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ERI’s Relocation Assessor (RA) compares cost-of-living levels in over 10,000 areas worldwide. Create detailed two-city cost-of-living comparison reports in-house or contrast the cost of living for multiple earnings levels in up to 1,000 cities at a time as compared to one base area (e.g., headquarters) or a national average. Per diem rates for temporary relocation allowances are provided.  Each cost-of-living comparison is based upon your input of a relocating employee’s earnings/spending level, home size, home ownership (US and Canada only) or rental, family size, number of automobiles, distances driven, and automobile value. Tax equalization options are available for international relocations. Cities may be compared individually or grouped into user-defined locations based on the commuting distance of the local labor pool. The Relocation Assessor is a comprehensive cost-of-living calculator, reporting data compiled from thousands of surveys and sources worldwide. Data is presented in the currency of your choice, and your cost-of-living comparison reports can be exported to PDF. Sold on an annual subscription basis, database updates are released twice each quarter (see Update Available).

 

•Compare cost-of-living levels in over 10,600 locations in 200 countries

•Calculate relocation bonuses for transferred employees

•View cost of living differentials based on earnings level, home size, home ownership or rental, family size, number of autos and automobile value

•Customize housing assumptions for home owner analyses

•Contrast cost of living for multiple earnings levels in up to 1,000 cities at a time as compared to a base area (e.g., headquarters) or a national average

•Estimated per diems for up to 1,000 locations at once

•Create user-defined areas and search for areas within a radius of a specific location

•Import up to 1,000 areas to the COL Table by Earnings or Estimated Per Diems table.

•Analyze detailed long-term housing cost information for popular expat neighborhoods in 95 major business cities

•Generate graph and pie chart comparisons

•View maps of specific locations included in ERI’s various Assessor Series databases

•Methodology available

•Updated twice each quarter

 

International comparisons found in the Relocation Assessor assume a US or Canadian expatriate, working abroad temporarily (one year or less).  

 

Please note: All features and counts described above are for the Enterprise Edition of the cloud-based RA.  For more information, please contact ERI.