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Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes
Table summary
This table displays the results of foreign service directives post indexes. The information is grouped by country (appearing as row headers), post, survey date, previous index, current index, effective date, exchange rate can$ and currency (appearing as column headers).
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 90 93 (a) Feb-2013 0.009680 Lek
Algeria Algiers Dec-2011 104 108 Jun-2012 0.013827 Dinar (Algeria)
Argentina Buenos Aires Jun-2011 94 100 May-2012 0.230423 Peso (Argentina)
Australia Adelaide L 131 138 (f) Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 127 133 Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 131 138 (f) Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Melbourne L 131 138 (f) Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney Nov-2010 127 133 Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney Nov-2010 131 138 (f) Aug-2012 1.065346 Dollar (Australia)
Austria Vienna Apr-2010 119 124 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-2010 96 99 Dec-2012 0.012519 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-2012 117 122 (1) Mar-2013 0.518854 Dollar (Barbados)
Belgium Brussels Aug-2012 115 120 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Belgium Brussels Aug-2012 122 126 (d) Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2011 84 89 (a) Aug-2012 0.148728 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-2008 99 104 Feb-2013 0.686084 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Nov-2011 125 129 (1) Mar-2013 0.521907 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro L 127 132 (1) Mar-2013 0.521907 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo Jun-2011 127 132 (1) Mar-2013 0.521907 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-2009 96 100 (a) Sep-2011 0.829393 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-2010 117 124 Feb-2013 0.002053 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burma (Myanmar) Yangon Mar-2011 64 64 (a) Nov-2012 0.001180 Kyat
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2011 86 89 (a) (1) Mar-2013 0.000251 Riel
Cameroon Yaoundé Feb-2012 110 114 Nov-2012 0.001991 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago Jul-2011 108 112 Feb-2013 0.002144 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Feb-2012 111 115 (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Feb-2012 111 115 (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-2012 110 114 (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-2012 119 123 Feb-2013 0.130524 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan L 111 115 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Shanghai Feb-2012 112 116 (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi L 115 119 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.165272 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogotá Feb-2010 105 109 Mar-2012 0.000571 Peso (Colombia)
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Mar-2010 146 144 May-2012 0.001117 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Mar-2012 111 114 (1) Mar-2013 0.002070 Colon (Costa Rica)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-2012 116 120 Feb-2013 0.002053 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb May-2010 91 94 (a) Feb-2013 0.177999 Kuna
Cuba Havana Apr-2011 109 113 Nov-2011 1.123357 Convertible Peso (Cuba)
Czech Republic Prague Nov-2012 106 104 Feb-2013 0.052716 Koruna (Czech Rep.)
Denmark Copenhagen Oct-2009 135 141 Feb-2013 0.180447 Krone (Denmark)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Oct-2010 97 101 Oct-2011 0.026853 Peso (Dominican Rep.)
Ecuador Quito Aug-2009 86 90 (a) Jul-2012 1.048698 Dollar (USA)
Egypt Cairo Sep-2012 110 106 Jan-2013 0.163983 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Mar-2011 86 92 (a) Dec-2011 1.046335 Dollar (USA)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-2010 107 112 Jun-2012 0.059108 Birr
Finland Helsinki Mar-2012 122 126 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel L 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Lyon Oct-2010 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 121 125 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 126 130 (d) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 126 130 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Rennes L 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France St-Louis L 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
France Vimy L 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Germany Berlin Jun-2012 110 114 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf L 110 114 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-2006 104 110 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Germany Koblenz Jun-2012 118 123 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Germany Munich L 110 114 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Ghana Accra Mar-2012 102 105 Jan-2013 0.536822 Cedi
Greece Athens Oct-2011 114 119 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-2010 101 104 Nov-2011 0.131126 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 106 113 (1) Mar-2013 0.005100 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Jun-2010 119 123 Sep-2011 0.024917 Gourde
Haiti Port-au-Prince (with allowance) L 101 101 Sep-2010 0.026642 Gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Aug-2010 75 73 (a) Sep-2012 0.052014 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Mar-2011 97 102 Mar-2012 0.004633 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Nov-2010 112 108 Oct-2012 0.008119 Krona (Iceland)
India Chandigarh L 100 104 Feb-2013 0.018671 Rupee (India)
India Mumbai Mar-2011 103 107 (1) Mar-2013 0.019139 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi Nov-2010 100 104 Feb-2013 0.018671 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi Nov-2010 103 106 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.019139 Rupee (India)
Indonesia Jakarta Aug-2012 111 107 Jan-2013 0.000105 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang L 112 107 (f) Jan-2013 0.000105 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Feb-2007 136 148 Jul-2012 0.000127 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad ... ... 100 Aug-2004 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Feb-2010 107 111 Feb-2013 1.352991 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 117 121 (1) Mar-2013 0.278804 Shekel (Israel)
Italy Rome Sep-2012 114 118 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Italy Rome Sep-2012 120 125 (f) Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-2009 112 116 Oct-2011 0.011933 Dollar (Jamaica)
Japan Nagoya Nov-2011 170 159 Feb-2013 0.011360 Yen
Japan Tokyo Nov-2008 170 159 Feb-2013 0.011360 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-2010 107 110 (1) Mar-2013 1.455772 Dinar (Jordan)
Kazakhstan Astana Nov-2011 102 116 Feb-2012 0.006983 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Mar-2012 114 109 Nov-2012 0.011847 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea, South Seoul Dec-2011 119 123 Feb-2013 0.000948 Won
Korea, South Seoul Dec-2011 104 111 (e) Dec-2012 0.000935 Won
Kosovo Pristina Feb-2003 106 111 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait Mar-2012 108 105 Oct-2012 3.552591 Dinar (Kuwait)
Latvia Riga Sep-2010 97 102 (a) (1) Mar-2013 1.984671 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jan-2012 110 114 Dec-2012 0.000678 Pound (Lebanon)
Libya Tripoli Oct-2008 111 114 Sep-2011 0.840021 Dinar (Libya)
Lithuania Vilnius May-2010 84 86 (a) Feb-2013 0.388474 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-2010 95 98 (a) (1) Mar-2013 0.023199 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe Oct-2011 73 68 (a) (1) Mar-2013 0.002855 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-2012 97 100 Apr-2012 0.332868 Ringgit (Malaysia)
Mali Bamako Jan-2012 115 111 May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mexico Guadalajara L 91 95 (1) Mar-2013 0.080940 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Mexico City Mar-2012 91 95 (1) Mar-2013 0.080940 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Monterrey L 91 95 (1) Mar-2013 0.080940 Peso (Mexico)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jun-2011 101 106 (a) Jan-2013 0.000728 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-2012 100 103 (1) Mar-2013 0.127283 Dirham (Morocco)
Mozambique Maputo Nov-2010 117 111 Oct-2012 0.034930 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-2009 115 120 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
New Zealand Auckland L 119 124 (1) Mar-2013 0.863478 Dollar (New Zealand)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 119 124 (1) Mar-2013 0.863478 Dollar (New Zealand)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 121 126 (f) (1) Mar-2013 0.863478 Dollar (New Zealand)
Nicaragua Managua Nov-2010 75 79 (a) Feb-2013 0.042304 Cordoba, New
Niger Niamey Jun-2010 86 90 (a) Feb-2013 0.002053 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Apr-2012 134 139 Dec-2012 0.006459 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-2012 134 139 Dec-2012 0.006459 Naira
Norway Oslo Sep-2009 151 157 (1) Mar-2013 0.185066 Krone (Norway)
Pakistan Islamabad May-2012 87 90 Oct-2012 0.010539 Rupee (Pakistan)
Panama Panama City Jul-2008 95 99 (a) (1) Mar-2013 1.030044 Balboa
Peru Lima May-2011 111 115 Feb-2013 0.400192 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-2010 104 107 (1) Mar-2013 0.025320 Peso (Philippines)
Poland Warsaw Jun-2012 98 101 Jan-2013 0.322626 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-2012 114 118 (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
Qatar Doha May-2010 104 107 (a) (1) Mar-2013 0.282293 Riyal (Qatar)
Romania Bucharest Mar-2011 91 95 Feb-2013 0.307479 Leu
Russia Moscow Oct-2011 149 155 Feb-2013 0.033805 Rouble (Russia)
Rwanda Kigali Jun-2010 105 102 Oct-2012 0.001640 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Oct-2010 104 109 (1) Mar-2013 0.274668 Riyal (Saudi Arabia)
Senegal Dakar Nov-2011 111 114 (1) Mar-2013 0.002095 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-2012 109 114 Feb-2013 0.012041 Dinar (Serbia)
Singapore Singapore May-2012 125 129 Dec-2012 0.831319 Dollar (Singapore)
Singapore Singapore May-2012 129 134 (f) Dec-2012 0.831319 Dollar (Singapore)
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-2009 104 108 (a) (1) Mar-2013 1.374547 Euro
South Africa Cape Town L 99 94 Nov-2012 0.116600 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg L 99 94 Nov-2012 0.116600 Rand
South Africa Johannesburg L 100 95 (f) Nov-2012 0.116600 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-2010 99 94 Nov-2012 0.116600 Rand
South Sudan Juba May-2011 158 167 (1) Mar-2013 0.349168 Pound (South Sudan)
Spain Barcelona L 112 117 Feb-2013 1.352991 Euro
Spain Madrid Feb-2012 112 117 Feb-2013 1.352991 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-2010 94 98 Feb-2013 0.007979 Rupee (Sri Lanka)
Sudan Khartoum Apr-2011 97 101 Oct-2012 0.226623 Pound (Sudan)
Sweden Stockholm Feb-2009 132 137 (1) Mar-2013 0.161552 Krona (Sweden)
Switzerland Bern Mar-2010 137 143 (1) Mar-2013 1.118011 Franc (Switzerland)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 137 143 (1) Mar-2013 1.118011 Franc (Switzerland)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 142 148 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.118011 Franc (Switzerland)
Syria Damascus Apr-2008 108 117 (1) Mar-2013 0.014525 Pound (Syria)
Taiwan Taipei Apr-2012 106 110 Nov-2012 0.034435 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-2011 99 103 Jun-2012 0.000653 Shilling (Tanzania)
Thailand Bangkok Feb-2012 109 113 Feb-2013 0.033663 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-2010 108 111 (1) Mar-2013 0.161192 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 83 86 Feb-2013 0.651358 Dinar (Tunisia)
Turkey Ankara Oct-2011 112 116 (1) Mar-2013 0.579177 Lira
Turkey Istanbul L 118 122 (1) Mar-2013 0.579177 Lira
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 100 95 (a) Oct-2012 0.000396 Shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Mar-2012 102 103 Jul-2012 0.131423 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 102 99 Oct-2012 0.271669 Dirham (U.A.E.)
United Kingdom Cheltenham Nov-2012 114 117 (f) Feb-2013 1.614781 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom London Oct-2012 125 124 (1) Mar-2013 1.609202 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom London Oct-2012 128 125 (d) (1) Mar-2013 1.609202 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Other U.K. L 114 117 (d) Feb-2013 1.614781 Pound (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Thames Valley Mar-2012 114 118 Dec-2012 1.623670 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 103 100 Jan-2013 1.009058 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 103 99 Sep-2012 1.011984 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Dallas Aug-2010 97 101 (1) Mar-2013 1.030044 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Denver May-2010 99 95 Sep-2012 1.011984 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Denver May-2010 102 98 (f) Sep-2012 1.011984 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Detroit Nov-2010 105 102 Sep-2012 1.011984 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 119 115 (f) Oct-2012 0.997861 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Aug-2010 101 96 (f) Oct-2012 0.997861 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Aug-2010 102 99 Sep-2012 1.011984 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 110 107 Sep-2012 1.011984 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Miami Nov-2009 102 105 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Minneapolis Jun-2010 96 99 Mar-2012 1.016459 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 117 120 (1) Mar-2013 1.030044 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 120 124 (f) (1) Mar-2013 1.030044 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Pasadena Jul-2010 112 108 (f) Sep-2012 1.011984 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Philadelphia L 97 101 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Phoenix L 97 101 (1) Mar-2013 1.030044 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Princeton L 103 106 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Raleigh-Durham Nov-2009 105 101 Jan-2013 1.009058 Dollar (USA)
United States of America San Diego Jul-2010 105 109 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 105 109 Jul-2012 1.048698 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Tampa Jan-2010 93 97 (f) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America The island of Oahu L 119 115 (f) Oct-2012 0.997861 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 135 139 (1) Mar-2013 0.054195 Peso (Uruguay)
Vatican City Vatican Sep-2012 114 118 Feb-2013 1.346391 Euro
Venezuela Caracas Mar-2010 159 143 (1) Mar-2013 0.195330 Bolivar Fuerte
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-2011 100 103 Jul-2012 0.000050 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-2011 101 104 Mar-2012 0.000049 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah L 117 121 (1) Mar-2013 0.278804 Shekel (Israel)
Zambia Lusaka Dec-2009 117 120 (1) Mar-2013 0.000199 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.
... Not applicable
L 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.