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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in February 2009.

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Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAD$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Sep-03 0.029245 Afghani
Albania Tirana Feb-06 110 119 (a) Jan-09 0.013925 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 117 117 (1) Feb-09 0.017468 Dinar
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 106 109 Jan-09 0.360518 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 116 121 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 111 115 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 116 121 (f) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 116 121 (f) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 111 116 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 115 120 (f) Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 139 146 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 110 114 Dec-08 0.018382 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 138 145 Dec-08 0.621314 Dollar
Belgium Brussels May-06 135 142 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 144 152 (d) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 89 94 (a) Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 120 Nov-08 0.846846 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 130 122 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 (a) Jan-09 0.85522 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 137 146 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 112 123 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.000306 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 130 140 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 102 107 (1) Feb-09 0.002 Peso
China Beijing Jan-06 111 116 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Jan-06 112 116 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-06 114 119 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 122 128 Dec-08 0.159521 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 112 116 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Jan-06 118 123 Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 118 123 (f) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07 105 108 Jan-09 0.000555 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 170 153 (1) Feb-09 0.001968 Franc
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 112 118 Dec-08 0.002285 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 144 153 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 120 127 (a) Dec-08 0.220998 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 120 Dec-08 1.315628 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06 139 128 (1) Feb-09 0.060622 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06 161 171 Jan-09 0.226616 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 118 112 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.035489 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 107 113 (a) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 114 113 (1) Feb-09 0.22562 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 91 95 (a) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 132 124 (1) Feb-09 0.121302 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-06 147 157 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 145 153 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 145 153 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 143 151 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 151 159 (d) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 151 159 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Rennes ... 145 153 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
France Vimy ... 145 153 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Germany Berlin May-06 128 136 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf May-06 126 132 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 126 132 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Germany Koblenz May-06 141 149 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Germany Munich May-06 128 135 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Ghana Accra Aug-05 121 125 Dec-08 1.051319 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 139 142 (1) Feb-09 1.64736 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 115 120 Dec-08 0.162122 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 119 125 Dec-08 0.006167 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 133 144 Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican May-06 133 142 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 118 Dec-08 0.065436 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 118 113 (1) Feb-09 0.00588 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 112 124 (a) Jan-09 0.010197 Krona
India Chandigarh ... 102 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
India Mumbai ... 102 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 102 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 99 105 (f) Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 106 110 Jan-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 106 110 (f) Jan-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 122 127 Jan-09 0.00015 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-07 134 144 Jan-09 1.705053 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 126 133 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 133 142 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Italy Rome May-06 140 150 (f) Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 113 124 Nov-08 0.016317 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 192 204 Jan-09 0.013723 Yen
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 192 204 Jan-09 0.013723 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 115 119 Dec-08 1.747226 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-07 138 146 (a) Dec-08 0.010304 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 133 139 Dec-08 0.016044 Shilling
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 116 113 Nov-08 0.000908 Won
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 104 101 (e) Oct-08 0.000947 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 115 123 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Jul-07 119 114 (1) Feb-09 4.393651 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 127 133 (a) (1) Feb-09 2.428672 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 120 126 Dec-08 0.000835 Pound
Libya Tripoli Oct-08 116 123 (1) Feb-09 0.984539 Dinar
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 120 125 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.496884 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 122 126 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.02845 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 124 129 (1) Feb-09 0.008983 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 100 104 Jan-09 0.352611 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 131 137 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mexico Guadalajara ... 100 94 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico Mexico City Mar-06 100 94 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico Monterrey ... 100 94 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar May-05 109 95 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.000931 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 118 123 Jan-09 0.156884 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 150 144 (a) (1) Feb-09 0.049403 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06 137 147 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 109 104 Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 109 104 Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 113 108 (f) Oct-08 0.72341 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua May-06 89 93 (a) Dec-08 0.063335 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 124 131 (a) Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 174 160 (1) Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 157 146 (1) Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06 169 160 Oct-08 0.188577 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 90 95 Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee
Panama Panama City Aug-06 99 103 (a) Dec-08 1.236446 Balboa
Peru Lima Apr-08 113 117 Dec-08 0.405343 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 99 104 Dec-08 0.025163 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 132 125 (1) Feb-09 0.38947 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-06 137 146 Jan-09 1.688419 Euro
Romania Bucharest May-08 114 106 (1) Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 166 150 (1) Feb-09 0.03973 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 122 129 (a) Dec-08 0.002279 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 116 121 Dec-08 0.329597 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 132 137 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 126 118 (1) Feb-09 0.017611 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 123 129 Jan-09 0.847544 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 127 133 (f) Jan-09 0.847544 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 119 127 (a) Jan-09 1.688419 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 95 90 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 95 90 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 96 91 (f) Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 95 90 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 127 137 Jan-09 1.705053 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-06 127 137 Jan-09 1.705053 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 102 109 Nov-08 0.011112 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 152 157 (a) Dec-08 0.565451 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 152 157 (a) Dec-08 0.565451 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-06 139 135 Oct-08 0.160728 Krona
Switzerland Bern Jan-07 148 157 Jan-09 1.097708 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 148 157 Jan-09 1.097708 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 154 163 (f) Jan-09 1.097708 Franc
Syria Damascus Apr-08 130 134 Jan-09 0.02642 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-06 116 123 Jan-09 0.037822 Dollar
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 108 113 Dec-08 0.001004 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 108 114 Nov-08 0.034895 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 119 124 Dec-08 0.197572 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 91 94 Dec-08 0.891309 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 128 124 (1) Feb-09 0.775223 Lira
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 106 109 (a) Nov-08 0.000667 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 122 112 Jan-09 0.166045 Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 104 108 Jan-09 0.341141 Dirham
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 105 109 Jan-09 0.341141 Dirham
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 119 115 (d) (1) Feb-09 1.799286 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 112 109 (1) Feb-09 1.799286 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-06 134 129 Jan-09 1.88928 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-06 135 131 (d) (1) Feb-09 1.825876 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 119 115 (d) (1) Feb-09 1.799286 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 115 124 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 117 112 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 111 120 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Buffalo Jun-07 111 114 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 127 122 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-07 100 108 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Dallas Oct-08 118 118 Jan-09 1.253017 Dollar
United States of America Denver Dec-07 99 111 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 106 117 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 109 119 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 115 115 (f) Jan-09 1.253017 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 114 112 Jan-09 1.253017 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 113 117 (f) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 133 129 (f) (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 126 122 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Miami May-07 109 119 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 103 113 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 133 137 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 136 141 (f) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 128 124 (f) (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 106 114 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 118 118 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Princeton ... 112 122 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 116 112 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Reston ... 111 121 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America San Diego Jan-08 114 117 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America San Francisco Dec-07 131 127 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 131 127 (1) Feb-09 1.244695 Dollar
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 121 121 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 109 118 Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 111 121 (f) Nov-08 1.202521 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 114 119 Sep-08 0.056023 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 160 167 (1) Feb-09 0.579652 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 108 112 Jan-09 0.000073418 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 99 107 Nov-08 0.000071973 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 126 133 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 133 127 Jan-09 0.000258 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-06 467 103 Jun-08 0.000004816 Dollar 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: 2009-02-26

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