South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2021

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Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Paramaribo, Suriname 51.0 10.3 31.6 50.4 58.5 17.5
Montevideo, Uruguay 50.6 14.2 33.2 41.4 45.3 32.0
Santiago, Chile 50.6 15.7 33.9 42.5 48.5 33.2
Quito, Ecuador 44.0 13.3 29.3 40.7 32.4 28.6
Guayaquil, Ecuador 42.4 12.9 28.3 36.9 29.4 31.8
Santa Cruz, Bolivia 41.5 12.6 27.7 35.7 29.3 40.5
Buenos Aires, Argentina 39.2 10.6 25.5 29.9 35.2 35.3
Lima, Peru 39.2 15.8 28.0 36.9 26.7 27.1
La Paz, Bolivia 38.8 11.6 25.8 34.6 27.2 33.1
Sao Paulo, Brazil 36.5 13.9 25.7 29.3 30.6 32.9
Cuenca, Ecuador 35.3 12.3 24.3 32.7 24.0 30.1
Campinas, Brazil 34.8 7.7 21.9 27.3 25.1 36.0
Brasilia, Brazil 33.9 10.9 22.9 26.4 26.1 48.9
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 33.4 11.2 22.8 26.3 26.5 23.7
Bogota, Colombia 33.3 14.2 24.2 28.0 23.7 22.7
Florianopolis, Brazil 32.5 8.9 21.2 24.5 28.0 31.6
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 32.1 8.1 20.6 25.0 22.7 23.6
Porto Alegre, Brazil 31.9 8.3 20.6 25.4 22.7 30.2
Medellin, Colombia 31.8 9.9 21.3 28.1 25.1 27.6
Barranquilla, Colombia 31.8 8.7 20.8 27.1 19.9 27.3
Fortaleza, Brazil 31.7 6.5 19.7 24.3 19.2 25.1
Recife, Brazil 31.7 7.7 20.2 24.5 22.1 21.3
Asuncion, Paraguay 31.4 10.2 21.3 24.6 25.2 28.5
Curitiba, Brazil 30.7 7.4 19.6 24.8 23.8 27.4
Natal, Brazil 30.2 5.9 18.6 26.0 20.2 21.5
Goiania, Brazil 29.9 5.8 18.4 23.3 19.5 26.7
Cali, Colombia 29.3 7.4 18.9 24.5 20.7 31.4
Salvador, Brazil 29.2 7.2 18.7 22.6 19.6 24.6
Bucaramanga, Colombia 28.6 7.1 18.3 21.1 18.8 28.6