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	52.40	14.87	34.11	42.23	47.97	42.04
Santiago, Chile	49.95	16.21	33.50	41.81	50.20	47.10
Guayaquil, Ecuador	46.63	15.00	31.22	42.39	31.18	33.38
Quito, Ecuador	45.77	12.40	29.51	41.63	35.57	43.35
Sao Paulo, Brazil	45.28	16.25	31.13	34.08	38.67	33.44
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	44.01	13.77	29.27	33.35	33.10	35.19
Lima, Peru	42.28	14.96	28.97	37.78	29.15	33.70
Curitiba, Brazil	39.44	8.97	24.59	30.21	29.91	35.70
Buenos Aires, Argentina	35.27	8.24	22.10	28.07	32.26	45.65
Asuncion, Paraguay	32.79	9.95	21.66	25.89	29.45	34.16
Bogota, Colombia	30.88	10.82	21.11	24.81	23.87	29.68
Medellin, Colombia	28.68	8.77	18.98	24.75	22.24	30.66
Caracas, Venezuela	27.39	7.74	17.82	29.57	22.61	2.31
Cali, Colombia	26.49	6.61	16.80	21.89	18.52	37.49