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(Ottawa = 100)
Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in September 2018.
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| Country | Post | Survey date | Previous index | Current index | Effective date | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Note ...not applicable | Note ...not applicable | 100 | Sep-2003 | Afghani |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dec-2014 | 111 | 107 | Aug-2017 | Dinar (Algeria) |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Feb-2015 | 111 | 107 | Jul-2018 | Peso (Argentina) |
| Australia | Canberra | Apr-2017 | 130 | 126 | May-2018 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Canberra | Apr-2017 | 135 | 131 (f) | May-2018 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Sydney | Apr-2017 | 134 | 129 | May-2018 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Australia | Sydney | Apr-2017 | 141 | 136 (f) | May-2018 | Dollar (Australia) |
| Austria | Vienna | Oct-2017 | 132 | 127 (1) | Sep-2018 | Euro |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | May-2018 | 129 | 117 (1) | Sep-2018 | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Feb-2015 | 136 | 141 | Apr-2018 | Dollar (Barbados) |
| Belgium | Brussels | Aug-2015 | 138 | 133 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Belgium | Brussels | Aug-2015 | 146 | 140 (d) | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Benin | Cotonou | L | 108 | 103 (a) | Jun-2018 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Bolivia | La Paz | Jun-2017 | 124 | 97 (a) | May-2018 | Boliviano |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Mar-2015 | 117 | 114 (1) | Sep-2018 | Real |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | L | 118 | 114 (1) | Sep-2018 | Real |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Mar-2015 | 118 | 114 (1) | Sep-2018 | Real |
| Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | Aug-2017 | 113 | 90 (a) | May-2018 | Dollar (Brunei) |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Jan-2018 | 122 | 123 | Jun-2018 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Yangon | Dec-2015 | 77 | 72 (a) (1) | Sep-2018 | Kyat |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Feb-2016 | 104 | 98 (a) | Aug-2017 | Riel |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Jul-2015 | 124 | 119 | Jun-2018 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Chile | Santiago | Feb-2015 | 119 | 115 | Aug-2018 | Peso (Chile) |
| China | Beijing | Jan-2015 | 132 | 123 | Aug-2018 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Chongqing | Jan-2015 | 125 | 117 | Aug-2018 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Guangzhou | Mar-2015 | 135 | 128 | Aug-2018 | Yuan Renminbi |
| China | Hong Kong | Jan-2015 | 158 | 149 | Aug-2017 | Dollar (Hong Kong) |
| China | Shanghai | Jan-2015 | 138 | 130 | Aug-2018 | Yuan Renminbi |
| Colombia | Bogotá | Aug-2017 | 102 | 106 | Mar-2018 | Peso (Colombia) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Kinshasa | Apr-2018 | 175 | 126 | Aug-2018 | Franc (Congo) |
| Costa Rica | San José | Aug-2015 | 119 | 124 | Dec-2017 | Colon (Costa Rica) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Oct-2015 | 129 | 124 | Jun-2018 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Jun-2016 | 92 | 88 (a) (1) | Sep-2018 | Kuna |
| Cuba | Havana | Apr-2014 | 127 | 123 | Apr-2016 | Convertible Peso (Cuba) |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Oct-2017 | 118 | 103 | Jun-2018 | Koruna (Czech Rep.) |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Aug-2017 | 149 | 144 | Jun-2018 | Krone (Denmark) |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | May-2018 | 108 | 104 (1) | Sep-2018 | Peso (Dominican Rep.) |
| Ecuador | Quito | Apr-2016 | 131 | 122 (a) | Aug-2017 | Dollar (USA) |
| Egypt | Cairo | Aug-2015 | 96 | 98 | Aug-2018 | Pound (Egypt) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Nov-2016 | 110 | 95 (a) | Sep-2017 | Dollar (USA) |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Apr-2013 | 117 | 121 | Jul-2018 | Birr |
| Finland | Helsinki | Aug-2017 | 145 | 140 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| France | Lyon | L | 143 | 140 (f) | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Apr-2017 | 138 | 134 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Apr-2017 | 151 | 146 (d) | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| France | Paris | Apr-2017 | 151 | 147 (f) | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Germany | Berlin | Aug-2015 | 124 | 119 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Germany | Düsseldorf | L | 133 | 127 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Germany | Munich | L | 130 | 125 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Ghana | Accra | Oct-2015 | 115 | 110 | Aug-2017 | Cedi |
| Greece | Athens | Nov-2014 | 112 | 118 | Jun-2017 | Euro |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Aug-2017 | 137 | 114 | Jan-2018 | Quetzal |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Oct-2017 | 119 | 112 | Feb-2018 | Dollar (Guyana) |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Nov-2017 | 138 | 125 | Jun-2018 | Gourde |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Apr-2017 | 94 | 109 | Aug-2017 | Lempira |
| Hungary | Budapest | Nov-2014 | 116 | 112 | Aug-2018 | Forint |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Jun-2017 | 123 | 108 (a) | Jul-2018 | Krona (Iceland) |
| India | Bangalore | Jan-2014 | 115 | 111 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rupee (India) |
| India | Chandigarh | L | 118 | 114 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rupee (India) |
| India | Mumbai | Jan-2014 | 116 | 112 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rupee (India) |
| India | New Delhi | Oct-2013 | 118 | 114 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rupee (India) |
| India | New Delhi | Oct-2013 | 120 | 115 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Rupee (India) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Aug-2015 | 117 | 113 | Oct-2017 | Rupiah |
| Indonesia | Semarang | L | 117 | 113 (f) | Oct-2017 | Rupiah |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Note ...not applicable | Note ...not applicable | 100 | Aug-2004 | Dinar (Iraq) |
| Ireland | Dublin | May-2016 | 110 | 115 | Jun-2017 | Euro |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Apr-2017 | 130 | 124 | Sep-2017 | Shekel (Israel) |
| Italy | Rome | Sep-2017 | 127 | 123 (1) | Sep-2018 | Euro |
| Italy | Rome | Sep-2017 | 139 | 134 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Euro |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jun-2015 | 117 | 113 | Aug-2017 | Dollar (Jamaica) |
| Japan | Nagoya | Sep-2014 | 165 | 160 | May-2018 | Yen |
| Japan | Tokyo | Sep-2014 | 165 | 160 | May-2018 | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | Sep-2017 | 124 | 128 | Aug-2018 | Dinar (Jordan) |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Oct-2014 | 111 | 107 (1) | Sep-2018 | Tenge |
| Kenya | Nairobi | May-2014 | 127 | 131 | Jun-2018 | Shilling (Kenya) |
| Korea, South | Seoul | Sep-2014 | 144 | 139 | Aug-2018 | Won |
| Korea, South | Seoul | L | 115 | 120 (e) | Apr-2018 | Won |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | Oct-2015 | 121 | 116 | Aug-2017 | Dinar (Kuwait) |
| Laos | Vientiane | Jan-2016 | 105 | 99 (a) | Aug-2017 | Kip |
| Latvia | Riga | Oct-2017 | 101 | 111 | Mar-2018 | Euro |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Feb-2015 | 121 | 126 | Apr-2018 | Pound (Lebanon) |
| Libya | Tripoli | Oct-2008 | 124 | 131 | Apr-2018 | Dinar (Libya) |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Dec-2017 | 83 | 82 (a) | Aug-2018 | Euro |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | May-2015 | 102 | 105 | Feb-2018 | Ringgit (Malaysia) |
| Mali | Bamako | Jan-2015 | 110 | 114 | Sep-2017 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | L | 98 | 94 | Oct-2017 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Jul-2015 | 98 | 94 | Oct-2017 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mexico | Monterrey | L | 98 | 94 | Oct-2017 | Peso (Mexico) |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Apr-2014 | 96 | 100 (a) | Apr-2018 | Tugrik |
| Morocco | Rabat | Oct-2017 | 110 | 105 | Jul-2018 | Dirham (Morocco) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Aug-2017 | 111 | 115 | Aug-2018 | Metical |
| Netherlands, The | The Hague | Oct-2015 | 120 | 116 | Aug-2018 | Euro |
| New Zealand | Auckland | L | 125 | 119 (1) | Sep-2018 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Apr-2017 | 125 | 119 (1) | Sep-2018 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Apr-2017 | 129 | 123 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Dollar (New Zealand) |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Feb-2017 | 88 | 95 (a) | Sep-2017 | Cordoba, New |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Oct-2015 | 107 | 110 | Apr-2018 | Naira |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Jan-2016 | 100 | 104 | Apr-2018 | Naira |
| Norway | Oslo | Mar-2014 | 151 | 145 | Jun-2018 | Krone (Norway) |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Jul-2015 | 104 | 99 | May-2018 | Rupee (Pakistan) |
| Panama | Panama City | Aug-2017 | 119 | 115 | Dec-2017 | Balboa |
| Peru | Lima | Feb-2015 | 126 | 119 | Aug-2017 | Nuevo Sol |
| Philippines | Manila | May-2017 | 104 | 105 | Oct-2017 | Peso (Philippines) |
| Poland | Warsaw | Sep-2017 | 113 | 108 | Jun-2018 | Zloty |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Aug-2017 | 125 | 126 | Dec-2017 | Euro |
| Qatar | Doha | Mar-2014 | 117 | 112 | Aug-2017 | Riyal (Qatar) |
| Romania | Bucharest | Nov-2014 | 99 | 95 (1) | Sep-2018 | Leu |
| Russia | Moscow | Jan-2015 | 136 | 132 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rouble (Russia) |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Aug-2017 | 109 | 107 (a) | Jul-2018 | Franc (Rwanda) |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Jan-2014 | 129 | 122 | Aug-2017 | Riyal (Saudi Arabia) |
| Senegal | Dakar | Jan-2015 | 121 | 117 | Jul-2018 | Franc (C.F.A.) |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Jun-2015 | 111 | 114 | Mar-2018 | Dinar (Serbia) |
| Singapore | Singapore | Jun-2015 | 147 | 142 | Jun-2016 | Dollar (Singapore) |
| Singapore | Singapore | Jun-2015 | 152 | 147 (f) | Jun-2016 | Dollar (Singapore) |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Jul-2016 | 100 | 96 (a) (1) | Sep-2018 | Euro |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | L | 105 | 99 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rand |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | L | 106 | 100 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Rand |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Apr-2017 | 105 | 99 (1) | Sep-2018 | Rand |
| South Sudan | Juba | May-2011 | 124 | 129 | Jul-2018 | Pound (South Sudan) |
| Spain | Barcelona | L | 131 | 127 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Spain | Madrid | Aug-2017 | 131 | 127 | Jun-2018 | Euro |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | May-2016 | 109 | 105 | Sep-2017 | Rupee (Sri Lanka) |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Aug-2014 | 90 | 86 | Jul-2018 | Pound (Sudan) |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Aug-2017 | 129 | 123 | May-2018 | Krona (Sweden) |
| Switzerland | Bern | L | 158 | 153 | May-2018 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Oct-2017 | 158 | 153 | May-2018 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Oct-2017 | 166 | 160 (f) | May-2018 | Franc (Switzerland) |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Oct-2015 | 125 | 121 | May-2018 | Dollar (Taiwan) |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | May-2014 | 116 | 110 | Aug-2017 | Shilling (Tanzania) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Oct-2015 | 122 | 126 | Mar-2018 | Baht |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain | Apr-2017 | 127 | 122 | Aug-2017 | Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| Tunisia | Tunis | May-2014 | 89 | 85 (1) | Sep-2018 | Dinar (Tunisia) |
| Turkey | Ankara | Dec-2014 | 95 | 83 (1) | Sep-2018 | Lira |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Jan-2015 | 94 | 79 (1) | Sep-2018 | Lira |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Aug-2014 | 103 | 99 (1) | Sep-2018 | Hryvna (Ukraine) |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Apr-2016 | 120 | 127 | Apr-2018 | Dirham (U.A.E.) |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Apr-2016 | 123 | 127 | Apr-2018 | Dirham (U.A.E.) |
| United Kingdom | Cheltenham | Sep-2015 | 124 | 118 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | London | Oct-2015 | 128 | 121 (1) | Sep-2018 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | London | Oct-2015 | 134 | 128 (f) (1) | Sep-2018 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United Kingdom | London | Oct-2015 | 130 | 124 (d) (1) | Sep-2018 | Pound (United Kingdom) |
| United States of America | Atlanta | May-2018 | 122 | 123 (1) | Sep-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Boston | Nov-2012 | 123 | 127 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Chicago | Nov-2012 | 130 | 125 | Aug-2017 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Dallas | Jun-2013 | 113 | 117 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Denver | Sep-2013 | 115 | 120 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Denver | Sep-2013 | 117 | 123 (f) | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Detroit | Jun-2015 | 114 | 118 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Houston | Jun-2013 | 115 | 119 (f) | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Houston | Jun-2013 | 113 | 117 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Los Angeles | Jun-2013 | 123 | 128 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Miami | Nov-2017 | 120 | 126 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Minneapolis | Jul-2013 | 114 | 118 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | New York City | Oct-2017 | 134 | 138 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | New York City | Oct-2017 | 140 | 145 (f) | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Raleigh | Nov-2009 | 120 | 124 (f) | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | San Diego | Jan-2015 | 122 | 126 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | San Francisco | Jun-2013 | 130 | 134 | Jul-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Seattle | Jun-2013 | 127 | 122 | Aug-2017 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Nov-2017 | 120 | 119 | Mar-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Nov-2017 | 123 | 124 (f) | Mar-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Feb-2018 | 153 | 133 | Jul-2018 | Peso (Uruguay) |
| Vatican City | Vatican | Sep-2017 | 127 | 123 (1) | Sep-2018 | Euro |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Jun-2017 | 77 | 99 (1) | Sep-2018 | Bolivar Fuerte |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Apr-2017 | 114 | 117 | Jul-2018 | Dong |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Apr-2017 | 118 | 114 | Aug-2017 | Dong |
| West Bank and Gaza | Ramallah | L | 130 | 124 | Sep-2017 | Shekel (Israel) |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Jun-2014 | 98 | 94 (a) | Jun-2018 | Kwacha (Zambia) |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Jun-2014 | 114 | 118 | Apr-2018 | Dollar (USA) |
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... not applicable (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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