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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 91 (a)(1) Jan-11 0.009824 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 108 104 May-10 0.014058 Dinar
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 91 87 Sep-10 0.263915 Peso
Australia Adelaide ... 130 136 Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 124 130 Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Australia Canberra Nov-07 130 136 (f) Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Australia Melbourne ... 130 136 (f) Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 125 131 Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Australia Sydney Jan-08 129 136 (f) Oct-10 0.990187 Dollar
Austria Vienna Apr-10 126 119 (1) Jan-11 1.354137 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 108 103 Apr-10 0.015028 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 119 123 Oct-10 0.529655 Dollar
Belgium Brussels Jun-09 124 117 (1) Jan-11 1.354137 Euro
Belgium Brussels Jun-09 132 124 (d)(1) Jan-11 1.354137 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Jul-09 76 77 (a) Jul-10 0.150928 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 105 105 Oct-10 0.693255 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-08 136 141 Aug-10 0.590588 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 141 146 Aug-10 0.600844 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 141 146 Aug-10 0.600844 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-09 93 96 (a) Nov-10 0.798143 Dollar
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-10 123 119 (1) Jan-11 0.002064 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-09 80 83 (a) Jun-10 0.000253 Rial
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 120 116 (1) Jan-11 0.002075 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 105 109 Oct-10 0.002136 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-10 110 105 Dec-10 0.000551 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Mar-10 134 134 (1) Jan-11 0.00115 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 105 108 Jun-10 0.002059 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 116 122 Aug-10 0.002067 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb Mar-07 107 103 (a)(1) Jan-11 0.184227 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 108 Dec-10 1.094067 Convertible Peso
Czech Republic Prague Aug-09 117 109 (1) Jan-11 0.054117 Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-09 150 142 (1) Jan-11 0.182585 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-08 106 110 Oct-10 0.184839 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-09 86 83 (a)(1) Jan-11 1.027971 Dollar (U.S.)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-10 103 97 Oct-10 0.064801 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-09 134 127 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 132 125 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Lyon Feb-07 132 125 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 130 124 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 137 130 (d)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Paris Feb-07 137 130 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Rennes ... 132 125 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France St-Louis ... 130 124 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
France Vimy ... 132 125 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-09 118 112 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf Jun-09 116 110 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06 114 108 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-09 128 121 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Germany Munich Jun-09 116 110 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-08 113 108 Dec-10 0.72292 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-08 126 120 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-10 101 101 Sep-10 0.131864 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 109 106 Apr-10 0.005101 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Jun-10 128 128 Sep-10 0.026642 Gourdes
Haiti Port-au-Prince (with allowance) ... 101 101 Sep-10 0.026642 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican Sep-09 122 116 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 108 104 Feb-10 0.056023 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Apr-08 109 105 (1) Jan-11 0.004908 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Mar-09 108 111 (a) Oct-10 0.009043 Krona
India Chandigarh ... 103 109 Nov-10 0.023402 Rupee
India Mumbai ... 103 109 Nov-10 0.023402 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 103 109 Nov-10 0.023402 Rupee
India New Delhi May-07 106 111 (f) Nov-10 0.023402 Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 110 115 Aug-10 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 111 116 (f) Aug-10 0.000117 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-07 118 122 Nov-10 0.000124 Rial
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar
Ireland Dublin Feb-10 118 112 (1) Jan-11 1.367478 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-10 119 125 Nov-10 0.287773 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-09 122 116 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-09 126 120 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-09 107 112 Jun-10 0.01195 Dollar
Japan Nagoya ... 180 185 Nov-10 0.012705 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 180 185 Nov-10 0.012705 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-10 103 104 Oct-10 1.482869 Dinar
Kazakhstan Almaty May-08 107 103 (a) Nov-10 0.00704 Tenge
Kazakhstan Astana May-08 102 99 (a) Nov-10 0.00704 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 117 112 Oct-10 0.013068 Shilling
Korea - South Seoul Feb-09 116 116 Aug-10 0.000879 Won
Korea - South Seoul Mar-09 104 107 (e) Aug-10 0.000879 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-03 105 110 Oct-10 1.380531 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-09 102 105 Jul-10 3.620263 Dinar
Latvia Riga May-07 109 105 (a)(1) Jan-11 1.942134 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 May-10 89 86 (a)(1) Jan-11 0.399212 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-07 95 98 (a) Sep-10 0.022455 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-09 120 113 Nov-10 0.006894 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 94 97 Sep-10 0.335397 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 121 117 (1) Jan-11 0.002075 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-09 103 99 (a) Sep-10 0.000805 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 110 107 Jul-10 0.121675 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Aug-09 88 92 (a)(1) Jan-11 0.030707 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-09 124 117 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 109 113 Dec-10 0.797875 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 109 113 Dec-10 0.797875 Dollar
New Zealand Wellington Nov-07 113 117 (f) Dec-10 0.797875 Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 87 84 (a) Oct-10 0.048905 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jun-09 85 80 (a)(1) Jan-11 0.002075 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-09 150 145 (1) Jan-11 0.171921 Krone
Pakistan Islamabad May-07 87 90 Nov-10 0.012073 Rupee
Panama Panama City Jul-08 91 94 (a) Aug-10 1.058326 Balboa
Peru Lima Apr-08 112 108 Apr-10 0.371091 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-10 97 100 Oct-10 0.023852 Peso
Poland Warsaw Apr-09 112 108 (1) Jan-11 0.33898 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-09 124 118 (1) Jan-11 1.360807 Euro
Qatar Doha Aug-07 89 92 (a) Jun-10 0.291812 Riyal
Romania Bucharest May-08 100 96 (1) Jan-11 0.316919 Leu
Russia Moscow May-08 148 143 Jul-10 0.034205 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Jun-10 94 103 Oct-10 0.001799 Franc
Saudi Arabia Riyadh May-07 111 107 May-10 0.272 Riyal
Senegal Dakar Jul-09 108 114 Nov-10 0.0022 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-09 104 109 Nov-10 0.013561 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 117 121 Oct-10 0.790252 Dollar
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 120 124 (f) Oct-10 0.790252 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-09 110 104 (a)(1) Jan-11 1.360807 Koruna
South Africa Cape Town ... 102 107 Oct-10 0.147393 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 102 107 Oct-10 0.147393 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 103 109 (f) Oct-10 0.147393 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-10 102 107 Oct-10 0.147393 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 116 111 (1) Jan-11 1.367478 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-09 116 111 (1) Jan-11 1.367478 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 97 101 Aug-10 0.009366 Rupee
Sudan Juba ... 105 101 (1) Jan-11 0.425355 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-09 105 101 (1) Jan-11 0.425355 Pound
Sweden Stockholm Feb-09 136 132 (1) Jan-11 0.150108 Krona
Switzerland Bern Mar-10 144 144 Dec-10 1.044217 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Mar-10 144 144 Dec-10 1.044217 Franc
Switzerland Geneva Mar-10 150 150 (f) Dec-10 1.044217 Franc
Syria Damascus Apr-08 116 113 May-10 0.021758 Pound
Taiwan Taipei Apr-09 103 107 (1) Jan-11 0.034354 Dollar
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 97 92 Dec-10 0.000694 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 105 110 Oct-10 0.034221 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-10 120 108 Oct-10 0.1653 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Jun-09 90 91 Mar-10 0.775896 Dinar
Turkey Ankara Oct-08 122 117 (1) Jan-11 0.676439 Lira
Turkey Istanbul ... 128 123 (1) Jan-11 0.676439 Lira
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 85 80 (a) Jul-10 0.000467 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 105 102 Sep-10 0.136216 Hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-10 95 95 Nov-10 0.281317 Dirham
United Arab Emirates Dubai Mar-10 96 96 Nov-10 0.281317 Dirham
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Oct-09 110 114 (d) Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Oct-09 105 110 Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 118 123 Aug-10 1.643085 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Oct-09 123 128 (d) Aug-10 1.643085 Pound
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K. ... 110 114 (d) Aug-10 1.619157 Pound
United States of America Anchorage Nov-07 106 103 Dec-10 1.033286 Dollar
United States of America Atlanta May-07 102 97 Dec-10 1.033286 Dollar
United States of America Boston Jun-07 108 104 Nov-10 1.038334 Dollar
United States of America Buffalo Jun-07 102 98 Apr-10 1.038349 Dollar
United States of America Chicago Jul-07 108 104 (1) Jan-11 1.027971 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-07 103 100 (1) Jan-11 1.027971 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-08 101 98 (f) Dec-10 1.033286 Dollar
United States of America Houston Oct-08 99 95 (1) Jan-11 1.027971 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-08 108 104 (1) Jan-11 1.027971 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-08 110 107 (f) Dec-10 1.033286 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 ... 109 105 Nov-10 1.038334 Dollar
United States of America Raleigh-Durham May-07 101 97 Dec-10 1.033286 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-07 108 104 (1) Jan-11 1.027971 Dollar
United States of America Tampa May-07 100 100 (f) Oct-10 1.053747 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-07 108 103 (f)(1) Jan-11 1.027971 Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 128 122 Jul-10 0.052477 Peso
Venezuela Caracas Mar-10 114 119 Oct-10 0.244166 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 ... 119 125 Nov-10 0.287773 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka Dec-09 116 121 Nov-10 0.000222 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 105 105 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.