Understanding and Tracking Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents

Khee Giap Tan, Isaac Yang En Tan, Yanjiang Zhang (zhangyanjiang@outlook.com) and Sky Jun Jie Chua

Chapter 1 in 2018 Annual Indices for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents on Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for World's Major Cities, 2020, pp 1-21 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Background and Research MotivationLiterature ReviewFactors which Affect the Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for Expatriates and Ordinary ResidentsGeographical Distributions of Cities According to Cost of Living for Expatriates, Cost of Living for Ordinary Residents and Purchasing Power for Ordinary ResidentsSensitivity of Cost of Living Rankings to Exchange Rate FluctuationsThe Effects of Currency Appreciation on Expatriates and Ordinary ResidentsRelationships between Cost of Living, Purchasing Power, Liveability and Economic CompetitivenessExpected Contributions of ACI’s Study and Chapter Organisation of the BookReferences

Keywords: Cost of Living; Purchasing Power; Wages; Expatriates; Ordinary Residents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E21 E24 J3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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