Results based on: Cost of living

Inflation could be going back up across the world, but not in China, where COLAs might be negative for many months to come.

Global inflation continues to fall, but food and fuel prices may slow the process.

It is no secret that free, crowdsourced cost of living information exists online, but there are numerous reasons why caution should be exercised when relying on free-to-access data. If you are among those in search of reliable insights, don't miss out on our latest blog.

Global food prices are driving high inflation, and lower oil and gas prices have not been enough to reduce it significantly. Explore our interactive map to understand how these factors impact the indices in countries where you have assignees.

Ever wondered how ECA collects 400,000 prices from all over the world for cost of living indices and other global mobility data? Our multi-source approach guarantees integrity, accuracy, and reliability.

Following a four-year reign, Hong Kong (2nd) loses the top spot to New York

Singapore is now the fifth most expensive location in the world for expatriates, driven by rising accommodation costs

Hong Kong loses number one status in spite of high levels of inflation

Cost of Living indices are an invaluable tool for global mobility teams. However, when indices are updated to reflect changes in living costs between two locations, assignees may have questions about the updates.

Finally, inflation is falling fast across the globe, but there are some familiar exceptions!