Financial Metrics
Salary Levels: We have developed and maintain our own international salary data base that captures location-specific salary levels for professional talent.
Costs (Housing + Cost-of-Living): We price a basket of more than 350 goods and services to accurately represent the cost of living in each location. Prices collected include those for Housing, Utilities, Transportation, Food, Drink, Recreation, Clothing, Domestic Help, Household Supplies, Communications, Home Furnishings, Personal Care, and Medical.
Taxes: Our internal tax team researches the applicable national and local taxes, social security payments, and family allowances to develop representative tax models.
Lifestyle Metrics
Hardship / Quality of Living: We research and evaluate each location for over 60 hardship components, classified into 11 categories that represent Physical Threat and Safety (e.g., violence, crime, medical), Discomfort (e.g., climate, pollution, isolation), Inconvenience (e.g., availability of housing, recreation, goods and services, education facilities).
Social Benefits: We adjust for the different levels of social and lifestyle benefits inherent in each country.