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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in August 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 Sep-08 107 108 (a) Jul-09 0.012303 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 117 112 Jun-09 0.016352 Dinar
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 109 98 Jun-09 0.310072 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 121 126 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 115 121 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 121 126 (f) Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 121 126 (f) Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 116 122 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 120 126 (f) Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 146 138 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 114 105 Jun-09 0.017002 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 137 128 (1) Aug-09 0.572368 Dollar
Belgium Brussels May-06 142 135 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 152 144 (d) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 94 87 (a) Jun-09 0.167762 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 120 118 Apr-09 0.840708 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 127 131 Jul-09 0.576114 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 132 136 Jul-09 0.586118 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 132 136 Jul-09 0.586118 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 107 101 (a) Jun-09 0.800659 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 146 137 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 99 93 (a) Jul-09 0.00028 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 134 130 Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 111 107 Jun-09 0.002065 Peso
China Beijing Jan-06 116 110 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Jan-06 116 110 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-06 119 112 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 128 121 Jun-09 0.150716 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 116 110 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Jan-06 123 116 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 123 117 (f) Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07 102 107 Jul-09 0.000547 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 147 Jul-09 0.001564 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 108 108 (1) Aug-09 0.001982 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 146 138 (1) Aug-09 0.002445 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 127 123 (a) Mar-09 0.217829 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 120 116 Jun-09 1.242994 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06 130 126 Jun-09 0.059714 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06 170 163 Jun-09 0.214368 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 112 104 (a) Jun-09 0.032791 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 109 106 (a) (1) Aug-09 1.13901 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 113 108 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 95 89 (a) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 124 116 Jun-09 0.106326 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 156 149 May-09 1.640076 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 152 145 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 152 145 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 151 144 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 159 151 (d) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 159 151 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Rennes ... 152 145 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Vimy ... 152 145 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Germany Berlin May-06 136 129 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf May-06 133 126 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 133 126 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Germany Koblenz May-06 149 141 (f) Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Germany Munich May-06 135 128 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 122 116 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 142 137 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 112 107 Jun-09 0.14448 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 117 114 (1) Aug-09 0.005592 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 144 137 Jun-09 0.029408 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican May-06 142 137 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 118 113 Jun-09 0.061829 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 114 118 (1) Aug-09 0.005886 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 108 106 (a) Jul-09 0.009029 Krona
India Chandigarh ... 105 102 Jun-09 0.024079 Rupee
India Mumbai ... 105 102 Jun-09 0.024079 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 105 102 Jun-09 0.024079 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 105 101 (f) Jul-09 0.023969 Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 110 106 Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 110 107 (f) Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 133 126 May-09 0.000149 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-07 142 135 Jun-09 1.611997 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 128 124 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-06 114 110 Jun-09 0.013191 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 192 184 Jun-09 0.012095 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 192 184 Jun-09 0.012095 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 114 109 Jun-09 1.651523 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 115 107 (a) Jun-09 0.007762 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 126 121 Jul-09 0.014794 Shilling
Korea - South Seoul Feb-09 118 114 Jul-09 0.000906 Won
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06 105 100 (e) Jul-09 0.000906 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-09 109 111 Jul-09 3.986257 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 133 125 (a) Jun-09 2.212469 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 116 115 Jul-09 0.000766 Pound
Libya Tripoli Oct-08 123 118 Jul-09 0.919787 Dinar
Lithuania Vilnius Sep-08 125 105 (a) Jun-09 0.454546 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 113 117 (a) Jul-09 0.026499 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 125 121 (1) Aug-09 0.008225 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 97 94 (1) Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 137 132 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mexico Guadalajara ... 94 90 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Mexico City Mar-06 94 90 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Monterrey ... 94 90 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-09 98 94 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.00079 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 123 119 Jul-09 0.147671 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 107 102 (a) Jun-09 0.043401 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06 147 141 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 101 105 Jul-09 0.729942 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 101 105 Jul-09 0.729942 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 105 109 (f) Jul-09 0.729942 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 103 96 (a) Jun-09 0.058366 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Mar-08 124 119 (a) Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 160 152 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06 166 160 Jun-09 0.181233 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 95 90 Jun-09 0.014494 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 102 99 (a) Jul-09 1.14343 Balboa
Peru Lima Apr-08 117 112 Jul-09 0.387954 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 101 98 Jul-09 0.023921 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 117 122 (1) Aug-09 0.373658 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-09 140 137 Jul-09 1.602196 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 Nov-08 120 104 (a) Jul-09 0.002035 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 121 115 Jun-09 0.311413 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 131 126 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 122 118 Jun-09 0.01686 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 119 119 (1) Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 123 122 (f) (1) Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 122 118 (a) Jun-09 1.59627 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 94 101 May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 94 101 May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 95 102 (f) May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 94 101 May-09 0.138649 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 131 129 Jun-09 1.611997 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-09 131 129 Jun-09 1.611997 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 105 101 Jun-09 0.010003 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 107 103 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.476879 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 107 103 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.476879 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 129 132 Jul-09 0.147166 Krona
Switzerland Bern Jan-07 157 150 Jun-09 1.056199 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 157 150 Jun-09 1.056199 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 163 157 (f) Jun-09 1.056199 Franc
Syria Damascus Apr-08 138 132 Jun-09 0.024631 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-09 112 111 (1) Aug-09 0.034618 Dollar
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 114 110 Jun-09 0.000883 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 113 109 Jun-09 0.033718 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 123 117 Jun-09 0.187257 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 94 90 Jul-09 0.846422 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 124 120 Mar-09 0.759763 Lira
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 96 89 (a) Jul-09 0.00054 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 109 106 (1) Aug-09 0.149351 Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 108 102 Jun-09 0.318055 Dirham
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 109 103 Jun-09 0.318055 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-06 124 128 Jul-09 1.899123 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-07 118 111 (1) Aug-09 1.13901 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 113 107 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 115 111 Jul-09 1.14343 Dollar
United States of America Buffalo Jun-07 114 106 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 122 116 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-07 118 110 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Dallas Oct-08 117 112 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Denver Dec-07 120 112 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 116 111 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 131 123 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 115 108 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 112 106 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 117 108 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 130 124 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 122 116 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Miami May-07 119 113 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 121 114 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 137 127 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 141 130 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 124 118 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 114 109 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 117 112 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Princeton ... 117 113 Jul-09 1.14343 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 113 106 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America San Diego Jan-08 124 116 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America San Francisco Dec-07 128 122 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 128 122 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 122 117 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 118 112 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 121 115 (f) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 121 114 Jun-09 0.049567 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 173 166 Jun-09 0.54403 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 108 104 Jun-09 0.000065721 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 107 102 Jun-09 0.000065721 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 128 124 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 122 117 May-09 0.00022 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 117 109 Jun-09 1.168184 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: 2009-08-13

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