Today we look at moving to Bratislava in Slovakia from Kingstown in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 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 Bratislava people speak Slovak. In Kingstown people speak English.
Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic. Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Bratislava Region is the wealthiest and economically most important region in Slovakia, despite being the smallest by area and having the second smallest population of the eight Slovak regions. Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists. Exports include bananas, coconuts, and arrowroot.
The overall cost of living rank in Bratislava is 62 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with high cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Kingstown to Bratislava will experience a change in cost of living of 31.7%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Bratislava is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Kingstown with a hardship index of 20% which is a some hardship location.
Source: Cost of Living Bratislava Slovakia as at July 2011.
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Slovakia, Bratislava Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Slovak Republic.
Location: Slovakia is in Central Europe, south of Poland.
Country Climate: Temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters.
Country Terrain: Rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south.
Major Languages: Slovak.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 5.4 million (2008 est.) 5.4 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Slovakia increasingly resembles a developed country. The Slovak economy has been considered a tiger economy. Slovakia has been a EU member state since 2004 and adopted the euro currency at the beginning of 2009.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 4.6% (2008 est.) 1.5% (2009 est.).
City: Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic.
City Economy: The Bratislava Region is the wealthiest and economically most important region in Slovakia, despite being the smallest by area and having the second smallest population of the eight Slovak regions.
Cost of Living: Bratislava 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. Bratislava is currently ranked 51 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Slovakia is in Central Europe, south of Poland.
Country Climate: Temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters.
Country Terrain: Rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south.
Major Languages: Slovak.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 5.4 million (2008 est.) 5.4 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Slovakia increasingly resembles a developed country. The Slovak economy has been considered a tiger economy. Slovakia has been a EU member state since 2004 and adopted the euro currency at the beginning of 2009.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 4.6% (2008 est.) 1.5% (2009 est.).
City: Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic.
City Economy: The Bratislava Region is the wealthiest and economically most important region in Slovakia, despite being the smallest by area and having the second smallest population of the eight Slovak regions.
Cost of Living: Bratislava 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. Bratislava is currently ranked 51 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Slovakia, Bratislava
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