South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2020 Mid-Year

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City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Paramaribo, Suriname 48.0 9.5 29.2 48.5 44.2 19.2
Montevideo, Uruguay 47.5 13.8 31.1 37.8 43.1 36.0
Santiago, Chile 46.9 14.4 31.1 40.0 44.0 36.0
Guayaquil, Ecuador 43.6 13.0 28.7 37.2 28.5 32.0
Quito, Ecuador 43.4 12.8 28.5 38.4 31.3 33.0
Lima, Peru 41.0 15.8 28.8 37.1 27.3 29.0
La Paz, Bolivia 38.7 12.0 25.7 34.2 27.5 34.8
Cuenca, Ecuador 35.8 12.2 24.3 33.1 24.1 30.0
Sao Paulo, Brazil 35.3 12.9 24.4 26.8 29.7 34.1
Campinas, Brazil 34.2 7.2 21.0 25.0 24.3 37.3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 33.5 10.5 22.3 25.5 26.1 28.5
Brasilia, Brazil 32.4 10.5 21.7 23.6 25.4 50.4
Florianopolis, Brazil 31.9 8.4 20.4 24.2 27.2 33.0
Buenos Aires, Argentina 31.8 8.1 20.3 26.0 27.1 44.6
Recife, Brazil 31.4 7.4 19.7 23.2 22.0 21.5
Asuncion, Paraguay 31.4 9.8 20.8 25.7 25.7 31.6
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 31.1 7.4 19.5 23.0 22.6 24.1
Bogota, Colombia 31.0 12.0 21.7 25.2 22.3 25.2
Porto Alegre, Brazil 30.5 7.8 19.5 23.7 22.4 31.8
Barranquilla, Colombia 30.3 7.9 19.4 25.8 20.3 29.6
Curitiba, Brazil 30.0 6.8 18.7 23.1 23.0 31.8
Medellin, Colombia 29.1 9.4 19.5 25.9 21.2 27.7
Salvador, Brazil 28.9 6.7 18.1 21.1 20.0 24.6
Cali, Colombia 27.3 6.4 17.1 22.7 19.1 34.1