South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2021 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
Montevideo, Uruguay 51.1 15.1 34.5 42.3 47.5 28.7
Santiago, Chile 50.5 16.6 34.8 42.2 53.0 28.8
Paramaribo, Suriname 49.4 10.5 31.4 48.4 58.2 14.8
Quito, Ecuador 43.7 13.8 29.9 41.6 34.8 24.4
Guayaquil, Ecuador 40.9 12.4 27.8 36.1 29.1 27.0
Sao Paulo, Brazil 40.4 15.2 28.7 35.4 33.7 24.2
Brasilia, Brazil 40.0 11.4 26.8 32.5 31.0 39.4
Santa Cruz, Bolivia 39.4 13.5 27.4 34.2 29.6 32.0
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 38.9 14.1 27.4 34.0 30.7 25.3
La Paz, Bolivia 38.4 12.4 26.4 33.6 28.4 34.2
Buenos Aires, Argentina 37.1 12.3 25.6 29.4 35.7 23.4
Lima, Peru 35.7 14.7 25.9 33.9 25.5 26.3
Cuenca, Ecuador 34.5 12.5 24.3 32.2 25.2 26.6
Asuncion, Paraguay 31.4 11.3 22.1 25.4 25.2 24.9
Bogota, Colombia 30.0 12.9 22.1 25.1 22.4 22.6
Barranquilla, Colombia 29.6 7.9 19.6 25.7 18.7 26.1
Medellin, Colombia 29.4 9.5 20.2 26.4 23.5 26.9
Cali, Colombia 27.0 7.2 17.9 23.5 17.9 28.5
Bucaramanga, Colombia 25.8 6.5 16.9 20.3 17.5 26.7