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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in March 2010.

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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-08 105 99 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.010591 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 112 108 Nov-09 0.015114 Dinar
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 98 94 Nov-09 0.27971 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 136 132 (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 130 126 (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 136 132 (f) (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 136 132 (f) (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 131 127 (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 136 131 (f) (1) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 133 128 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 105 108 (1) Mar-10 0.015543 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 128 123 Oct-09 0.551759 Dollar
Belgium Brussels May-06 131 124 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 140 132 (d) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 83 79 (a) Jan-10 0.153587 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 114 108 (1) Mar-10 0.76076 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-07 131 127 (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-09 86 84 (a) Jan-10 0.000256 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 130 126 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 109 105 (1) Mar-10 0.002016 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-07 103 107 (1) Mar-10 0.00055 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 134 (1) Mar-10 0.001195 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 108 105 Sep-09 0.001915 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 133 128 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 119 115 (a) Feb-10 0.207085 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 116 112 Nov-09 1.139241 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Aug-09 122 116 Feb-10 0.05783 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-09 162 156 Feb-10 0.202949 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 104 100 (a) Sep-09 0.030838 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 106 100 (a) Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 108 111 Dec-09 0.19707 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-09 85 87 (a) Dec-09 1.075318 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 109 103 (1) Mar-10 0.080793 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 142 136 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 138 134 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 138 134 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 137 133 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 144 140 (d) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 144 140 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Rennes ... 138 134 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France St-Louis ... 137 133 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
France Vimy ... 138 134 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-09 125 121 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf Jun-09 124 119 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 121 116 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-09 136 131 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Germany Munich Jun-09 124 119 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 116 109 Oct-09 0.765131 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 132 125 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 101 98 Nov-09 0.128596 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 114 109 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 Sep-09 133 127 Feb-10 1.510559 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 108 104 Feb-10 0.056023 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 118 113 Feb-10 0.005606 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 108 106 (a) Jul-09 0.009029 Krona
India Chandigarh ... 99 103 Dec-09 0.023097 Rupee
India Mumbai ... 99 103 Dec-09 0.023097 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 99 103 Dec-09 0.023097 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 101 106 (f) Feb-10 0.023061 Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 106 110 Nov-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 107 111 (f) 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-07 129 122 (1) Mar-10 1.481448 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 128 124 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-09 133 127 Feb-10 1.510559 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-09 138 132 (f) Feb-10 1.510559 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 105 108 Dec-09 0.012272 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 183 177 Feb-10 0.011626 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 183 177 Feb-10 0.011626 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 107 103 Jan-10 1.513984 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 Mar-09 100 104 (e) Dec-09 0.000925 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 119 114 Jan-10 1.561036 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-09 111 107 Sep-09 3.855654 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 125 116 (a) Feb-10 2.137104 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 115 112 Sep-09 0.000737 Pound
Libya Tripoli Oct-08 118 114 Nov-09 0.887414 Dinar
Lithuania Vilnius Sep-08 105 101 (a) Feb-10 0.438033 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 117 112 (a) Dec-09 0.026163 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-08 132 126 Feb-10 0.002303 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 91 86 (a) Dec-09 0.000757 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 118 115 Jan-10 0.142927 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 86 90 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.035822 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-09 137 129 Feb-10 1.510559 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 91 87 (a) Dec-09 0.052117 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jun-09 93 89 (a) Feb-10 0.002303 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 Sep-09 159 153 (1) Mar-10 0.181198 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 90 87 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 99 95 (a) 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-09 131 126 (1) Mar-10 1.466995 Euro
Qatar Doha Aug-07 95 93 (a) Nov-09 0.295224 Riyal
Romania Bucharest May-08 106 103 Nov-09 0.370069 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 143 148 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-05 126 119 (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 115 108 (1) Mar-10 0.01484 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-07 118 112 (a) Feb-10 1.510559 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 106 102 (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 106 102 (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 107 103 (f) (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 106 102 (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 125 118 (1) Mar-10 1.481448 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-09 125 118 (1) Mar-10 1.481448 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 105 101 Jun-09 0.010003 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-09 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 137 131 (1) Mar-10 0.147566 Krona
Switzerland Bern Jan-07 150 146 Feb-10 1.02381 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 150 146 Feb-10 1.02381 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 157 151 (f) Feb-10 1.02381 Franc
Syria Damascus Apr-08 125 116 Dec-09 0.023132 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-07 112 107 Feb-10 0.166445 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Jun-09 90 88 (1) Mar-10 0.775896 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 98 102 (1) Mar-10 0.135783 Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 98 95 Feb-10 0.28824 Dirham
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 99 96 Feb-10 0.28824 Dirham
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 115 110 (d) (1) Mar-10 1.6754 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06 109 104 (1) Mar-10 1.6754 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 121 128 Feb-10 1.736271 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 131 133 (d) Feb-10 1.736271 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 115 110 (d) (1) Mar-10 1.6754 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 111 106 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 107 102 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 111 108 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-07 112 108 Feb-10 1.058579 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-07 107 104 Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Fort Gordon, GA May-07 106 106 (f) (1) Mar-10 1.072672 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 123 111 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 104 101 (f) Jan-10 1.070216 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 102 99 Jan-10 1.070216 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 108 105 (f) Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Los Altos Dec-07 119 114 (f) Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Los Angeles Jan-08 112 108 Feb-10 1.058579 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-08 114 110 (f) Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 109 103 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 112 107 Sep-09 1.104533 Dollar
United States of America Princeton ... 113 109 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 106 102 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-07 117 113 Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America San Jose Dec-07 117 113 Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Seattle Nov-07 112 108 Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 112 106 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 111 108 (f) Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 120 124 Jan-10 0.054832 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 148 113 (1) Mar-10 0.249771 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 104 99 Nov-09 0.000059934 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 102 98 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 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.
Date Modified: 2010-03-04

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