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(Ottawa = 100)

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Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAD$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Oct-05 0.026444 Afghani
Afghanistan Kandahar ... . 100 Dec-06 0.022927 Afghani
Albania Tirana Feb-06 119 111 Mar-09 0.012609 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 119 118 Feb-09 0.017468 Dinar
Angola Luanda May-08 210 184 (a) (1) May-09 0.016299 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 116 120 Jan-09 0.360518 Peso
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-08 116 120 Jan-09 0.360518 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 122 126 (1) May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Brisbane ... 122 126 (1) May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 116 121 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 116 121 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 116 121 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 122 126 (1) May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Perth ... 122 126 (1) May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Sydney ... 115 120 Jan-09 0.840739 Dollar
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 114 118 Dec-08 0.018382 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 155 162 Mar-09 0.636083 Dollar
Belize Belize Jun-05 120 116 (a) Feb-09 0.638197 Dollar
Benin Cotonou Dec-07 135 116 (a) (1) May-09 0.0025 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 Dec-08 120 118 Apr-09 0.840708 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 85 90 (a) Jan-09 0.159555 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 124 129 Apr-09 0.546996 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 124 129 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 Jan-09 0.85522 Dollar
Bulgaria Sofia Apr-08 130 112 (a) (1) May-09 0.837509 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 153 143 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-08 166 136 (a) (1) May-09 0.001026 Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 127 105 (a) (1) May-09 0.000305 Rial
Cameroon Douala ... 130 140 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 130 140 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Central African Republic Bangui Mar-01 197 210 (a) Apr-09 0.002552 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 138 132 (a) (1) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 107 111 Mar-09 0.002088 Peso
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 (Hong Kong)
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-07 112 106 Mar-09 0.000502 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 145 140 (1) May-09 0.001572 Franc
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 119 126 Dec-08 0.002285 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 148 157 Jan-09 0.002574 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 127 123 Mar-09 0.217829 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 120 Dec-08 1.315628 Convertible Peso
Cyprus OP43 Nicosia Feb-08 114 127 (1) May-09 1.640076 Euro
Djibouti Djibouti Apr-04 157 151 (a) (1) May-09 0.007078 Franc
Dominica Roseau ... 98 101 (a) Mar-09 0.475502 Dollar (East Caribbean)
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-08 115 113 Feb-09 0.22562 Pound
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-08 115 113 Feb-09 0.22562 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 91 95 (a) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.)
Eritrea Asmara ... 134 125 Feb-09 0.121302 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jan-07 110 116 Jan-09 0.108932 Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 134 125 Feb-09 0.121302 Birr
Fiji Suva Sep-07 105 96 (a) (1) May-09 0.623389 Dollar
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 148 152 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 148 152 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 154 159 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Rennes ... 148 152 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
France Vimy ... 148 152 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 152 145 (1) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Nov-07 136 103 (a) Apr-09 0.049695 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Oct-04 177 160 (a) Jan-09 0.759405 Lari
Germany Koblenz May-06 144 149 Apr-09 1.67397 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 125 122 Mar-09 0.935074 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 137 133 Mar-09 0.935074 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 95 98 (a) Mar-09 0.475502 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 125 117 (1) May-09 0.153802 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 125 118 (a) (1) May-09 0.000256 Franc
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 120 126 Dec-08 0.006167 Dollar
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-06 138 122 (1) May-09 0.009803 Krona
India Hyderabad ... 99 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
India New Delhi ... 99 105 Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-06 106 110 (1) May-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 106 110 (1) May-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 106 110 (1) May-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 137 133 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 137 133 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 150 145 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 124 120 (1) May-09 0.014078 Dollar
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 202 200 (1) May-09 0.012567 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 126 121 (1) May-09 1.755758 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 125 115 (1) May-09 0.008228 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 139 129 (1) May-09 0.015595 Shilling
Kosovo Pristina ... 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Jul-07 119 115 Feb-09 4.393651 Dinar
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 124 120 (a) (1) May-09 0.000145 Kip
Latvia Riga May-07 127 133 Feb-09 2.428672 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 121 127 Dec-08 0.000835 Pound
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 86 (a) (1) May-09 0.139148 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 129 124 (a) (1) May-09 0.025355 Dollar
Lithuania Vilnius Apr-07 120 125 Feb-09 0.496884 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 126 123 Mar-09 0.027474 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-08 146 110 (a) (1) May-09 0.000627 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 137 132 (1) May-09 0.008851 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 105 102 Mar-09 0.347622 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 145 135 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Apr-08 133 107 (a) (1) May-09 0.004737 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico Puebla ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico Quéretaro ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mexico San Cristobal ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Apr-08 85 94 (1) May-09 0.000893 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 123 128 Jan-09 0.156884 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 113 107 (a) (1) May-09 0.045778 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 113 107 (a) (1) May-09 0.045778 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 95 102 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 90 86 (a) Apr-09 0.015818 Rupee
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 101 105 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 Bauchi ... 157 146 Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 157 146 Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 157 146 Feb-09 0.008587 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 98 Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 93 98 Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee
Panama Panama City Aug-06 99 103 Dec-08 1.236446 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Jan-08 121 96 (a) (1) May-09 0.000247 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 113 117 Dec-08 0.405343 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 107 110 Mar-09 0.026597 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 123 130 (1) May-09 0.372089 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 123 114 Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 122 129 Dec-08 0.002279 Franc
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 139 132 (1) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 129 133 Apr-09 0.017699 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Sierra Leone Freetown Mar-08 155 128 (a) (1) May-09 0.000406 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 133 128 (1) May-09 0.826959 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 126 122 (a) Mar-09 1.616834 Koruna
South Africa Johannesburg ... 95 102 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 95 102 (1) May-09 0.138649 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-06 141 134 Mar-09 1.632764 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 114 110 (1) May-09 0.01058 Rupee
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 98 101 (a) Mar-09 0.475502 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 95 98 (a) Mar-09 0.475502 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 95 98 (a) Mar-09 0.475502 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 168 122 (1) May-09 0.539253 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 168 122 (a) (1) May-09 0.539253 Pound
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 154 163 Jan-09 1.097708 Franc
Tajikistan Dushanbe Oct-97 118 111 (a) (1) May-09 0.323543 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 119 115 (1) May-09 0.000931 Shilling
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 119 115 (1) May-09 0.000931 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 114 113 Apr-09 0.035883 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 135 128 (1) May-09 0.200646 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 116 113 Mar-09 0.88032 Dinar
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 115 106 (a) (1) May-09 0.000575 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 128 117 Jan-09 0.166045 Hryvnia
United States of America Houston Oct-08 115 115 Jan-09 1.253017 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 113 117 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 135 130 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 136 141 Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 129 124 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 127 123 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 125 121 (1) May-09 1.242404 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 132 127 Apr-09 0.053455 Peso
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 113 109 (1) May-09 0.00006989 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 137 133 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 137 133 (1) May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 125 120 (1) May-09 0.00022 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 . 121 (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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