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| Country | Post | Survey date | Previous index | Current index | Effective date | Exchange rate C$ | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | ... | . | 100 | Oct-05 | 0.026444 | Afghani |
| Afghanistan | Kandahar | ... | . | 100 | Dec-06 | 0.022927 | Afghani |
| Albania | Tirana | Feb-06 | 102 | 108 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.01239 | Lek |
| Algeria | Algiers | Jul-05 | 110 | 107 | Oct-07 | 0.015321 | Dinar (Alg.) |
| Angola | Luanda | May-05 | 143 | 149 a | Jan-08 | 0.013537 | Kwanza |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Nov-05 | 90 | 87 | Oct-07 | 0.325078 | Peso (Arg.) |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires Non Dip | Nov-05 | 90 | 87 | Oct-07 | 0.325078 | Peso (Arg.) |
| Australia | Adelaide | ... | 137 | 125 | Jul-07 | 0.910639 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Brisbane | ... | 119 | 125 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Canberra | Oct-04 | 112 | 118 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Canberra Non Dip | Oct-04 | 112 | 118 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Melbourne | ... | 112 | 118 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Other Australia | Nov-01 | 119 | 125 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Perth | ... | 119 | 125 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Australia | Sydney | ... | 137 | 118 | Dec-06 | 0.891731 | Dollar (Aust.) |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | May-04 | 92 | 96 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.015029 | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Mar-06 | 115 | 121 | Jan-08 | 0.511442 | Dollar (Barb.) |
| Belize | Belize | Jun-05 | 89 | 93 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.524706 | Dollar (Belize) |
| Benin | Cotonou | Sep-04 | 107 | 114 a | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Bolivia | La Paz | Mar-07 | 65 | 68 a | Jan-08 | 0.134521 | Boliviano |
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz | ... | 65 | 68 a | Jan-08 | 0.134521 | Boliviano |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Nov-05 | 105 | 110 | Jan-08 | 0.768449 | Markka |
| Botswana | Gaborones | May-06 | 81 | 84 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.16866 | Pula |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Apr-05 | 119 | 124 | Jan-08 | 0.562597 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio Branco | Apr-05 | 119 | 124 | Jan-08 | 0.562597 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | ... | 122 | 126 | Jan-08 | 0.572366 | Real |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Apr-05 | 122 | 126 | Jan-08 | 0.572366 | Real |
| Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | Jun-06 | 88 | 91 | Jan-08 | 0.700716 | Dollar (Brunei) |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | May-06 | 102 | 118 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.772475 | Lev |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Jan-07 | 122 | 127 | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Jan-06 | 109 | 116 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000919 | Franc (Burun.) |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Jan-05 | 87 | 92 a | Jan-08 | 0.000251 | Rial (Cam.) |
| Cameroon | Douala | ... | 117 | 122 | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Nov-05 | 117 | 122 | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Mar-01 | 159 | 171 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.002302 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Aug-06 | 103 | 115 a | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Chile | Santiago | Apr-05 | 102 | 106 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.002145 | Peso (Chile) |
| China | Beijing | Jan-06 | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Chengdu | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | China Other Locations | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Enchi | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Hailar | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Hohhot | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Hong Kong | Feb-06 | 111 | 115 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.131492 | Dollar (H.K.) |
| China | Hunan | ... | 92 | 95 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Lanzhou | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Lhasa | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Urumqi | ... | 97 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.14174 | Yuan Renminbi |
| Colombia | Bogota | Feb-07 | 97 | 102 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000519 | Peso (Colom.) |
| Congo, Dem. Republic | Kinshasa | Jan-07 | 125 | 131 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.001884 | Franc (Congo) |
| Costa Rica | San José | Nov-05 | 97 | 104 | Jan-08 | 0.002061 | Colon (C.R.) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Dec-05 | 132 | 136 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.002302 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Mar-07 | 113 | 110 | Jan-08 | 0.202637 | Kuna |
| Cuba | Havana | Jun-05 | 103 | 99 | Nov-07 | 1.05325 | Convertible Peso (CUC) |
| Cyprus | OP43 Nicosia | Mar-05 | 100 | 105 | Jan-08 | 2.537979 | Euro |
| Dominica | Roseau | ... | 89 | 92 a | Jan-08 | 0.38421 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | May-07 | 101 | 95 a | Jan-08 | 0.030549 | Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.) |
| Ecuador | Quito | Jan-05 | 86 | 89 a (1) | Feb-08 | 1.026299 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| Egypt | Cairo | Apr-05 | 86 | 90 | Jan-08 | 0.18442 | Pound (Egypt/Égypte) |
| Egypt | Kafr El-Sheikh | Apr-05 | 86 | 90 | Jan-08 | 0.18442 | Pound (Egypt/Égypte) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Jan-07 | 73 | 78 a | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| Eritrea | Asmara | ... | 100 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.113636 | Birr |
| Estonia | Tartu | Jan-07 | 96 | 101 | Jan-08 | 0.094131 | Kroon |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Apr-07 | 100 | 100 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.113636 | Birr |
| Fiji | Suva | Feb-05 | 92 | 89 a | Jun-07 | 0.687007 | Dollar (Fiji/Fidji) |
| France | Beaumont-Hamel | ... | 130 | 136 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| France | Lyon | Feb-07 | 130 | 136 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Feb-07 | 135 | 142 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| France | Rennes | ... | 130 | 136 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| France | Vimy | ... | 130 | 136 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| Gabon | Libreville | Feb-04 | 128 | 132 | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Gambia | Banjul | Dec-05 | 132 | 125 a | Jan-08 | 0.048811 | Dalasi |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Oct-04 | 130 | 134 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.641437 | Lari |
| Germany | Koblenz | May-06 | 128 | 133 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| Ghana | Accra | Aug-05 | 118 | 112 | Nov-07 | 1.057172 | Cedi |
| Ghana | Tamale | Jan-07 | 121 | 117 | Jul-07 | 0.000118 | Cedi |
| Grenada | St. George's | Feb-06 | 86 | 89 a | Jan-08 | 0.38421 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Mar-07 | 94 | 99 | Jan-08 | 0.133446 | Quetzal |
| Guinea | Conakry | May-07 | 139 | 103 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000243 | Franc (Guin.) |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Oct-04 | 96 | 99 | Jan-08 | 0.00499 | Dollar (Guyana) |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Nov-06 | 123 | 127 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.027995 | Gourdes |
| Haiti | St. Marc | ... | 123 | 127 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.027995 | Gourdes |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Mar-06 | 91 | 95 | Jan-08 | 0.053887 | Lempira |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Jul-06 | 164 | 157 | Sep-07 | 0.016517 | Krona (Ice./Isl.) |
| India | Hyderabad | ... | 92 | 101 | Oct-07 | 0.025931 | Rupee (Ind.) |
| India | New Delhi | ... | 92 | 101 | Oct-07 | 0.025931 | Rupee (Ind.) |
| Indonesia | Indonesia Other | Feb-06 | 103 | 99 | Oct-07 | 0.000112 | Rupiah |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Feb-06 | 103 | 99 | Oct-07 | 0.000112 | Rupiah |
| Indonesia | Semarang | ... | 103 | 99 | Oct-07 | 0.000112 | Rupiah |
| Israel | Jerusalem | ... | 118 | 125 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.274539 | Shekel |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Apr-07 | 118 | 125 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.274539 | Shekel |
| Italy | Rome | May-06 | 127 | 133 | Jan-08 | 1.482562 | Euro |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jul-06 | 104 | 110 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.014491 | Dollar (Jam.) |
| Japan | Tokyo | Oct-05 | 145 | 154 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.009528 | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | May-05 | 97 | 101 | Jan-08 | 1.438481 | Dinar (Jord.) |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | May-07 | 133 | 115 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.008505 | Tenge |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Nov-05 | 117 | 121 | Jan-08 | 0.01602 | Shilling (Kenya) |
| Kuwait | Kuwait (CIDA) | Jul-07 | 95 | 96 (1) | Feb-08 | 3.76897 | Dinar (Kuw.) |
| Laos | Vientiane | Dec-05 | 90 | 94 a | Jan-08 | 0.000108 | Kip |
| Latvia | Riga | May-07 | 118 | 113 (1) | Feb-08 | 2.155034 | Lat |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Jun-05 | 94 | 102 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000681 | Pound (Leb.) |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Mar-06 | 86 | 81 a | Jul-07 | 0.151944 | Maloti |
| Liberia | Monrovia | May-05 | 114 | 118 a | Jan-08 | 0.020779 | Dollar (Liberia) |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Apr-07 | 101 | 106 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.435487 | Litus |
| Macedonia | Skopje | Apr-07 | 100 | 108 | Jan-08 | 0.024654 | Denar |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Jan-06 | 111 | 116 a | Jan-08 | 0.000574 | Ariari |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | May-06 | 98 | 104 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.007465 | Kwacha (Malawi) |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Jan-06 | 86 | 89 | Jan-08 | 0.305408 | Ringgit |
| Mali | Bamako | Oct-05 | 119 | 123 | Aug-07 | 0.002231 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Sep-06 | 103 | 110 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.004151 | Ouguiya |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | ... | 93 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.093854 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Mar-06 | 93 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.093854 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Puebla | ... | 93 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.093854 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Quéretaro | ... | 93 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.093854 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | San Cristobal | ... | 93 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.093854 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Morocco | Rabat | Feb-06 | 110 | 114 | Jan-08 | 0.135873 | Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Aug-05 | 116 | 124 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.043441 | Metical |
| Namibia | Windhoek | ... | 94 | 97 | Nov-07 | 0.146511 | Rand |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Jul-05 | 88 | 91 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.016215 | Rupee (Nepal/Népal) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Apr-04 | 112 | 115 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.792807 | Dollar (N.Z.) |
| Nicaragua | Managua | May-06 | 68 | 73 a | Jan-08 | 0.053909 | Cordoba (New/Neuf) |
| Niger | Niamey | Jul-05 | 103 | 108 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.002302 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Nov-05 | 144 | 149 | Jan-08 | 0.008595 | Naira |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Nov-05 | 133 | 137 | Jan-08 | 0.008595 | Naira |
| Pakistan | Lahore | ... | 85 | 88 | Jan-08 | 0.016639 | Rupee (Pak.) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Other | May-07 | 85 | 88 | Jan-08 | 0.016639 | Rupee (Pak.) |
| Panama | Panama City | Aug-06 | 79 | 82 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Balboa |
| Paraguay | Asuncion | Feb-06 | 98 | 104 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.00022 | Guarani |
| Peru | Lima | Dec-05 | 99 | 102 | Jan-08 | 0.346617 | Soles |
| Philippines | Manila | Apr-07 | 99 | 102 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.025193 | Peso (Phil.) |
| Poland | Warsaw | Feb-06 | 131 | 138 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.418595 | Zloty |
| Romania | Bucharest | May-05 | 120 | 115 | Nov-07 | 0.420422 | Leu |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Feb-07 | 89 | 94 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.001902 | Franc (Rwanda) |
| Senegal | Dakar | Oct-05 | 119 | 123 | Jan-08 | 0.00226 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Serbia | Belgrade | May-05 | 122 | 126 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.018482 | Dinar (Yugo) |
| Serbia | Pristina | ... | 138 | 145 (1) | Feb-08 | 1.510057 | Euro |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Oct-06 | 115 | 120 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000351 | Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore | Mar-06 | 107 | 112 | Jan-08 | 0.702797 | Dollar (Sing.) |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Apr-06 | 123 | 127 | Dec-07 | 0.053995 | Koruna (Czech) |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | ... | 94 | 97 | Nov-07 | 0.146511 | Rand |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Feb-07 | 94 | 97 | Nov-07 | 0.146511 | Rand |
| Spain | Valencia | Feb-06 | 122 | 127 (1) | Feb-08 | 1.524934 | Euro |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Jan-04 | 91 | 99 | Jan-08 | 0.009346 | Rupee (Sri L.) |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Basseterre | ... | 89 | 92 a | Jan-08 | 0.38421 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| St. Lucia | Castries | ... | 86 | 89 a | Jan-08 | 0.38421 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | ... | 86 | 89 a | Jan-08 | 0.38421 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Oct-04 | 124 | 130 a | Dec-07 | 0.004908 | Pound |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Jan-07 | 135 | 144 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.932236 | Franc (Swiss/Suisse) |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Oct-97 | 91 | 94 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.294913 | Somoni |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Oct-05 | 100 | 105 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000891 | Shilling (Tan.) |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Other | ... | 100 | 105 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000891 | Shilling (Tan.) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Nov-05 | 105 | 108 | Jan-08 | 0.033578 | Baht |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain | Mar-07 | 96 | 99 | Jan-08 | 0.162411 | Dollar (T.&T.) |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Feb-03 | 109 | 104 | Jun-07 | 0.856905 | Dinar (Tunis.) |
| Uganda | Kampala | Mar-07 | 92 | 96 a (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000604 | Shilling (New/Neuf) |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Feb-06 | 110 | 116 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.20653 | Hryvnia (Ukraine) |
| United States of America | Houston | Feb-05 | 96 | 99 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | Ithaca | Jun-07 | 96 | 99 (1) | Feb-08 | 1.026299 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | Los Altos | Mar-06 | 106 | 110 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | New York | May-07 | 113 | 116 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | Pasadena | Mar-05 | 104 | 109 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | Stratford, Conn. | May-07 | 100 | 105 | Jan-08 | 1.018195 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | May-07 | 101 | 104 (1) | Feb-08 | 1.026299 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Nov-05 | 109 | 112 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.048777 | Peso (Uruguay) |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Feb-04 | 94 | 98 | Jan-08 | 0.000063518 | Dong |
| West Bank and Gaza | Gaza City | ... | 118 | 125 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.274539 | Shekel |
| West Bank and Gaza | Ramallah | ... | 118 | 125 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.274539 | Shekel |
| Zambia | Lusaka | May-06 | 118 | 122 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.000272 | Kwacha (Zam.) |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Nov-06 | 116 | 175 (1) | Feb-08 | 0.00000316 | Dollar (Zimb.) |
| (1) Post Index has been updated or is new this month. | |||||||
| (2) Previously released Post Index has been revised. | |||||||
| . No previous Post Index established for this location | |||||||
| ... Where no Survey Date is shown, the Post Index is linked to another Post Index where a survey has been carried out. | |||||||
| a - Based on U.S. Department of State surveys; does not include access to duty-free purchases. | |||||||
| b - Based on United Nations surveys; does not include access to duty-free purchases. | |||||||
| c - Index for personnel who do not have U.S. military facility privileges. | |||||||
| d - Index for personnel who do not have access to duty-free gasoline. | |||||||
| e - Index for civilian personnel who have U.S. military facility privileges. | |||||||
| f - Index for personnel who do not have diplomatic privileges. | |||||||
| g - Index for personnel who are provided rations and quarters, a meal allowance or a third-party subsistence allowance. | |||||||
| h - Index for personnel who do not have retail tax-free privileges. | |||||||
| i - Index for personnel who purchase rations from a military establishment. | |||||||
