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Results based on: Expatriate salaries

ECA's recently published location ratings show the impact of war and pandemic restrictions on the wellbeing of expatriates and their location allowances.

Wage increases are always keenly anticipated by staff, but why are salaries reviewed at all? And do assignee salaries need to be reviewed in a different way to local salaries?

The ringgit's weakness against the US dollar has offset the impact of inflation in Kuala Lumpur, causing it to drop in the global rankings.

Singapore rose four places from last year to become the 8th most expensive location in the world for expatriates, driven primarily by surging accommodation costs.

Hong Kong is the second most expensive location in the world for expatriates

With high inflation seen in countries around the world, ECA's Salary Trends Survey shows how pay awards for local staff have been affected.

The lesser discussed assignment expense, coming to the forefront of assignee conversation.

Michael Birse and Georgia Wilson explore key findings from our recent Expatriate Salary Management Survey and how our reports can help ensure your long-term assignment policies remain fit for purpose.

Workers in Hong Kong are expected to receive a salary increase of 4% in 2023, 0.5% higher than 2022.

While workers in Singapore will see a salary increase of 3.8%, inflation will set salaries back by 1.7% in real terms this year.