South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2023

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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 59.3 18.0 39.5 47.7 56.4 41.9
Santiago, Chile 46.8 16.0 32.0 43.0 45.2 34.7
Georgetown, Guyana 46.3 10.2 29.0 47.9 38.7 25.3
Caracas, Venezuela 42.6 12.3 28.1 37.5 44.6 11.0
Sao Paulo, Brazil 41.2 14.8 28.6 35.4 34.4 26.1
Guayaquil, Ecuador 38.2 11.3 25.3 32.1 29.8 40.5
Cuenca, Ecuador 38.2 11.2 25.3 35.8 28.8 31.7
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 38.2 11.3 25.3 30.8 29.6 23.2
Brasilia, Brazil 37.7 11.0 24.9 30.8 30.5 41.4
Campinas, Brazil 36.3 8.9 23.2 28.3 29.4 42.5
Florianopolis, Brazil 36.3 10.4 23.9 30.0 30.2 28.5
Quito, Ecuador 36.0 10.5 23.8 32.3 31.2 33.8
Lima, Peru 35.8 14.8 25.7 32.7 25.8 33.0
La Paz, Bolivia 35.1 8.1 22.1 31.3 23.5 38.0
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 34.5 7.9 21.8 28.2 25.3 24.1
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil 34.5 8.2 21.9 29.4 26.7 33.9
Curitiba, Brazil 34.3 8.0 21.7 28.9 26.2 37.6
Porto Alegre, Brazil 34.1 8.7 21.9 28.6 25.3 29.5
Recife, Brazil 33.8 6.7 20.8 28.5 24.2 35.1
Santa Cruz, Bolivia 33.1 9.6 21.8 26.3 29.8 34.5
Buenos Aires, Argentina 31.6 9.0 20.8 25.7 27.3 33.4
Asuncion, Paraguay 29.6 9.9 20.2 24.8 22.4 29.0
Medellin, Colombia 24.9 8.3 17.0 23.2 18.3 34.4
Cartagena, Colombia 24.7 11.8 18.5 22.0 17.9 30.2
Bogota, Colombia 24.5 9.3 17.2 23.2 17.9 28.9
Cali, Colombia 23.4 5.3 14.7 21.1 17.3 39.4
Barranquilla, Colombia 23.4 6.3 15.2 21.5 17.0 32.3
Bucaramanga, Colombia 19.6 4.6 12.4 16.1 13.6 31.3