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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in October 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 ... 126 131 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 121 125 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 126 131 (f) (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 126 131 (f) (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 122 126 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 126 130 (f) (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 146 138 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 105 101 Sep-09 0.016118 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 128 123 (1) Oct-09 0.551759 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 87 83 (a) Sep-09 0.158636 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 118 114 Sep-09 0.800386 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 131 136 (1) Oct-09 0.595918 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 136 141 (1) Oct-09 0.606266 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 136 141 (1) Oct-09 0.606266 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06 101 98 (a) Sep-09 0.767464 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 146 137 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 93 89 (a) Sep-09 0.000266 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 Feb-09 110 106 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Feb-09 110 106 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-09 112 108 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-09 121 117 Sep-09 0.142508 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 110 106 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Feb-09 116 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 117 110 (f) Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07 102 107 Jul-09 0.000547 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 129 142 (1) Oct-09 0.001394 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 108 105 Sep-09 0.001915 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 146 138 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-06 126 131 (1) Oct-09 0.063152 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06 170 163 Jun-09 0.214368 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 104 100 (a) Sep-09 0.030838 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 109 106 (a) Aug-09 1.13901 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 113 108 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 89 85 (a) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 116 109 Sep-09 0.092685 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 St-Louis ... 151 143 (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-08 116 109 (1) Oct-09 0.765131 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 137 132 Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 107 101 Sep-09 0.134219 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 117 114 Aug-09 0.005592 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 137 133 Sep-09 0.027816 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican May-06 137 132 Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 108 Sep-09 0.058456 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 114 118 Aug-09 0.005886 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 108 106 (a) Jul-09 0.009029 Krona
India Chandigarh ... 102 99 Sep-09 0.022872 Rupee
India Mumbai ... 102 99 Sep-09 0.022872 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 102 99 Sep-09 0.022872 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-07 126 122 Sep-09 0.000132 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-06 137 132 Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Italy Rome May-06 145 140 (f) Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 114 110 Jun-09 0.013191 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 178 183 (1) Oct-09 0.012029 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 178 183 (1) Oct-09 0.012029 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 104 107 (1) Oct-09 1.552452 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 107 103 (a) Sep-09 0.007315 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 121 117 Sep-09 0.014539 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-09 111 107 Sep-09 3.855654 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 133 125 (a) Jun-09 2.212469 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 115 112 Sep-09 0.000737 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-06 121 116 (1) Oct-09 0.007855 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 97 94 Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 137 132 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mexico Guadalajara ... 90 92 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Mexico City Mar-09 90 92 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Monterrey ... 90 92 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-09 94 91 (a) Sep-09 0.00077 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 119 115 Sep-09 0.144609 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 102 98 (a) Sep-09 0.041804 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06 147 141 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 105 111 (1) Oct-09 0.773362 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 105 111 (1) Oct-09 0.773362 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 109 115 (f) (1) Oct-09 0.773362 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 96 91 (a) Sep-09 0.055169 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Mar-08 124 119 (a) Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 152 146 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06 166 160 Jun-09 0.181233 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 90 87 Sep-09 0.013346 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 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-08 148 143 Sep-09 0.035353 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 104 99 (a) Sep-09 0.00196 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 115 111 Sep-09 0.294553 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 131 126 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 118 122 (1) Oct-09 0.017146 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 119 119 Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 123 122 (f) Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 122 118 (a) Jun-09 1.59627 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 101 106 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 101 106 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 102 107 (f) (1) Oct-09 0.14629 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 101 106 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 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 ... 103 100 (a) Sep-09 0.457602 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 103 100 (a) Sep-09 0.457602 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 132 137 Sep-09 0.154265 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-08 132 125 (1) Oct-09 0.023529 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-09 111 107 Sep-09 0.0336 Dollar
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 110 106 Sep-09 0.000842 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 109 105 Sep-09 0.032462 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 117 112 Sep-09 0.17663 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 94 90 Jul-09 0.846422 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 124 120 Mar-09 0.759763 Lira
Turkey Istanbul ... . 120 Sep-09 0.741295 Lira
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 89 94 (a) (1) Oct-09 0.000562 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 101 98 (1) Oct-09 0.129868 Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 102 98 Sep-09 0.300714 Dirham
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 103 99 Sep-09 0.300714 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 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-07 106 102 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 116 112 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-07 110 100 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Dallas Oct-08 112 107 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Denver Dec-07 112 102 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 111 107 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 123 111 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 108 104 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 106 102 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 108 105 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 124 119 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 116 112 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Miami May-07 113 109 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 114 103 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 127 122 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 130 125 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 118 114 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 114 109 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 112 107 Sep-09 1.104533 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-08 116 107 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America San Francisco Dec-07 122 117 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 122 117 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 117 112 Sep-09 1.104533 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-07 115 111 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 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-06 117 124 (1) Oct-09 0.000237 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: 2009-10-16

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