How Does Your Salary Compare?
A useful tool to help people who need cost of living information to help them calculate cost of living differences and compare salary purchasing power is the salary purchasing power parity calculator (SPPP) report.
The cost of living in Calgary in Canada is very high compared to other places.
Calgary is currently ranked 71 overall out of 780 places (rank 1 is most expensive: rank 780 is least expensive). The cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.
The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is very high compared to other places
The overall cost of living is determined using the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across 13 Basket Groups. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is currently ranked 23 overall out of 780 places (rank 1 is most expensive: rank 780 is least expensive). The cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.
The cost of living in Brasilia in Brazil is very high compared to other places.
Brasilia is currently ranked 41 overall out of 780 places (rank 1 is most expensive: rank 780 is least expensive). The cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.
The cost of living in Brussels is very high compared to other places
Brussels is currently ranked 88 overall out of 780 places (rank 1 is most expensive: rank 780 is least expensive). The cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.
The cost of living in Vienna is very high compared to other places.
Vienna is currently ranked 56 overall out of 780 places (rank 1 is most expensive: rank 780 is least expensive). The cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.
How Does Your Salary Compare?
Most of us spend much of our time working for a salary. The average person will spend close to 40 years earning a salary of some sort. Do we spend enough time and effort making sure what we get paid is adequate?
Baku in Azerbaijan is currently ranked 108 overall out of 780 places
The cost of living in Baku is very high compared to other places. The basis of Baku's economy is petroleum. The existence of petroleum has been known since the 8th century. The World War II Battle of Stalingrad was fought to determine who would have control of the Baku oil fields. Fifty years before the battle, Baku produced half of the world's oil supply. Currently the oil economy of Baku is undergoing a resurgence.
Cost of living comparison
We help people who need cost of living information to help them calculate cost of living differences, salaries and allowances when moving to a different part of the world.
The America’s Cost of Living Rankings for April 2012
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro come in fifth and ninth respectively as two of the overall most expensive places to live in the world, with Caracas, Venezuela coming in sixth.
