What is Xpatulator.com?
Xpatulator.com is an International Cost of Living Comparison Calculator used to determine
salary levels for international assignments and permanent relocation. Xpatulator.com calculates
cost of living indexes (COLI), cost of living differences between international locations,
expatriate salary levels for international assignments, Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP)
levels for international locations, cost of living allowances (COLA), and international office
parity salary levels.
Who uses Xpatulator.com?
Multinational organisations, Executives, HR Professionals, Consultants, and individuals use
Xpatulator.com to generate customised reports online, based on their input. The reports
analyse any 2 selected locations and specifies the cost of living differences for each separate
selected basket group as well as the overall cost of living difference, the relative hardship
difference, the exchange rate, and using all this information determines the appropriate salary for
the international location
Why Register to use Xpatulator.com?
By Registering you will gain access to the Location content. This content provides
key information about the location and a cost of living overview.
Registration allows you to then buy credits to access Premium content.
Select Register Now from the Menu items on the left
Premium content consists of the most comprehensive international cost of living calculator
available. You can select from any combination of the 228 global locations available covering
every country in the world, select from the 13 available basket groups covering every expense
that will be paid from an assignment salary, use any salary as the basis for the calculation (i.e.
actual, required or negotiated salary), re-run your reports with any combination of your
locations, basket groups, and salary levels, as many times as you like for the duration of your
Report Session. You can save, print, e-mail, or convert your report into a PDF document.
How to Register
1. Click on Register Now and complete your details.
2. Select the Register Now button at the bottom of the page.
3. You will receive an email from Xpatulator.com, please click on the link to allow your
registration to be confirmed. Once you have confirmed your registration, you will receive an
email with all your login details.
4. By Registering you will now have access to the Location content.
5. You can now buy credits to run Premium content reports.
Premium Content
1. Premium content is the use of the Xpatulator calculator which allows you to run two different
types of reports.
2. These reports consist of the following:
2.1 Salary Purchasing Power Parity (SPPP)
The SPPP report calculates how much you need to earn in another location to
compensate for a higher cost of living, hardship, and the exchange rate, in order to have
the same relative spending power and as a result have a similar standard of living as you
have in your current location.
2.2 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
The COLA report calculates how much additional money (over and above your current
salary) you need to earn in another location to compensate for a higher cost of living,
hardship and the exchange rate, in order to have the same relative spending power and
as a result have a similar standard of living as you have in your current location.
3. To access Premium content you need to buy credits to run reports, go to "Purchase
Credits".
4. Select the number of credits you would like to buy, each credit costs $25. Payment is done
via 2Checkout with an option to go through PayPal.
5. Each time you run a report a credit will be used. A report is run each time you use the
calculator and select Calculate at the bottom of the page.
6. All your reports can be saved and reviewed later. The content of the report will be saved at
the time the report was run. It is advisable to give your reports appropriate names and dates
for your future reference.
