America: Cost of Living Index by City 2011

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City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Vancouver, Canada 103.2 66.1 89.8 110.0 85.1 85.2
Fort McMurray, Canada 102.9 54.4 85.5 101.0 76.8 126.0
Calgary, Canada 102.8 46.2 82.4 107.5 80.3 127.0
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Thunder Bay, Canada 97.7 46.7 79.4 105.2 54.6 101.6
San Juan, Puerto Rico 97.1 32.6 73.9 71.8 81.2 22.5
Edmonton, Canada 95.7 37.2 74.7 107.1 70.8 83.0
Halifax, Canada 95.6 37.1 74.6 106.1 79.0 89.1
Seattle, WA, United States 93.7 45.8 76.5 94.1 85.6 124.9
Waterloo, Canada 93.4 30.4 70.8 88.7 79.2 99.0
Brasilia, Brazil 93.3 34.0 72.0 52.8 76.4 63.8
Phoenix, AZ, United States 91.6 36.3 71.8 75.6 67.8 112.9
Toronto, Canada 91.6 53.4 77.9 101.7 65.9 122.7
Sao Paulo, Brazil 91.4 38.1 72.2 59.8 63.3 68.6
Winnipeg, Canada 90.2 31.3 69.0 101.2 62.1 89.6
Hamilton, Canada 89.8 29.7 68.2 88.9 72.4 103.1
Boston, MA, United States 89.8 60.8 79.4 88.7 79.3 128.9
Los Angeles, CA, United States 89.2 63.1 79.8 80.8 68.2 130.4
Tampa, FL, United States 89.1 35.0 69.7 61.2 62.2 104.8
Montreal, Canada 89.1 40.7 71.7 95.4 74.8 107.3
San Francisco, CA, United States 88.1 95.8 90.8 82.8 72.7 107.1
Miami, FL, United States 87.9 62.0 78.6 68.6 79.0 85.6
San Diego, CA, United States 86.6 65.1 78.9 78.5 95.5 102.8
Boise, ID, United States 86.3 28.7 65.6 71.9 56.7 120.4
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86.1 43.5 70.8 52.7 67.0 51.9
Dallas, TX, United States 85.9 38.3 68.8 77.6 59.0 127.6
Minneapolis, MN, United States 83.5 45.0 69.7 87.8 78.2 123.2
Atlanta, GA, United States 82.5 37.8 66.5 68.3 66.2 103.0
San Jose, CA, United States 81.9 65.1 75.9 84.0 59.3 125.6
Regina, Canada 81.6 37.0 65.6 96.9 73.4 114.3
Ottawa, Canada 80.5 40.5 66.1 82.3 68.7 137.0
New Orleans, LA, United States 79.6 47.3 68.0 59.8 54.7 70.9
Louisville, KY, United States 79.3 21.3 58.5 73.9 53.1 95.4
Memphis, TN, United States 79.1 36.9 63.9 64.9 55.8 93.0
Philadelphia, PA, United States 78.6 61.1 72.3 73.5 66.8 112.2
Milwaukee, WI, United States 78.2 36.1 63.1 72.4 73.6 103.3
Hartford, CT, United States 77.0 57.1 69.9 102.5 55.4 116.1
San Jose, Costa Rica 76.4 24.4 57.7 84.6 66.8 37.5
San Antonio, TX, United States 74.4 30.4 58.6 67.3 76.5 117.7
Kansas City, MO, United States 74.4 42.9 63.1 67.5 58.0 96.8
Londrina, Brazil 74.3 26.6 57.2 53.3 44.7 34.6
Cleveland, OH, United States 74.1 41.1 62.2 65.8 64.6 119.4
Austin, TX, United States 73.4 46.6 63.8 73.6 61.2 130.5
Detroit, MI, United States 72.4 32.9 58.2 67.7 59.1 98.9
Montevideo, Uruguay 72.1 18.3 52.8 61.0 52.4 44.1
Fresno, CA, United States 71.6 30.9 57.0 70.2 56.6 99.6
Curitiba, Brazil 71.4 21.2 53.4 48.9 34.6 48.6
Balneario Camboriu, Brazil 70.8 21.1 53.0 40.6 43.4 81.2
Albuquerque, NM, United States 70.4 35.5 57.9 75.6 58.3 116.8
Santiago, Chile 64.7 18.1 48.0 52.5 59.1 57.5
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 64.7 28.6 51.8 38.5 60.2 64.7
Vitoria, Brazil 64.3 15.9 46.9 48.5 39.0 32.7
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 64.1 26.7 50.7 57.5 47.7 34.7
Cancun, Mexico 63.7 21.3 48.5 48.7 53.7 34.8
Medellin, Colombia 56.9 11.7 40.7 42.9 36.5 19.9
Buenos Aires, Argentina 56.8 19.5 43.4 51.3 44.3 49.1
Mexico City, Mexico 56.6 20.6 43.7 50.0 40.0 42.6
Bogota, Colombia 56.0 19.6 42.9 50.5 35.5 41.1
Caracas, Venezuela 55.8 34.9 48.3 48.3 57.0 45.1
Quito, Ecuador 55.0 19.3 42.2 56.7 39.3 38.5
Guadalajara, Mexico 52.0 14.9 38.7 52.3 44.1 89.1
Monterrey, Mexico 50.4 17.4 38.5 37.0 44.3 67.9
Panama City, Panama 50.3 21.7 40.1 39.2 38.4 69.7
Lima, Peru 48.8 18.1 37.8 50.1 39.8 48.3
La Paz, Bolivia 39.0 16.6 31.0 25.9 28.0 58.9