New online source for cost-of-living comparisons

New online source for cost-of-living comparisons

Remuneration managers responsible for designing expatriate reward packages can now access a new online guide to cost-of-living comparisons at FTCareerPoint.

The data is drawn from Inbucon's twice-yearly Worldwide Living Costs Survey. According to the latest figures, Tokyo is the world's most expensive city, followed by Washington DC.

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Title: Worldwide Living Costs Survey, Inbucon.

Methodology: The index, set against a base of 100 for London, is calculated from six international cost-of-living indices and is based on the consumption needs of a married couple with two schoolchildren. The figures are based on the sterling exchange rate on 28 July 2001.

Availability: The full survey is available from Inbucon, 34 Paradise Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey  TW9 1SE, tel: 0208 334 5727.

For more information about Inbucon jump to . . . www.inbucon.co.uk

A comparison of purchasing power in 52 cities worldwide can be viewed on the Financial Times web site . . .

http://ftcareerpoint.ft.com/TheWorks/international

Posted 20 September 2001