Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in May 2006.
Country |
Post |
Survey date |
Previous index |
Current index |
Effective date |
Exchange rate C$ |
Currency |
Afghanistan |
Kabul |
|
|
100 |
Sep-03 |
|
|
Albania |
Tirana |
|
|
100 |
Dec-99 |
|
|
Algeria |
Algiers |
Jul-05 |
|
108 |
Nov-05 |
0.016763 |
Dinar (Alg.) |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Nov-05 |
|
87 |
Mar-06 |
0.378651 |
Peso (Arg.) |
Australia |
Adelaide |
|
|
109 |
Nov-05 |
|
|
Australia |
Canberra |
Oct-04 |
|
109 |
Nov-05 |
0.900579 |
Dollar (Aust.) |
Australia |
Canberra |
Oct-04 |
|
113 f |
Nov-05 |
0.900579 |
Dollar (Aust.) |
Australia |
Melbourne |
|
|
113 f |
Nov-05 |
|
|
Australia |
Sydney |
|
|
109 |
Nov-05 |
|
|
Australia |
Sydney |
|
|
113 f |
Nov-05 |
|
|
Austria |
Vienna |
Jan-04 |
|
119 |
Jan-06 |
1.397787 |
Euro |
Bahamas |
Nassau |
Mar-03 |
|
117 a |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
May-04 |
94 |
91 |
May-06 |
0.017067 |
Taka |
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
May-03 |
|
119 |
Mar-06 |
0.585892 |
Dollar (Barb.) |
Belgium |
Brussels |
Apr-03 |
|
122 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
Belgium |
Brussels |
Apr-03 |
|
130 d |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
Bolivia |
La Paz |
Mar-05 |
|
64 a |
Oct-05 |
0.149083 |
Boliviano |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
Nov-05 |
|
106 |
Apr-06 |
0.720715 |
Markka |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
Apr-05 |
|
114 |
Apr-06 |
0.53847 |
Real |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro |
|
|
119 |
Apr-06 |
|
|
Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
Apr-05 |
|
119 |
Apr-06 |
0.547821 |
Real |
Brunei Darussalam |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
May-04 |
|
89 a |
Oct-05 |
0.710256 |
Dollar (Brunei) |
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
Nov-03 |
|
110 |
Mar-06 |
0.002123 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
|
|
97 a |
Apr-06 |
|
|
Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
Mar-03 |
|
112 |
Oct-05 |
0.00223 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Chile |
Santiago |
Apr-05 |
|
104 |
Dec-05 |
0.002264 |
Peso (Chile) |
China |
Beijing |
Jan-06 |
100 |
100 |
May-06 |
0.144846 |
Yuan Renminbi |
China |
Guangzhou |
Feb-06 |
100 |
100 |
May-06 |
0.144846 |
Yuan Renminbi |
China |
Hong Kong |
Nov-02 |
|
114 |
Oct-05 |
0.153985 |
Dollar (H.K.) |
China |
Shanghai |
Jan-06 |
99 |
99 |
May-06 |
0.144846 |
Yuan Renminbi |
Colombia |
Bogota |
Jan-04 |
98 |
94 |
May-06 |
0.000496 |
Peso (Colom.) |
Congo, Dem. Republic |
Kinshasa |
Nov-03 |
|
152 |
Nov-05 |
0.002642 |
Franc (Congo) |
Costa Rica |
San José |
Nov-05 |
|
100 |
Feb-06 |
0.002386 |
Colon (C.R.) |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Abidjan |
Dec-05 |
|
124 |
Feb-06 |
0.002171 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
May-04 |
|
101 a |
Oct-05 |
0.19693 |
Kuna |
Cuba |
Havana |
Jun-05 |
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
1.249869 |
Convertible Peso (CUC) |
Czech Republic |
Prague |
Apr-03 |
|
99 |
Nov-05 |
0.048402 |
Koruna (Czech) |
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Jan-04 |
|
136 |
Mar-06 |
0.186521 |
Krone (Den.) |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
Jul-04 |
|
112 a |
Jan-06 |
0.03589 |
Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.) |
Ecuador |
Quito |
Jan-05 |
|
96 a |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
Egypt |
Cairo |
Apr-05 |
|
87 |
Oct-05 |
0.207552 |
Pound (Egypt/Égypte) |
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
Jan-05 |
|
80 a |
Mar-06 |
1.166123 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
Nov-03 |
|
94 |
Jan-06 |
0.137701 |
Birr |
Finland |
Helsinki |
Apr-03 |
|
133 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
France |
Beaumont-Hamel |
|
|
134 f |
Mar-06 |
|
|
France |
Grenoble |
Nov-03 |
|
127 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
France |
Lyon |
Nov-03 |
|
134 f |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
France |
Paris |
Nov-03 |
|
132 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
France |
Paris |
Nov-03 |
|
139 d |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
France |
Vimy |
|
|
134 f |
Mar-06 |
|
|
Gabon |
Libreville |
Feb-04 |
|
118 |
Mar-06 |
0.002123 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Germany |
Berlin |
Apr-03 |
|
116 |
Jan-06 |
1.397787 |
Euro |
Germany |
Düsseldorf |
|
|
116 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
Germany |
Hamburg |
|
|
116 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
Germany |
Koblenz |
Apr-03 |
|
127 f |
Jan-06 |
1.397787 |
Euro |
Germany |
Munich |
|
|
116 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
Ghana |
Accra |
Aug-05 |
|
118 |
Feb-06 |
0.000131 |
Cedi |
Greece |
Athens |
Feb-03 |
|
120 |
Oct-05 |
1.462528 |
Euro |
Grenada |
St. George's |
Mar-03 |
|
92 a |
Oct-05 |
0.447499 |
Dollar (E.C.) |
Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
Nov-03 |
|
106 |
Mar-05 |
0.163283 |
Quetzal |
Guinea |
Conakry |
May-05 |
|
94 a |
Mar-06 |
0.000266 |
Franc (Guin.) |
Guyana |
Georgetown |
Oct-04 |
|
100 |
Apr-06 |
0.006183 |
Dollar (Guyana) |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Mar-03 |
|
126 |
Jan-06 |
0.027973 |
Gourdes |
Holy See |
Vatican |
|
|
118 |
Mar-06 |
|
|
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
Mar-03 |
92 |
89 |
May-06 |
0.061441 |
Lempira |
Hungary |
Budapest |
May-05 |
|
108 |
Mar-06 |
0.005549 |
Forint |
Iceland |
Reykjavik |
Jul-03 |
149 |
139 a |
May-06 |
0.015486 |
Krona (Ice./Isl.) |
India |
Chandigarh |
|
|
92 |
Dec-05 |
|
|
India |
Mumbai |
|
|
92 |
Dec-05 |
|
|
India |
New Delhi |
Feb-04 |
|
92 |
Dec-05 |
0.026251 |
Rupee (Ind.) |
India |
New Delhi |
Feb-04 |
|
88 f |
Nov-05 |
0.026686 |
Rupee (Ind.) |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
Apr-03 |
|
105 |
Apr-06 |
0.000128 |
Rupiah |
Iran |
Tehran |
Jun-03 |
|
89 |
Oct-05 |
0.000143 |
Rial (Iran) |
Iraq |
Baghdad |
Oct-90 |
|
100 |
Aug-04 |
0.000824 |
Dinar (Iraq) |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Jan-04 |
|
120 |
Mar-06 |
1.405936 |
Euro |
Israel |
Tel Aviv |
Feb-04 |
|
103 |
Mar-06 |
0.247853 |
Shekel |
Italy |
Milan |
Apr-04 |
|
120 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
Italy |
Rome |
Apr-03 |
|
118 |
Mar-06 |
1.39222 |
Euro |
Jamaica |
Kingston |
Aug-03 |
|
105 |
Jan-05 |
0.020193 |
Dollar (Jam.) |
Japan |
Fukuota |
|
|
156 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
Japan |
Nagoya |
|
|
156 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
Japan |
Osaka |
|
|
156 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
Japan |
Tokyo |
Oct-05 |
|
156 |
Feb-06 |
0.010175 |
Yen |
Jordan |
Amman |
May-05 |
|
96 |
Oct-05 |
1.687874 |
Dinar (Jord.) |
Kazakhstan |
Almaty |
Mar-05 |
|
120 a |
Apr-06 |
0.009107 |
Tenge |
Kenya |
Nairobi |
Nov-05 |
|
118 |
Mar-06 |
0.016341 |
Shilling (Kenya) |
Korea - South |
Seoul |
Jan-06 |
|
134 |
Apr-06 |
0.001205 |
Won |
Korea - South |
Seoul |
|
|
110 e |
Apr-06 |
|
|
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Mar-04 |
|
101 |
Oct-05 |
4.088603 |
Dinar (Kuw.) |
Latvia |
Riga |
May-05 |
|
100 a |
Feb-06 |
2.055911 |
Lat |
Lebanon |
Beirut |
Jun-05 |
105 |
102 |
May-06 |
0.000774 |
Pound (Leb.) |
Libya |
Tripoli |
Jun-99 |
|
170 b |
Jun-01 |
1.56413 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
Lithuania |
Vilnius |
May-04 |
|
88 a |
Mar-06 |
0.402806 |
Litus |
Macedonia |
Skopje |
Apr-05 |
|
94 a |
Feb-06 |
0.022633 |
Denar |
Malawi |
Lilongwe |
|
|
90 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
Jan-02 |
|
81 |
Oct-05 |
0.31712 |
Ringgit |
Mali |
Bamako |
Oct-05 |
|
113 |
Jan-06 |
0.002131 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Malta |
Valletta |
Feb-04 |
95 |
98 a |
May-06 |
3.314103 |
Lira (Malt.) |
Mexico |
Guadalajara |
|
103 |
98 |
May-06 |
|
|
Mexico |
Mexico City |
May-03 |
103 |
98 |
May-06 |
0.105085 |
Peso (Mex.) |
Mexico |
Monterrey |
|
103 |
98 |
May-06 |
|
|
Morocco |
Rabat |
Mar-02 |
|
99 |
Oct-05 |
0.138185 |
Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.) |
Mozambique |
Maputo |
Jul-03 |
|
104 a |
Mar-06 |
0.000046132 |
Metical |
Namibia |
Windhoek |
|
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
Netherlands, The |
Amsterdam |
|
|
125 |
Oct-05 |
|
|
Netherlands, The |
Delft |
Feb-04 |
|
136 f |
Oct-05 |
1.462528 |
Euro |
Netherlands, The |
The Hague |
Feb-04 |
|
125 |
Oct-05 |
1.462528 |
Euro |
New Zealand |
Auckland |
|
105 |
102 |
May-06 |
|
|
New Zealand |
Wellington |
Apr-04 |
108 |
105 f |
May-06 |
0.722018 |
Dollar (N.Z.) |
New Zealand |
Wellington N.Z. |
Apr-04 |
105 |
102 |
May-06 |
0.722018 |
Dollar (N.Z.) |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
Mar-02 |
|
89 a |
Mar-06 |
0.068183 |
Cordoba (New/Neuf) |
Niger |
Niamey |
Jul-05 |
|
97 a |
Mar-06 |
0.002123 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Nigeria |
Abuja |
Mar-03 |
|
146 |
Jan-06 |
0.009149 |
Naira |
Nigeria |
Lagos |
Mar-03 |
|
139 |
Jan-06 |
0.009149 |
Naira |
Norway |
Oslo |
Apr-03 |
|
151 |
Jan-06 |
0.18043 |
Krone (Nor.) |
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Feb-98 |
|
80 |
Oct-05 |
0.019992 |
Rupee (Pak.) |
Panama |
Panama City |
Oct-04 |
|
76 a |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Balboa |
Peru |
Lima |
Dec-05 |
|
102 |
Mar-06 |
0.359825 |
Soles |
Philippines |
Manila |
Feb-99 |
|
86 |
Apr-06 |
0.022938 |
Peso (Phil.) |
Poland |
Warsaw |
Apr-03 |
119 |
115 |
May-06 |
0.363707 |
Zloty |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
Feb-03 |
|
124 |
Oct-05 |
1.462528 |
Euro |
Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
|
|
109 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
Romania |
Bucharest |
May-05 |
|
106 |
Apr-06 |
0.403322 |
Leu |
Russia |
Moscow |
Jan-05 |
|
128 |
Sep-05 |
0.043555 |
Rouble |
Russia |
St. Petersburg |
|
|
128 |
Sep-05 |
|
|
Rwanda |
Kigali |
Dec-04 |
|
105 a |
Feb-06 |
0.002152 |
Franc (Rwanda) |
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Feb-04 |
|
103 |
Nov-05 |
0.318614 |
Riyal (S.A./A.S.) |
Senegal |
Dakar |
Oct-05 |
|
113 |
Feb-06 |
0.002171 |
Franc (C.F.A) |
Serbia and Montenegro |
Belgrade |
May-05 |
|
97 |
Oct-05 |
0.017474 |
Dinar (Yugo) |
Serbia and Montenegro |
Pristina |
Feb-03 |
|
129 |
Feb-06 |
1.424277 |
Euro |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Apr-03 |
|
102 |
Oct-05 |
0.710543 |
Dollar (Sing.) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Apr-03 |
|
108 f |
Oct-05 |
0.710543 |
Dollar (Sing.) |
Slovakia |
Bratislava |
Apr-03 |
|
110 f |
Nov-05 |
0.048402 |
Koruna (Czech) |
South Africa |
Capetown |
|
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
|
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
|
|
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
|
|
109 f |
Feb-06 |
|
|
South Africa |
Pretoria |
Jun-03 |
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
0.193357 |
Rand |
Spain |
Barcelona |
|
|
118 |
Oct-05 |
|
|
Spain |
Madrid |
Mar-03 |
|
118 |
Oct-05 |
1.476937 |
Euro |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
Jan-04 |
|
91 |
Apr-06 |
0.011444 |
Rupee (Sri L.) |
St. Lucia |
Castries |
|
|
92 |
Oct-05 |
|
|
Sudan |
Khartoum |
Oct-04 |
118 |
112 a |
May-06 |
0.005171 |
Dinar (Sudan) |
Swaziland |
Mbabane |
May-05 |
|
93 a |
Feb-06 |
0.194271 |
Lilangeni |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
Oct-02 |
|
122 |
Nov-05 |
0.152362 |
Krona (Swed./Suède) |
Switzerland |
Bern |
Nov-03 |
|
131 |
Mar-06 |
0.893322 |
Franc (Swiss/Suisse) |
Switzerland |
Geneva |
Nov-03 |
|
131 |
Mar-06 |
0.893322 |
Franc (Swiss/Suisse) |
Syria |
Damascus |
Jun-05 |
|
95 |
Oct-05 |
0.022217 |
Pound (Syr.) |
Taiwan |
Taipei |
Nov-03 |
109 |
106 |
May-06 |
0.03588 |
Dollar (Taiwan) |
Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam |
Oct-05 |
|
97 |
Mar-06 |
0.000985 |
Shilling (Tan.) |
Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam |
Oct-05 |
|
99 f |
Mar-06 |
0.000985 |
Shilling (Tan.) |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
Nov-05 |
96 |
99 |
May-06 |
0.030577 |
Baht |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Port of Spain |
Jun-03 |
|
96 |
May-05 |
0.201144 |
Dollar (T.&T.) |
Tunisia |
Tunis |
Feb-03 |
|
88 |
Nov-05 |
0.891667 |
Dinar (Tunis.) |
Turkey |
Ankara |
May-05 |
|
118 |
Feb-06 |
0.881276 |
Lira (Tur.) |
Ukraine |
Kyiv |
Feb-03 |
|
104 |
Oct-05 |
0.24172 |
Hryvnia (Ukraine) |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Feb-04 |
|
103 |
Oct-05 |
0.324962 |
Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.) |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai |
Feb-04 |
|
103 |
Oct-05 |
0.324962 |
Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain |
Cheltenham |
Nov-03 |
|
126 d |
Nov-05 |
2.109581 |
Pound (U.K./R.U.) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain |
Cheltenham |
Nov-03 |
|
118 |
Nov-05 |
2.109581 |
Pound (U.K./R.U.) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain |
London |
Nov-03 |
|
139 |
Nov-05 |
2.140757 |
Pound (U.K./R.U.) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain |
London |
Nov-03 |
|
147 d |
Nov-05 |
2.140757 |
Pound (U.K./R.U.) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain |
Other U.K. |
|
|
126 d |
Nov-05 |
|
|
United States of America |
Anchorage |
Nov-04 |
|
109 |
Mar-06 |
1.166123 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Atlanta |
Oct-04 |
|
109 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Boston |
Oct-04 |
115 |
111 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Buffalo |
May-04 |
106 |
103 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Chicago |
May-04 |
117 |
113 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Colorado Springs |
Mar-05 |
|
106 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Dallas |
Feb-05 |
112 |
109 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Denver |
Mar-05 |
|
108 |
Aug-05 |
1.241086 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Detroit |
Jul-04 |
112 |
108 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Hilo |
Jul-05 |
|
120 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Houston |
Feb-05 |
|
108 f |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Houston |
Feb-05 |
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Ithaca |
May-04 |
109 |
105 f |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Los Altos |
May-02 |
|
126 f |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Los Angeles |
Mar-05 |
|
116 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Miami |
Mar-05 |
|
109 |
Mar-06 |
1.166123 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Minneapolis |
Nov-04 |
|
107 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
New York |
Oct-04 |
128 |
124 |
May-06 |
1.16093 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Pasadena |
Mar-05 |
|
119 f |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Philadelphia |
Oct-04 |
|
106 |
Jan-06 |
1.17842 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Phoenix |
|
112 |
109 |
May-06 |
|
|
United States of America |
Princeton |
|
|
109 |
Jan-06 |
|
|
United States of America |
Raleigh-Durham |
Oct-04 |
|
108 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
San Diego |
Mar-05 |
|
110 |
Feb-06 |
1.174645 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
San Francisco |
May-02 |
|
124 |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
San Jose |
|
|
124 |
Oct-05 |
|
|
United States of America |
Seattle |
Nov-04 |
|
111 |
Oct-05 |
1.195254 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Washington D.C. |
Oct-04 |
|
109 |
Jan-06 |
1.17842 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
United States of America |
Washington D.C. |
Oct-04 |
|
112 f |
Jan-06 |
1.17842 |
Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis) |
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
Feb-03 |
|
103 |
Dec-05 |
0.051105 |
Peso (Uruguay) |
Venezuela |
Caracas |
Jun-03 |
|
95 |
Oct-05 |
0.000557 |
Bolivar |
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Feb-04 |
|
104 |
Apr-06 |
0.000073851 |
Dong |
Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Feb-04 |
|
101 |
Apr-06 |
0.000073851 |
Dong |
West Bank and Gaza |
Ramallah |
|
|
103 |
Mar-06 |
|
|
Zambia |
Lusaka |
Feb-05 |
|
134 a |
Apr-06 |
0.000364 |
Kwacha (Zam.) |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
Nov-05 |
152 |
165 |
May-06 |
0.000012108 |
Dollar (Zimb.) |
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. |