Comparing Cost of Living and Affordability for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents

Khee Giap Tan, Isaac Yang En Tan, Yanjiang Zhang () and Sky Jun Jie Chua

Chapter 6 in 2018 Annual Indices for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents on Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for World's Major Cities, 2020, pp 615-637 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionRegional ComparisonA Regional Comparison of the Discrepancy between Cost of Living for Expatriates and Cost of Living for Ordinary ResidentsA Region-Specific Comparison of the Discrepancy between Cost of Living for Expatriates and Cost of Living for Ordinary ResidentsA Case Study on Singapore: How Does the Singapore Government Ensure Housing Affordability for Ordinary Residents?Introduction and Policy BackgroundData and Research MethodologyEmpirical Results and Policy DiscussionConcluding Remarks and Future Research AgendaReferences

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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