This report provides you with the rank of Recreation and Culture 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.
Recreation and Culture costs include books, camera film, cinema ticket, DVD and CDs, sports goods, and theatre tickets.
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The April 2011 recreation and culture international cost of living rank is as follows:
April 2011 Rank Country, City
1 Vanuatu, Port Vila2 Venezuela, Caracas3 Switzerland, Geneva4 Switzerland, Zurich5 Central African Republic, Bangui6 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby7 Benin, Cotonou8 Guinea-Bissau, Bissau9 Australia, Sydney10 Chad, NDjamena11 Liechtenstein, Vaduz12 Niger, Niamey13 Norway, Oslo14 Australia, Canberra15 Gabon, Libreville16 Tajikistan, Dushanbe17 Senegal, Dakar18 Israel, Jerusalem19 Kuwait, Kuwait City20 Qatar, Doha21 Canada, Toronto22 Australia, Melbourne23 Australia, Perth24 South Africa, Johannesburg25 Micronesia, Palikir26 Namibia, Windhoek27 Canada, Vancouver28 Malawi, Lilongwe29 Canada, Calgary30 Samoa, Apia31 South Africa, Cape Town32 Tuvalu, Funafuti33 South Africa, Pretoria34 Belgium, Brussels35 Latvia, Riga36 Australia, Brisbane37 Monaco, Monaco38 Djibouti, Djibouti39 Brazil, Sao Paulo40 Canada, Montreal41 Nigeria, Lagos42 New Caledonia, Noumea43 Cameroon, Douala44 Togo, Lome45 Finland, Helsinki46 Barbados, Bridgetown47 South Africa, Durban48 Cameroon, Yaounde49 Australia, Adelaide50 Colombia, Bogota51 Estonia, Tallinn52 Turkey, Istanbul53 Jamaica, Kingston54 Zambia, Lusaka55 Slovakia, Bratislava56 Japan, Tokyo57 Nauru, Yaren58 France, Paris59 Malta, Velletta60 Austria, Vienna61 Mexico, Mexico City62 Bahamas, Nassau63 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro64 Uruguay, Montevideo65 Mali, Bamako66 Ghana, Accra67 Lesotho, Maseru68 Chile, Santiago69 Canada, Ottawa70 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan71 Burundi, Bujumbura72 Cayman Islands, George Town73 Congo, Brazzaville74 Brazil, Brasilia75 Spain, Madrid76 Turkey, Ankara77 Portugal, Lisbon78 New Zealand, Auckland79 Palestinian Territories, West Bank80 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou81 Luxembourg, Luxembourg82 Spain, Barcelona83 Cape Verde, Praia84 Egypt, Cairo85 Mauritania, Nouakchott86 Azerbaijan, Baku87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown88 Dominica, Roseau89 United Arab Emirates, Dubai90 Czech Republic, Prague91 Cook Islands, Avarua92 Netherlands, Amsterdam93 Slovenia, Ljubljana94 Botswana, Gaborone95 Guam, Hagatna96 Ireland, Dublin97 Bermuda, Hamilton98 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi99 Germany, Munich100 Comores, Moroni101 Germany, Frankfurt102 Saint Helena, Jamestown103 Russia, Moscow104 Cyprus, Nicosia105 Iceland, Reykjavik106 Germany, Berlin107 Saint Lucia, Castries108 Germany, Bonn109 Germany, Cologne110 Singapore, Singapore111 Sweden, Stockholm112 Germany, Hamburg113 USA, Los Angeles Calif114 USA, San Francisco Calif115 Kiribati, South Tarawa116 Jordan, Amman117 San Marino, San Marino118 Italy, Milan119 Indonesia, Jakarta120 Bahrain, Manama121 Rwanda, Kigali122 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre123 Iraq, Baghdad124 Maldives, Male125 Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre126 Martinique, Fort-de-France127 Italy, Rome128 France, Lyon129 Denmark, Copenhagen130 Gambia, Banjul131 USA, Boston Mass132 USA, Washington DC133 El Salvador, San Salvador134 Marshall Islands, Majuro135 Puerto Rico, San Juan136 Sudan, Khartoum137 Andorra, Andorra la Vella138 Haiti, Port-au-Prince139 Costa Rica, San Jose140 Hungary, Budapest141 Fiji, Suva142 Jersey, Saint Helier143 Somalia, Mogadishu144 Gibraltar, Gibraltar145 Paraguay, Asuncion146 Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Johns147 Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain148 Zimbabwe, Harare149 USA, San Diego Calif150 Angola, Luanda151 Seychelles, Victoria152 Swaziland, Mbabane153 Peru, Lima154 Mozambique, Maputo155 Mauritius, Port Louis156 Guernsey, St Peter Port157 USA, Chicago Ill158 France, Marseille159 Lithuania, Vilnius160 USA, Atlanta GA161 USA, Miami Fla162 Japan, Osaka163 Nicaragua, Managua164 USA, Portland Ore165 Panama, Panama City166 Guatemala, Guatemala City167 USA, Anchorage AK168 Isle of Man, Douglas169 Falkland Islands, Stanley170 Vatican City, Vatican City171 USA, Charlotte NC172 USA, Las Vegas Nev173 French Polynesia, Papeete174 Croatia, Zagreb175 United Kingdom, London176 USA, Seattle Wash177 Kenya, Nairobi178 Japan, Nagoya179 Poland, Warsaw180 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam181 USA, Baltimore Md182 Palau, Melekeok183 Belize, Belmopan184 Argentina, Buenos Aires185 Greece, Athens186 Bulgaria, Sofia187 USA, San Jose Calif188 USA, New York NY189 USA, Denver Colo190 Japan, Yokohama191 USA, San Antonio Tex192 Guyana, Georgetown193 USA, Phoenix Ariz194 Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan195 Greenland, Nuuk196 USA, Milwaukee Wis197 USA, Philadelphia Pa198 USA, Jacksonville Fla199 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa200 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh201 Russia, St. Petersburg202 USA, Fort Worth Tex203 USA, Houston Tex204 Lebanon, Beirut205 United Kingdom, Glasgow206 Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan207 USA, Tampa Fla208 Oman, Muscat209 USA, Dallas Tex210 USA, Memphis Tenn211 USA, Pittsburgh Penn212 Belarus, Minsk213 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa214 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat215 USA, St Louis MO216 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo217 Honduras, Tegucigalpa218 United Kingdom, Birmingham219 Syria, Damascus220 United Kingdom, Leeds221 USA, Indianapolis Ind222 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur223 USA, Austin Tex224 Algeria, Algiers225 Romania, Bucharest226 Kazakhstan, Almaty227 Liberia, Monrovia228 Morocco, Rabat229 United Kingdom, Belfast230 Solomon Islands, Honiara231 Korea Democratic Republic of, Pyongyang232 Eritrea, Asmara233 Korea Republic of, Seoul234 USA, Columbus Ohio235 USA, Detroit Mich236 Grenada, Saint Georges237 China, Hong Kong238 Cuba, Havana239 Timor-Leste, Dili240 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah241 Bolivia, La Paz242 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome243 Yemen, Sanaa244 Sierra Leone, Freetown245 Libya, Tripoli246 USA, Cleveland Ohio247 USA, El Paso Tex248 Ukraine, Kiev249 French Guiana, Cayenne250 Ecuador, Quito251 Nepal, Kathmandu252 Bangladesh, Dhaka253 Guinea, Conakry254 Philippines, Manila255 China, Shanghai256 Georgia Republic of, Tbilisi257 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo258 Montenegro, Podgorica259 Kosovo, Pristina260 Laos, Vientiane261 Madagascar, Antananarivo262 Tunisia, Tunis263 Albania, Tirana264 India, Mumbai265 China, Macao266 Cambodia, Phnom Penh267 Afghanistan, Kabul268 China, Beijing269 Moldova, Chisinau270 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek271 India, Chennai272 India, New Delhi273 Taiwan, Taipei274 India, Calcutta275 Thailand, Bangkok276 India, Hyderabad277 Sri Lanka, Colombo278 India, Bangalore279 Serbia, Belgrade280 Macedonia, Skopje281 Uzbekistan, Tashkent282 Myanmar, Yangon283 Iran, Tehran284 Armenia, Yerevan285 China, Shenzhen286 Uganda, Kampala287 China, Wuhan288 Tonga, NukuAlofa289 China, Dalian290 Vietnam, Hanoi291 Suriname, Paramaribo292 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar293 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City294 China, Guangzhou295 China, Tianjin296 Pakistan, Lahore297 Pakistan, Islamabad298 Pakistan, Karachi299 Bhutan, Thimphu300 Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
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