“So when wanderers wonder if their salary might stretch further in Barcelona or Milan, why not direct them to the experience of their peers? That's the premise of Expatistan, a user-generated cost of living index.”
“In addition, they evaluated the information provided by the website Expatistan from where each user can enter his living expenses. Overall, data are from 1,600 cities.”
“The team at Expatistan calculated the price index value for hundreds of global cities based on the current cost of items such as housing, clothes, transportation, medicine, and food.”
“Sydney is the 11th-priciest city in the world and 25 per cent cheaper than first-placed London, based on groceries, electronics, rent and other everyday items, according to Expatistan.com.”
“The figures come from the cost of living experts Expatistan.com, who produced their report after comparing information from almost 200,000 users around the world to calculate average prices in 1,600 cities.”
“Expatistan, a website that tracks the cost of living in cities around the world, says New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Honolulu, Boston and Seattle are the most expensive U.S. cities overall, in that order.”
“The Expatistan website recently rated Brisbane the world's 13th most expensive city, ahead of Tokyo (19), Stockholm (15) and even Melbourne (18).
Of Australian capitals, only Sydney came in ahead at number 11, according to the site's Cost of Living Index, which compares such expenses as monthly rent, movie tickets, transportation, grocery costs and gym membership.
“According to a survey on the online cost of living calculator Expatistan, Juba is around 30 percent more expensive than Nairobi, with food and entertainment the biggest differentials.”
“According to a team at Expatistan, which calculated a "cost of living index" for hundreds of global cities, these wallet-busting metros are the most expensive based on their current costs of housing, clothes, transportation, medicine and food.”
“Beating Oslo, Geneva, Paris and New York to the dubious title, the UK's capital is now the most expensive city in the world, according to a study by cost of living researchers at Expatistan.
Comparing more than 775,000 prices submitted by 201,500 users in over 1,600 cities across the globe, London beats even notoriously pricey Sydney.”
Review of Expatistan.com in Plug, technology program aired weekly on Proyecto 40 (Mexican cable and satelite TV).
Quick facts about Expatistan
Publicly launched in December 2009. Created and maintained by a single person.
Collaborative database of prices (crowdsourced, like Wikipedia). The website users enter the prices for their own cities.
Compiles prices for 57 various products and services divided into 6 categories (Food, Housing, Clothes, Transportation, Personal Care, and Entertainment).
