Cost Of Living

‘Not enough to even subsidise a bowl of noodles’: Beijing’s $6 monthly handout to offset inflation irks residents

Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform will start giving 40 Chinese yuan to around 300,000 people from end of February

Explained: The World Economic Forum has warned the world of a polycrisis in 2023. What is it?

The World Economic Forum in its ‘Global Risks Report 2023’ warned that the world could see a polycrisis emerging from the Russia-Ukraine war. The term is when multiple crises take place across global systems and get entangled in ways that significantly degrade humanity’s prospects

Australia elections: Candidates woo voters fretting about rising cost of living, high inflation

Voting is compulsory, enforced with an Aus $20 (US$14) fine but also rewarded at many booths that fired up barbecues to offer people a free ‘democracy sausage’

Consumer confidence plunges by 2.9 percentage points in June amid high cost of living, dismal performance of economy

There is an evident pessimism towards daily spends and investment, the report said.

Union Budget 2019: Purchasing power parity helps compare economies in terms of cost of living

Simply put, the purchasing power parity is equalising the purchasing power of two currencies by taking into account the cost of living and inflation differences.

LocalCircles survey reveals 30% Indians feel Narendra Modi govt exceeded expectations; 25% give Centre thumbs-down

A recent survey conducted by a social media platform reveals that 75 percent of respondents felt that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has either met or exceeded their expectations over the past five years

GST: Focus shifts to enforcement, returns, refund simplification; more exemption for MSMEs likely in next meet

A simplified GST returns forms will be launched on a trial basis in April 2019 and will be made mandatory from July on wards.

Mumbai more expensive for expats than Melbourne, Frankfurt, says cost of living survey by Mercer

Mumbai is ranked at the 55th spot in terms of cost of living globally, higher than cities like Melbourne (58), Frankfurt (68), Buenos Aires (76), Stockholm (89) and Atlanta (95), according the 2018 cost of living survey by global consulting firm Mercer

Senior citizens put themselves back in job market, employers should focus on this growing social need

Senior citizens are increasingly looking at work options post-retirement to keep themselves financially independent and productive. Are employers listening to this growing social need?

Mumbai, Delhi are cheapest cities, but conditions apply

Are Mumbai and Delhi, the cheapest global cities to live in? Maybe, but you should read the fine print first.