South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2023 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 61.2 17.5 40.4 51.7 59.1 43.9
Santiago, Chile 52.5 16.7 35.5 50.0 51.7 31.1
Georgetown, Guyana 46.1 12.1 29.9 46.0 43.4 21.9
Sao Paulo, Brazil 44.7 16.9 31.5 39.7 38.6 24.3
Caracas, Venezuela 43.4 11.6 28.2 38.5 46.0 9.7
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43.3 12.5 28.6 34.1 33.0 21.7
Brasilia, Brazil 40.5 12.1 27.0 34.2 33.3 39.3
Campinas, Brazil 39.9 9.8 25.5 32.0 34.3 32.6
Florianopolis, Brazil 39.6 11.5 26.2 32.5 34.2 31.6
Porto Alegre, Brazil 38.6 9.7 24.8 32.2 29.2 26.8
Goiania, Brazil 38.4 7.4 23.7 31.9 28.8 24.0
Guayaquil, Ecuador 38.0 12.3 25.8 32.7 30.5 41.0
Curitiba, Brazil 37.9 8.6 23.9 32.4 29.5 35.1
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 37.7 8.9 24.0 31.6 28.3 24.2
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil 37.1 9.3 23.8 32.0 28.8 34.6
Lima, Peru 37.0 14.0 26.0 34.7 27.5 27.2
Recife, Brazil 36.3 7.4 22.5 31.1 26.5 37.5
Fortaleza, Brazil 36.2 6.6 22.1 31.8 28.4 18.7
Cuenca, Ecuador 36.1 11.4 24.3 33.5 28.6 29.8
Quito, Ecuador 34.6 9.6 22.7 31.5 30.4 31.9
Santa Cruz, Bolivia 32.4 9.7 21.6 26.1 28.5 27.2
Medellin, Colombia 30.7 10.2 20.9 28.4 23.9 28.0
Asuncion, Paraguay 30.3 11.5 21.3 25.6 23.3 25.8
Buenos Aires, Argentina 30.2 10.1 20.6 25.3 29.2 30.2
Cartagena, Colombia 30.1 12.5 21.7 27.2 20.8 27.4
Cali, Colombia 29.7 6.4 18.6 29.2 20.8 35.2
Bogota, Colombia 29.3 10.2 20.2 28.0 21.0 27.6
Barranquilla, Colombia 26.4 7.7 17.5 24.5 19.9 29.1
Bucaramanga, Colombia 22.6 5.0 14.2 18.6 16.5 29.6