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	54.90	15.60	35.91	44.14	48.83	42.75
Santiago, Chile	52.48	17.33	35.50	44.10	52.93	50.22
Guayaquil, Ecuador	46.88	15.18	31.56	42.56	33.94	34.80
Campinas, Brazil	45.22	11.27	28.82	33.92	38.79	40.98
Sao Paulo, Brazil	44.91	16.34	31.10	32.93	41.83	39.76
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	44.86	15.10	30.48	32.43	38.76	38.39
Brasilia, Brazil	44.76	13.72	29.76	32.20	41.23	57.40
Quito, Ecuador	44.54	12.55	29.08	39.10	34.01	46.01
Recife, Brazil	41.75	8.02	25.45	32.83	31.15	25.02
Belo Horizonte, Brazil	41.55	9.65	26.13	28.20	31.76	35.75
Porto Alegre, Brazil	41.16	9.67	25.94	28.91	31.08	40.78
Lima, Peru	40.97	13.76	27.82	35.92	29.91	37.38
Florianopolis, Brazil	39.47	11.08	25.75	28.12	35.50	33.61
Salvador, Brazil	39.47	10.74	25.59	31.30	29.85	31.69
Curitiba, Brazil	39.05	9.14	24.60	26.77	32.14	37.94
Paramaribo, Suriname	38.17	7.88	23.53	41.94	33.10	25.09
La Paz, Bolivia	38.07	11.36	25.16	32.67	32.84	40.62
Santa Cruz, Bolivia	37.99	12.15	25.50	30.61	27.92	50.68
Buenos Aires, Argentina	36.51	10.36	23.87	29.93	34.36	49.17
Cuenca, Ecuador	35.20	10.70	23.36	32.15	23.97	42.03
Bogota, Colombia	32.94	12.33	22.98	25.80	25.03	29.38
Asuncion, Paraguay	32.32	9.03	21.07	26.77	26.62	35.60
Barranquilla, Colombia	31.05	8.58	20.19	23.47	21.68	40.56
Medellin, Colombia	30.12	8.80	19.82	25.45	23.19	34.46
Cali, Colombia	29.54	6.67	18.49	24.56	20.87	36.69
Caracas, Venezuela	26.26	7.39	17.14	28.33	21.82	2.98