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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 88 92 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.009981 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 ... 126 130 (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 120 124 (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 126 130 (f) (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 126 130 (f) (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 121 125 (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 125 129 (f) (1) Aug-10 0.929194 Dollar
Austria Vienna Jan-07 123 119 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-06 115 119 (1) Aug-10 1.355818 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06 122 126 (d) (1) Aug-10 1.355818 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Jul-09 76 77 (a) Jul-10 0.150928 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 104 100 Jul-10 0.652322 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 136 141 (1) Aug-10 0.590588 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 141 146 (1) Aug-10 0.600844 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 141 146 (1) Aug-10 0.600844 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-09 98 93 (a) Jul-10 0.753348 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 120 116 Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-09 80 83 (a) Jun-10 0.000253 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 120 116 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-07 104 110 (1) Aug-10 0.000566 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 134 Mar-10 0.001195 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 105 108 Jun-10 0.002059 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 116 122 (1) Aug-10 0.002067 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 104 107 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.187833 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 116 112 Nov-09 1.139241 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Aug-09 107 111 (1) Aug-10 0.053648 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-09 146 141 Jun-10 0.178061 Krone
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 100 96 (a) Apr-10 0.028658 Peso
Ecuador Quito Aug-09 100 87 (a) Jul-10 1.053501 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 111 106 Apr-10 0.189275 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-09 83 86 (a) (1) Aug-10 1.058326 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 109 103 Mar-10 0.080793 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 131 126 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 128 124 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 128 124 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 127 123 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 134 129 (d) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 134 129 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Rennes ... 128 124 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France St-Louis ... 127 123 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
France Vimy ... 128 124 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-09 117 111 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf Jun-09 115 109 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 112 107 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-09 126 120 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Germany Munich Jun-09 115 109 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 109 113 Jun-10 0.751576 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 117 121 (1) Aug-10 1.355818 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 98 101 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 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 108 104 Feb-10 0.056023 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 110 105 Jun-10 0.004784 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 102 108 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.0086 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-09 110 115 (1) Aug-10 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 111 116 (f) (1) Aug-10 0.000117 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 122 118 Apr-10 0.000124 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-10 112 112 (1) Aug-10 1.369175 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 124 119 Apr-10 0.277483 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-09 120 115 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-09 124 119 (f) Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-09 107 112 Jun-10 0.01195 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 172 180 (1) Aug-10 0.012093 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 172 180 (1) Aug-10 0.012093 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 107 103 Jan-10 1.513984 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 103 107 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.007199 Tenge
Kazakhstan Astana May-08 . 102 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.007199 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 121 117 Sep-09 0.014539 Shilling
Korea - South Seoul Feb-09 116 116 (1) Aug-10 0.000879 Won
Korea - South Seoul Mar-09 104 107 (e) (1) Aug-10 0.000879 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 109 105 Jul-10 1.287509 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-09 102 105 Jul-10 3.620263 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 109 100 (a) Jul-10 1.806569 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 95 87 (a) Jul-10 0.369649 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 100 95 (a) Jul-10 0.021176 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-09 126 120 (1) Aug-10 0.007052 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 97 94 Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 115 121 (1) Aug-10 0.002067 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 98 103 (a) Jul-10 0.000765 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 110 107 Jul-10 0.121675 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Aug-09 83 92 (a) Jul-10 0.031055 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-09 122 117 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 106 109 (1) Aug-10 0.755769 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 106 109 (1) Aug-10 0.755769 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 110 113 (f) (1) Aug-10 0.755769 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 91 87 (a) Dec-09 0.052117 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jun-09 78 82 (a) (1) Aug-10 0.002067 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-09 141 146 (1) Aug-10 0.168949 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 90 87 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 91 94 (a) (1) Aug-10 1.058326 Balboa
Peru Lima Apr-08 112 108 Apr-10 0.371091 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-10 98 97 Jun-10 0.023157 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 118 110 Jun-10 0.326368 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-09 120 117 Jun-10 1.324996 Euro
Qatar Doha Aug-07 89 92 (a) Jun-10 0.291812 Riyal
Romania Bucharest May-08 91 94 (1) Aug-10 0.3187 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 148 143 Jul-10 0.034205 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 Jun-10 0.00202 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-09 105 104 May-10 0.013757 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 114 117 Jul-10 0.753425 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 116 120 (f) Jul-10 0.753425 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 105 100 (a) 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 Jun-10 1.33805 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-09 113 109 Jun-10 1.33805 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 97 101 (1) Aug-10 0.009366 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-09 100 105 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 122 128 (1) Aug-10 0.142864 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-08 106 101 Jul-10 0.000724 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 109 105 Sep-09 0.032462 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 107 115 Jul-10 0.166368 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 85 80 (a) Jul-10 0.000467 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 102 105 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-09 110 114 (d) (1) Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Oct-09 105 110 (1) Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 118 123 (1) Aug-10 1.643085 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 123 128 (d) (1) Aug-10 1.643085 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 110 114 (d) (1) Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 111 106 Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 98 102 (1) Aug-10 1.058326 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 104 108 (1) Aug-10 1.058326 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 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) Jun-10 1.055519 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 96 99 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 ... 106 109 (1) Aug-10 1.058326 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 98 101 (1) Aug-10 1.058326 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-05 128 122 Jul-10 0.052477 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07 107 114 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 Jun-10 0.000213 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 105 105 (1) Aug-10 1.058326 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.