Today we look at moving to Bonn in Germany from Suva in Fiji. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Bonn people speak German. In Suva people speak English, Fijian and Hindi.
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji.
Bonn remains a centre of politics and administration. Roughly half of all government jobs were retained as many government departments remained in Bonn when numerous sub-ministerial level government agencies relocated to the former capital from Berlin and other parts of Germany. Suva is the commercial and political centre as well as the main port city of Fiji.
The overall cost of living rank in Bonn is 70 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with high cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Suva to Bonn will experience a change in cost of living of 28.2%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Bonn is ranked as a minimal hardship location with a hardship index of 10% compared to Suva with a hardship index of 30% which is a high degree of hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Germany, Bonn Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Federal Republic of Germany.
Location: Germany is in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.
Country Climate: Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.
Country Terrain: Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south.
Major Languages: German.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 82.1 million (2008 est.) 82.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth largest by nominal GDP in the world. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Most of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 2.75% (2008 est.) 0.14% (2009 est.).
City: Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany.
City Economy: Bonn remains a centre of politics and administration. Roughly half of all government jobs were retained as many government departments remained in Bonn when numerous sub-ministerial level government agencies relocated to the former capital from Berlin and other parts of Germany.
Cost of Living: Bonn 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. Bonn is currently ranked 50 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Germany is in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.
Country Climate: Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.
Country Terrain: Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south.
Major Languages: German.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 82.1 million (2008 est.) 82.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth largest by nominal GDP in the world. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Most of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 2.75% (2008 est.) 0.14% (2009 est.).
City: Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany.
City Economy: Bonn remains a centre of politics and administration. Roughly half of all government jobs were retained as many government departments remained in Bonn when numerous sub-ministerial level government agencies relocated to the former capital from Berlin and other parts of Germany.
Cost of Living: Bonn 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. Bonn is currently ranked 50 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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