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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 Sep-08 107 108 Jul-09 0.012303 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 118 112 Jun-09 0.016352 Dinar
Angola Luanda May-08 184 170 (a) Jun-09 0.015065 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 120 107 Jun-09 0.310072 Peso
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-08 120 107 Jun-09 0.310072 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 122 126 May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Brisbane ... 122 126 May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 121 126 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 121 126 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 121 126 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 122 126 May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Perth ... 122 126 May-09 0.888927 Dollar
Australia Sydney ... 120 126 Jul-09 0.917329 Dollar
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 118 110 Jun-09 0.017002 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 148 139 (1) Aug-09 0.572368 Dollar
Belize Belize Apr-08 111 107 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.580735 Dollar
Benin Cotonou Dec-07 116 110 (a) Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 94 87 (a) Jun-09 0.167762 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 94 87 (a) Jun-09 0.167762 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 120 118 Apr-09 0.840708 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 90 92 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.164706 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 129 134 Jul-09 0.576114 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 129 134 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 Jun-09 0.800659 Dollar
Bulgaria Sofia Apr-08 130 112 (a) May-09 0.837509 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 153 143 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-08 136 130 (a) Jun-09 0.000967 Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 99 93 (a) Jul-09 0.00028 Rial
Cameroon Douala ... 134 130 Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 134 130 Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Central African Republic Bangui Aug-08 150 144 (a) Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 138 132 (a) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 111 107 Jun-09 0.002065 Peso
China Beijing Jan-06 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06 137 129 Jun-09 0.150716 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 116 110 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 106 110 Jul-09 0.000547 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 147 Jul-09 0.001564 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 115 114 (1) Aug-09 0.001982 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 150 142 (1) Aug-09 0.002445 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 127 123 Mar-09 0.217829 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 120 116 Jun-09 1.242994 Convertible Peso
Cyprus OP43 Nicosia Feb-08 114 127 May-09 1.640076 Euro
Djibouti Djibouti Apr-04 143 137 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.006518 Franc
Dominica Roseau ... 101 95 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
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-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 95 89 (a) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar (U.S.)
Eritrea Asmara ... 125 117 Jun-09 0.106326 Birr
Estonia Tartu Apr-08 116 103 Jun-09 0.102294 Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 125 117 Jun-09 0.106326 Birr
Fiji Suva Sep-07 86 91 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.556178 Dollar
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 152 145 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 152 145 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 159 151 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Rennes ... 152 145 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Vimy ... 152 145 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 152 145 May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Nov-07 95 92 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.043837 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Nov-07 160 118 (a) Jun-09 0.705851 Lari
Germany Koblenz May-06 149 141 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 122 116 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 133 128 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 117 111 Jun-09 0.14448 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 107 112 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.00024 Franc
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 119 115 (1) Aug-09 0.005592 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 144 138 Jun-09 0.029408 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 144 138 Jun-09 0.029408 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 118 113 Jun-09 0.061829 Lempira
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 108 106 Jul-09 0.009029 Krona
India Hyderabad ... 105 101 Jul-09 0.023969 Rupee
India New Delhi ... 105 101 Jul-09 0.023969 Rupee
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-09 110 107 Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 110 107 Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 110 107 Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06 150 145 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 115 Jun-09 0.013191 Dollar
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 200 192 Jun-09 0.012095 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 121 115 Jun-09 1.651523 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 115 107 Jun-09 0.007762 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 129 124 Jul-09 0.014794 Shilling
Kosovo Pristina ... 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-09 109 111 Jul-09 3.986257 Dinar
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 120 114 (a) Jun-09 0.000137 Kip
Latvia Riga May-07 133 125 Jun-09 2.212469 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 117 116 Jul-09 0.000766 Pound
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 86 (a) May-09 0.139148 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 124 117 (a) Jun-09 0.02384 Dollar
Lithuania Vilnius Sep-08 125 105 Jun-09 0.454546 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 113 117 Jul-09 0.026499 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-08 110 100 (a) Jun-09 0.000569 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 125 121 (1) Aug-09 0.008225 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 98 95 (1) Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 145 135 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Apr-08 107 100 (a) Jun-09 0.00442 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 98 94 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 98 94 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Puebla ... 98 94 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Quéretaro ... 98 94 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico San Cristobal ... 98 94 Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-09 98 94 (1) Aug-09 0.00079 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 127 123 Jul-09 0.147671 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 107 102 (a) Jun-09 0.043401 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 107 102 (a) Jun-09 0.043401 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 95 102 May-09 0.138649 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 86 83 (a) Jun-09 0.015165 Rupee
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 105 109 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 Bauchi ... 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 98 93 Jun-09 0.014494 Rupee
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 98 93 Jun-09 0.014494 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 102 99 Jul-09 1.14343 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Jan-08 96 90 (a) Jun-09 0.000234 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 117 112 Jul-09 0.387954 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 104 101 Jul-09 0.023921 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 126 131 (1) Aug-09 0.373658 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 123 114 Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 120 104 Jul-09 0.002035 Franc
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 132 128 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 133 128 Jun-09 0.01686 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Sierra Leone Freetown Mar-08 120 115 (a) Jul-09 0.00036 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 123 122 (1) Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 122 118 (a) Jun-09 1.59627 Koruna
South Africa Johannesburg ... 95 102 May-09 0.138649 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 95 102 May-09 0.138649 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-09 134 134 Jun-09 1.611997 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 110 105 Jun-09 0.010003 Rupee
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 101 95 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 107 103 (1) Aug-09 0.476879 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 107 103 (a) (1) Aug-09 0.476879 Pound
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 163 157 Jun-09 1.056199 Franc
Tajikistan Dushanbe Mar-08 77 70 (a) Jul-09 0.25523 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 115 110 Jun-09 0.000883 Shilling
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 115 110 Jun-09 0.000883 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 113 109 Jun-09 0.033718 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 128 122 Jun-09 0.187257 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 113 109 Jun-09 0.851758 Dinar
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 96 89 (a) Jul-09 0.00054 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 115 111 (1) Aug-09 0.149351 Hryvnia
United States of America Houston Oct-08 115 108 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 117 108 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 130 124 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 141 130 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 124 118 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 117 113 Jul-09 1.14343 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 121 115 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 127 120 Jun-09 0.049567 Peso
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 109 104 Jun-09 0.000065721 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 125 120 May-09 0.00022 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 121 112 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.