Additional Geographic Assessor Topics (Listed Alphabetically) > Cost of Living Reports Background

Cost of Living Reports include two sub-tabs: Estimated Per Diems and City Reports.

The City Reports tool provides detailed short-term assignment and long-term housing cost information for popular expat neighborhoods in 95 major business cities (including 28 US cities, 6 Canadian cities, 18 European cities, 12 Latin American cities, 25 Asian cities, and 6 African cities). City Reports include a daily rate for short-term serviced housing costs in prime business locations, Daily Subsistence Allowance paid to United Nations employees, Per Diem amounts allowed for US Department of State personnel, local gas prices, as well as hardship and danger pay differentials (for applicable locations).

Danger and hardship pay percentages are calculated by the US Department of State and are defined as follows:

•Danger pay - additional compensation above basic compensation for service at designated Danger Pay posts where civil insurrection, terrorism, or war conditions threaten physical harm or imminent danger to all U.S. Government civilian employees.

•Hardship pay - additional compensation of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 or 35 percent over basic compensation for service at places in international areas where conditions of environment differ substantially from conditions of environment in the United States.

To Select a City

1.Click the Browse button in the Location field in the Options panel.

2.Begin typing a search string (i.e., the name of the area you are looking for) OR scroll through the area list and click on the desired area.