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Categories:
Cost
of Living Quality
of Life
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Alta
Vista - Per Diems
Look up
the daily travel allowances for hotels, meals and incidental
expenditure as recommended by the US government. Find information
on over 200 international destinations, as well as all 50
US states and the District of Columbia.
http://cb.trip.com/trs/altavista/content/per_diem/per_diem_search.xsl
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directmoving.com
Compare
the cost of living in hundreds of cities worldwide with the
help of this handy little tool.
http://www.country-profiles.directmoving.com/
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Discount
Airtickets.com
Short,
yet comprehensive, factual guides that include information
on the cost of food and accommodation in just about every
corner of the world.
http://www.discount-airtickets.com/TravelGuides/
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Economist
Intelligence Unit
A cost
of living report covering 129 cities across 86 countries,
calculated using local prices for 167 different products and
services. Please note this service is not free. 
http://eiu.e-numerate.com/asp/wcol_HelpWhatIsWCOL.asp
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ERSys.com
Statistical
facts relating to cities all over the US.
http://www.ersys.com/
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EuroTrip.com
How much
should you budget for a trip to Europe? Find out at this site
aimed at US travellers.
http://www.eurotrip.com/preparation_and_packing/trip_cost.html
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Expat
Focus
The world's
50 most expensive cities by rank.
http://www.expatfocus.com/50-most-expensive-cities
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Expatforum.com
International
cost of living indices.
http://www.expatforum.com/Resources/icol.htm
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FinFacts.ie
Compare
the cost of living in 25 international cities as against New
York. Also get a breakdown of the cost of common goods and
services worldwide, like buying a cup of coffee, going to
the movies, renting an apartment or hiring a baby sitter.
http://www.finfacts.com/costofliving.htm
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Frommer's
Find out
where in the world your dollar stretches the furthest.
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/article.cfm?destid=156&articleid=2926&t=Where
Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for
July
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Global
Rich List
Find out
how rich you are.
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
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Go
Matilda
Find out
how much your Aussie dollar will buy in different parts of
Australia as well as abroad.
http://www.gomatilda.com/calculator/
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nPower
Use the
calculator on this site to compare the cost of living between
different regions in the UK.
http://www.npower.com/At_home/Moving_home/Cost_of_living.html
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Pay
Wizard.co.uk
Click on
"Check My Pay" to compare your salary.
http://www.paywizard.co.uk/
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Payscale
Compare
your salary.
http://www.payscale.com/
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Price
Check Tokyo
An unofficial
price list of everyday items in Tokyo.
http://www.pricechecktokyo.com/
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Realtor.com
Online
salary calculator.
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
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Roger
& Marilyn's Photo Tour of Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo price
guide.
http://www.artisandevelopers.com/web/tokyo/
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Salary
Expert
Contains
a free international salary calculator.
http://www.salaryexpert.com/
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TheBackpacker.net
The price
of beer everywhere from Alaska to Zimbabwe.
http://www.thebackpacker.net/beerindex.asp
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Tiscali.co.uk
Contains
basic cost of living information for cities worldwide.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/eworldguides/
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TravelLibrary.com
Cost of
living: how long can you afford to be away?
http://www.travel-library.com/rtw/html/rtwcost.html
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William
M. Mercer Companies LLP
Cost of
living surveys available to buy online from one of the world's
leading authorities in the field. Useful for expats planning
to relocate.
http://www.mercer.ch/hrmedia/Brochures/colbottom.htm#cc
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WorldSurface.com
A practical
travel guide that covers topics including as the cost of living
in most of the countries featured.
http://www.worldsurface.com/browse/location-earth.asp
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America's
Most Livable Communities
The best
places to live, work and play in America analyzed.
http://www.mostlivable.org/
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Andersen
A superb
long list of worldwide resources relating to quality of life
and cost of living.
http://www.andersen.com/website.nsf/content/IndustriesRealEstate
HospitalityBestCitiesResearch?OpenDocument
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BestPlaces.net
Discover
which cities in America were voted the best to live in, in
terms of climate, schools, crime, salaries, cost of living,
etc.
http://www.bestplaces.net/
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City
Rating.com
Find the
best places to live in America.
http://www.cityrating.com/
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Denig.com
Discover
the best places to retire and the best small towns in America.
http://denig.com/travel/americathree.html
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Expat.or.id
Worldwide
"quality of life" survey.
http://www.expat.or.id/info/qualityofliving.html
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Forbes.com
The best
American cities to be single in.
http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/10/singles.html
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Pacific
Exchange Rate Service
The Purchasing
Power Parity is considered to be a more accurate measure of
a country's wealth then GDP or GNP figures. This site explains
the theory behind PPP and includes links to tables giving
PPP data for various nations.
http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/PPP.html
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Underground
Travel
A matrix
to help you calculate the cost of the three basics of any
budget trip to Europe - bed, burgers and booze.
http://www.undergroundtravel.com/destinations/europe2001/cost-matrix.htm
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UNDP
Human development
indicators for countries worldwide, measuring everything from
poverty levels to gender equality.
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/
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William
M. Mercer Companies LLP
Quality
of life surveys available to buy online from one of the world's
leading authorities on the subject. Useful for expats planning
to relocate.
http://www.mercer.ch/hrmedia/Brochures/colbottom.htm#cc
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World
Database of Happiness
Find out
which countries have the happiest citizens.
http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/
http://www.eur.nl/fsw/research/happiness/
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Your
Going Where?!?
Vacation
budget calculator for anyone heading to Argentina or Croatia.
http://www.youregoingwhere.com/calculator.php
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