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Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes

(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in November 2011.

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Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes
Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAN$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Sep-2003 0.029245 Afghani
Albania Tirana Sep-2008 98 94 (a) Jun-2011 0.009994 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-2008 108 104 May-2010 0.014058 Dinar (Algeria)
Argentina Buenos Aires Jun-2011 82 94 Aug-2011 0.226965 Peso (Argentina)
Australia Adelaide ... 133 137 (f) Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 128 132 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 133 137 (f) Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Melbourne ... 133 137 (f) Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney Nov-2010 128 132 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney Nov-2010 133 137 (f) Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Austria Vienna Apr-2010 119 123 Apr-2011 1.393018 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-2010 96 99 (1) Nov-2011 0.013656 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-2009 122 127 (1) Nov-2011 0.522724 Dollar (Barbados)
Belgium Brussels Jun-2009 117 121 Apr-2011 1.393018 Euro
Belgium Brussels Jun-2009 124 129 (d) Apr-2011 1.393018 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2009 77 80 (a) Feb-2011 0.145720 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-2008 105 108 Jun-2011 0.731360 Markka
Brazil Brasilia May-2008 142 138 Oct-2011 0.574957 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 148 143 Oct-2011 0.585286 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-2008 148 143 Oct-2011 0.585286 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-2009 96 100 (a) Sep-2011 0.829393 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-2010 119 126 Sep-2011 0.002179 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2009 86 89 (a) Sep-2011 0.000244 Riel
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-2008 120 116 Jan-2011 0.002075 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago Jul-2011 109 108 Oct-2011 0.002099 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Feb-2009 101 105 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Feb-2009 102 105 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-2009 103 106 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-2009 107 110 Sep-2011 0.128496 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 102 105 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Feb-2009 105 109 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 106 110 (f) Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-2010 110 105 Dec-2010 0.000551 Peso (Colombia)
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Mar-2010 134 139 Sep-2011 0.001103 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Jan-2009 106 110 Jun-2010 0.002059 Colon (Costa Rica)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-2009 122 125 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb May-2010 106 95 (a) May-2011 0.191959 Kuna
Cuba Havana Apr-2011 109 113 (1) Nov-2011 1.123357 Convertible Peso (Cuba)
Czech Republic Prague Aug-2009 109 114 Mar-2011 0.056662 Koruna (Czech Rep.)
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-2009 142 146 Jul-2011 0.192391 Krone (Denmark)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Oct-2010 97 101 Oct-2011 0.026853 Peso (Dominican Rep.)
Ecuador Quito Aug-2009 82 86 (a) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
Egypt Cairo Oct-2008 102 106 Sep-2011 0.168154 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-2009 82 86 (a) (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-2010 104 107 (1) Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-2009 127 132 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 123 126 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Lyon Oct-2010 123 126 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 123 127 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 129 133 (d) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 129 133 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Rennes ... 123 126 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France St-Louis ... 123 126 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Vimy ... 123 126 (f) Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-2009 112 115 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf Jun-2009 110 113 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-2006 108 111 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-2009 121 125 (f) Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Germany Munich Jun-2009 110 113 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-2008 111 108 (1) Nov-2011 0.649737 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-2008 120 124 (1) Nov-2011 1.427908 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-2010 101 104 (1) Nov-2011 0.131126 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 102 107 Sep-2011 0.004964 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Jun-2010 119 123 Sep-2011 0.024917 Gourde
Haiti Port-au-Prince (with allowance) ... 101 101 Sep-2010 0.026642 Gourde
Holy See Vatican Sep-2009 116 120 Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-2006 100 104 Sep-2011 0.053283 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Mar-2011 106 101 (1) Nov-2011 0.004805 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Nov-2010 110 114 (1) Nov-2011 0.008985 Krona (Iceland)
India Chandigarh ... 109 105 Apr-2011 0.022186 Rupee (India)
India Mumbai Mar-2011 105 105 Sep-2011 0.021977 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi Nov-2010 109 105 Apr-2011 0.022186 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi Nov-2010 107 103 (f) (1) Nov-2011 0.021127 Rupee (India)
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-2009 110 115 Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 111 116 (f) Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-2007 132 136 (1) Nov-2011 0.000126 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad ... . 100 Aug-2004 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Feb-2010 112 116 Sep-2011 1.443702 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 125 121 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-2009 116 120 Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-2009 120 124 (f) Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-2009 112 116 Oct-2011 0.011933 Dollar (Jamaica)
Japan Nagoya ... 173 183 Sep-2011 0.013012 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-2008 173 183 Sep-2011 0.013012 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-2010 100 103 Oct-2011 1.438594 Dinar (Jordan)
Kazakhstan Astana May-2008 99 102 (a) Sep-2011 0.006839 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-2009 112 107 Apr-2011 0.011837 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Feb-2009 116 116 Aug-2010 0.000879 Won
Korea - South Seoul Mar-2009 104 107 (e) Aug-2010 0.000879 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-2003 110 113 Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Feb-2009 102 105 Jul-2010 3.620263 Dinar (Kuwait)
Latvia Riga Sep-2010 110 105 (a) Jul-2011 2.019633 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-2008 104 107 Oct-2011 0.000683 Pound (Lebanon)
Libya Tripoli Oct-2008 111 114 Sep-2011 0.840021 Dinar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius May-2010 86 90 (a) Jun-2011 0.414847 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-2010 103 90 (a) Jul-2011 0.023116 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-2009 115 110 Oct-2011 0.006231 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-2009 94 97 Sep-2010 0.335397 Ringgit (Malaysia)
Mali Bamako Dec-2008 117 123 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mexico Guadalajara ... 95 89 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Mexico City Mar-2009 95 89 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Monterrey ... 95 89 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-2009 107 104 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.000807 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-2009 103 106 Sep-2011 0.131237 Dirham (Morocco)
Mozambique Maputo Nov-2010 110 117 Sep-2011 0.037589 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-2009 117 121 May-2011 1.412695 Euro
New Zealand Auckland ... 118 121 Sep-2011 0.838226 Dollar (New Zealand)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 118 121 Sep-2011 0.838226 Dollar (New Zealand)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 122 124 (f) Sep-2011 0.838226 Dollar (New Zealand)
Nicaragua Managua Nov-2010 79 75 (a) Jul-2011 0.044516 Cordoba, New
Niger Niamey Jun-2010 90 94 (a) Mar-2011 0.002097 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Jun-2009 142 137 Mar-2011 0.006580 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-2009 134 129 Mar-2011 0.006580 Naira
Norway Oslo Sep-2009 152 157 Sep-2011 0.184345 Krone (Norway)
Pakistan Islamabad May-2007 90 87 May-2011 0.011541 Rupee (Pakistan)
Panama Panama City Jul-2008 91 95 (a) (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Balboa
Peru Lima May-2011 104 107 Sep-2011 0.369569 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-2010 97 100 Sep-2011 0.023596 Peso (Philippines)
Poland Warsaw Apr-2009 111 105 Oct-2011 0.322345 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-2009 118 122 May-2011 1.412695 Euro
Qatar Doha May-2010 99 104 (a) Oct-2011 0.281658 Riyal (Qatar)
Romania Bucharest Mar-2011 102 97 Jun-2011 0.344308 Leu
Russia Moscow May-2008 153 146 (1) Nov-2011 0.033646 Rouble (Russia)
Rwanda Kigali Jun-2010 99 102 Oct-2011 0.001725 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Oct-2010 100 104 Oct-2011 0.272682 Riyal (Saudi Arabia)
Senegal Dakar Jul-2009 108 114 Nov-2010 0.002200 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-2009 109 114 May-2011 0.013968 Dinar (Serbia)
Singapore Singapore Apr-2009 121 125 Sep-2011 0.828342 Dollar (Singapore)
Singapore Singapore Apr-2009 124 128 (f) Sep-2011 0.828342 Dollar (Singapore)
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-2009 104 108 (a) Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
South Africa Cape Town ... 107 102 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 107 102 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg ... 109 103 (f) Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-2010 107 102 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
Spain Barcelona ... 111 114 Sep-2011 1.443702 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-2009 111 114 Sep-2011 1.443702 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-2010 101 98 Jul-2011 0.009092 Rupee (Sri Lanka)
Sudan Juba May-2011 119 124 (1) Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
Sudan Khartoum Apr-2011 107 111 (1) Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
Sweden Stockholm Feb-2009 136 130 Aug-2011 0.152378 Krona (Sweden)
Switzerland Bern Mar-2010 162 150 Oct-2011 1.161571 Franc (Switzerland)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 162 150 Oct-2011 1.161571 Franc (Switzerland)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 168 155 (f) Oct-2011 1.161571 Franc (Switzerland)
Syria Damascus Apr-2008 113 107 Jun-2011 0.020483 Pound (Syria)
Taiwan Taipei Apr-2009 107 104 Aug-2011 0.033788 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-2011 92 94 Jul-2011 0.000627 Shilling (Tanzania)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-2008 105 109 Sep-2011 0.033516 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-2010 99 105 (1) Nov-2011 0.162828 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 91 85 May-2011 0.714097 Dinar (Tunisia)
Turkey Ankara Oct-2008 113 106 Aug-2011 0.587576 Lira
Turkey Istanbul ... 119 111 Aug-2011 0.587576 Lira
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 81 89 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.000372 Shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-2009 105 102 Sep-2010 0.136216 Hryvna (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-2010 94 97 Oct-2011 0.277066 Dirham (U.A.E.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Mar-2010 99 102 (1) Nov-2011 0.283193 Dirham (U.A.E.)
United Kingdom Cheltenham Oct-2009 110 114 (d) Aug-2010 1.619157 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Cheltenham Oct-2009 105 110 Aug-2010 1.619157 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom London Oct-2009 118 123 Aug-2010 1.643085 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom London Oct-2009 123 128 (d) Aug-2010 1.643085 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Other U.K. ... 110 114 (d) Aug-2010 1.619157 Pound (United Kingdom)
United States of America Anchorage Nov-2007 99 102 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Atlanta Nov-2009 99 103 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Boston Nov-2009 100 103 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Buffalo Jan-2010 95 100 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Chicago Nov-2009 104 109 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Colorado Springs May-2010 95 99 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Dallas Aug-2010 98 98 Jul-2011 0.996285 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Denver May-2010 92 96 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Denver May-2010 94 98 (f) Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Detroit Nov-2010 98 102 Sep-2011 1.001921 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Fort Gordon, GA Jan-2010 93 97 (f) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Hilo Jun-2010 110 114 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Aug-2010 95 97 (f) Jul-2011 0.996285 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Aug-2010 95 98 Jul-2011 0.996285 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Ithaca Jan-2010 97 102 (f) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Los Altos Jun-2010 109 113 (f) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Los Angeles Jul-2010 104 107 Jun-2011 0.987336 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Miami Nov-2009 102 105 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Minneapolis Jun-2010 99 96 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 116 120 (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 120 124 (f) (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Pasadena Jul-2010 107 108 (f) Jun-2011 0.987336 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Philadelphia ... 97 101 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Phoenix ... 98 98 Jul-2011 0.996285 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Princeton ... 103 106 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Raleigh-Durham Nov-2009 101 105 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America San Diego Jul-2010 105 109 (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
United States of America San Francisco Jun-2010 107 111 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America San Jose Jun-2010 107 111 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Seattle Sep-2010 104 105 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Tampa Jan-2010 93 97 (f) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-2009 100 104 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-2009 103 108 (f) Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
Uruguay Montevideo Oct-2010 122 126 Jul-2011 0.054206 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Mar-2010 131 136 (1) Nov-2011 0.242199 Bolivar Fuerte
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-2011 96 100 Oct-2011 0.000049 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-2011 95 101 Oct-2011 0.000049 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 125 121 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka Dec-2009 121 117 Feb-2011 0.000214 Kwacha (Zambia)
Zimbabwe Harare Jun-2011 101 105 Aug-2011 0.974406 Dollar (USA)
(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.