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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-06 105 110 (1) Nov-08 0.012993 Lek
Algeria Algiers Jul-05 114 119 (1) Nov-08 0.019435 Dinar (Alg.)
Angola Luanda May-05 164 188 a (1) Nov-08 0.016185 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 111 116 (1) Nov-08 0.362115 Peso (Arg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-08 111 116 (1) Nov-08 0.362115 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide ... 124 117 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Brisbane ... 124 117 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Nov-07 122 116 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 122 116 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne ... 122 116 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 124 117 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Perth ... 124 117 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney ... 121 115 (1) Nov-08 0.823285 Dollar (Aust.)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 104 114 (1) Nov-08 0.017672 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 130 148 (1) Nov-08 0.607289 Dollar (Barb.)
Belize Belize Jun-05 100 114 a (1) Nov-08 0.616251 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Sep-04 120 125 a May-08 0.002471 Franc (C.F.A)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 79 89 a (1) Nov-08 0.173328 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 79 89 a (1) Nov-08 0.173328 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 120 (1) Nov-08 0.846846 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 89 85 a Oct-08 0.155631 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 132 124 (1) Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 132 124 (1) Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 135 127 (1) Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 135 127 (1) Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 95 103 (1) Nov-08 0.815727 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-06 137 152 a (1) Nov-08 0.001025 Franc (Burun.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 95 106 a (1) Nov-08 0.000293 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-08 108 102 (1) Nov-08 0.001917 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 120 131 (1) Nov-08 0.15499 Dollar (H.K.)
China Hunan ... 102 112 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 108 118 (1) Nov-08 0.175923 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 114 104 Oct-08 0.000515 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 144 164 (1) Nov-08 0.002188 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 108 119 (1) Nov-08 0.002205 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-05 103 112 (1) Nov-08 1.27953 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Cyprus OP43 Nicosia May-07 114 109 Jul-08 1.60586 Euro
Dominica Roseau ... 90 98 a (1) Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 103 114 a (1) Nov-08 0.034544 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 97 107 a (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 102 111 (1) Nov-08 0.218365 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Apr-05 102 111 (1) Nov-08 0.218365 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 84 91 a (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Eritrea Asmara ... 120 129 (1) Nov-08 0.126239 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jan-07 105 110 Apr-08 0.101505 Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 120 129 (1) Nov-08 0.126239 Birr
Fiji Suva Feb-05 95 92 a Oct-08 0.660968 Dollar (Fiji/Fidji)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 144 139 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 144 139 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 150 145 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Rennes ... 144 139 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
France Vimy ... 144 139 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 132 140 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Gambia Banjul Dec-05 126 130 a (1) Nov-08 0.051532 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Oct-04 156 177 a (1) Nov-08 0.855887 Lari
Germany Koblenz May-06 141 136 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
Ghana Accra Aug-05 116 121 (1) Nov-08 1.043635 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 124 130 (1) Nov-08 1.043635 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 87 95 a (1) Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 111 120 (1) Nov-08 0.159632 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 112 124 a (1) Nov-08 0.000246 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 114 120 (1) Nov-08 0.005946 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 134 144 (1) Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 134 144 (1) Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 103 113 (1) Nov-08 0.06363 Lempira
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 128 119 (1) Nov-08 0.010587 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-06 110 113 (1) Nov-08 0.000121 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 110 113 (1) Nov-08 0.000121 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 110 113 (1) Nov-08 0.000121 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 134 143 (1) Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 134 143 (1) Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 133 140 Apr-08 1.578919 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 131 (1) Nov-08 0.016317 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 159 187 (1) Nov-08 0.012053 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 110 122 (1) Nov-08 1.707926 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty May-07 123 138 (1) Nov-08 0.010021 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 126 133 (1) Nov-08 0.015778 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 119 115 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Jul-07 105 115 (1) Nov-08 4.491648 Dinar (Kuw.)
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 109 120 a (1) Nov-08 0.000141 Kip
Latvia Riga May-07 119 127 (1) Nov-08 2.340446 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 108 121 (1) Nov-08 0.000804 Pound (Leb.)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 76 a (1) Nov-08 0.124465 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 114 128 a (1) Nov-08 0.024541 Dollar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 112 120 (1) Nov-08 0.480048 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 112 122 (1) Nov-08 0.028162 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-06 134 146 a (1) Nov-08 0.000706 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 104 117 (1) Nov-08 0.008616 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 97 101 (1) Nov-08 0.341211 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 130 138 Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Mauritania Nouakchott Sep-06 123 133 a (1) Nov-08 0.005041 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 104 98 (1) Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 104 98 (1) Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Puebla ... 104 98 (1) Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 104 98 (1) Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 104 98 (1) Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar May-05 98 109 (1) Nov-08 0.001054 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 114 119 Apr-08 0.143274 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 124 142 a (1) Nov-08 0.050542 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 96 91 (1) Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 80 85 a (1) Nov-08 0.01578 Rupee (Nepal/Népal)
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 113 108 Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua May-06 81 89 a (1) Nov-08 0.061261 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 119 124 a (1) Nov-08 0.002427 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 161 179 (1) Nov-08 0.010248 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 147 161 (1) Nov-08 0.010248 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 88 93 (1) Nov-08 0.015003 Rupee (Pak.)
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 88 93 (1) Nov-08 0.015003 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Aug-06 89 99 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Feb-06 116 121 a Jul-08 0.000265 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 107 113 (1) Nov-08 0.396564 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 98 102 Sep-08 0.023762 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 158 148 Oct-08 0.457388 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-05 125 120 Oct-08 0.424773 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 106 122 (1) Nov-08 0.002205 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 128 134 (1) Nov-08 0.002427 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 142 138 Oct-08 0.020145 Dinar (Yugo)
Sierra Leone Freetown Oct-06 128 143 a (1) Nov-08 0.000411 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 120 127 (1) Nov-08 0.8129 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 118 114 a Oct-08 0.050886 Koruna (Slovak)
South Africa Johannesburg ... 96 91 (1) Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 96 91 (1) Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-06 134 128 Oct-08 1.554905 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 106 114 (1) Nov-08 0.011112 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 90 98 a (1) Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Lucia Castries ... 87 95 a (1) Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 87 95 a (1) Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Sudan Juba ... 139 152 (1) Nov-08 0.563335 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 139 152 a (1) Nov-08 0.563335 Pound
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 147 154 (1) Nov-08 1.051236 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Tajikistan Dushanbe Oct-97 104 120 a (1) Nov-08 0.355776 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 104 109 (1) Nov-08 0.000974 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 104 109 (1) Nov-08 0.000974 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 108 114 (1) Nov-08 0.034895 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 112 123 (1) Nov-08 0.194243 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 104 109 Apr-08 0.872778 Dinar (Tunis.)
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 106 109 a (1) Nov-08 0.000667 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 129 134 Jul-08 0.225948 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United States of America Houston Feb-05 106 115 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 104 113 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 118 128 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York May-07 125 136 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 115 124 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 112 122 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 111 121 (1) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 119 125 Sep-08 0.056023 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 101 109 (1) Nov-08 0.000071973 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 134 143 (1) Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 134 143 (1) Nov-08 0.327245 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.