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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in May 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-06 119 111 (a) Mar-09 0.012609 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 117 117 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-07 141 146 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 110 114 Dec-08 0.018382 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 145 151 Mar-09 0.636083 Dollar
Belgium Brussels May-06 135 142 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 144 152 (d) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 89 94 (a) Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 120 118 Apr-09 0.840708 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 122 127 Apr-09 0.546996 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 127 132 Apr-09 0.556495 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 127 132 Apr-09 0.556495 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 103 107 (a) Jan-09 0.85522 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 146 137 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 127 105 (a) (1) May-09 0.000305 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 130 140 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 107 111 Mar-09 0.002088 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-07 108 102 Mar-09 0.000502 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 145 140 (1) May-09 0.001572 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-07 127 123 (a) Mar-09 0.217829 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 120 Dec-08 1.315628 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06 122 130 Apr-09 0.061486 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06 165 170 Apr-09 0.224675 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 118 112 (a) Feb-09 0.035489 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 113 116 (a) Mar-09 1.263817 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 114 113 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 Feb-09 0.121302 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 156 149 (1) May-09 1.640076 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 148 152 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 148 152 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 146 151 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 154 159 (d) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 154 159 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Rennes ... 148 152 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Vimy ... 148 152 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Germany Berlin May-06 131 136 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf May-06 128 133 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 128 133 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Germany Koblenz May-06 144 149 (f) Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Germany Munich May-06 130 135 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 125 122 Mar-09 0.935074 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 142 137 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 120 112 (1) May-09 0.153802 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-06 142 137 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 118 Dec-08 0.065436 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 113 109 Mar-09 0.00542 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06 138 122 (a) (1) May-09 0.009803 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 (1) May-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 106 110 (f) (1) May-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 133 126 (1) May-09 0.000149 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-07 138 142 Apr-09 1.690463 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 128 124 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 142 137 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Italy Rome May-06 150 145 (f) Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 118 114 (1) May-09 0.014078 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 193 192 (1) May-09 0.012567 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 193 192 (1) May-09 0.012567 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 119 114 (1) May-09 1.755758 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 125 115 (a) (1) May-09 0.008228 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 139 126 (1) May-09 0.015595 Shilling
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 113 118 (1) May-09 0.000932 Won
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 101 105 (e) (1) May-09 0.000932 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Jul-07 119 114 Feb-09 4.393651 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 127 133 (a) Feb-09 2.428672 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 120 126 Dec-08 0.000835 Pound
Libya Tripoli Oct-08 116 123 Feb-09 0.984539 Dinar
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 120 125 (a) Feb-09 0.496884 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 126 123 (a) Mar-09 0.027474 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 137 132 (1) May-09 0.008851 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 104 101 Mar-09 0.347622 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 137 132 Mar-09 0.002465 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 Apr-08 85 94 (a) (1) May-09 0.000893 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 118 123 Jan-09 0.156884 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 113 107 (a) (1) May-09 0.045778 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06 147 141 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 98 101 Apr-09 0.683907 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 98 101 Apr-09 0.683907 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 101 105 (f) Apr-09 0.683907 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 93 103 (a) (1) May-09 0.062564 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Mar-08 127 124 (a) (1) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 174 160 Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 157 146 Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06 160 166 Apr-09 0.189242 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-07 104 107 Mar-09 0.026597 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 116 122 (1) May-09 0.372089 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-06 146 140 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Romania Bucharest May-08 114 106 Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 140 148 Apr-09 0.037637 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 122 129 (a) Dec-08 0.002279 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 125 121 (1) May-09 0.331034 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 137 131 (1) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 118 122 Apr-09 0.017699 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 129 125 (1) May-09 0.826959 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 133 128 (f) (1) May-09 0.826959 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 127 122 (a) Mar-09 1.616834 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 94 101 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 94 101 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 95 102 (f) (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 94 101 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 137 131 Mar-09 1.632764 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-06 137 131 Mar-09 1.632764 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 109 105 (1) May-09 0.01058 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 168 122 (a) (1) May-09 0.539253 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 168 122 (a) (1) May-09 0.539253 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-06 135 129 Mar-09 0.147992 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-08 134 138 Apr-09 0.026089 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-06 123 117 Mar-09 0.036895 Dollar
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 118 114 (1) May-09 0.000931 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 114 113 Apr-09 0.035883 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 130 123 (1) May-09 0.200646 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 91 94 Dec-08 0.891309 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 124 120 Mar-09 0.759763 Lira
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 115 106 (a) (1) May-09 0.000575 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) Feb-09 1.799286 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 112 109 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) Feb-09 1.825876 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 119 115 (d) Feb-09 1.799286 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 128 124 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 117 113 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 126 121 (1) May-09 1.242404 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) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-07 108 118 Mar-09 1.263817 Dollar
United States of America Dallas Oct-08 121 117 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Denver Dec-07 111 120 Mar-09 1.263817 Dollar
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 120 116 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 119 131 Mar-09 1.263817 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-07 135 130 (f) (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 127 122 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Miami May-07 123 119 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 113 121 Mar-09 1.263817 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-08 129 124 (f) (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 118 114 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 121 117 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Princeton ... 127 123 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 116 113 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America San Diego Jan-08 117 124 Mar-09 1.263817 Dollar
United States of America San Francisco Dec-07 132 128 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 132 128 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 127 122 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 122 118 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 125 121 (f) (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 125 121 Apr-09 0.053455 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 167 173 Mar-09 0.588568 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 112 108 (1) May-09 0.00006989 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 99 107 Nov-08 0.000071973 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 128 124 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 122 117 (1) May-09 0.00022 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 . 117 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar (U.S.)
(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: 2009-05-11

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