos, Vientiane106 USA, Anchorage AK107 Somalia, Mogadishu108 Comores, Moroni109 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh110 Mexico, Mexico City111 China, Beijing112 Japan, Osaka113 USA, Houston Tex114 Hungary, Budapest115 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi116 Luxembourg, Luxembourg117 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo118 Serbia, Belgrade119 USA, Memphis Tenn120 USA, Chicago Ill121 France, Paris122 Marshall Islands, Majuro123 Uruguay, Montevideo124 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo125 Estonia, Tallinn126 Jamaica, Kingston127 USA, San Diego Calif128 United Arab Emirates, Dubai129 Cook Islands, Avarua130 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam131 Guinea, Conakry132 Togo, Lome133 Maldives, Male134 Cameroon, Douala135 Norway, Oslo136 Martinique, Fort-de-France137 Lebanon, Beirut138 Japan, Nagoya139 USA, Las Vegas Nev140 Cameroon, Yaounde141 USA, Columbus Ohio142 Puerto Rico, San Juan143 Czech Republic, Prague144 Armenia, Yerevan145 China, Shanghai146 Nicaragua, Managua147 Egypt, Cairo148 USA, El Paso Tex149 Turkey, Istanbul150 Bulgaria, Sofia151 Azerbaijan, Baku152 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah153 Nepal, Kathmandu154 Japan, Yokohama155 Madagascar, Antananarivo156 Timor-Leste, Dili157 Belgium, Brussels158 Chile, Santiago159 USA, San Jose Calif160 Finland, Helsinki161 Thailand, Bangkok162 Canada, Toronto163 China, Hong Kong164 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau165 Colombia, Bogota166 Iceland, Reykjavik167 Vanuatu, Port Vila168 USA, Denver Colo169 Palestinian Territories, West Bank170 Canada, Vancouver171 Seychelles, Victoria172 USA, Pittsburgh Penn173 USA, Boston Mass174 Grenada, Saint Georges175 USA, Tampa Fla176 Lesotho, Maseru177 Kosovo, Pristina178 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang179 Sri Lanka, Colombo180 Turkey, Ankara181 Qatar, Doha182 Poland, Warsaw183 Mali, Bamako184 Canada, Calgary185 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain186 Greenland, Nuuk187 France, Lyon188 Uzbekistan, Tashkent189 China, Shenzhen190 Singapore, Singapore191 Haiti, Port-au-Prince192 China, Wuhan193 Kuwait, Kuwait City194 Canada, Montreal195 France, Marseille196 USA, Charlotte NC197 Tajikistan, Dushanbe198 Spain, Madrid199 USA, Cleveland Ohio200 USA, Milwaukee Wis201 Bolivia, La Paz202 Barbados, Bridgetown203 Tonga, NukuAlofa204 Vietnam, Hanoi205 China, Dalian206 Cyprus, Nicosia207 South Africa, Johannesburg208 USA, St Louis MO209 Malawi, Lilongwe210 Spain, Barcelona211 Canada, Ottawa212 Jordan, Amman213 Romania, Bucharest214 USA, Dallas Tex215 Lithuania, Vilnius216 Eritrea, Asmara217 Tuvalu, Funafuti218 Slovenia, Ljubljana219 Guatemala, Guatemala City220 Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre221 Guam, Hagatna222 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi223 USA, Austin Tex224 Gabon, Libreville225 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City226 China, Guangzhou227 Andorra, Andorra la Vella228 South Africa, Pretoria229 China, Tianjin230 Portugal, Lisbon231 South Africa, Cape Town232 Central African Republic, Bangui233 Oman, Muscat234 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan235 French Polynesia, Papeete236 Bhutan, Thimphu237 Latvia, Riga238 Zimbabwe, Harare239 Peru, Lima240 Gibraltar, Gibraltar241 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns242 Sierra Leone, Freetown243 Paraguay, Asuncion244 South Africa, Durban245 Macedonia, Skopje246 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre247 Ecuador, Quito248 Costa Rica, San Jose249 El Salvador, San Salvador250 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown251 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo252 Morocco, Rabat253 Mozambique, Maputo254 Kenya, Nairobi255 French Guiana, Cayenne256 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar257 Taiwan, Taipei258 Swaziland, Mbabane259 Moldova, Chisinau260 Dominica, Roseau261 Guyana, Georgetown262 Syria, Damascus263 Suriname, Paramaribo264 Bangladesh, Dhaka265 Libya, Tripoli266 Senegal, Dakar267 Honduras, Tegucigalpa268 India, Mumbai269 Albania, Tirana270 Botswana, Gaborone271 Yemen, Sanaa272 Philippines, Manila273 Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan274 Saint Lucia, Castries275 Belarus, Minsk276 Argentina, Buenos Aires277 Palau, Melekeok278 India, Chennai279 India, New Delhi280 Mauritania, Nouakchott281 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur282 India, Hyderabad283 India, Calcutta284 New Caledonia, Noumea285 Korea Republic of, Seoul286 Greece, Athens287 Bahrain, Manama288 India, Bangalore289 Cambodia, Phnom Penh290 Panama, Panama City291 USA, Indianapolis Ind292 Tunisia, Tunis293 Belize, Belmopan294 Pakistan, Lahore295 Pakistan, Islamabad296 Uganda, Kampala297 Pakistan, Karachi298 Fiji, Suva299 Montenegro, Podgorica300 Cuba, Havana
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