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Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAN$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Sep-03 0.029245 Afghani
Albania Tirana Feb-06 108 112 a Apr-08 0.012803 Lek
Algeria Algiers Jul-05 105 108 Apr-08 0.015738 Dinar (Alg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Nov-05 93 96 (1) Aug-08 0.335462 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Canberra Nov-07 119 125 May-08 0.957855 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Nov-07 125 131 f May-08 0.957855 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne ... 125 131 f May-08 0.957855 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney Jan-08 120 126 May-08 0.957855 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney Jan-08 124 130 f May-08 0.957855 Dollar (Aust.)
Austria Vienna Jan-07 130 138 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 98 94 Jun-08 0.014857 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 113 117 (1) Aug-08 0.516524 Dollar (Barb.)
Belgium Brussels May-06 126 134 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 135 143 d Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 73 77 a Jul-08 0.144336 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 118 (1) Aug-08 0.82894 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Apr-05 130 135 Jul-08 0.629495 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 134 139 Jul-08 0.640426 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo Apr-05 134 139 Jul-08 0.640426 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 91 95 a Apr-08 0.736819 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 128 137 (1) Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 87 92 a Jan-08 0.000251 Rial (Cam.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 122 130 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago Apr-05 111 106 Jun-08 0.002155 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 95 99 May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Jan-06 95 99 May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-06 94 98 Apr-08 0.14378 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 104 108 Feb-08 0.131492 Dollar (H.K.)
China Hunan ... 95 99 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Jan-06 101 104 (1) Aug-08 0.150358 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 100 104 f May-08 0.147046 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07 105 110 Jul-08 0.000597 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 125 131 Feb-08 0.001884 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 101 98 (1) Aug-08 0.001938 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 140 144 May-08 0.002471 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 114 120 a Apr-08 0.217317 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jun-05 99 103 May-08 1.094997 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06 136 143 (1) Aug-08 0.068821 Koruna (Czech)
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06 151 161 Apr-08 0.21177 Krone (Den.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 95 99 a (1) Aug-08 0.0301 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 89 93 a Jul-08 1.031984 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 93 97 Jul-08 0.193541 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 78 80 a (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 109 114 (1) Aug-08 0.107903 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-06 137 146 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 136 144 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 136 144 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 135 142 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 142 150 d Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 142 150 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Rennes ... 136 144 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
France Vimy ... 136 144 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Germany Berlin May-06 122 129 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf May-06 119 126 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 119 126 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Germany Koblenz May-06 133 141 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Germany Munich May-06 121 128 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Ghana Accra Aug-05 112 116 Mar-08 1.058625 Cedi
Greece Athens Feb-06 128 133 May-08 1.621112 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 95 99 May-08 0.136291 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 103 107 Jul-08 0.005089 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 122 126 Feb-08 0.027995 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican May-06 126 133 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 95 98 Jul-08 0.054612 Lempira
Hungary Budapest May-05 127 134 (1) Aug-08 0.00699 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 149 141 a Apr-08 0.014081 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Chandigarh ... 97 102 Jul-08 0.024132 Rupee (Ind.)
India Mumbai ... 97 102 Jul-08 0.024132 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi May-07 97 102 Jul-08 0.024132 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi May-07 98 104 f Jul-08 0.024132 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 99 103 Mar-08 0.00011 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 99 103 f Mar-08 0.00011 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 98 102 Apr-08 0.000122 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Feb-07 127 135 Apr-08 1.594475 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 122 126 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 126 133 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Italy Rome May-06 133 140 f Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 105 109 May-08 0.014511 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Nagoya ... 154 147 Jul-08 0.009653 Yen
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 154 147 Jul-08 0.009653 Yen
Jordan Amman May-05 94 100 Apr-08 1.435605 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty May-07 133 115 a Feb-08 0.008505 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 126 130 May-08 0.016621 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 126 119 Jun-08 0.00098 Won
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 105 100 e Jun-08 0.00098 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 151 119 Jun-08 1.578823 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Jul-07 94 97 May-08 3.874265 Dinar (Kuw.)
Latvia Riga May-07 122 127 a May-08 2.328268 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 93 102 Feb-08 0.000681 Pound (Leb.)
Libya Tripoli Feb-06 114 119 (1) Aug-08 0.869431 Dinar (Lib.)
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 113 117 a May-08 0.469906 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 108 117 a Apr-08 0.025978 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 98 104 Feb-08 0.007465 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 88 91 Mar-08 0.314553 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 124 131 (1) Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Mexico Guadalajara ... 90 95 Jan-08 0.093854 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Mexico City Mar-06 90 95 Jan-08 0.093854 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey ... 90 95 Jan-08 0.093854 Peso (Mex.)
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 109 114 Apr-08 0.143274 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 116 124 a Feb-08 0.043441 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06 131 138 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 114 109 Jul-08 0.785702 Dollar (N.Z.)
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 118 113 f Jul-08 0.785702 Dollar (N.Z.)
New Zealand Wellington N.Z. Nov-07 114 109 Jul-08 0.785702 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua May-06 76 78 a (1) Aug-08 0.052947 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 108 112 a Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 149 155 (1) Aug-08 0.008723 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 137 142 (1) Aug-08 0.008723 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06 175 169 Jul-08 0.200893 Krone (Nor.)
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 82 85 Jan-08 0.016639 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Aug-06 82 86 a May-08 1.029095 Balboa
Peru Lima Dec-05 111 106 Jul-08 0.362217 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 99 95 Jul-08 0.023271 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 140 145 (1) Aug-08 0.498084 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-06 137 142 May-08 1.621112 Euro
Romania Bucharest May-05 115 119 May-08 0.44558 Leu
Russia Moscow Jan-05 148 153 (1) Aug-08 0.044658 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 94 97 a May-08 0.001905 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 97 100 Apr-08 0.270984 Riyal (S.A./A.S.)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 121 126 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 126 130 (1) Aug-08 0.020676 Dinar (Yugo)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 112 117 May-08 0.754228 Dollar (Sing.)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 115 120 f May-08 0.754228 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 111 118 a Jul-08 0.052948 Koruna (Slovak)
South Africa Cape Town ... 92 95 (1) Aug-08 0.135156 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 92 95 (1) Aug-08 0.135156 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 92 95 f (1) Aug-08 0.135156 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 92 95 (1) Aug-08 0.135156 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 122 127 Apr-08 1.594475 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-06 122 127 Apr-08 1.594475 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Jan-04 95 101 Mar-08 0.009403 Rupee (Sri L.)
Sudan Juba ... 130 134 a May-08 0.508773 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 130 134 a May-08 0.508773 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-06 142 147 May-08 0.172956 Krona (Swed./Suède)
Switzerland Bern Jan-07 138 145 Apr-08 1.004515 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 138 145 Apr-08 1.004515 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 144 151 f Apr-08 1.004515 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Syria Damascus Jun-05 102 105 Jul-08 0.022188 Pound (Syr.)
Taiwan Taipei Apr-06 110 106 Jun-08 0.033169 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Oct-05 98 102 Feb-08 0.000891 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 105 108 Jan-08 0.033578 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 99 102 (1) Aug-08 0.171314 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 87 91 Apr-08 0.872778 Dinar (Tunis.)
Turkey Ankara May-05 122 127 Jul-08 0.835553 Lira (Tur.)
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 99 103 a Jul-08 0.000647 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 122 127 Jul-08 0.225948 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 90 93 Jul-08 0.280962 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 91 94 Jul-08 0.280962 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 128 124 d Mar-08 1.991362 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 121 117 Mar-08 1.991362 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-06 139 134 Mar-08 2.020791 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-06 146 141 d Mar-08 2.020791 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 128 124 d Mar-08 1.991362 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United States of America Anchorage Nov-04 98 102 May-08 1.029095 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Atlanta May-07 100 104 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Boston Jun-07 103 107 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Buffalo Jun-07 94 97 Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 105 109 Jul-08 1.031984 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Colorado Springs Mar-05 96 100 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Dallas Feb-05 100 103 Jul-08 1.031984 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Denver Dec-07 97 99 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 98 103 May-08 1.029095 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Hilo Jul-05 109 113 May-08 1.029095 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05 99 103 f (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05 99 102 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 96 99 f Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 110 111 f (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 107 107 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Miami May-07 103 106 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 99 103 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York May-07 114 118 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York May-07 116 121 f (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 109 109 f (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Philadelphia ... 96 99 Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Phoenix ... 100 103 Jul-08 1.031984 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Princeton ... 105 108 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 99 104 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Reston ... 101 104 Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Diego Mar-05 100 104 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Francisco Dec-07 108 109 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 108 109 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 105 108 (1) Aug-08 1.027886 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 99 102 Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 101 104 f Feb-08 1.026299 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 107 114 May-08 0.052107 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 123 127 (1) Aug-08 0.478688 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 104 96 Jul-08 0.000062447 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 102 96 Jul-08 0.000062447 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 122 126 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 138 133 (1) Aug-08 0.000304 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-06 467 103 Jun-08 0.000004816 Dollar (Zimb.) x 100,000
(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.


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