As An Expat In The Americas, Are You Earning What You Should Be Earning?

There are many attractive destinations in the Americas, but just how expensive are the cities in these regions to live as an expat? America's most expensive cities to live in include:  New York (Manhattan) (11th most expensive in the world); Hamilton (Bermuda); Caracas; Sao Paulo; and Rio de Janeiro.
While the cheapest city for expatriates to live in is: Managua in Nicaragua (16th cheapest in the world).

What are the Top 50 most expensive places to live in America? Find out here.

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Published by Xpatulator.com on 1 July 2013.

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Moving to Hamilton

In our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations, we highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced.
Today we look at moving to Hamilton in Bermuda from Sydney in Australia. In Sydney people speak English. In Hamilton people speak English and Portuguese.
Sydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Hamilton is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, and is Bermuda's main port.

Although there is a parish of the same name, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke. The largest economic sectors in Sydney, as measured by the number of people employed, include property and business services, retail, manufacturing, and health and community services. Since the 1980s, jobs have moved from manufacturing to the services and information sectors. Sydney provides approximately 25 percent of the country's total GDP.
Finance and international business now constitute the largest sector of Bermuda's economy, and virtually all of this business takes place within the borders of Hamilton.

The overall cost of living rank in Sydney is 12 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with high cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Sydney to Hamilton which has an overall cost of living rank of 92, which equates it with middle cost of living locations, will experience a change in cost of living of -24%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Hamilton is ranked as a some hardship location with a hardship index of 20% compared to Sydney with a hardship index of 10% which is a minimal hardship location.

Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.

Bermuda, Hamilton - Cost of Living

The economy of Bermuda is very affluent and has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing financial services for international firms and luxury tourist facilities.


Hamilton is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, and is Bermuda's main port. Although there is a parish of the same name, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke. Finance and international business now constitute the largest sector of Bermuda's economy, and virtually all of this business takes place within the borders of Hamilton.
Hamilton has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups.
The latest cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.


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Bermuda, Hamilton Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: Bermuda.

Location: Bermuda is in North America, it is a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US).

Country Climate: Subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter.

Country Terrain: Low hills separated by fertile depressions.

Major Languages: English, Portuguese.

Major Religions: Christianity.

Country Population: 0.067 million (2008 est.) 0.068 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of Bermuda is very affluent and has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing financial services for international firms and luxury tourist facilities .

Currency: Bermudian Dollar (BMD).

Country Inflation: 2.8% (2008 est.) 2.8% (2009 est.).

City: Hamilton is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, and is Bermuda's main port. Although there is a parish of the same name, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke.

City Economy: Finance and international business now constitute the largest sector of Bermuda's economy, and virtually all of this business takes place within the borders of Hamilton.

Cost of Living: Hamilton has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Hamilton is currently ranked 19 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

For more cost of living information on Bermuda, Hamilton