This report provides you with the rank of Personal Care 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.
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.
The September 2010 personal care international cost of living top 100 rank is as follows:
September 2010 Rank Country, City
1 Kiribati, South Tarawa
2 Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
3 Iran, Tehran
4 Algeria, Algiers
5 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
6 Brazil, Sao Paulo
7 Slovakia, Bratislava
8 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
9 Brazil, Brasilia
10 Australia, Sydney
11 Gambia, Banjul
12 Burundi, Bujumbura
13 USA, San Francisco Calif
14 Australia, Canberra
15 Rwanda, Kigali
16 Sudan, Khartoum
17 Australia, Melbourne
18 Russia, Moscow
19 Chad, NDjamena
20 Myanmar, Yangon
21 Congo, Brazzaville
22 USA, San Antonio Tex
23 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
24 USA, Philadelphia Pa
25 USA, Los Angeles Calif
26 Australia, Perth
27 Venezuela, Caracas
28 Angola, Luanda
29 Bahamas, Nassau
30 Ghana, Accra
31 USA, New York NY
32 Samoa, Apia
33 Bermuda, Hamilton
34 Australia, Brisbane
35 Solomon Islands, Honiara
36 New Zealand, Auckland
37 USA, Washington DC
38 China, Macao
39 Cote DIvoire, Abidjan
40 Nigeria, Lagos
41 Kazakhstan, Almaty
42 Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
43 Australia, Adelaide
44 Mauritius, Port Louis
45 Japan, Tokyo
46 Germany, Munich
47 Russia, St. Petersburg
48 United Kingdom, London
49 Congo Democratic Rep, Kinshasa
50 Germany, Frankfurt
51 Liechtenstein, Vaduz
52 Ireland, Dublin
53 USA, Miami Fla
54 Libya, Tripoli
55 Germany, Cologne
56 Germany, Berlin
57 USA, Atlanta GA
58 Switzerland, Geneva
59 Germany, Bonn
60 Austria, Vienna
61 Jersey, Saint Helier
62 Germany, Hamburg
63 Switzerland, Zurich
64 Isle of Man, Douglas
65 Italy, Milan
66 Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
67 USA, Detroit Mich
68 Micronesia, Palikir
69 USA, Baltimore Md
70 Cayman Islands, George Town
71 USA, Jacksonville Fla
72 United Kingdom, Glasgow
73 Italy, Rome
74 USA, Phoenix Ariz
75 Croatia, Zagreb
76 Afghanistan, Kabul
77 Israel, Jerusalem
78 Cape Verde, Praia
79 United Kingdom, Birmingham
80 Indonesia, Jakarta
81 United Kingdom, Leeds
82 Zambia, Lusaka
83 USA, Portland Ore
84 Guernsey, St Peter Port
85 Iraq, Baghdad
86 Falkland Islands, Stanley
87 Uruguay, Montevideo
88 United Kingdom, Belfast
89 USA, Seattle Wash
90 USA, Fort Worth Tex
91 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
92 Liberia, Monrovia
93 San Marino, San Marino
94 Djibouti, Djibouti
95 Niger, Niamey
96 USA, Anchorage AK
97 Somalia, Mogadishu
98 Laos, Vientiane
99 Vatican City, Vatican City
100 Namibia, Windhoek