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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
Algeria Algiers Jul-05 110 114 (1) Sep-08 0.017636 Dinar (Alg.)
Angola Luanda May-05 156 164 a (1) Sep-08 0.014294 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires Nov-05 100 103 Aug-08 0.335462 Peso (Arg.)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 102 98 May-08 0.015017 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 125 130 (1) Sep-08 0.537788 Dollar (Barb.)
Belize Belize Jun-05 96 100 a (1) Sep-08 0.545034 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Sep-04 120 125 a May-08 0.002471 Franc (C.F.A)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 77 79 a (1) Sep-08 0.152572 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 77 79 a (1) Sep-08 0.152572 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 118 Aug-08 0.82894 Markka
Botswana Gaborones May-06 85 89 a (1) Sep-08 0.163578 Pula
Brazil Brasilia Apr-05 138 144 (1) Sep-08 0.65405 Real
Brazil Rio Branco Apr-05 138 144 (1) Sep-08 0.65405 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 139 145 (1) Sep-08 0.665408 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo Apr-05 139 145 (1) Sep-08 0.665408 Real
Bulgaria Sofia May-06 118 125 a Apr-08 0.806866 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 134 143 Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-06 120 132 a (1) Sep-08 0.000916 Franc (Burun.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 92 95 a (1) Sep-08 0.00026 Rial (Cam.)
Cameroon Douala ... 122 130 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 122 130 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Central African Republic Bangui Mar-01 177 191 a (1) Sep-08 0.002435 Franc (C.F.A)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 119 126 a Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago May-08 106 108 (1) Sep-08 0.002069 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 104 108 (1) Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 104 108 (1) Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 104 108 (1) Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 104 108 (1) Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 108 114 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-05 108 104 Aug-08 0.001938 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 143 148 May-08 0.002471 Franc (C.F.A)
Cuba Havana Jun-05 99 103 May-08 1.094997 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Dominica Roseau ... 85 90 a (1) Sep-08 0.409106 Dollar (E.C.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 99 103 a (1) Sep-08 0.030955 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 93 97 a (1) Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 97 102 (1) Sep-08 0.201046 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Apr-05 97 102 (1) Sep-08 0.201046 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 80 84 a (1) Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Eritrea Asmara ... 115 120 (1) Sep-08 0.111765 Birr
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 115 120 (1) Sep-08 0.111765 Birr
Fiji Suva Feb-05 92 95 a Apr-08 0.682171 Dollar (Fiji/Fidji)
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 132 140 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Gambia Banjul Dec-05 130 126 a Jul-08 0.050891 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Oct-04 148 156 a (1) Sep-08 0.764436 Lari
Ghana Accra Aug-05 112 116 Mar-08 1.058625 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 117 124 Apr-08 1.060618 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 83 87 a (1) Sep-08 0.409106 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 103 111 (1) Sep-08 0.14445 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 103 112 a Aug-08 0.000232 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 109 114 (1) Sep-08 0.005255 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 127 134 (1) Sep-08 0.027398 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 127 134 (1) Sep-08 0.027398 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 98 103 (1) Sep-08 0.056635 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 104 99 (1) Sep-08 0.024915 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi ... 104 99 (1) Sep-08 0.024915 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-06 103 110 (1) Sep-08 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 103 110 (1) Sep-08 0.000117 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 130 134 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 130 134 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 115 120 (1) Sep-08 0.014879 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 160 153 Jul-08 0.009653 Yen
Jordan Amman May-05 108 113 (1) Sep-08 1.512792 Dinar (Jord.)
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 126 131 May-08 0.016621 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 151 119 Jun-08 1.578823 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Jul-07 96 100 (1) Sep-08 3.993776 Dinar (Kuw.)
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 104 109 a (1) Sep-08 0.000124 Kip
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 102 108 (1) Sep-08 0.000712 Pound (Leb.)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 80 84 a (1) Sep-08 0.140055 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 101 110 a (1) Sep-08 0.021841 Dollar (Liberia)
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-06 128 134 a (1) Sep-08 0.000667 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 98 104 Feb-08 0.007465 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 92 97 (1) Sep-08 0.321202 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 130 138 Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Mauritania Nouakchott Sep-06 114 123 a (1) Sep-08 0.004723 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 98 104 (1) Sep-08 0.105697 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 98 104 (1) Sep-08 0.105697 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Puebla ... 98 104 (1) Sep-08 0.105697 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 98 104 (1) Sep-08 0.105697 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 98 104 (1) Sep-08 0.105697 Peso (Mex.)
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 114 119 Apr-08 0.143274 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 116 124 a Feb-08 0.043441 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 95 99 (1) Sep-08 0.139228 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 75 80 a (1) Sep-08 0.015599 Rupee (Nepal/Népal)
Nicaragua Managua May-06 78 81 a (1) Sep-08 0.054828 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 112 123 a (1) Sep-08 0.002435 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 155 161 (1) Sep-08 0.009078 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 142 147 (1) Sep-08 0.009078 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 85 88 Jan-08 0.016639 Rupee (Pak.)
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 85 88 Jan-08 0.016639 Rupee (Pak.)
Paraguay Asuncion Feb-06 116 121 a Jul-08 0.000265 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 106 107 (1) Sep-08 0.374693 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 98 102 (1) Sep-08 0.023762 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 152 158 Aug-08 0.498084 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-05 121 125 May-08 0.44558 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 97 106 (1) Sep-08 0.001965 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 123 128 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 137 142 Aug-08 0.020676 Dinar (Yugo)
Sierra Leone Freetown Oct-06 120 124 a May-08 0.000352 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 115 120 May-08 0.754228 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 111 118 a Jul-08 0.052948 Koruna (Slovak)
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 95 99 (1) Sep-08 0.139228 Rand
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 105 106 (1) Sep-08 0.009934 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 85 90 a (1) Sep-08 0.409106 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Lucia Castries ... 83 87 a (1) Sep-08 0.409106 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 83 87 a (1) Sep-08 0.409106 Dollar (E.C.)
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 130 134 a May-08 0.508773 Pound
Tajikistan Dushanbe Oct-97 98 104 a (1) Sep-08 0.312015 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 105 104 (1) Sep-08 0.000924 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 105 104 (1) Sep-08 0.000924 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 105 108 Jan-08 0.033578 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 102 106 Aug-08 0.171314 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 104 109 Apr-08 0.872778 Dinar (Tunis.)
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 103 106 a (1) Sep-08 0.00066 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 129 134 Jul-08 0.225948 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 119 125 (1) Sep-08 0.056023 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 96 101 (1) Sep-08 0.000064453 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 130 134 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 130 134 Jun-08 0.30016 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 142 137 Aug-08 0.000304 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-06 494 105 Jun-08 0.000004888 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.