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(Ottawa = 100)
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| Country | Post | Survey date | Previous index | Current index | Effective date | Exchange rate CAN$ | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | ... | ... | 100 | Sep-2003 | 0.029245 | Afghani |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dec-2014 | 110 | 106 | Jun-2015 | 0.012741 | Dinar (Algeria) |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Feb-2015 | 128 | 133 | Oct-2015 | 0.144500 | Peso (Argentina) |
| Australia | Canberra | Nov-2013 | 128 | 124 | Aug-2015 | 0.970882 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Canberra | Nov-2013 | 133 | 129 (f) | Aug-2015 | 0.970882 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Sydney | Nov-2013 | 131 | 127 | Aug-2015 | 0.970882 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Sydney | Nov-2013 | 137 | 132 (f) | Aug-2015 | 0.970882 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Austria | Vienna | Aug-2013 | 125 | 129 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Nov-2013 | 120 | 124 (d) | Aug-2015 | 0.016610 | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Feb-2015 | 132 | 137 | Oct-2015 | 0.669915 | Dollar (Barbados) |
| Belgium | Brussels | Aug-2012 | 124 | 128 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Belgium | Brussels | Aug-2012 | 130 | 134 (d) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Bolivia | La Paz | Jul-2011 | 120 | 125 (a) | Oct-2015 | 0.197552 | Boliviano |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Mar-2015 | 119 | 111 | Oct-2015 | 0.346941 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | L | 120 | 111 | Oct-2015 | 0.346941 | Real |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Mar-2015 | 120 | 111 | Oct-2015 | 0.346941 | Real |
| Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | May-2012 | 107 | 110 (a) | Aug-2015 | 0.971991 | Dollar (Brunei) |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Mar-2013 | 118 | 123 | Oct-2015 | 0.002316 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Yangon | Oct-2013 | 88 | 85 (a) | Aug-2015 | 0.001093 | Kyat |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Mar-2013 | 108 | 113 (a) | Oct-2015 | 0.000330 | Riel |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Jul-2015 | 123 | 122 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.002282 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Chile | Santiago | Feb-2015 | 112 | 108 | Sep-2015 | 0.001946 | Peso (Chile) |
| China | Beijing | Jan-2015 | 129 | 135 | Aug-2015 | 0.211344 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Chongqing | Jan-2015 | 123 | 128 | Aug-2015 | 0.211344 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Guangzhou | Mar-2015 | 136 | 132 | Jul-2015 | 0.203249 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Hong Kong | Jan-2015 | 150 | 156 | Oct-2015 | 0.174603 | Dollar (Hong Kong) |
| China | Shanghai | Jan-2015 | 133 | 138 | Aug-2015 | 0.211344 | Yuan Renminbi |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Apr-2013 | 95 | 98 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.000456 | Peso (Colombia) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Kinshasa | Apr-2013 | 160 | 166 | Aug-2015 | 0.001426 | Franc (Congo) |
| Costa Rica | San José | Mar-2012 | 133 | 137 | Oct-2015 | 0.002566 | Colon (Costa Rica) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Apr-2012 | 125 | 130 | Oct-2015 | 0.002316 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Apr-2014 | 87 | 92 (a) | Sep-2015 | 0.197865 | Kuna |
| Cuba | Havana | Apr-2014 | 116 | 120 | Oct-2015 | 1.461487 | Convertible Peso (Cuba) |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Nov-2012 | 103 | 107 | Sep-2015 | 0.055277 | Koruna (Czech Rep.) |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Mar-2013 | 141 | 146 | Sep-2015 | 0.200282 | Krone (Denmark) |
| Denmark | Odense | Mar-2013 | 153 | 159 (f) | Sep-2015 | 0.200282 | Krone (Denmark) |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Oct-2013 | 110 | 114 | Sep-2015 | 0.029870 | Peso (Dominican Rep.) |
| Ecuador | Quito | Dec-2013 | 124 | 129 (a) | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
| Egypt | Cairo | Sep-2012 | 118 | 123 | Apr-2015 | 0.168807 | Pound (Egypt) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Apr-2014 | 109 | 113 (a) | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Apr-2013 | 127 | 134 | Oct-2015 | 0.065823 | Birr |
| Finland | Helsinki | Mar-2012 | 127 | 131 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| France | Lyon | L | 124 | 128 (f) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Nov-2013 | 124 | 128 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Nov-2013 | 131 | 135 (d) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Nov-2013 | 131 | 135 (f) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| France | Toulouse | L | 121 | 125 (f) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Germany | Berlin | Aug-2015 | 118 | 118 (1) | Nov-2015 | 1.496933 | Euro |
| Germany | Düsseldorf | L | 118 | 126 (1) | Nov-2015 | 1.496933 | Euro |
| Germany | Hamburg | Jun-2006 | 110 | 115 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Germany | Munich | L | 118 | 124 (1) | Nov-2015 | 1.496933 | Euro |
| Ghana | Accra | Mar-2012 | 99 | 103 | Oct-2015 | 0.350617 | Cedi |
| Greece | Athens | Nov-2014 | 113 | 117 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Mar-2013 | 126 | 131 | Oct-2015 | 0.172341 | Quetzal |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Jun-2013 | 122 | 126 | Apr-2015 | 0.006372 | Dollar (Guyana) |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Sep-2013 | 135 | 139 | Oct-2015 | 0.026251 | Gourde |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Jul-2012 | 92 | 96 (a) | Sep-2015 | 0.061638 | Lempira |
| Hungary | Budapest | Nov-2014 | 103 | 110 | Mar-2015 | 0.004721 | Forint |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Jun-2012 | 124 | 130 (a) | Oct-2015 | 0.010566 | Krona (Iceland) |
| India | Bangalore | Jan-2014 | 117 | 113 | May-2015 | 0.020052 | Rupee (India) |
| India | Chandigarh | L | 114 | 118 | Oct-2015 | 0.020449 | Rupee (India) |
| India | Mumbai | Jan-2014 | 119 | 114 | May-2015 | 0.020052 | Rupee (India) |
| India | New Delhi | Oct-2013 | 114 | 118 | Oct-2015 | 0.020449 | Rupee (India) |
| India | New Delhi | Oct-2013 | 115 | 118 (f) | Oct-2015 | 0.020449 | Rupee (India) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Aug-2012 | 103 | 109 | Feb-2015 | 0.000098 | Rupiah |
| Iraq | Baghdad | ... | ... | 100 | Aug-2004 | 0.000824 | Dinar (Iraq) |
| Ireland | Dublin | Dec-2014 | 100 | 106 (a) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Aug-2013 | 127 | 135 | Aug-2015 | 0.346397 | Shekel (Israel) |
| Italy | Rome | Sep-2012 | 121 | 126 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Italy | Rome | Sep-2012 | 128 | 132 (f) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jun-2015 | 122 | 119 | Oct-2015 | 0.011442 | Dollar (Jamaica) |
| Japan | Nagoya | Sep-2014 | 151 | 156 | Oct-2015 | 0.011264 | Yen |
| Japan | Tokyo | Sep-2014 | 151 | 156 | Oct-2015 | 0.011264 | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | Feb-2013 | 122 | 126 | Aug-2015 | 1.853373 | Dinar (Jordan) |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Oct-2014 | 111 | 103 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.004911 | Tenge |
| Kenya | Nairobi | May-2014 | 125 | 121 | Jul-2015 | 0.013044 | Shilling (Kenya) |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Sep-2014 | 130 | 137 | Feb-2015 | 0.001135 | Won |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Sep-2014 | 115 | 119 (e) | Oct-2015 | 0.001142 | Won |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | Mar-2012 | 121 | 125 | Sep-2015 | 4.429219 | Dinar (Kuwait) |
| Laos | Vientiane | Jun-2013 | 106 | 111 (a) | Sep-2015 | 0.000164 | Kip |
| Latvia | Riga | May-2014 | 95 | 98 (a) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Feb-2015 | 122 | 126 | Oct-2015 | 0.000902 | Pound (Lebanon) |
| Libya | Tripoli | Oct-2008 | 127 | 131 | Oct-2015 | 0.995021 | Dinar (Libya) |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Jul-2012 | 101 | 106 (a) | Mar-2015 | 0.448946 | Euro |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | May-2015 | 107 | 101 | Oct-2015 | 0.313995 | Ringgit (Malaysia) |
| Mali | Bamako | Jan-2015 | 110 | 116 | Sep-2015 | 0.002279 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | L | 102 | 99 | Oct-2015 | 0.080356 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Jul-2015 | 102 | 99 | Oct-2015 | 0.080356 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mexico | Monterrey | L | 102 | 99 | Oct-2015 | 0.080356 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Apr-2014 | 112 | 117 (a) | Oct-2015 | 0.000688 | Tugrik |
| Morocco | Rabat | Feb-2012 | 107 | 111 | Oct-2015 | 0.144208 | Dirham (Morocco) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Nov-2013 | 117 | 111 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.031938 | Metical |
| Netherlands, The | The Hague | Dec-2012 | 120 | 124 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| New Zealand | Auckland | L | 127 | 122 | Jul-2015 | 0.881011 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Dec-2013 | 127 | 122 | Jul-2015 | 0.881011 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Dec-2013 | 130 | 125 (f) | Jul-2015 | 0.881011 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Aug-2014 | 92 | 97 (a) | Oct-2015 | 0.049751 | Cordoba, New |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Apr-2012 | 162 | 168 | Oct-2015 | 0.006800 | Naira |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Apr-2012 | 163 | 170 | Oct-2015 | 0.006800 | Naira |
| Norway | Oslo | Mar-2014 | 148 | 143 | Apr-2015 | 0.160975 | Krone (Norway) |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | May-2012 | 97 | 102 | Feb-2015 | 0.012260 | Rupee (Pakistan) |
| Panama | Panama City | Feb-2013 | 118 | 122 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Balboa |
| Peru | Lima | Feb-2015 | 123 | 120 | Jun-2015 | 0.398378 | Nuevo Sol |
| Philippines | Manila | Feb-2013 | 114 | 110 | Jun-2015 | 0.027866 | Peso (Philippines) |
| Poland | Warsaw | Jun-2012 | 107 | 103 | Nov-2014 | 0.344653 | Zloty |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Feb-2012 | 119 | 124 | Oct-2015 | 1.519358 | Euro |
| Qatar | Doha | Mar-2014 | 109 | 113 | Apr-2015 | 0.353613 | Riyal (Qatar) |
| Romania | Bucharest | Nov-2014 | 100 | 96 | Feb-2015 | 0.319862 | Leu |
| Russia | Moscow | Jan-2015 | 141 | 129 | Sep-2015 | 0.020608 | Rouble (Russia) |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Jan-2014 | 121 | 126 | Oct-2015 | 0.360861 | Riyal (Saudi Arabia) |
| Senegal | Dakar | Jan-2015 | 114 | 118 | Sep-2015 | 0.002279 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Jun-2015 | 113 | 108 | Sep-2015 | 0.012430 | Dinar (Serbia) |
| Singapore | Singapore | Jun-2015 | 143 | 140 | Oct-2015 | 0.956342 | Dollar (Singapore) |
| Singapore | Singapore | Jun-2015 | 148 | 145 (f) | Oct-2015 | 0.956342 | Dollar (Singapore) |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Jun-2012 | 94 | 99 (a) | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | L | 91 | 95 | Feb-2015 | 0.106915 | Rand |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | L | 93 | 96 (f) | Feb-2015 | 0.106915 | Rand |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Oct-2013 | 91 | 95 | Feb-2015 | 0.106915 | Rand |
| South Sudan | Juba | May-2011 | 222 | 229 | Oct-2015 | 0.451076 | Pound (South Sudan) |
| Spain | Barcelona | L | 117 | 120 | Sep-2015 | 1.501963 | Euro |
| Spain | Madrid | Feb-2012 | 117 | 120 | Sep-2015 | 1.501963 | Euro |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Oct-2013 | 117 | 114 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.009456 | Rupee (Sri Lanka) |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Aug-2014 | 115 | 119 | Jan-2015 | 0.207138 | Pound (Sudan) |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Feb-2009 | 128 | 134 | Oct-2015 | 0.161728 | Krona (Sweden) |
| Switzerland | Bern | L | 157 | 162 | Oct-2015 | 1.391353 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Mar-2013 | 157 | 162 | Oct-2015 | 1.391353 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Mar-2013 | 163 | 169 (f) | Oct-2015 | 1.391353 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Syria | Damascus | Apr-2008 | 119 | 123 | Oct-2015 | 0.006147 | Pound (Syria) |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Apr-2012 | 128 | 122 (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.041101 | Dollar (Taiwan) |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | May-2014 | 108 | 113 | Sep-2015 | 0.000646 | Shilling (Tanzania) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Feb-2012 | 128 | 120 | Jun-2015 | 0.037056 | Baht |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain | May-2013 | 130 | 134 | Sep-2015 | 0.211726 | Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| Tunisia | Tunis | May-2014 | 89 | 94 | Mar-2015 | 0.660208 | Dinar (Tunisia) |
| Turkey | Ankara | Dec-2014 | 111 | 106 | Oct-2015 | 0.448795 | Lira |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Jan-2015 | 113 | 107 | Oct-2015 | 0.448795 | Lira |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Aug-2014 | 97 | 106 | Aug-2015 | 0.061774 | Hryvna (Ukraine) |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Feb-2013 | 115 | 120 | Sep-2015 | 0.365145 | Dirham (U.A.E.) |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | May-2013 | 120 | 126 | Sep-2015 | 0.365145 | Dirham (U.A.E.) |
| United Kingdom | Cheltenham | Nov-2012 | 135 | 139 (f) | Aug-2015 | 2.041488 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | London | Oct-2012 | 143 | 148 | Aug-2015 | 2.061503 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | London | Oct-2012 | 145 | 149 (d) | Aug-2015 | 2.061503 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | Thames Valley | Mar-2012 | 136 | 140 | Aug-2015 | 2.041488 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United States of America | Atlanta | Nov-2012 | 116 | 124 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Boston | Nov-2012 | 121 | 125 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Chicago | Nov-2012 | 130 | 134 | Oct-2015 | 1.353229 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Colorado Springs | Jun-2013 | 115 | 121 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Dallas | Jun-2013 | 113 | 118 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Denver | Sep-2013 | 112 | 118 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Denver | Sep-2013 | 114 | 120 (f) | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Detroit | Jun-2015 | 117 | 121 | Oct-2015 | 1.353229 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Fort Gordon, GA | Dec-2012 | 114 | 119 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Hilo | Jun-2013 | 125 | 132 (f) | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Houston | Jun-2013 | 114 | 118 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Houston | Jun-2013 | 112 | 115 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Los Angeles | Jun-2013 | 125 | 131 | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Miami | Nov-2012 | 120 | 125 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Minneapolis | Jul-2013 | 112 | 117 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | New York City | Nov-2012 | 133 | 139 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | New York City | Nov-2012 | 138 | 145 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Phoenix | L | 113 | 118 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Raleigh | Nov-2009 | 118 | 126 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Raleigh-Durham | Nov-2009 | 116 | 125 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | San Diego | Jan-2015 | 122 | 124 | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | San Francisco | Jun-2013 | 130 | 135 | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Seattle | Jun-2013 | 123 | 128 | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Tampa | L | 114 | 119 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | The island of Oahu | L | 125 | 132 (f) | Mar-2015 | 1.275005 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Nov-2012 | 118 | 123 | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Nov-2012 | 121 | 126 (f) | Aug-2015 | 1.312188 | Dollar (USA) |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Oct-2013 | 147 | 142 | May-2015 | 0.049108 | Peso (Uruguay) |
| Vatican City | Vatican | Sep-2012 | 121 | 126 | Sep-2015 | 1.494637 | Euro |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Jun-2013 | 63 | 66 | Oct-2015 | 0.006795 | Bolivar Fuerte |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Nov-2013 | 112 | 119 | Feb-2015 | 0.000058 | Dong |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Dec-2013 | 114 | 119 | Feb-2015 | 0.000058 | Dong |
| West Bank and Gaza | Ramallah | L | 127 | 135 | Aug-2015 | 0.346397 | Shekel (Israel) |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Jun-2014 | 84 | 72 (a) (1) | Nov-2015 | 0.121219 | Kwacha (Zambia) |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Jun-2014 | 116 | 119 | Sep-2015 | 1.341167 | Dollar (USA) |
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(1) Post Index has been updated or is new this month. (2) Previously released Post Index has been revised. 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. |
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