THE BARCLAYS

BRITISH EXPAT

COST OF LIVINGINDEX

August 2016

Welcome to the latest Barclays British Expat Cost of Living Index. Designed to show the cost of life’s essentials in major cities around the world,

it gives you an idea of your spending before you arrive. We use current data to compile our index and this is our latest update.

The index focuses on eight cities that are popular destinations for British expats: Auckland, Beijing, Dubai, Geneva, Johannesburg, Madrid, Singapore and Sydney.

For each city, we compare the cost of a basket of 47 popular items and the average level of monthly outgoings, giving you an indication as to whether it would be more or less expensive to live there compared with London. We also include one-page

summaries of some popular spend items for each of our chosen cities.

The data used for our index is sourced from thousands of existing residents living in these cities, who have submitted prices to our partner website Expatistan.

We’ll be updating the Cost of Living Index again in six months’ time.

88.5%

84.3%

57.9%

111.7%

78%

100%

50.9%

88.7%

HOW OTHER CITIES’ COST OF LIVING COMPARES WITH LONDON

43.6%

SYDNEY

AUCKLAND

MADRID

GENEVA

DUBAI

LONDON

BEIJ ING

SINGAPORE

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

JOHANNESBURG

THE BENCHMARK: KEY COSTS IN LONDON

LONDON

Theatre£136.45

TICKET

Gym£68.10

Internet£20.34

Transport£133.80

Jeans£64.97

Taxi£10.96

Utilities£191.90

Rent£2,050.72

Milk89p

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

August 2016

SINGAPORE

Lond

on

84.3%

AUCKLAND

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Auckland compare with those in London

Auc

klan

d

Overall comparison

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£14.67

Utilities£165.37

Rent£1,133.85

Jeans£62.48

Internet£34.11

Transport£91.44

TICKET

Theatre£91.57

Milk£1.03

Gym£42.08

August 2016

Lond

on

Bei

jing

50.9%

BEIJING

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Beijing compare with those in London

Overall comparison

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£3.94

Utilities£37.15

Rent£920.34

Jeans£54.25

Theatre£134.18

TICKET

Milk£1.42

Transport£19.15

Internet£13.72

Gym£57.48

August 2016

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXLo

ndon

78%

Dub

ai

DUBAI

Overall comparison

How key costs in Dubai compare with those in London

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£7.19

Utilities£143.76

Rent£1,394.80Jeans

£70.46

Gym£85.98

Transport£60.63Internet

£65.22

Theatre£70.38

TICKET

Milk£1.28

August 2016

Lond

on

Gen

eva

111.7%

Overall comparison

GENEVA

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Geneva compare with those in London

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Theatre£145

TICKET

Gym£84.93

Internet£51.31

Transport£54.07Milk

£1.23

Jeans£88.65 Taxi

£28.37

Rent£2,365.15

Utilities£146.50

August 2016

Lond

on

43.6%

Joha

nnes

burg

Overall comparison

JOHANNESBURG

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Johannesburg compare with those in London

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£6.76

Utilities£66.57

Rent£457.45

Jeans£40.21

Theatre£40.56

TICKET

Gym£29.50

Transport£52.17Internet

£31.59

Milk72p

August 2016

Lond

on

Mad

rid

57.9%

Overall comparison

MADRID

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Madrid compare with those in London

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£12.48

Utilities£123.15

Rent£740.12Jeans

£60.75

Theatre£51.63

TICKET

Gym£44.40 Internet

£29.11

Transport£44.84

Milk78p

August 2016

Lond

on

88.7%

Sin

gapo

re

Overall comparison

SINGAPORE

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Singapore compare with those in London

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£7.21

Utilities£95.37

Rent£1,532.21

Jeans£63.33

Theatre£156.97

TICKET

Gym£81.48

Transport£52.46Internet

£28.22Milk

£1.84

August 2016

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEXHow key costs in Sydney compare with those in London

SYDNEY

Lond

on

Sydn

ey

88.5%

Overall comparison

DATA PROVIDED BY EXPATISTAN

Taxi£12.71

Utilities£129.36

Rent£1,733.86

Jeans£57.72

Theatre£155.70

TICKET

Gym£53.40

Transport£82.29Internet

£34Milk81p

August 2016

BARCLAYS BRITISH EXPAT COST OF LIVING INDEX

Our Cost of Living Index is based on price data for the following 47 items, taken from Expatistan’s database on 31 July 2016. All prices have been converted into British pounds.

Expatistan collects prices for items in their most common available quantity, size or volume, which may vary in each location. Where necessary, it calculates the equivalent price in the quantity, size or

volume of each item listed below, to enable a comparison between different locations.

TRAVEL AND COMMUTINGVolkswagen Golf – 2.0 TDI 140 CV (or equivalent), no extras, bought newPetrol – 1 litre Monthly public transport* – season ticket for all modes of transport,

or daily return trips between business and residential areaTaxi* – working day, basic tariff, 8 km Cappuccino – in expat area of the cityBasic lunchtime restaurant set menu –including a drink, in the business districtFast food meal – (Big Mac Meal or equivalent)

GROCERIES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODSBoneless chicken breast – 500g Whole fat milk* – 1 litre Local cheese – 500gApples – 1 kg Potatoes – 1 kgTomatoes – 1 kg Eggs – 12 large Bread – 250g Coca-Cola – 2 litres Deodorant – roll-on 50 ml Shampoo 2-in-1 – 400 ml Toilet paper – 4 rolls Toothpaste – 75ml Laundry detergent – 3 litresTampons – 1 box of 32

(Tampax or equivalent)Marlboro cigarettes –

a packet of 20

HOUSEHOLD BILLSMonthly rent – a 45m2 furnished

studio in expensive areaMonthly rent – 85m2 furnished

flat in expensive areaMonthly rent – a 45m2 furnished

studio in average areaMonthly rent* – 85m2 furnished

flat in average areaFull Internet residential package*

– Monthly cost, with average 8MB broadband speed

Pre-paid mobile tariff – 1 min of calls,no discounts or plans

Utilities* – 1 month(including heating, electricity, gas, water) for 2 people in 85m2 flat. May also include other utilities like air conditioning

Utilities – 1 month (including heating, electricity, gas, water) for 1 person in 45m2 studio. May also include other utilities like air conditioning

Domestic help – 1 hour

ENTERTAINMENTCinema – 2 adult ticketsTheatre* – 2 adult tickets,

best available seatsDinner for two –

in neighbourhood eatery

HEALTHCARECold medicine – 24 tablets Antibiotics – 12 dosesVisit to a private doctor – 30 minutesGym membership* – monthly,

in business district Men’s haircut – in the expat

area of the city

SHOPPING AND ELECTRONICSiPod Nano – 16GB Flat screen TV – 40”Microwave – 800/900 Watt

(Bosch, Panasonic, LG,Sharp brands or equivalent)

Jeans* - Levis 501 or equivalentSummer dress –

from a high street store(Zara, H&M or equivalent)

Sport shoes - Nike, Adidas,or equivalent

Men’s business shoes – leather

TICKET

*items used in infographic