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Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in November 2009.
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Country | Post | Survey date | Previous index | Current index | Effective date | Exchange rate CAD$ | Currency |
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Afghanistan | Kabul | ... | . | 100 | Sep-03 | 0.029245 | Afghani |
Albania | Tirana | Sep-08 | 108 | 105 (a) (1) | Nov-09 | 0.011671 | Lek |
Algeria | Algiers | Nov-08 | 112 | 108 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.015114 | Dinar |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | May-08 | 98 | 94 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.27971 | Peso |
Australia | Adelaide | ... | 126 | 131 | Oct-09 | 0.946449 | Dollar |
Australia | Canberra | Nov-07 | 121 | 125 | Oct-09 | 0.946449 | Dollar |
Australia | Canberra | Nov-07 | 126 | 131 (f) | Oct-09 | 0.946449 | Dollar |
Australia | Melbourne | ... | 126 | 131 (f) | Oct-09 | 0.946449 | Dollar |
Australia | Sydney | Jan-08 | 122 | 126 | Oct-09 | 0.946449 | Dollar |
Australia | Sydney | Jan-08 | 126 | 130 (f) | 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 | 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 | Oct-09 | 0.595918 | Real |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | ... | 136 | 141 | Oct-09 | 0.606266 | Real |
Brazil | Sao Paulo | May-08 | 136 | 141 | 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 | 107 | 104 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.001966 | 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 | 142 | 135 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.001277 | 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 | 116 | 112 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.139241 | Convertible Peso |
Czech Republic | Prague | Apr-06 | 126 | 131 | 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 | 106 | 100 (a) (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | 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 | Oct-09 | 0.765131 | Cedi |
Greece | Athens | Oct-08 | 137 | 132 | Sep-09 | 1.575011 | Euro |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Mar-07 | 101 | 98 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.128596 | Quetzal |
Guyana | Georgetown | Dec-07 | 114 | 109 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.005287 | Dollar |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Nov-06 | 137 | 133 | Sep-09 | 0.027816 | Gourdes |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince (with allowance) | ... | 104 | 101 | Jul-09 | 0.02887 | 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 | 106 | 110 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.000113 | Rupiah |
Indonesia | Semarang | ... | 107 | 111 (f) (1) | Nov-09 | 0.000113 | 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 | 110 | 105 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.012081 | Dollar |
Japan | Nagoya | ... | 178 | 183 | Oct-09 | 0.012029 | Yen |
Japan | Tokyo | Nov-08 | 178 | 183 | Oct-09 | 0.012029 | Yen |
Jordan | Amman | Apr-08 | 104 | 107 | 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 | 118 | 114 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.887414 | 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 | 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 | Oct-09 | 0.081878 | Peso |
Mexico | Mexico City | Mar-09 | 90 | 92 | Oct-09 | 0.081878 | Peso |
Mexico | Monterrey | ... | 90 | 92 | Oct-09 | 0.081878 | Peso |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Jan-09 | 94 | 91 (a) | Sep-09 | 0.00077 | Tugrik |
Morocco | Rabat | Feb-09 | 115 | 118 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.144857 | Dirham |
Mozambique | Maputo | Jan-08 | 98 | 91 (a) (1) | Nov-09 | 0.037867 | Metical |
Netherlands, The | The Hague | May-09 | 137 | 137 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.586629 | Euro |
New Zealand | Auckland | ... | 105 | 111 | Oct-09 | 0.773362 | Dollar |
New Zealand | Wellington | Nov-07 | 105 | 111 | Oct-09 | 0.773362 | Dollar |
New Zealand | Wellington | Nov-07 | 109 | 115 (f) | 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 | 160 | 167 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.18967 | Krone |
Pakistan | Islamabad | May-07 | 90 | 87 | Sep-09 | 0.013346 | Rupee |
Panama | Panama City | Jul-08 | 99 | 95 (a) (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | 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 |
Qatar | Doha | Aug-07 | 95 | 93 (a) (1) | Nov-09 | 0.295224 | Riyal |
Romania | Bucharest | May-08 | 106 | 103 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.370069 | Leu |
Russia | Moscow | May-08 | 143 | 148 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.036914 | 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 | 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 | Oct-09 | 0.14629 | Rand |
South Africa | Johannesburg | ... | 101 | 106 | Oct-09 | 0.14629 | Rand |
South Africa | Johannesburg | ... | 102 | 107 (f) | Oct-09 | 0.14629 | Rand |
South Africa | Pretoria | Feb-07 | 101 | 106 | 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 | 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 | ... | . | 126 | Sep-09 | 0.741295 | Lira |
Uganda | Kampala | Aug-08 | 89 | 94 (a) | Oct-09 | 0.000562 | Shilling (New) |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Feb-09 | 101 | 98 | 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 | 128 | 121 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.761236 | 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 | 111 | 106 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | Dollar |
United States of America | Atlanta | May-07 | 107 | 102 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | Dollar |
United States of America | Boston | Jun-07 | 111 | 108 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | 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 | ... | 109 | 103 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | Dollar |
United States of America | Phoenix | ... | 112 | 107 | Sep-09 | 1.104533 | Dollar |
United States of America | Princeton | ... | 113 | 109 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | Dollar |
United States of America | Raleigh-Durham | May-07 | 106 | 102 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | 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 | 112 | 106 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | Dollar |
United States of America | Washington D.C. | May-07 | 115 | 111 (f) | Sep-09 | 1.104533 | Dollar |
Uruguay | Montevideo | Nov-05 | 114 | 120 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.051918 | Peso |
Venezuela | Caracas | Feb-07 | 173 | 166 | Jun-09 | 0.54403 | Bolivar (Fuerte) |
Vietnam | Hanoi | Apr-08 | 104 | 99 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.000059934 | Dong |
Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Dec-07 | 102 | 98 (1) | Nov-09 | 0.000059934 | Dong |
West Bank and Gaza | Ramallah | ... | 128 | 124 | May-09 | 0.296781 | Shekel |
Zambia | Lusaka | May-06 | 117 | 124 | Oct-09 | 0.000237 | Kwacha |
Zimbabwe | Harare | Mar-09 | 109 | 104 (1) | Nov-09 | 1.070675 | 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. |