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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-06 110 119 (1) Jan-09 0.013925 Lek
Algeria Algiers Jul-05 114 119 Nov-08 0.019435 Dinar (Alg.)
Angola Luanda May-05 188 200 a Dec-08 0.016765 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 116 120 (1) Jan-09 0.360518 Peso (Arg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-08 116 120 (1) Jan-09 0.360518 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide ... 117 122 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Brisbane ... 117 122 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Nov-07 116 121 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 116 121 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne ... 116 121 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 117 122 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Perth ... 117 122 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney ... 115 120 (1) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar (Aust.)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 114 118 Dec-08 0.018382 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 148 155 Dec-08 0.621314 Dollar (Barb.)
Belize Belize Jun-05 114 120 a Dec-08 0.638363 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Sep-04 129 135 a (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 89 94 a Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 89 94 a Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 120 Nov-08 0.846846 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 85 90 a (1) Jan-09 0.159555 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 132 124 Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 132 124 Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 135 127 Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 135 127 Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 103 107 (1) Jan-09 0.85522 Dollar (Brunei)
Bulgaria Sofia May-06 125 136 a (1) Jan-09 0.864577 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 143 153 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-06 152 161 a Dec-08 0.001048 Franc (Burun.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 106 112 a Dec-08 0.000301 Rial (Cam.)
Cameroon Douala ... 130 140 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 130 140 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Central African Republic Bangui Mar-01 191 204 a (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 130 138 a (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago May-08 108 102 Nov-08 0.001917 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 131 137 Dec-08 0.159521 Dollar (H.K.)
China Hunan ... 112 116 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 108 112 (1) Jan-09 0.000555 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 164 170 Dec-08 0.002268 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 119 126 Dec-08 0.002285 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 148 157 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 120 127 Dec-08 0.220998 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 120 Dec-08 1.315628 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Cyprus OP43 Nicosia May-07 113 118 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Dominica Roseau ... 90 98 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 114 118 a Dec-08 0.035713 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 107 113 a Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 111 115 (1) Jan-09 0.227737 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Apr-05 111 115 (1) Jan-09 0.227737 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 91 95 a Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Eritrea Asmara ... 129 134 Dec-08 0.129887 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jan-07 110 116 (1) Jan-09 0.108932 Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 129 134 Dec-08 0.129887 Birr
Fiji Suva Feb-05 92 96 a Dec-08 0.679981 Dollar (Fiji/Fidji)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 145 153 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 145 153 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 151 159 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Rennes ... 145 153 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Vimy ... 145 153 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 140 152 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Gambia Banjul Dec-05 130 136 a Dec-08 0.04973 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Oct-04 177 160 a (1) Jan-09 0.759405 Lari
Germany Koblenz May-06 141 149 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Ghana Accra Aug-05 121 125 Dec-08 1.051319 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 130 137 (1) Jan-09 1.023682 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 120 125 Dec-08 0.162122 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 132 125 a (1) Jan-09 0.000254 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 120 126 Dec-08 0.006167 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 134 144 Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 134 144 Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 118 Dec-08 0.065436 Lempira
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 112 124 (1) Jan-09 0.010197 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Hyderabad ... 99 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi ... 99 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-06 106 110 (1) Jan-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 106 110 (1) Jan-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 106 110 (1) Jan-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 140 150 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 131 Nov-08 0.016317 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 201 213 (1) Jan-09 0.013723 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 122 126 Dec-08 1.747226 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty May-07 138 146 Dec-08 0.010304 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 133 139 Dec-08 0.016044 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 115 123 (1) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Jul-07 115 119 Dec-08 4.613211 Dinar (Kuw.)
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 109 120 a Nov-08 0.000141 Kip
Latvia Riga May-07 119 127 Nov-08 2.340446 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 121 127 Dec-08 0.000835 Pound (Leb.)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 76 a Nov-08 0.124465 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 128 135 a Dec-08 0.025234 Dollar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 112 120 Nov-08 0.480048 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 112 122 Nov-08 0.028162 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-06 134 146 a Nov-08 0.000706 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 117 124 Dec-08 0.008984 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 101 105 (1) Jan-09 0.352611 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 138 145 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Mauritania Nouakchott Sep-06 123 133 a Nov-08 0.005041 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Puebla ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar May-05 98 109 Nov-08 0.001054 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 123 128 (1) Jan-09 0.156884 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 142 150 a Dec-08 0.052169 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... . 150 a Dec-08 0.052169 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 96 91 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 85 90 a Dec-08 0.016023 Rupee (Nepal/Népal)
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 113 108 Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua May-06 89 93 a Dec-08 0.063335 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 124 131 a (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 188 174 (1) Jan-09 0.009577 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 168 157 (1) Jan-09 0.009577 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 168 157 (1) Jan-09 0.009577 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 168 157 (1) Jan-09 0.009577 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 98 Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee (Pak.)
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 93 98 Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Aug-06 99 103 Dec-08 1.236446 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Feb-06 116 121 a Jul-08 0.000265 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 113 117 Dec-08 0.405343 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 102 107 Dec-08 0.025163 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 148 142 Dec-08 0.422427 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 117 123 (1) Jan-09 0.430636 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 122 129 Dec-08 0.002279 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 134 139 (1) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 133 139 (1) Jan-09 0.019392 Dinar (Yugo)
Sierra Leone Freetown Oct-06 143 155 a Dec-08 0.000422 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 127 133 (1) Jan-09 0.847544 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 118 126 a (1) Jan-09 0.055947 Koruna (Slovak)
South Africa Johannesburg ... 96 91 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 96 91 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-06 134 141 (1) Jan-09 1.705053 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 106 114 Nov-08 0.011112 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 90 98 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Lucia Castries ... 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Sudan Juba ... 152 157 Dec-08 0.565451 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 152 157 a Dec-08 0.565451 Pound
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 154 163 (1) Jan-09 1.097708 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Tajikistan Dushanbe Oct-97 120 124 a Dec-08 0.363661 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 109 113 Dec-08 0.001004 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 109 113 Dec-08 0.001004 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 108 114 Nov-08 0.034895 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 123 128 Dec-08 0.197572 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 113 116 (1) Jan-09 0.930856 Dinar (Tunis.)
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 106 109 a Nov-08 0.000667 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 128 117 (1) Jan-09 0.166045 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United States of America Houston Oct-08 115 115 (1) Jan-09 1.253017 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 113 117 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 128 133 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York May-07 136 141 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 124 128 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 112 122 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 111 121 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-08 109 113 (1) Jan-09 0.000073418 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 137 130 (1) Jan-09 0.000258 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.
Date Modified: 2009-01-06

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