South America: Cost of Living Index by Country 2026

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Country
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Uruguay 55.6 14.7 37.3 55.1 59.6 55.1
Guyana 50.4 24.8 39.0 62.6 53.8 52.1
Suriname 42.3 10.7 28.2 51.5 39.9 19.3
Argentina 41.3 12.1 28.3 41.1 47.9 47.5
Chile 39.0 11.6 26.8 42.1 39.7 52.8
Venezuela 37.7 7.1 24.0 42.2 40.7 17.4
Peru 33.5 11.3 23.6 37.7 28.3 48.5
Colombia 31.7 10.9 22.4 32.8 27.0 39.9
Ecuador 30.9 8.7 21.0 33.8 27.0 48.4
Brazil 30.1 8.5 20.5 30.0 26.0 46.1
Paraguay 28.5 10.2 20.3 27.9 26.4 49.3
Bolivia 27.3 8.6 19.0 28.4 22.2 43.6