America: Cost of Living Index by City 2012

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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
Boston, MA, United States 106.8 69.7 93.4 113.2 86.1 109.9
Vancouver, Canada 105.3 60.5 89.2 103.5 92.5 98.1
Edmonton, Canada 105.3 38.9 81.4 104.6 87.0 86.1
Toronto, Canada 104.5 52.4 85.8 96.1 86.1 104.1
Honolulu, HI, United States 103.5 59.0 87.5 103.7 78.3 90.6
Calgary, Canada 103.4 40.9 80.9 100.0 81.1 124.2
Sao Paulo, Brazil 103.0 35.6 78.7 62.9 73.6 46.3
San Francisco, CA, United States 102.5 90.0 98.0 97.8 83.2 89.3
Seattle, WA, United States 101.0 48.2 82.0 100.9 82.9 107.2
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Phoenix, AZ, United States 98.6 32.8 74.9 85.1 72.8 97.5
Washington, DC, United States 98.2 69.4 87.8 89.4 81.3 97.4
Montreal, Canada 97.9 37.6 76.2 94.9 92.2 109.4
Winnipeg, Canada 96.6 32.7 73.6 96.9 74.5 98.0
Halifax, Canada 94.3 34.1 72.6 95.0 79.0 119.9
San Jose, CA, United States 94.1 73.4 86.6 82.3 82.0 113.1
Columbus, OH, United States 94.0 20.4 67.5 86.7 75.1 112.7
Ottawa, Canada 93.8 36.9 73.3 96.8 83.3 116.0
Brasilia, Brazil 93.1 34.0 71.8 65.9 69.4 32.7
Hartford, CT, United States 92.9 47.6 76.6 108.4 72.1 109.1
Indianapolis, IN, United States 92.5 32.0 70.7 72.0 69.9 281.8
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 91.8 39.6 73.0 59.8 69.9 42.8
London, Canada 91.5 34.4 71.0 79.0 80.4 94.7
San Diego, CA, United States 91.0 57.9 79.1 81.1 84.3 109.8
Los Angeles, CA, United States 90.9 64.0 81.2 73.6 70.5 122.3
San Juan, Puerto Rico 90.8 31.2 69.3 69.3 73.7 30.5
Minneapolis, MN, United States 90.3 34.8 70.3 72.8 77.2 108.2
Tampa, FL, United States 90.0 32.4 69.2 64.0 62.2 90.9
Waterloo, Canada 89.0 29.7 67.7 87.1 67.8 101.7
Baltimore, MD, United States 89.0 54.1 76.4 101.9 78.1 118.8
Philadelphia, PA, United States 88.4 58.8 77.7 83.4 78.5 99.0
Dallas, TX, United States 87.6 38.5 69.9 67.9 72.9 113.9
Houston, TX, United States 87.0 39.7 70.0 75.0 68.9 137.3
Campinas, Brazil 86.0 23.7 63.6 54.8 66.2 75.3
Chicago, IL, United States 85.4 50.0 72.7 72.3 74.8 119.9
Florianopolis, Brazil 83.9 27.5 63.6 69.3 48.8 37.9
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 83.7 22.6 61.7 69.8 56.6 135.2
Montevideo, Uruguay 83.6 26.2 62.9 66.7 68.8 30.2
Porto Alegre, Brazil 82.3 23.8 61.2 50.0 51.0 50.4
Cincinnati, OH, United States 82.2 29.1 63.1 72.1 62.0 103.6
Curitiba, Brazil 81.1 22.6 60.0 57.2 45.9 48.9
Detroit, MI, United States 79.7 30.5 62.0 75.8 67.2 92.6
Denver, CO, United States 79.4 48.4 68.2 69.2 64.6 126.1
Austin, TX, United States 78.9 45.6 66.9 80.4 65.0 131.9
Portland, OR, United States 77.2 33.8 61.6 67.3 68.4 123.0
Londrina, Brazil 76.7 23.4 57.5 49.3 54.5 30.9
Salvador, Brazil 75.5 19.7 55.4 49.9 46.0 34.0
Des Moines, IA, United States 75.4 29.2 58.8 68.6 54.5 104.0
Balneario Camboriu, Brazil 74.0 19.0 54.2 48.3 52.1 25.2
Las Vegas, NV, United States 74.0 36.0 60.3 66.8 70.8 138.3
San Jose, Costa Rica 71.2 26.0 54.9 78.6 52.9 38.8
Fortaleza, Brazil 70.3 20.9 52.5 51.9 47.8 59.9
Santiago, Chile 69.9 20.6 52.2 53.5 58.7 45.0
Bogota, Colombia 69.5 21.9 52.4 65.0 41.9 26.2
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 69.1 21.7 52.0 46.7 60.1 56.0
Buenos Aires, Argentina 65.9 21.6 50.0 55.7 57.3 40.3
Medellin, Colombia 61.4 15.3 44.8 45.5 42.0 18.6
Mexico City, Mexico 59.7 23.2 46.6 53.9 47.8 42.7
Lima, Peru 59.5 19.9 45.3 51.4 43.3 34.8
Cordoba, Argentina 57.8 19.3 43.9 52.4 51.8 42.2
Guadalajara, Mexico 57.7 10.3 40.6 47.5 44.8 69.1
Monterrey, Mexico 56.6 23.5 44.7 49.9 53.1 65.3
Guayaquil, Ecuador 54.8 10.1 38.7 44.9 40.1 25.9
Quito, Ecuador 53.7 11.7 38.6 47.4 39.3 23.9
Managua, Nicaragua 46.6 11.1 33.8 45.1 31.3 41.1