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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 96 92 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.009752 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 108 104 May-10 0.014058 Dinar
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 94 91 Apr-10 0.266248 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 136 132 Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 130 126 Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 136 132 (f) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 136 132 (f) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 131 127 Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 136 131 (f) Mar-10 0.950091 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 123 119 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 108 103 Apr-10 0.015028 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 123 119 Apr-10 0.521781 Dollar
Belgium Brussels May-06 119 115 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 126 122 (d) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 79 76 (a) May-10 0.14685 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 108 104 Apr-10 0.726118 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-07 120 116 (1) Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-09 80 83 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.000253 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 120 116 (1) Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 109 105 Mar-10 0.002016 Peso
China Beijing Feb-09 106 101 Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Feb-09 106 102 Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-09 108 103 Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-09 117 112 Apr-10 0.133784 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 106 102 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Feb-09 110 105 Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 110 106 (f) Apr-10 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07 107 104 May-10 0.000526 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 134 Mar-10 0.001195 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 105 108 (1) Jun-10 0.002059 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 122 116 (1) Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 108 104 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.182411 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 116 112 Nov-09 1.139241 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Aug-09 112 107 (1) Jun-10 0.051591 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-09 146 141 (1) Jun-10 0.178061 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 100 96 (a) Apr-10 0.028658 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 106 100 (a) Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 111 106 Apr-10 0.189275 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-09 87 83 (a) May-10 1.020138 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 109 103 Mar-10 0.080793 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 131 126 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 128 124 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 128 124 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 127 123 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 134 129 (d) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 134 129 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Rennes ... 128 124 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France St-Louis ... 127 123 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Vimy ... 128 124 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-09 117 111 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf Jun-09 115 109 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 112 107 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-09 126 120 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Munich Jun-09 115 109 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 109 113 (1) Jun-10 0.751576 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 125 121 Apr-10 1.408983 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 98 101 (1) Jun-10 0.131823 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 109 106 Apr-10 0.005101 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 133 128 Apr-10 0.026107 Gourdes
Haiti Port-au-Prince (with allowance) ... 104 101 Jul-09 0.02887 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican Sep-09 120 115 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 108 104 Feb-10 0.056023 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 110 105 (1) Jun-10 0.004784 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 106 102 (a) Apr-10 0.008139 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-07 122 118 Apr-10 0.000124 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-07 118 112 (1) Jun-10 1.33805 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 124 119 Apr-10 0.277483 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-09 120 115 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-09 124 119 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-09 107 112 (1) Jun-10 0.01195 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 164 172 (1) Jun-10 0.011476 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 164 172 (1) Jun-10 0.011476 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-03 114 109 Apr-10 1.408983 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-09 107 102 Apr-10 3.599488 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 116 109 (a) Apr-10 2.011135 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 112 108 Apr-10 0.000692 Pound
Libya Tripoli Oct-08 114 111 May-10 0.806037 Dinar
Lithuania Vilnius Sep-08 101 95 (a) Apr-10 0.412043 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 104 100 (a) May-10 0.02252 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-09 121 126 (1) Jun-10 0.00711 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 97 94 Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 126 120 Apr-10 0.002148 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 93 98 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.000769 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 115 110 Apr-10 0.13076 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 79 83 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.031458 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-09 122 117 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 111 106 Apr-10 0.730504 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 111 106 Apr-10 0.730504 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 115 110 (f) Apr-10 0.730504 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 91 87 (a) Dec-09 0.052117 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jun-09 83 78 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Jun-09 146 142 Apr-10 0.006928 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-09 135 134 Apr-10 0.006928 Naira
Norway Oslo Sep-09 153 147 May-10 0.172395 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 90 87 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 95 91 (a) May-10 1.020138 Balboa
Peru Lima Apr-08 112 108 Apr-10 0.371091 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-10 98 98 (1) Jun-10 0.023157 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 118 110 (1) Jun-10 0.326368 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-09 120 117 (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Qatar Doha Aug-07 89 92 (a) (1) Jun-10 0.291812 Riyal
Romania Bucharest May-08 99 94 (1) Jun-10 0.316908 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 143 148 Nov-09 0.036914 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 99 94 (a) Apr-10 0.001825 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 111 107 May-10 0.272 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Jul-09 113 108 (1) Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-09 105 105 (1) Jun-10 0.01312 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 119 114 Apr-10 0.741828 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 122 116 (f) Apr-10 0.741828 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 105 100 (a) (1) Jun-10 1.324996 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 106 102 Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 106 102 Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 107 103 (f) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 106 102 Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 113 109 (1) Jun-10 1.33805 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-09 113 109 (1) Jun-10 1.33805 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 101 97 May-10 0.008958 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-09 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 131 127 May-10 0.141578 Krona
Switzerland Bern Jan-07 146 138 Apr-10 0.973482 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 146 138 Apr-10 0.973482 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07 151 143 (f) Apr-10 0.973482 Franc
Syria Damascus Apr-08 116 113 May-10 0.021758 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-09 107 103 Apr-10 0.032607 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 91 Mar-10 0.775896 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 120 116 Apr-10 0.676745 Lira
Turkey Istanbul ... 126 122 Apr-10 0.676745 Lira
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 94 85 (a) Apr-10 0.000499 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 102 105 (1) Jun-10 0.135997 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 Oct-09 110 110 (d) Apr-10 1.56348 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Oct-09 104 105 Apr-10 1.56348 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 128 118 Apr-10 1.586585 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 133 123 (d) Apr-10 1.586585 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 110 110 (d) Apr-10 1.56348 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 111 106 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 102 98 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 108 104 May-10 1.020138 Dollar
United States of America Buffalo Jun-07 102 98 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 112 108 Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-07 100 96 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Dallas Oct-08 107 102 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Denver Dec-07 102 98 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Detroit Jun-07 100 103 (1) Jun-10 1.055519 Dollar
United States of America Fort Gordon, GA May-07 106 101 (f) Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Hilo Jan-08 111 108 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 98 101 (f) (1) Jun-10 1.055519 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 96 99 (1) Jun-10 1.055519 Dollar
United States of America Ithaca Jun-07 105 100 (f) Apr-10 1.038349 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-07 109 104 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Minneapolis Dec-07 103 99 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 122 116 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America New York May-07 125 119 (f) Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Pasadena Jan-08 114 110 (f) Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
United States of America Philadelphia ... 103 100 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Phoenix ... 107 102 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Princeton ... 109 106 May-10 1.020138 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 102 98 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America San Diego Jan-08 107 104 Apr-10 1.038349 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-07 106 103 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Washington D.C. May-07 111 108 (f) Feb-10 1.058579 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 124 128 (1) Jun-10 0.055445 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 107 114 (1) Jun-10 0.245777 Bolivar (Fuerte)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 99 96 May-10 0.000053795 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Dec-07 98 95 May-10 0.000053795 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 124 119 Apr-10 0.277483 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka Dec-09 120 116 (1) Jun-10 0.000213 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 104 101 May-10 1.020138 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.