Today we look at moving to Majuro in Marshall Islands from Tripoli in Libya. 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 Majuro people speak Marshallese and English. In Tripoli people speak Arabic.
Majuro is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Tripoli is the largest and capital city of Libya. Majuro is built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll. Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport. Tripoli is the largest city, the principal sea port, and the largest commercial and manufacturing centre in Libya.
The overall cost of living rank in Majuro is 120 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with middle cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Tripoli to Majuro will experience a change in cost of living of 52.4%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Majuro is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Tripoli with a hardship index of 40% which is an extreme hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Marshall Islands, Majuro Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Location: The Marshall Islands are in Oceania. They consist of two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt.
Country Terrain: Low coral limestone and sand islands.
Major Languages: Marshallese, English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.061 million (2008 est.) 0.062 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The government of the Marshall Islands is the largest employer, employing 30.6% of the work force. Direct U.S. aid accounted for 60% of the Marshalls' $90 million budget.
Currency: US Dollar (USD).
Country Inflation: 12.9% (2008 est.).
City: Majuro is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
City Economy: Majuro is built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll. Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport.
Cost of Living: Majuro has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle 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. Majuro is currently ranked 125 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: The Marshall Islands are in Oceania. They consist of two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt.
Country Terrain: Low coral limestone and sand islands.
Major Languages: Marshallese, English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.061 million (2008 est.) 0.062 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The government of the Marshall Islands is the largest employer, employing 30.6% of the work force. Direct U.S. aid accounted for 60% of the Marshalls' $90 million budget.
Currency: US Dollar (USD).
Country Inflation: 12.9% (2008 est.).
City: Majuro is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
City Economy: Majuro is built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll. Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport.
Cost of Living: Majuro has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle 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. Majuro is currently ranked 125 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Marshall Islands, Majuro
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