America: Cost of Living Index by City 2013

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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
Caracas, Venezuela 115.7 55.3 86.7 124.8 102.0 20.2
Nassau, Bahamas 114.8 67.8 92.2 116.8 91.6 110.7
Calgary, Canada 110.1 44.9 78.8 112.8 98.6 115.0
Regina, Canada 108.3 40.5 75.8 107.4 97.6 109.4
Vancouver, Canada 107.7 58.0 83.9 113.7 91.6 86.5
Washington, DC, United States 105.6 78.5 92.6 104.4 94.8 101.9
Edmonton, Canada 105.2 46.6 77.1 105.9 90.7 120.9
Toronto, Canada 103.7 55.4 80.5 100.3 87.9 110.6
Saskatoon, Canada 103.1 37.9 71.8 106.4 80.2 72.2
Anchorage, AK, United States 102.9 51.3 78.1 109.5 83.2 115.8
Ottawa, Canada 101.8 39.9 72.1 104.0 93.4 165.3
Halifax, Canada 101.3 45.0 74.3 111.7 78.8 115.1
Boston, MA, United States 100.1 73.0 87.1 107.4 88.8 106.7
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Honolulu, HI, United States 99.6 64.3 82.7 118.9 76.6 105.4
Waterloo, Canada 97.9 38.3 69.3 103.1 69.3 95.3
Victoria, Canada 97.8 41.4 70.7 102.3 77.6 95.2
San Francisco, CA, United States 96.5 85.7 91.3 108.2 83.0 114.4
Hamilton, Canada 96.3 28.3 63.7 94.2 71.3 101.7
Quebec City, Canada 96.0 27.9 63.3 96.5 84.1 98.2
Richmond, VA, United States 95.1 33.7 65.6 93.0 84.6 123.8
Philadelphia, PA, United States 94.4 49.4 72.8 99.1 76.7 123.8
Winnipeg, Canada 93.8 35.7 66.0 98.2 81.0 100.2
Kitchener, Canada 93.4 34.2 65.0 101.3 73.0 119.6
Miami, FL, United States 93.4 56.1 75.5 101.0 83.0 104.0
London, Canada 93.1 40.1 67.7 89.6 89.0 95.7
Seattle, WA, United States 91.8 53.0 73.2 96.2 78.1 141.2
Minneapolis, MN, United States 91.6 40.0 66.8 84.9 72.7 125.8
Montreal, Canada 91.6 35.1 64.5 91.2 89.7 120.6
Akron, OH, United States 89.0 29.1 60.3 106.2 60.6 129.5
Cleveland, OH, United States 88.9 28.7 60.0 91.3 64.6 132.5
Buffalo, NY, United States 88.3 32.4 61.5 89.0 65.9 135.1
Las Vegas, NV, United States 88.0 27.4 58.9 89.5 80.4 144.8
San Jose, CA, United States 87.4 79.1 83.4 82.5 84.4 126.7
Madison, WI, United States 86.7 32.8 60.9 94.7 72.4 140.9
Spokane, WA, United States 86.1 26.9 57.7 92.8 75.2 141.3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86.1 42.9 65.4 62.0 67.7 39.8
Austin, TX, United States 85.5 46.5 66.8 90.8 67.3 124.6
Baltimore, MD, United States 84.4 41.1 63.6 87.5 72.5 141.8
Sacramento, CA, United States 84.3 36.5 61.4 87.4 68.8 134.7
Sao Paulo, Brazil 84.0 33.3 59.7 60.0 68.1 43.6
Omaha, NE, United States 83.8 34.8 60.3 82.7 75.2 128.6
San Diego, CA, United States 83.8 59.3 72.0 78.7 78.2 128.5
New Orleans, LA, United States 83.7 41.8 63.6 85.9 60.8 119.4
Detroit, MI, United States 83.4 27.2 56.4 80.5 69.9 132.9
Los Angeles, CA, United States 83.1 64.8 74.3 77.9 77.1 113.0
Cincinnati, OH, United States 82.9 24.9 55.1 70.8 57.5 147.6
Orlando, FL, United States 82.2 38.9 61.4 84.7 66.7 127.9
San Juan, Puerto Rico 82.1 25.9 55.1 80.3 72.3 89.1
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 82.0 31.3 57.6 82.4 68.9 137.9
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 81.8 30.2 57.0 72.4 68.9 146.7
Columbus, OH, United States 81.6 30.7 57.2 89.6 69.1 130.2
Chicago, IL, United States 81.4 56.5 69.4 71.2 72.0 120.2
Tampa, FL, United States 81.3 34.8 59.0 76.6 65.1 136.3
Denver, CO, United States 81.2 46.1 64.4 84.7 68.7 140.5
Montevideo, Uruguay 80.9 26.7 54.9 71.0 71.4 38.8
Newark, NJ, United States 80.5 43.0 62.5 76.0 77.5 151.9
Phoenix, AZ, United States 80.1 30.2 56.2 81.1 69.3 145.0
Charlotte, NC, United States 79.7 36.5 59.0 80.8 60.8 138.9
Asheville, NC, United States 79.6 37.0 59.1 94.0 58.6 126.9
Houston, TX, United States 79.6 48.9 64.8 75.8 67.9 129.5
Kansas City, MO, United States 79.5 24.6 53.2 76.5 71.1 153.8
Brasilia, Brazil 79.3 28.4 54.9 67.3 57.2 43.0
Indianapolis, IN, United States 78.9 30.7 55.8 77.1 70.5 145.3
Dallas, TX, United States 78.6 42.0 61.0 73.9 69.6 137.1
Raleigh, NC, United States 78.6 36.5 58.4 80.1 70.0 144.2
San Antonio, TX, United States 78.6 35.1 57.7 76.4 74.5 134.6
Portland, OR, United States 78.2 37.5 58.6 74.9 67.4 130.7
Atlanta, GA, United States 77.8 40.3 59.8 74.9 64.7 145.5
Albuquerque, NM, United States 76.6 27.2 52.9 82.3 57.6 150.9
Rochester, NY, United States 75.7 33.6 55.5 87.9 66.4 109.4
Des Moines, IA, United States 75.0 27.6 52.3 81.1 57.9 149.5
Milwaukee, WI, United States 74.8 29.3 53.0 73.0 63.0 159.6
Buenos Aires, Argentina 74.7 21.5 49.1 68.3 67.6 52.7
Campinas, Brazil 74.3 23.8 50.1 53.4 59.6 78.0
Porto Alegre, Brazil 72.8 19.0 47.0 51.6 52.4 34.3
San Jose, Costa Rica 70.5 22.4 47.4 77.3 56.0 38.1
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 70.3 22.4 47.3 57.8 55.1 39.2
Santiago, Chile 68.9 22.9 46.8 57.3 56.6 53.9
Florianopolis, Brazil 66.9 21.9 45.3 55.2 45.5 48.5
Cordoba, Argentina 66.2 15.1 41.7 59.5 61.0 49.6
Curitiba, Brazil 65.4 19.7 43.5 50.0 47.8 62.9
Salvador, Brazil 65.0 16.6 41.8 46.9 47.0 46.7
Bogota, Colombia 64.7 22.0 44.2 55.5 44.1 26.1
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 63.4 16.6 41.0 63.2 43.0 51.9
Fortaleza, Brazil 61.1 18.6 40.7 49.4 38.2 94.1
Monterrey, Mexico 60.4 16.7 39.4 58.6 47.9 77.8
Panama City, Panama 59.7 36.5 48.6 61.4 47.3 42.5
Mexico City, Mexico 58.0 23.4 41.4 56.5 42.2 43.7
Medellin, Colombia 57.2 12.0 35.5 51.1 35.9 34.6
Lima, Peru 55.6 23.5 40.2 49.5 40.2 41.8
Guadalajara, Mexico 54.6 11.1 33.7 47.4 41.1 62.2
Asuncion, Paraguay 52.5 11.1 32.6 49.5 36.3 39.3
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 49.1 15.9 33.1 47.9 33.4 93.6
Quito, Ecuador 47.5 11.5 30.2 47.9 27.8 25.6
Cuenca, Ecuador 44.2 16.3 30.8 48.5 22.9 24.0