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(Ottawa = 100)
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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 | Sep-08 | 0.017636 | Dinar (Alg.) |
| Angola | Luanda | May-05 | 156 | 164 a | Sep-08 | 0.014294 | Kwanza |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | May-08 | 103 | 111 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.343732 | Peso (Arg.) |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Nov-07 | 98 | 104 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.015649 | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Mar-06 | 125 | 130 | Sep-08 | 0.537788 | Dollar (Barb.) |
| Belize | Belize | Jun-05 | 96 | 100 a | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.152572 | Boliviano |
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz | ... | 77 | 79 a | Sep-08 | 0.152572 | Boliviano |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Nov-05 | 118 | 114 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.789831 | Markka |
| Botswana | Gaborones | May-06 | 89 | 85 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.155631 | Pula |
| Brazil | Brasilia | May-08 | 144 | 132 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.588904 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio Branco | May-08 | 144 | 132 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.588904 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | ... | 145 | 135 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.599131 | Real |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | May-08 | 145 | 135 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.599131 | 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 | 132 | 137 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.000922 | Franc (Burun.) |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Jan-05 | 92 | 95 a | 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 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.002069 | Peso (Chile) |
| China | Beijing | Jan-06 | 104 | 108 | Sep-08 | 0.156178 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | China Other Locations | ... | 104 | 108 | Sep-08 | 0.156178 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Lanzhou | ... | 104 | 108 | Sep-08 | 0.156178 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Lhasa | ... | 104 | 108 | Sep-08 | 0.156178 | Yuan Renminbi |
| Colombia | Bogota | Feb-07 | 114 | 104 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.000515 | Peso (Colom.) |
| Congo, Dem. Republic | Kinshasa | Jan-07 | 131 | 144 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.001938 | Franc (Congo) |
| Costa Rica | San José | Nov-05 | 104 | 108 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.001957 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.409106 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | May-07 | 99 | 103 a | Sep-08 | 0.030955 | Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.) |
| Ecuador | Quito | Jan-05 | 93 | 97 a | Sep-08 | 1.070211 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| Egypt | Cairo | Apr-05 | 97 | 102 | Sep-08 | 0.201046 | Pound (Egypt/Égypte) |
| Egypt | Kafr El-Sheikh | Apr-05 | 97 | 102 | Sep-08 | 0.201046 | Pound (Egypt/Égypte) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Jan-07 | 80 | 84 a | Sep-08 | 1.070211 | Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
| Eritrea | Asmara | ... | 115 | 120 | Sep-08 | 0.111765 | Birr |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Apr-07 | 115 | 120 | Sep-08 | 0.111765 | Birr |
| Fiji | Suva | Feb-05 | 95 | 92 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.660968 | 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 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.409106 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Mar-07 | 103 | 111 | Sep-08 | 0.14445 | Quetzal |
| Guinea | Conakry | May-07 | 103 | 112 a | Aug-08 | 0.000232 | Franc (Guin.) |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Dec-07 | 109 | 114 | Sep-08 | 0.005255 | Dollar (Guyana) |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Nov-06 | 127 | 134 | Sep-08 | 0.027398 | Gourdes |
| Haiti | St. Marc | ... | 127 | 134 | Sep-08 | 0.027398 | Gourdes |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Mar-06 | 98 | 103 | Sep-08 | 0.056635 | Lempira |
| India | Hyderabad | ... | 104 | 99 | Sep-08 | 0.024915 | Rupee (Ind.) |
| India | New Delhi | ... | 104 | 99 | Sep-08 | 0.024915 | Rupee (Ind.) |
| Indonesia | Indonesia Other | Feb-06 | 103 | 110 | Sep-08 | 0.000117 | Rupiah |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Feb-06 | 103 | 110 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.014879 | Dollar (Jam.) |
| Japan | Tokyo | Oct-05 | 153 | 159 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.010079 | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | Apr-08 | 113 | 98 (1) | Oct-08 | 1.520785 | Dinar (Jord.) |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Nov-05 | 131 | 126 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.01498 | Shilling (Kenya) |
| Kosovo | Pristina | ... | 119 | 115 (1) | Oct-08 | 1.539736 | Euro |
| Kuwait | Kuwait (CIDA) | Jul-07 | 100 | 105 (1) | Oct-08 | 3.997114 | Dinar (Kuw.) |
| Laos | Vientiane | Dec-05 | 104 | 109 a | Sep-08 | 0.000124 | Kip |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Jun-05 | 102 | 108 | Sep-08 | 0.000712 | Pound (Leb.) |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Mar-06 | 84 | 81 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.133735 | Maloti |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Dec-07 | 110 | 114 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.021922 | Dollar (Liberia) |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Jan-06 | 128 | 134 a | Sep-08 | 0.000667 | Ariari |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | May-06 | 98 | 104 | Feb-08 | 0.007465 | Kwacha (Malawi) |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Jan-06 | 92 | 97 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.004723 | Ouguiya |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | ... | 98 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.105697 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Mar-06 | 98 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.105697 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Puebla | ... | 98 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.105697 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | Quéretaro | ... | 98 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.105697 | Peso (Mex.) |
| Mexico | San Cristobal | ... | 98 | 104 | 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 | ... | 99 | 96 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.133004 | Rand |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Jun-07 | 75 | 80 a | Sep-08 | 0.015599 | Rupee (Nepal/Népal) |
| Nicaragua | Managua | May-06 | 78 | 81 a | Sep-08 | 0.054828 | Cordoba (New/Neuf) |
| Niger | Niamey | Jul-05 | 123 | 119 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.002347 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Nov-05 | 155 | 161 | Sep-08 | 0.009078 | Naira |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Nov-05 | 142 | 147 | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.374693 | Soles |
| Philippines | Manila | Apr-07 | 98 | 102 | Sep-08 | 0.023762 | Peso (Phil.) |
| Poland | Warsaw | Feb-06 | 158 | 148 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.457388 | Zloty |
| Romania | Bucharest | May-05 | 125 | 120 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.424773 | Leu |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Feb-07 | 97 | 106 | Sep-08 | 0.001965 | Franc (Rwanda) |
| Senegal | Dakar | Oct-05 | 123 | 128 | Apr-08 | 0.002407 | Franc (C.F.A) |
| Serbia | Belgrade | May-05 | 142 | 138 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.020145 | Dinar (Yugo) |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Oct-06 | 124 | 128 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.000367 | Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore | Mar-06 | 115 | 120 | May-08 | 0.754228 | Dollar (Sing.) |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | May-07 | 118 | 114 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.050886 | Koruna (Slovak) |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Feb-07 | 99 | 96 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.133004 | Rand |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Nov-07 | 105 | 106 | Sep-08 | 0.009934 | Rupee (Sri L.) |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Basseterre | ... | 85 | 90 a | Sep-08 | 0.409106 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| St. Lucia | Castries | ... | 83 | 87 a | Sep-08 | 0.409106 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | ... | 83 | 87 a | Sep-08 | 0.409106 | Dollar (E.C.) |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Oct-04 | 134 | 139 a (1) | Oct-08 | 0.509252 | Pound |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Oct-97 | 98 | 104 a | Sep-08 | 0.312015 | Somoni |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Apr-08 | 105 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.000924 | Shilling (Tan.) |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Other | ... | 105 | 104 | Sep-08 | 0.000924 | Shilling (Tan.) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Nov-05 | 105 | 108 | Jan-08 | 0.033578 | Baht |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain | Mar-07 | 106 | 112 (1) | Oct-08 | 0.176103 | Dollar (T.&T.) |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Feb-03 | 104 | 109 | Apr-08 | 0.872778 | Dinar (Tunis.) |
| Uganda | Kampala | Mar-07 | 103 | 106 a | 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 | Sep-08 | 0.056023 | Peso (Uruguay) |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Apr-08 | 96 | 101 | 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. | |||||||
