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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-06 109 105 (1) Oct-08 0.012515 Lek
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.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-08 103 111 (1) Oct-08 0.343732 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide ... 133 124 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Brisbane ... 133 124 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Nov-07 131 122 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 131 122 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne ... 131 122 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 133 124 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Perth ... 133 124 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney ... 130 121 (1) Oct-08 0.877018 Dollar (Aust.)
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
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 91 95 Apr-08 0.736819 Dollar (Brunei)
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 Chengdu ... 104 108 Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 104 108 Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 104 108 Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 104 108 Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 104 108 Sep-08 0.156178 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 115 120 Sep-08 0.137064 Dollar (H.K.)
China Hunan ... 99 102 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
China Urumqi ... 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)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 114 120 Apr-08 0.217317 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jun-05 99 103 May-08 1.094997 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Cyprus OP43 Nicosia May-07 114 109 Jul-08 1.60586 Euro
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
Estonia Tartu Jan-07 105 110 Apr-08 0.101505 Kroon
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)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 144 139 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 144 139 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 150 145 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Rennes ... 144 139 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Vimy ... 144 139 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
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
Germany Koblenz May-06 141 136 (1) Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
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
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 141 128 (1) Oct-08 0.011722 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
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
Indonesia Semarang ... 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
Italy Rome May-06 133 140 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
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.)
Kazakhstan Almaty May-07 115 123 Sep-08 0.008918 Tenge
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
Latvia Riga May-07 127 119 (1) Oct-08 2.185493 Lat
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)
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 117 112 (1) Oct-08 0.445714 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 117 112 (1) Oct-08 0.025484 Denar
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.)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar May-05 94 98 Sep-08 0.000927 Tugrik
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)
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 113 108 (1) Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar (N.Z.)
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.)
Panama Panama City Aug-06 86 89 Sep-08 1.070211 Balboa
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 Johannesburg ... 99 96 (1) Oct-08 0.133004 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 99 96 (1) Oct-08 0.133004 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-06 134 128 (1) Oct-08 1.554905 Euro
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 Juba ... 134 139 (1) Oct-08 0.509252 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 134 139 a (1) Oct-08 0.509252 Pound
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 151 147 Sep-08 0.985697 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
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)
United States of America Houston Feb-05 103 106 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 99 104 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 111 118 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York May-07 121 125 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 109 115 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 108 112 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 104 111 Sep-08 1.070211 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
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.