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	58.88	17.84	38.83	47.94	55.57	27.63
Georgetown, Guyana	46.36	8.45	27.84	49.06	36.60	20.76
Caracas, Venezuela	43.37	10.43	27.28	36.30	43.46	12.13
Sao Paulo, Brazil	42.36	14.63	28.81	36.86	34.57	26.02
Santiago, Chile	41.46	13.06	27.59	37.88	40.54	34.50
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	40.78	10.98	26.22	32.71	32.14	22.65
Brasilia, Brazil	40.28	11.29	26.12	33.08	32.49	37.85
Florianopolis, Brazil	38.52	10.60	24.88	31.70	31.92	30.17
Campinas, Brazil	38.24	9.45	24.17	29.67	30.01	35.16
Quito, Ecuador	37.97	10.06	24.34	34.41	32.89	29.90
Cuenca, Ecuador	37.88	10.71	24.61	35.45	30.55	28.37
Porto Alegre, Brazil	36.50	8.67	22.91	30.53	25.92	27.05
Guayaquil, Ecuador	36.49	10.21	23.65	30.26	27.62	38.76
La Paz, Bolivia	36.26	8.12	22.52	32.93	23.38	35.17
Belo Horizonte, Brazil	36.10	7.82	22.29	29.33	25.43	23.89
Curitiba, Brazil	35.40	8.50	22.26	29.70	26.40	35.98
Recife, Brazil	35.35	6.22	21.12	29.77	24.66	30.63
Lima, Peru	33.58	13.32	23.68	31.91	23.25	29.07
Buenos Aires, Argentina	32.88	9.42	21.42	26.55	29.85	29.86
Asuncion, Paraguay	30.70	10.33	20.75	26.10	24.02	25.77
Medellin, Colombia	28.26	8.42	18.57	25.40	21.99	32.92
Cartagena, Colombia	27.73	12.26	20.17	24.84	19.44	27.25
Bogota, Colombia	27.25	10.69	19.16	25.45	19.71	26.27
Barranquilla, Colombia	26.15	6.60	16.60	24.30	18.15	30.39
Cali, Colombia	25.85	5.69	16.01	24.03	16.85	31.20
Bucaramanga, Colombia	22.37	5.14	13.95	18.49	15.20	28.82