Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide

aggie · 11-04-2006, 02:10 PM

Have you all seen an article, study, website, etc. comparing relatively current costs of living in various countries/cities worldwide? If so would you please tell us where we may find it?

FIRE in 9 months and counting(believe me, almost minute by minute...) and we are fine tuning our options. (should have north of 900K plus 22K annual pension + small med bennies). DW will be 55 and so will I-.

"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever!"- Larry Anderson

Meadbh · 11-04-2006, 04:39 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity

http://www.oecd.org/department/0,268..._1_1_1,00.html

Red-y · 11-04-2006, 05:41 PM

http://www.settlement.org/sys/link_r...stofliving.htm

With the cost of living in New York City set as a baseline of 100, compares selected cities in the US and around the world to this baseline.

Arif · 11-04-2006, 06:20 PM

Quote:

http://www.settlement.org/sys/link_r...stofliving.htm

With the cost of living in New York City set as a baseline of 100, compares selected cities in the US and around the world to this baseline.

Wow Panama is more expensive than Detroit! Better tell my in-laws to stay put.

. . . Yrs to Go · 11-04-2006, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red-y

http://www.settlement.org/sys/link_r...stofliving.htm

With the cost of living in New York City set as a baseline of 100, compares selected cities in the US and around the world to this baseline.

Nice link, but questionable data.

I live around NYC and was just in London. The U.K. is roughly twice as expensive. Not sure if the index is proportional, but if NYC = 100, I'd think London is about 180.

I also question Boston = 76.8 and Atlanta = 76.3. Boston is pretty expensive whereas Atlanta is reasonably cheap.

jphripjah · 11-04-2006, 10:08 PM

The Big Mac index.

http://www.oanda.com/products/bigmac/bigmac.shtml

jphripjah · 11-04-2006, 10:10 PM

The Coldwell Banker home price comparison index.

http://hpci.coldwellbanker.com/hpci_press.aspx

yakers · 11-05-2006, 01:08 AM

The Economist Big Mac Index:

http://www.economist.com/markets/Bigmac/Index.cfm

ladelfina · 11-07-2006, 07:21 AM

The Economist has a calculator that translates COL from one city to another.
http://eiu.enumerate.com/asp/wcol_WCOLHome.asp
It's a for-pay service but free for subscribers.

Sam · 11-07-2006, 10:46 AM

ladelfina, have you used the above service before? If so, did the report match your experience? Thanks.

perinova · 11-07-2006, 01:12 PM

here is a good UBS report
http://www.ubs.com/1/ShowMedia/media...uL_2006_en.pdf
(comparison excluding rent)

ladelfina · 11-07-2006, 05:19 PM

oooops!
I thought it was free for subscribers of The Economist.. Turns out it is a separate service you can sign up for on a yearly basis.. since they don't mention the yearly subscription fee it must be megabucks.

A single report runs $520 for pay-as-you-go.. !!

However, it is quite detailed.. if you need to know how much "insect killer spray" varies from Dubai to Seattle.. they'll tell ya!
Sample report here:
http://eiu.enumerate.com/asp/wcol_PriceIndexSample.asp

Otherwise.. an Emily Latella moment... Neverr mind.

11-04-2006, 02:10 PM	#1
aggie Dryer sheet wannabe Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24	Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide Have you all seen an article, study, website, etc. comparing relatively current costs of living in various countries/cities worldwide? If so would you please tell us where we may find it? FIRE in 9 months and counting(believe me, almost minute by minute...) and we are fine tuning our options. (should have north of 900K plus 22K annual pension + small med bennies). DW will be 55 and so will I-. "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever!"- Larry Anderson __________________ <br />http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt...ddc0/event.png<br />

11-04-2006, 04:39 PM	#2
Meadbh Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,644	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity http://www.oecd.org/department/0,268..._1_1_1,00.html

11-04-2006, 05:41 PM	#3
Red-y Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 51	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide http://www.settlement.org/sys/link_r...stofliving.htm With the cost of living in New York City set as a baseline of 100, compares selected cities in the US and around the world to this baseline.

11-04-2006, 10:08 PM	#6
jphripjah Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide The Big Mac index. http://www.oanda.com/products/bigmac/bigmac.shtml

11-04-2006, 10:10 PM	#7
jphripjah Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide The Coldwell Banker home price comparison index. http://hpci.coldwellbanker.com/hpci_press.aspx

11-05-2006, 01:08 AM	#8
yakers Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,619	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide The Economist Big Mac Index: http://www.economist.com/markets/Bigmac/Index.cfm __________________ A slave is someone who waits for someone else to free them

11-07-2006, 07:21 AM	#9
ladelfina Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,692	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide The Economist has a calculator that translates COL from one city to another. http://eiu.enumerate.com/asp/wcol_WCOLHome.asp It's a for-pay service but free for subscribers.

11-07-2006, 10:46 AM	#10
Sam Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,743	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide ladelfina, have you used the above service before? If so, did the report match your experience? Thanks.

11-07-2006, 01:12 PM	#11
perinova Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 398	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide here is a good UBS report http://www.ubs.com/1/ShowMedia/media...uL_2006_en.pdf (comparison excluding rent)

11-07-2006, 05:19 PM	#12
ladelfina Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,692	Re: Comparative Costs of Living;World-wide oooops! I thought it was free for subscribers of The Economist.. Turns out it is a separate service you can sign up for on a yearly basis.. since they don't mention the yearly subscription fee it must be megabucks. A single report runs $520 for pay-as-you-go.. !! However, it is quite detailed.. if you need to know how much "insect killer spray" varies from Dubai to Seattle.. they'll tell ya! Sample report here: http://eiu.enumerate.com/asp/wcol_PriceIndexSample.asp Otherwise.. an Emily Latella moment... Neverr mind.

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