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
Montevideo, Uruguay	59.09	17.74	39.42	46.22	56.55	51.48
Santiago, Chile	50.81	17.01	34.73	41.13	51.86	51.88
Quito, Ecuador	48.26	14.26	32.09	43.85	35.00	41.04
Guayaquil, Ecuador	47.54	15.35	32.23	40.14	36.40	33.06
Campinas, Brazil	44.49	11.60	28.84	31.77	41.73	50.04
Sao Paulo, Brazil	44.09	16.32	30.88	32.83	38.57	40.75
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	43.92	16.13	30.70	29.94	38.67	37.49
Brasilia, Brazil	43.15	13.56	29.07	33.95	40.21	62.69
Lima, Peru	41.06	14.53	28.44	36.52	29.61	38.67
Belo Horizonte, Brazil	40.76	9.53	25.90	27.04	32.69	35.36
Recife, Brazil	40.66	8.27	25.25	30.08	33.21	28.10
Porto Alegre, Brazil	39.95	10.60	25.99	27.78	31.96	47.54
Florianopolis, Brazil	39.81	11.92	26.54	28.63	36.16	39.37
Buenos Aires, Argentina	38.05	11.84	25.58	29.27	36.80	58.10
Curitiba, Brazil	37.94	9.55	24.44	25.80	31.78	37.92
Cuenca, Ecuador	36.03	10.52	23.89	31.44	25.47	43.75
Paramaribo, Suriname	35.77	6.91	22.04	38.09	29.83	25.13
Bogota, Colombia	35.03	12.76	24.44	26.41	27.92	35.57
Barranquilla, Colombia	34.06	9.37	22.31	25.18	24.58	42.56
Asuncion, Paraguay	33.60	10.05	22.40	26.55	26.48	36.46
Medellin, Colombia	32.30	10.67	22.01	27.08	24.15	33.19
Cali, Colombia	30.27	7.42	19.40	24.78	22.75	38.55
Caracas, Venezuela	27.42	8.15	18.25	28.18	25.68	4.07