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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 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-08 161 166 (a) (1) Oct-09 0.014181 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 ... 126 133 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Brisbane ... 126 133 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 126 131 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-07 126 131 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 126 131 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Other Australia Nov-01 126 133 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Perth ... 126 133 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Australia Sydney ... 126 130 (1) Oct-09 0.946449 Dollar
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 110 105 Sep-09 0.016118 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 139 134 (1) Oct-09 0.551759 Dollar
Belize Belize Apr-08 111 107 (a) 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 87 83 (a) Sep-09 0.158636 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 87 83 (a) Sep-09 0.158636 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 118 114 Sep-09 0.800386 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 90 92 (a) Aug-09 0.164706 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 134 138 (1) Oct-09 0.595918 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 134 138 (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 Sep-09 0.767464 Dollar
Bulgaria Sofia Apr-08 112 108 (a) Sep-09 0.805568 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 153 143 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-08 130 118 (a) Sep-09 0.00092 Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 93 89 (a) Sep-09 0.000266 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 Feb-09 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-09 129 121 Sep-09 0.142508 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 110 106 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 106 110 Jul-09 0.000547 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 129 141 (1) Oct-09 0.001394 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 114 110 Sep-09 0.001915 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 150 142 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-08 127 124 Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Djibouti Djibouti Apr-04 143 137 (a) Aug-09 0.006518 Franc
Dominica Roseau ... 95 91 (a) Sep-09 0.414465 Dollar (East Caribbean)
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-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 89 85 (a) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar (U.S.)
Eritrea Asmara ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.092685 Birr
Estonia Tartu Apr-08 116 103 Jun-09 0.102294 Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 117 110 Sep-09 0.092685 Birr
Fiji Suva Sep-07 91 95 (a) (1) Oct-09 0.562349 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 St-Louis ... 151 143 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
France Vimy ... 152 145 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 145 140 Sep-09 0.002401 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Nov-07 95 92 (a) Aug-09 0.043837 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Nov-07 118 112 (a) Sep-09 0.65746 Lari
Germany Koblenz May-06 149 141 Jun-09 1.59627 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 116 109 (1) Oct-09 0.765131 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 133 128 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 92 88 (a) Sep-09 0.414465 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 111 105 Sep-09 0.134219 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 112 109 (a) Sep-09 0.00023 Franc
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 119 115 Aug-09 0.005592 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 138 133 Sep-09 0.027816 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 138 133 Sep-09 0.027816 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 108 Sep-09 0.058456 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-06 145 140 Sep-09 1.575011 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 115 Jun-09 0.013191 Dollar
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 185 191 (1) Oct-09 0.012029 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 110 113 (1) Oct-09 1.552452 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 107 103 Sep-09 0.007315 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 124 120 Sep-09 0.014539 Shilling
Kosovo Pristina ... 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-09 111 107 Sep-09 3.855654 Dinar
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 114 110 (a) Sep-09 0.00013 Kip
Latvia Riga May-07 133 125 Jun-09 2.212469 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 116 112 Sep-09 0.000737 Pound
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 86 91 (a) (1) Oct-09 0.147311 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 117 113 (a) Sep-09 0.022541 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-06 121 116 (1) Oct-09 0.007855 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 98 95 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 ... 94 95 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Monterrey Mar-09 94 95 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Puebla ... 94 95 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Quéretaro ... 94 95 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico San Cristobal ... 94 95 (1) Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-09 94 91 Sep-09 0.00077 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 123 118 Sep-09 0.144609 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 102 98 (a) Sep-09 0.041804 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 102 98 (a) Sep-09 0.041804 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 102 107 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 86 83 (a) Jun-09 0.015165 Rupee
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 109 115 (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 Bauchi ... 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 90 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 93 90 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Panama Panama City ... . 99 (a) 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 Aug-09 0.373658 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 123 114 Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 104 99 Sep-09 0.00196 Franc
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 132 128 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 128 133 (1) Oct-09 0.017146 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Sierra Leone Freetown Mar-08 115 104 (a) Sep-09 0.000321 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 123 122 Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 122 118 (a) Jun-09 1.59627 Koruna
South Africa Johannesburg ... 102 107 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 102 107 (1) Oct-09 0.14629 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 ... 95 91 (a) Sep-09 0.414465 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 92 88 (a) Sep-09 0.414465 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 92 88 (a) Sep-09 0.414465 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 103 100 Sep-09 0.457602 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 103 100 (a) Sep-09 0.457602 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-08 110 107 Sep-09 0.000842 Shilling
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 110 107 Sep-09 0.000842 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 109 105 Sep-09 0.032462 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 122 116 Sep-09 0.17663 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 113 109 Jun-09 0.851758 Dinar
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 89 94 (a) (1) Oct-09 0.000562 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 106 103 (1) Oct-09 0.129868 Hryvnia
United States of America Houston Oct-08 108 104 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 108 105 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 124 119 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 130 125 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 118 114 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-07 117 113 Jul-09 1.14343 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 115 111 Sep-09 1.104533 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-06 120 127 (1) Oct-09 0.000237 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.
Date Modified: 2009-10-16

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