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Fork of Cost of Living Vs Purchasing Power

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NNita
Last edited Jul 25, 2025
Created on Jul 25, 2025

This interactive scatter plot maps 115 countries by cost of living (x-axis) against local purchasing power (y-axis). Circle size reflects global rank, while color encodes the purchasing-power-to-cost ratio, from green ("Excellent") to red ("Poor"). A dashed diagonal line marks equal ratios, with quadrant labels for context. Built with React, D3.js (v7) `scaleLinear` and `axisBottom`, the visualization supports hover tooltips, click-to-select country highlighting, and a clear-selection control. Data comes from a bundled `data.csv` file.

AI-generated description

Global Cost of Living vs Purchasing Power Analysis

An interactive data visualization showing the relationship between cost of living and local purchasing power across different countries.

Features

  • Interactive Scatter Plot: Explore data points by hovering and clicking
  • Color-coded Value Ratings: Countries are colored based on their purchasing power to cost of living ratio
  • Enhanced Tooltips: Detailed information on hover with formatted data
  • Selection State: Click to select/deselect countries for comparison
  • Trend Analysis: Diagonal reference line shows equal cost-to-power ratio
  • Responsive Design: Adapts to different screen sizes

Understanding the Visualization

  • X-axis: Cost of Living Index (higher = more expensive)
  • Y-axis: Local Purchasing Power Index (higher = better purchasing power)
  • Colors:
    • Green: Excellent value (purchasing power >1.5x cost of living)
    • Blue: Good value (1.0-1.5x ratio)
    • Orange: Fair value (0.7-1.0x ratio)
    • Red: Poor value (<0.7x ratio)
  • Size: Larger circles indicate higher global rankings

Technology Stack

  • React for component structure and state management
  • D3.js for data visualization and DOM manipulation
  • Modern CSS with custom properties and gradients
  • ES6 Modules for clean code organization

Data Source

Cost of living data including rent, groceries, restaurant prices, and local purchasing power indices for countries worldwide.

MIT Licensed

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