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Table 1. Indexes of Living Costs Abroad
January 2002 Country and City Survey Exchange Rate1 Local2 U.S. Foreign Number Relative Index Relative Index Algeria: Algiers 01/23/2001 Dinar 78 98 101 79 86 Angola: Luanda 07/26/2001 Kwanza 19.71 148 153 119 122 Argentina: Buenos Aires 01/12/2001 Peso 1.00 159 155 131 126 Armenia: Yerevan 02/26/2001 Dram 554 98 100 85 87 Australia: Canberra 08/09/2000 Dollar 1.71 114 114 104 104 Austria: Vienna 03/22/2000 Schilling 13.6 142 138 123 122 Azerbaijan: Baku 10/15/2001 Manat 4,700 136 140 114 118 Bahamas: Grand Bahamas 01/05/2001 Dollar 1.00 150 155 133 137 Nassau 01/10/2001 Dollar 1.00 147 150 133 135 Bahrain: Manama 07/25/1999 Dinar 0.3769 119 126 106 113 Bangladesh: Dhaka 04/15/2001 Taka 54 93 97 86 90 Barbados: Bridgetown 03/01/2001 Dollar 2.00 141 148 124 128 Belarus: Minsk5 01/11/2000 Ruble 760 115 115 105 105 Belgium: Brussels 01/10/2001 Franc 45.1 123 120 110 109 SHAPE 06/18/1997 Franc 35 130 132 106 107 Belize: Belize City 05/19/2001 Dollar 2.00 105 111 98 104 Benin: Cotonou 02/12/2000 CFA Franc 643 99 108 91 100 Bermuda: Hamilton 02/17/2000 Dollar 1.00 159 159 139 139 Bolivia: La Paz 07/09/2001 Boliviano 6.58 97 96 88 87 Botswana: Gaborone 01/10/2000 Pula 4.61 90 94 86 91 Brazil: Brasilia 10/05/2000 Real 1.77 111 114 100 102 Brunei:Bandar Seri Begawan 12/18/2000 Dollar 1.73 112 120 106 114 Bulgaria: Sofia 07/01/2000 Leva 2.07 88 94 85 91 Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou 03/31/2000 CFA Franc 681 108 113 93 97 Burma: Rangoon 01/01/2000 Kyat 340 113 118 102 108 Burundi: Bujumbura 10/05/2000 Franc 758 134 139 119 121 Cambodia: Phnom Penh 02/08/2001 Riel 3,880 113 115 107 109 Cameroon: Yaounde 02/02/2000 CFA Franc 643 135 140 118 121 Canada: Ottawa 12/11/2000 Dollar 1.54 95 95 95 95 Vancouver 12/19/2000 Dollar 1.52 121 122 116 117 Cape Verde: Praia 07/01/1993 Escudo 81.1 94 101 85 91 Central African Republic: Bangui 03/01/2001 CFA Franc 709 139 142 128 130 Chad: Ndjamena 05/23/2001 CFA Franc 735 113 118 102 103 Chile: Santiago 04/18/2000 Peso 497 116 125 105 114 China: Beijing 10/29/1999 Remnimbi 8.27 122 125 109 112 Colombia: Bogota 02/01/2000 Peso 1,912 89 90 89 91 Congo: Brazzaville 10/19/1996 CFA Franc 514 165 176 126 135 Congo, Dem. Republic of: Kinshasa 08/09/2001 Congolese Franc 348.36 188 200 144 148 Costa Rica: San Jose 02/02/2001 Colon 318 109 121 93 105 Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan 02/15/2001 CFA Franc 712 118 126 103 109 Croatia: Zagreb 10/31/2000 Kuna 8.53 105 103 102 100 Cuba: Havana 02/09/2000 Dollar 1 141 149 124 131 Cyprus: Nicosia 05/10/2000 Pound 0.616 104 105 95 97 Czech Rep.: Prague 05/19/1999 Koruna 35.1 99 93 97 91 Denmark: Copenhagen 04/30/2001 Kroner 8.29 137 133 119 118 Djibouti: Djibouti 05/17/2001 Franc 177 156 172 132 144 Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo 04/30/2000 Peso 16.4 104 112 96 103 Ecuador: Quito 01/30/2001 Sucre 25,000 95 100 86 92 Egypt: Cairo 03/19/2001 Pound 3.85 98 103 85 90 El Salvador: San Salvador 03/19/2001 Colon 8.75 94 103 89 97 Eritrea: Asmara 10/20/1997 Birr 7.2 98 104 88 94 Estonia: Tallinn 05/10/1999 Kroon 14.7 107 106 99 98 Ethiopia: Addis Ababa 03/31/2000 Birr 8.16 118 123 100 105 Fiji: Suva 10/15/1999 Dollar 1.95 101 108 97 105 Finland: Helsinki 06/15/2001 Markka 6.8 132 130 114 114 France: Paris 02/14/2001 Franc 6.93 136 125 119 112 Gabon: Libreville 03/21/2001 CFA Franc 721 124 137 108 120 Gambia: Banjul 04/12/1996 Dalasi 9.8 103 110 92 99 Georgia: Tbilisi 01/08/2001 Lari 1.98 130 137 112 118 Germany: Berlin 03/09/2001 Mark 2.06 132 127 118 114 Frankfurt 02/11/2001 Mark 2.06 122 121 104 103 Munich 03/29/2001 Mark 2.04 128 127 117 117 Ghana: Accra 03/26/2001 Cedi 7,128 106 113 97 103 Greece: Athens 01/04/2001 Drachma 381 106 106 98 98 Grenada: Grenada 05/15/2001 Dollar 2.70 113 116 102 105 Guatemala: Guatemala City 12/26/1997 Quetzal 6.21 96 105 93 101 Guinea: Conakry 11/27/2000 Franc 1,865 108 116 95 99 Guinea Bissau: Bissau 01/24/1997 Peso 34,391 107 113 94 100 Guyana: Georgetown 06/09/1999 Dollar 171 79 82 76 79 Haiti: Port au Prince 12/15/2000 Gourde 24.3 111 114 103 105 Honduras: Tegucigalpa 06/12/2001 Lempira 15.4 88 94 81 87 Hong Kong: Hong Kong 01/15/2001 Dollar 7.8 166 153 143 136 Hungary: Budapest 05/20/2001 Forint 295 83 78 79 76 Iceland: Reykjavik 06/11/2001 Kronur 100.6 152 151 120 120 India: New Delhi 03/24/1999 Rupee 42.3 95 96 95 97 Indonesia: Jakarta 06/23/1999 Rupiah 7,997 98 104 92 99 Ireland: Dublin 06/10/2000 Pound 0.8727 130 129 114 115 Israel: Tel Aviv 03/29/2000 New Shekel 3.98 169 169 134 133 Italy: Milan 03/10/2001 Lira 2,093 156 151 137 134 Naples 03/07/2001 Lira 2,093 134 132 115 115 Italy: Rome 03/27/2000 Lira 1,971 149 144 127 125 Jamaica: Kingston 06/27/2001 Dollar 45.5 133 140 117 124 Japan: Okinawa Prefecture/Naha 01/27/2000 Yen 100 191 192 137 139 Osaka-Kobe 06/04/2000 Yen 105 195 187 173 168 Tokyo 01/28/2000 Yen 100 219 211 157 155 Jordan: Amman 05/28/2000 Dinar 0.708 102 107 89 94 Kazakhstan: Almaty 03/04/2001 Tenge 147 144 146 111 113 Kenya: Nairobi 02/01/2000 Schilling 70.6 121 128 107 113 Korea: Seoul 06/05/2000 Won 1,088 128 133 100 105 Kuwait: Kuwait City 11/11/2000 Dinar 0.308 119 128 110 121 Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek 01/15/1999 Som 28.6 130 135 110 115 Laos: Vientiane 03/04/2000 Kip 7,483 104 113 101 109 Latvia: Riga 05/07/2001 Lats 0.6267 107 112 95 101 Lebanon: Beirut 06/01/2000 Pound 1,514 106 107 95 95 Lesotho: Maseru 04/08/1999 Maton 6.21 78 80 78 80 Liberia: Monrovia 10/30/2000 Dollar 41 122 128 104 113 Lithuania: Vilnius 03/20/1998 Litas 3.98 105 112 93 99 Luxembourg: Luxembourg 01/17/2001 Franc 43.2 110 111 107 106 Macedonia: Skopje 07/15/1999 Denar 58.8 106 109 93 96 Madagascar: Antananarivo 09/17/2001 Franc 6,214 96 99 82 86 Malawi: Lilongwe 10/22/2001 Kwacha 60.8 111 116 100 105 Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur 06/30/2000 Ringgit 3.8 92 100 83 92 Mali: Bamako 01/18/2000 CFA Franc 641 114 130 95 111 Malta: Valletta 03/27/2001 Lira 0.4407 108 112 103 106 Marshall Islands: Majuro 10/22/2001 Dollar 1.00 128 131 120 122 Mauritania: Nouakchott 11/15/1999 Ouguiya 210 116 125 100 107 Mauritius: Port Louis 11/22/2000 Rupee 26.7 109 112 103 105 Mexico: Mexico City 03/17/2001 Peso 9.53 120 124 111 115 Micronesia: Pohnpei 08/15/2000 Dollar 1.00 109 112 101 104 Moldova: Chisinau 05/12/1998 Leu 4.69 99 103 93 96 Morocco: Rabat 06/22/1999 Dirham 10 108 111 98 101 Mozambique: Maputo5 07/23/2001 Metical 21,288 91 98 89 97 Namibia: Windhoek 10/15/1996 Rand 4.52 94 95 90 90 Nepal: Kathmandu 02/20/1998 Rupee 62.2 99 107 89 97 Netherlands: Hague 02/11/2000 Guilder 2.16 129 128 112 112 Brunssum 11/18/1999 Guilder 2.05 123 123 106 106 Netherlands Antilles:Curacao 08/15/2000 Florin 1.78 132 142 117 125 New Zealand: Wellington 02/01/2000 Dollar 1.86 107 107 104 103 Nicaragua: Managua 03/10/2000 Cordoba 12.51 117 121 100 103 Niger: Niamey 07/16/2001 CFA Franc 774 97 105 91 98 Nigeria: Lagos 03/20/2000 Naira 102 117 129 105 119 Norway: Oslo 01/15/2001 Kroner 8.87 172 170 141 138 Oman: Muscat 05/11/2000 Rial 0.385 113 122 105 114 Pakistan: Islamabad 12/01/2000 Rupee 57.8 90 97 90 95 Palau, Republic of: Koror 11/18/1999 Dollar 1.00 104 107 102 105 Panama: Panama City 12/08/1999 Balboa 1.00 95 99 91 95 Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby 08/10/2000 Kina 2.51 110 114 100 104 Paraguay: Asuncion 05/23/2001 Guarani 3,813 104 109 91 95 Peru: Lima 01/06/2001 New Sol 3.5 125 131 109 114 Philippines: Manila 02/18/1999 Peso 38.5 90 94 89 93 Poland: Warsaw 09/01/1999 New Zloty 3.88 109 106 93 91 Portugal: Lisbon 04/14/2000 Escudo 207 103 103 94 95 Qatar: Doha 10/31/2000 Riyal 3.64 117 122 109 114 Romania: Bucharest4 02/22/2000 Leu 18,290 96 102 95 100 Russia: Moscow4 12/15/2000 Ruble 27.83 130 130 113 114 St. Petersburg4 02/06/2001 Ruble 28.33 129 128 119 117 Rwanda: Kigali 12/01/2000 Franc 416 134 141 112 118 Saudi Arabia: Dhahran 04/14/2001 Riyal 3.75 116 126 104 114 Jeddah 04/12/2001 Riyal 3.75 120 135 102 117 Riyadh 04/14/2001 Riyal 3.75 116 125 103 117 Senegal: Dakar 04/01/2000 CFA Franc 681 106 113 96 102 Serbia-Montenegro: Belgrade 05/01/1998 New Dinar 10.94 99 96 91 89 Sierra Leone: Freetown 12/28/2000 Leone 1,900 114 124 104 114 Singapore: Singapore 04/11/2001 Dollar 1.79 129 132 112 116 Slovenia: Ljubljana 01/15/1997 Tolar 141 118 118 104 103 South Africa: Johannesburg 01/16/2001 Rand 7.56 85 85 84 84 Spain: Madrid 04/16/2001 Paseta 185 105 102 99 96 Sri Lanka: Colombo 01/27/2000 Rupee 71.5 92 97 84 89 Sudan: Khartoum 02/28/1995 Pound 430 107 118 92 104 Suriname: Paramaribo 03/13/2000 Guilder 1,365 97 105 91 99 Swaziland: Mbabane 09/29/1997 Rand 4.69 79 85 76 83 Sweden: Stockholm 06/12/2001 Kroner 10.27 144 135 122 113 Switzerland: Geneva 02/28/2000 Franc 1.63 176 177 158 159 Syria: Damascus 05/15/2000 Pound 45.7 105 108 93 96 Taiwan: AIT Taipei6 03/15/2001 NT Dollar 32.3 132 134 119 120 Tajikistan: Dushanbe 10/01/1997 Ruble 850 93 98 86 90 Tanzania: Dar es Salaam 02/12/2001 Shilling 801 122 128 107 112 Thailand: Bangkok 02/07/2000 Baht 37.4 98 106 88 97 Togo: Lome 01/02/2001 CFA Franc 734 99 115 87 103 Trinidad: Port of Spain 03/04/1999 Dollar 6.28 109 114 97 102 Tunisia: Tunis 03/04/2000 Dinar 1.28 109 113 98 101 Turkey: Istanbul 02/21/2001 Lira 678,380 132 127 111 109 Turkmemistan: Ashgabat 07/07/2001 Manat 5350 141 144 118 121 Uganda: Kampala 08/21/2000 Shilling 1,607 121 128 103 108 Ukraine: Kiev 03/17/2000 Hryvnia 5.58 110 116 100 106 United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi 03/05/2001 Dirham 3.67 114 120 108 113 United Kingdom: London 03/16/2001 Pound 0.6700 144 138 121 121 Oxfordshire 04/30/2001 Pound 0.6800 133 134 117 118 Uruguay: Montevideo 10/27/1999 Peso 11.69 148 160 126 137 Uzbekistan: Tashkent 10/10/2001 Som 975 114 116 108 109 Venezeula: Caracas 10/15/2001 Bolivar 742 120 129 105 114 Vietnam: Hanoi 04/10/2001 Ndong 14,544 101 101 95 96 Yemen: Sanaa 04/15/1999 Riyal 150 105 111 95 102 Zambia: Lusaka 04/02/2001 Kwacha 3,360 111 118 100 106 Zimbabwe: Harare 04/15/2000 Dollar 45.1 79 82 77 80 New surveys since the October 2001 publication are in bold. 1 The exchange rates shown are those used to calculate the indexes. They are usually the rates available to American citizens during the survey month. Current exchange rates may differ from the rates shown. Interim indexes adjusted for new exchange rates are not published. See Technical Notes for an explanation of how the local indexes may be adjusted for changes in exchange rates. 2 The local relative and local index measures living costs for private American citizens. The local relative is a comparison of the prices of goods and services at the foreign post and in Washington, D.C., with the price ratios weighted by the pattern of expenditure in Washington, D.C. Consequently, the local relative is a comparison of price levels at the post and in Washington, D.C., but not necessarily a comparison of the cost of living abroad. The local index is a comparison of prices at the foreign post and in Washington, D.C., with the price ratios weighted by the expenditure pattern of American employees living at the foreign post. It is, thereby, a measure of the cost of living for Americans at the foreign post compared with the cost of living in Washington, D.C. This is the index most appropriate for use by business firms and other private organizations to establish cost-of-living allowances for their American employees stationed abroad. 3 The U.S. Government relative and index include prices of goods imported to the post and price advantages available only to U.S. Government employees. The U.S. Government relative is a comparison of price levels but not necessarily of living costs abroad because the expenditure weights reflect only the Washington, D.C. expenditure pattern. The U.S. Government index reflects Federal employee foreign expenditure patterns and is used to compute foreign post allowances for Federal employees. 4 Local relative and local index comparisons include prices in hard currency or diplomatic stores. 5 Survey results that were inadvertently omitted from the January 2001 publication. 6 There are no U.S. Government employees in Taiwan. The figures listed in this column represent a living cost comparison for American employees of the American Institute in Taiwan, who have some duty-free and other special benefits that may not be available to other Americans in Taiwan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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