South America: Current Cost of Living Index by City

Chart: Cost of Living Index

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Paramaribo, Suriname	46.30	8.66	28.23	50.86	33.75	21.16
Montevideo, Uruguay	45.84	13.62	30.37	37.59	38.37	38.59
Santiago, Chile	45.83	14.62	30.85	40.03	41.10	37.87
Quito, Ecuador	42.53	13.18	28.44	38.27	29.09	35.10
Lima, Peru	42.14	16.39	29.78	39.04	26.72	30.40
Guayaquil, Ecuador	41.66	13.24	28.02	34.93	25.62	33.85
La Paz, Bolivia	39.43	11.63	26.09	36.30	26.81	32.34
Cuenca, Ecuador	35.84	12.26	24.52	33.64	22.62	30.08
Sao Paulo, Brazil	33.81	12.45	23.56	25.95	27.39	34.96
Buenos Aires, Argentina	32.36	8.39	20.86	26.89	26.51	47.09
Brasilia, Brazil	31.74	10.21	21.41	24.23	23.54	55.38
Asuncion, Paraguay	31.18	10.12	21.07	25.65	24.82	33.42
Caracas, Venezuela	31.13	8.53	20.28	34.56	26.47	1.89
Campinas, Brazil	30.85	7.10	19.45	22.35	21.70	36.93
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	30.83	10.04	20.85	23.85	22.16	30.31
Florianopolis, Brazil	30.16	8.01	19.53	23.68	24.46	30.42
Belo Horizonte, Brazil	29.68	7.37	18.97	22.20	20.59	25.48
Recife, Brazil	29.58	7.03	18.75	22.66	19.70	22.09
Bogota, Colombia	29.32	11.45	20.74	24.05	20.71	27.11
Porto Alegre, Brazil	28.93	7.68	18.73	22.85	20.13	33.14
Curitiba, Brazil	28.82	6.61	18.16	22.67	20.66	32.69
Barranquilla, Colombia	28.58	7.79	18.60	25.03	17.24	30.90
Medellin, Colombia	27.39	9.03	18.58	25.24	18.69	29.06
Cali, Colombia	26.04	6.23	16.53	21.76	17.86	34.04