South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2022 Mid-Year

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Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Montevideo, Uruguay 59.0 18.4 39.6 48.6 55.3 29.4
Georgetown, Guyana 46.3 9.5 28.8 49.7 35.5 20.8
Caracas, Venezuela 43.4 10.4 27.7 36.9 42.8 12.4
Sao Paulo, Brazil 40.5 14.5 28.1 35.3 33.3 27.0
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 39.2 11.2 25.9 32.1 30.6 22.8
Santiago, Chile 39.1 13.1 26.7 35.9 38.9 34.6
Brasilia, Brazil 38.6 11.2 25.5 31.9 31.2 37.8
Cuenca, Ecuador 38.2 11.4 25.4 36.1 30.6 29.9
Quito, Ecuador 37.8 10.9 25.0 35.3 31.2 31.4
La Paz, Bolivia 36.5 8.6 23.2 33.4 23.9 35.3
Florianopolis, Brazil 36.2 10.7 24.0 30.2 30.1 27.7
Guayaquil, Ecuador 36.1 10.4 23.9 30.8 25.9 38.8
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 35.5 8.1 22.4 28.7 24.5 24.1
Porto Alegre, Brazil 35.1 8.7 22.5 29.6 25.2 27.4
Recife, Brazil 34.2 6.3 20.9 29.4 23.8 30.6
Curitiba, Brazil 34.1 8.7 22.0 28.8 25.8 36.0
Lima, Peru 33.6 13.9 24.2 32.3 23.3 29.0
Buenos Aires, Argentina 33.3 9.2 21.8 27.3 30.0 29.5
Asuncion, Paraguay 30.5 10.8 21.1 25.8 24.2 26.2
Medellin, Colombia 27.7 8.7 18.7 25.6 21.1 32.3
Bogota, Colombia 26.7 10.7 19.1 25.2 19.0 26.8
Barranquilla, Colombia 25.9 6.9 16.9 24.5 18.0 30.6
Cali, Colombia 25.5 6.0 16.2 23.9 16.4 31.5
Bucaramanga, Colombia 22.1 5.4 14.2 18.3 15.0 27.7