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	57.36	16.53	37.85	46.28	51.72	50.62
Santiago, Chile	52.52	17.75	35.91	44.17	53.61	50.77
Brasilia, Brazil	46.60	14.58	31.30	33.52	42.59	61.67
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	46.57	16.27	32.09	33.70	40.44	37.87
Campinas, Brazil	46.45	12.17	30.07	35.01	40.76	46.64
Sao Paulo, Brazil	46.43	16.85	32.30	34.40	43.20	39.42
Guayaquil, Ecuador	45.98	15.36	31.35	40.74	33.98	35.19
Quito, Ecuador	45.54	12.88	29.93	41.09	34.35	43.42
Recife, Brazil	43.92	8.62	27.05	34.80	33.68	26.96
Belo Horizonte, Brazil	43.56	10.31	27.67	29.56	33.78	34.73
Porto Alegre, Brazil	42.34	10.36	27.06	29.89	32.88	41.35
Curitiba, Brazil	41.58	9.79	26.39	29.04	33.82	38.59
Salvador, Brazil	41.53	11.42	27.15	32.52	33.12	32.20
Florianopolis, Brazil	41.14	11.65	27.05	29.40	37.83	34.74
Lima, Peru	40.46	14.28	27.95	35.97	29.45	36.35
La Paz, Bolivia	37.94	11.68	25.39	32.47	31.71	36.51
Paramaribo, Suriname	37.49	7.81	23.31	41.46	33.36	24.16
Cuenca, Ecuador	35.43	10.90	23.71	32.35	23.85	41.33
Buenos Aires, Argentina	34.73	10.53	23.17	27.91	33.11	51.64
Bogota, Colombia	33.09	12.89	23.44	25.71	25.07	29.49
Barranquilla, Colombia	31.88	8.87	20.89	24.08	23.09	40.76
Asuncion, Paraguay	31.83	9.53	21.18	26.32	25.06	36.30
Medellin, Colombia	30.73	9.16	20.43	26.43	23.54	35.39
Cali, Colombia	29.74	6.74	18.75	24.60	21.23	38.75
Caracas, Venezuela	25.88	6.96	16.84	28.05	21.44	3.29