Retail Price Indexes

RETAIL PRICE INDEXES RELATING TO LIVING EXPENDITURES OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS GENERAL NOTE

INDICES DES PRIX DE DETAIL RELATIFS AUX DEPENSES DE LA VIE COURANTE DES FONCTIONNAIRES DE L'ONU REMARQUE GENERALE

BASE:
NEW YORK CITY = 100, INDEX DATE = SEPTEMBER 2000
COUNTRY OR AREA
PAYS OU ZONE
EXCHANGE RATE
PER US $*
COURS DU $
E-U
TOTAL EXCLUDING
HOUSING**
NON COMPRIS
L'HABITATION
AFGHANISTAN, KABUL28700 AFGHAN 50  81
ALBANIA, TIRANA142.28 LEK 76  85
ALGERIA, ALGIERS74.74 DINAR 70  88
ANGOLA, LUANDA11.974 KWANZ 84 103
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$108 140
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 $ 90  96
ARMENIA, YEREVAN542.00 DRAM 74  89
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.750 A$ 67  82
AUSTRIA, VIENNA15.4253 S 73  92
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU4492.00 M 78  88
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$101  97
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 81  88
BANGLADESH, DHAKA53.85 TAKA 67  82
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 85 103
BELARUS, MINSK990 BRUBL 71  83
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS45.2210 BFRA 67  84
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 73  87
BENIN, COTONOU735.328 CFAF 64  79
BHUTAN, THIMPHU45.40 NGULTR 66  80
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ6.23 $B 72  82
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO2.19249 BHD 68  80
BOTSWANA, GABORONE5.200 PULA 66  78
BRAZIL, BRASILIA1.820 REAL 79  84
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $103 138
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.72 BRU$ 57*** 79
BULGARIA, SOFIA2170.00 LEVA 70  83
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU735.328 CFAF 68  86
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA750.400 BUFR 71  87
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3880 RIEL 71  84
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE735.328 CFAF 69  85
CANADA, MONTREAL1.48 CAN$ 72  88
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA114.926 ESCU 66  84
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI735.328 CFAF 76  94
CHAD, N'DJAMENA735.328 CFAF 86 107
CHILE, SANTIAGO560 CH$ 73  84
CHINA, BEIJING8.267 YRMB 91***100
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR 7.78 HK$118**** 92
CHINA, MACAO SAR8.07 PATACA 72**** 86
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA2180.00 $ 61  75
COMOROS, MORONI551.496 CF 77  93
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE735.328 CFAF 79*** 98
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA23.50 FC 80  90
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA2.34 NZ$ 63  85
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE310.75 COLON 70  82
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN735.328 CFAF 69  84
CROATIA, ZAGREB8.41 KUNA 77  90
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 77*** 91
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.635 L 66  82
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE39.64 KORUNA 74  83
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN8.36 KRONE 76  97
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI177 DFR 88  96
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$102 120
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO16.10 RD$ 86  87
ECUADOR, QUITO25000 SUCRE 62  75
EGYPT, CAIRO3.484 L.E. 78  87
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.72 C 73  83
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO735.328 CFAF 72*** 86
ERITREA, ASMARA9.50 NAKFA 68  84
ESTONIA, TALLINN17.540 KROON 68  76
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA8.242 BIRR 68  83
FIJI, SUVA2.08 $F 65  78
FINLAND, HELSINKI6.66516 MARK 68  86
FRANCE, PARIS7.35328 FF 73  90
GABON, LIBREVILLE735.328 CFAF 71  84
GAMBIA, BANJUL12.48 DALASI 69  84
GEORGIA, TBILISI1.968 LARI 77  82
GERMANY, BONN2.19249 DM 73**** 86
GHANA, ACCRA6243.36 CEDI 69  77
GREECE, ATHENS378 DRACHMA 62  78
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$ 99 138
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY7.7440 QUETZ 70  83
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU735.328 CFAF 93 119
GUINEA, CONAKRY1593.540 FG 73  79
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN179.00 G$ 74  86
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE22.00 GOURDE 76  83
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA14.928 LEMPI 72  87
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST293.00 FORIN 75  78
INDIA, NEW DELHI45.40 RS 76  84
INDONESIA, JAKARTA8127 RUPIAH 80  87
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN8159 RLS 74  80
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1800 I.D. 76  90
ITALY, ROME2170.56 LIT 66  84
JAMAICA, KINGSTON42.458 J$ 85  91
JAPAN, TOKYO107.00 YEN124 118
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 70  84
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY142.00 TENGE 72  83
KENYA, NAIROBI76.00 SH 71  85
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.75 A$ 84***101
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.160 W 77*** 90
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1101.00 W104  94
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.306 D 83  87
KYRGYZSTAN, BISHKEK47.40 SOM 66  79
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE7960 KIP 66  82
LATVIA, RIGA0.611 LAT 72  79
LEBANON, BEIRUT1501 L.L. 88 100
LESOTHO, MASERU6.96 LOTI 63*** 81
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.506 D 98 122
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 70  81
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE65.80 DENAR 64  75
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO6611.21 FMG 70  86
MALAWI, LILONGWE58.145 KWACH 70*** 85
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR3.785 RINGGI 67  82
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RUFIYA 82  90
MALI, BAMAKO 735.328 CFAF 66  82
MALTA, VALETTA0.448 L 64  79
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 86 108
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT239.48 OUGUI 71  88
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS25.984 RS 67  83
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.15 N$ 78  91
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$105 124
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV12.385 LEU 73  85
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR1080.00 TUGR 71  84
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 77 110
MOROCCO, RABAT10.653 DH 69  80
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO15650 METICA 72  86
MYANMAR, YANGOON370.00 KYAT 69  79
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK6.96 N$ 66  80
NEPAL, KATHMANDU72.20 RS 65  80
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS115 150
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE2.47036 FLS 71  87
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA133.696 CFPF 93 127
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND2.34 NZ$ 59  77
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA12.806 C$ 74  86
NIGER, NIAMEY735.328 CFAF 66  84
NIGERIA, LAGOS102.00 NAIRA 79  88
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 73  88
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD53.723 RS 69  85
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 BALBOA 71  84
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY2.51 KINA 82  92
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION3480 GUARANI 69  86
PERU, LIMA3.47 S/ 82  83
PHILIPPINES, MANILA44.80 P 73  82
POLAND, WARSAW4.22 ZLOTY 75  80
PORTUGAL, LISBON224.740 ESC 62  80
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 68*** 85
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST22655.00 LEU 79*** 79
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW27.70 R 93  87
RWANDA, KIGALI406.078 RWFR 73  88
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 71 100
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 85 123
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$ 91 119
SAMOA, APIA3.239 TALA 67  83
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME8221.164 DOB 84  89
SENEGAL, DAKAR 735.328 CFAF 68  82
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.600 S.R. 81  99
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN2050.00 LEON 77  91
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.72 S$ 77  89
SLOVAK REPUBLIC, BRATISLAVA46.930 SK 67  78
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA231.00 TOLAR 66  81
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA5.07 SI$ 74  91
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA6.96 RAND 64  78
SPAIN, MADRID186.519 PESE 65  83
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO77.83 RS 65  80
SUDAN, KHARTOUM2572.00 L 84  97
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO2220.00 FLS 69  79
SWAZILAND, MBABANE6.96 E 60  77
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM9.46 SKR 75  97
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.74 SWF 82 101
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS46.00 LS 81  84
THAILAND, BANGKOK40.475 BAHT 67  81
TOGO, LOME735.328 CFAF 69  84
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.64 PA'ANGA 69  82
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.20 TT$ 74  89
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.387 D 67  79
TURKEY, ANKARA650000 L.T. 73  83
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 MANA 75  89
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$104 137
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.75 A$ 54*** 78
UGANDA, KAMPALA1660 SH 75  85
UKRAINE, KIEV5.44 HRYVNA 77  91
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 84  84
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.690 L 87  99
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM792.00 SH 74  85
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 79  94
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO12.24 N$ 90  89
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT675.00 SUM 70  85
VANUATU, PORT VILA137.86 VATU 73  91
VENEZUELA, CARACAS689.50 BOLIV 87  89
VIETNAM, HANOI14059 DONG 71*** 80
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA161.00 YR 69  85
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE41.9474 D 59  71
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA3150.00 KWAC 72  81
ZIMBABWE, HARARE60.000 ZIM$ 69  90

GENERAL NOTE: THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULARLY COMPILES INDEX NUMBERS WHICH MEASURE THE RELATIVE COST-OF-LIVING OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WORKING IN VARIOUS CITIES. THESE INDEXES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER ISSUES OF THE BULLETIN.
      THE INDEXES COMPARE THE US DOLLAR COSTS OF A REPRESENTATIVE BASKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES BETWEEN A DUTY STATION AND NEW YORK CITY, THE BASE OF THE UN COMMON SYSTEM. THESE INDEXES ARE UPDATED TO REFLECT PRICE CHANGES OVER TIME AT THE DUTY STATION AND NEW YORK, MOVEMENTS IN THE EXCHANGE RATE OF THE LOCAL CURRENCY VIS-A-VIS THE UNITED STATES DOLLAR AND TO ADJUST FOR EXPENDITURES MADE BY STAFF OUTSIDE THE DUTY STATION.
      IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT SINCE THE INDEXES RELATE TO UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WHOSE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE LOCAL POPULATION, THE INDEXES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS REFLECTING THE GENERAL COST-OF-LIVING IN THE CITIES SHOWN.       DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF THE METHODS USED TO COMPUTE THE INDEXES MAY BE FOUND ON THE ICSC HOMEPAGE AT: www.un.org/Depts/icsc/index.html

REMARQUE GENERALE: LA COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE COMPILE REGULIEREMENT LES INDICES MESURANT LE COUT DE LA VIE RELATIF AUX FONCTIONNAIRES DES NATIONS UNIES EN POSTE DANS DIVERSES VILLES DU MONDE. CES INDICES SONT PUBLIES DANS LES NUMEROS DE MARS, JUIN, SEPTEMBRE ET DECEMBRE DU BULLETIN
      LES INDICES COMPARENT, EN DOLLARS US, LE COUT D'UN PANIER REPRESENTATIF DE BIENS ET SERVICES ENTRE UNE VILLE DONNEE ET NEW YORK, BASE DU SYSTEME COMMUN DE L'UNO. CES INDICES SONT MIS A JOUR POUR REFLETER LES CHANGEMENT DE PRIX TEMPORELS DANS LES VILLES-POSTES ET NEW YORK, LES MOUVEMENTS DU TAUX DE CHANGE DE LA MONNAIE LOCALE VIS-A-VIS DU DOLLAR US ET POUR AJUSTER LES DEPENSES FAITES PAR LE PERSONNEL EN DEHORS DE LA VILLE-POSTE.
      ON DOIT SOULIGNER QUE, PUISQUE LES INDICES SONT CALCULES POUR LES FONCTIONNAIRES DES NATIONS UNIES DONT LE SCHEMA DE CONSOMMATION PEUT DIFFERER DE CELUI DE LA POPULATION LOCALE CES INDICES NE PEUVENT PAS ETRE CONSIDERES COMME REFLETANT LE COUT-DE-LA-VIE GENERAL DANS LES VILLES CONSIDEREES.

* RATES ARE THOSE RELEVANT TO CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS.

LES TAUX SONT CEUX EMPLOYES POUR CALCULER LES INDICES DU COUT DE LA VIE DES FONCTIONNAIRES INTERNATIONAUX.
** HOUSING CONSISTS OF RENT, UTILITIES AND DOMESTIC SERVICE.

L'HABITATION SE COMPOSE DU LOYER, DE L'ELECTRICITE, DU GAZ ET DE L'EAU ET DES SERVICES DOMESTIQUES.
*** THE "TOTAL" INDEX WAS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE COST OF GOVERNMENT OR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING WHICH IS NORMALLY LOWER THAN PREVAILING RENTALS.

L'INDICE "TOTAL" A ETE CALCULE SUR LA BASE DU COUT DE L'HABITATION FOURNIE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT OU SUBVENTIONNEE NORMALEMENT MOINS ELEVE DES LOYERS COURANTS.
**** SEE EXPLANATORY NOTES ON DATA PERTAINING TO GERMANY AND HONG KONG SAR ON PAGE X.

VOIR LES NOTES EXPLICATIVES SUR LES DONNEES CONCERNANT L'ALLEMAGNE ET HONG-KONG RAS A LA PAGE X.