Expatriate Compensation & Cost of Living Data

AIRINC Data Collection

We are unique in the industry in having an in-house staff of surveyors to conduct quarterly onsite pricing surveys in locations around the world.

Who?
20 full-time surveyors based in Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. and in Brussels, Belgium.
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AIRINC's Surveyors

What?
AIRINC Surveyors collect prices for about 500 products and services during an onsite survey.
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When?
North, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Africa are updated in February and August. Europe and Asia are updated in May and November.

Where?
Recently Surveyed Locations

AIRINC's comprehensive range of data solutions is available to help clients maintain a successful mobility program by providing a wide array of information for various assignment types; customizing solutions per client specifications, and supplying data in required formats. Whether you are sending your first international assignee or managing a global community of expatriates, our accurate and defensible data can support you.

All of AIRINC's data solutions are calculated via a comprehensible and rigorous research methodology. In-house professional staff conduct on-site pricing surveys, which enables information to be collected and analyzed both consistently and impartially.

A global network of experienced client services staff work with each client to support AIRINC's data solutions. It is AIRINC's goal to build long-term relationships with clients by understanding specific mobility needs, delivering the appropriate data to meet those needs and providing exceptional service and support.

Expatriate Compensation

Below is an abbreviated list of products categorized according to assignment type:

Short-Term-Assignments

Per Diems & Lodging

AIRINC’s Per Diem Calculator enables clients to create customized per diems by including or excluding selected categories of expenditure. Learn More

Temporary Expatriate Assignments

Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA)

Because in-house professional staff conducts on-site pricing surveys in over 400 cities on 6 continents, AIRINC is able to compute COLAs for more than 5,000 home-host combinations.
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Rent & Utilities Guidelines

AIRINC provides comprehensive data for host location rent and utilities expenditures throughout the world. During each survey, in-house professional staff interviews local realtors, relocation professionals, and market experts to assess rental conditions in neighborhoods preferred by expatriates and their families. Learn More

Statistical Income Tax

An accurate determination of hypothetical and gross-up taxes is essential to the design of equitable expatriate compensation packages as well as the estimation of overall assignment costs. AIRINC collects and analyzes statistical income tax data for over 230 tax jurisdictions and countries. Learn More

Hardship Evaluations

AIRINC’s proprietary hardship evaluation scoring system provides an objective assessment concerning the level of physical threat, discomfort, and inconvenience in each location..
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Automobile Capital Costs

Many companies have subsidy programs for the purchase and sale of automobiles by expatriates. AIRINC provides capital cost data for a full range of typical vehicles in each country. Learn More

Transfer to local salary

Permanent Transfer

AIRINC data can also assist companies in administering a class of transfers often referred to as permanent or one-way transfers.
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U.S. Domestic Services

AIRINC has partnered with Runzheimer International to provide domestic placement services. Runzheimer's domestic compensation and relocation services address cost-of-living issues related to relocation programs for transferred employees and salary programs for permanently domiciled employees. Learn More