South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2022

Chart: Cost of Living Index

Rank	City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
1	Montevideo, Uruguay	52.0	15.1	34.7	43.8	47.5	30.8
2	Paramaribo, Suriname	49.2	10.1	30.9	48.3	61.3	16.4
3	Santiago, Chile	45.6	15.3	31.4	40.1	47.9	32.1
4	Caracas, Venezuela	45.3	12.1	29.7	37.6	48.6	15.9
5	Quito, Ecuador	40.5	12.6	27.4	38.0	31.3	29.7
6	Guayaquil, Ecuador	38.6	11.6	26.0	34.0	29.4	31.4
7	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	38.0	11.6	25.6	33.0	30.6	32.9
8	La Paz, Bolivia	37.5	10.9	25.0	33.2	27.8	34.6
9	Sao Paulo, Brazil	37.5	14.5	26.7	32.1	31.6	29.2
10	Brasilia, Brazil	36.8	11.1	24.8	29.9	31.8	43.5
11	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	36.7	11.5	24.9	31.5	29.1	18.9
12	Buenos Aires, Argentina	35.2	10.7	23.8	28.5	34.3	26.9
13	Lima, Peru	34.6	14.5	25.2	33.2	25.5	28.9
14	Florianopolis, Brazil	34.4	9.7	22.8	27.7	30.3	29.3
15	Cuenca, Ecuador	34.2	12.0	23.8	32.9	24.0	30.8
16	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	32.5	7.9	21.0	25.1	21.9	21.0
17	Porto Alegre, Brazil	32.3	8.9	21.3	30.2	25.0	31.2
18	Curitiba, Brazil	31.8	7.6	20.5	27.2	25.3	32.3
19	Asuncion, Paraguay	30.6	10.3	21.1	25.5	24.9	27.4
20	Medellin, Colombia	28.8	9.5	19.7	25.6	22.5	32.8
21	Barranquilla, Colombia	28.4	7.8	18.7	25.7	18.2	27.0
22	Bogota, Colombia	27.9	11.6	20.3	24.3	22.0	26.1
23	Cali, Colombia	25.8	7.0	17.0	22.6	18.0	31.1
24	Bucaramanga, Colombia	23.7	5.9	15.4	18.1	16.7	30.4