Collaborative international cost-of-living index

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Post by hammadfauz » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 9:01 AM UTC

Collaborative international cost-of-living index
expatistan.com

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Post by carbeewo » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 9:58 AM UTC

This looks very similar to http://www.numbeo.com which was also created in 2009. Is it the same data?

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Post by aw3c2 » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:00 AM UTC

Not available under a free license, no thanks.

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Post by adrinavarro » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:11 AM UTC

carbeewo wrote: post #2

This looks very similar to http://www.numbeo.com which was also created in 2009. Is it the same data?

Well…

Expatistan: "Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV 6 vel. (or equivalent), with no extras, new" Numbeo: "Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) "

I don't know. Not the same but very close and alike. I love Numbeo and this looks eerily similar.

Re: Collaborative international cost-of-living index

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Post by pardo » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:15 AM UTC

carbeewo wrote: post #2

This looks very similar to http://www.numbeo.com which was also created in 2009. Is it the same data?

The creator of Expatistan here. No, it is not the same data. Both sites follow a similar principle but we do not share data.

Re: Collaborative international cost-of-living index

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Post by chevreuil » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:15 AM UTC

Main economic institutions [1] already maintains databases of consumer goods and services price across countries, but they don't give easy access to the raw data. Glad to see Expatistan filling this gap.

[1] International Comparison Program for the Worldbank (http://icp.worldbank.org/), Eurostats (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index....)

Re: Collaborative international cost-of-living index

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Post by pardo » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:18 AM UTC

chevreuil wrote: post #6

Main economic institutions [1] already maintains databases of consumer goods and services price across countries, but they don't give easy access to the raw data. Glad to see Expatistan filling this gap. [1] International Comparison Program for the Worldbank ( http://icp.worldbank.org/ ), Eurostats ( http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.... )

Yes, there are a number of international institutions collecting this data, and almost every single national statistical office collect price data regularly. Sadly, they tend not to make the raw data available.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:36 AM UTC

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Post by pisarzp » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:41 AM UTC

carbeewo wrote: post #2

This looks very similar to http://www.numbeo.com which was also created in 2009. Is it the same data?

What is more, Numbeo seems to be more exhaustive.

Expatistan has only 1 accomodation data point (Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area) while Numbeo give me information about different size apartments in and out of city center

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Post by yitchelle » Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 10:49 AM UTC

Will data collected be opened for other to use/analyse/exploit?