ECA COL Rankings
<p class="default"><span style="color: #000080; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>Cost of Living Ranking 1999 - 2000</strong> </span></p>
<p class="default"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>2000</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 1999 </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>1</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 1Japan </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>2</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 6Korea Republic </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>3</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 3Russia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>4</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 9Taiwan </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>5</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 2Norway </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>6</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 7Hong Kong </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>7</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 4Switzerland </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>8</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 5Denmark </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>9</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 11Argentina </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>10</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 14China </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>11</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 8Finland </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>12</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 10Cote d’Ivoire </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>13</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 22USA </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>14</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 12Sweden </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>15</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 17Venezuela </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>16</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 15 </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>UK17</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 21Singapore </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>18</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 27Oman </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>19</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 26Jordan </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>20</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 24Kuwait </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>21</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 13Austria </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>22</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 28Nigeria </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>23</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 31UAE </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>24</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 41Mexico </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>25</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 36Tanzania </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>26</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 16Luxembourg </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>27</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 34Bahrain </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>28</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 18France </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>29</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 33Qatar </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>30</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 19Germany </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>31</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 35Turkey </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>32</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 25Indonesia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>33</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 20Belgium </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>34</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 45Canada </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>35</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 37Egypt </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>36</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 60Papua New Guinea </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>37</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 23Italy </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>38</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 55Brazil </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>39</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 32Irish Republic </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>40</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 46Peru </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>41</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 43Saudi Arabia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>42</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 30Netherlands </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>43</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 42Australia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>44</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 29Greece </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>45</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 54Colombia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>46</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 53Kenya </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>47</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 47Chile </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>48</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 38Spain </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>49</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 40Cyprus </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>50</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 50Vietnam </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>51</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 51Thailand </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>52</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 48Philippines </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>53</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 44Portugal </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>54</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 57Malaysia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>55</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 59Poland </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>56</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 52Malawi </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>57</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 66Zimbabwe </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>58</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 49New Zealand </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>59</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 63Ecuador </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>60</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 56Zambia </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>61</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 58Czech Republic </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>62</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 39Ghana </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>63</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 61Hungary </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>64</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 62India </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>65</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 65Pakistan </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> <strong>66</strong> </span> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;"> 64South Africa </span></p>
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