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 = DECEMBER 1999
COUNTRY OR AREA
PAYS OU ZONE
EXCHANGE RATE
PER US $*
COURS DU $
E-U
TOTAL EXCLUDING
HOUSING**
NON COMPRIS
L'HABITATION
AFGHANISTAN, KABUL28700 AFS 54  86
ALBANIA, TIRANA134.34 LEKS 81  89
ALGERIA, ALGIERS65.38 D 76  92
ANGOLA, LUANDA5350805 KZR 89 107
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$109 137
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 $ 94  96
ARMENIA, YEREVAN526.00 DRAM 77  90
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.57 A$ 73  85
AUSTRIA, VIENNA13.6640 S 82  99
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU4293.00 M 85  93
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$ 95  99
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 83  90
BANGLADESH, DHAKA49.37 TK 72  84
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 92 104
BELARUS, MINSK620000 BR 72  82
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS40.0575 BF 75  92
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 78  92
BENIN, COTONOU651.365 CFAF 71  84
BHUTAN, THIMPHU43.15 NU 71  85
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ5.95 $B 76  85
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO1.94214 BHD 75  85
BOTSWANA, GABORONE4.60 P 68  82
BRAZIL, BRASILIA1.950 CR$ 77  83
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $104 135
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.67 BRU$ 60*** 81
BULGARIA, SOFIA1880.00 LEVA 76  88
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU651.365 CFAF 73  91
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA614.329 BUFR 77  92
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3795 KHR 76  89
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE651.365 CFAF 74  90
CANADA, MONTREAL1.47 CAN$ 74  88
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA105.596 ESC 71  88
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI651.365 CFAF 83  99
CHAD, N'DJAMENA651.365 CFAF 92 112
CHILE, SANTIAGO535 CH$ 74  85
CHINA, BEIJING8.266 YRMB 93***101
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR 7.75 HK$127**** 95
CHINA, MACAO SAR8.02 PAT 76**** 89
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA1915.00 $ 70  79
COMOROS, MORONI488.524 CF 87 100
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE651.365 CFAF 86***103
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA15.00 FC 86  95
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA1.95 NZ$ 72  90
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE295.55 C 72  82
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN651.365 CFAF 76  91
CROATIA, ZAGREB7.57 K 78  88
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 81*** 93
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.565 L 72  87
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE34.402 KOS 85  92
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN7.39 DKR 82  99
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI177 DFR 92  98
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$103 119
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO15.90 RD$ 90  89
ECUADOR, QUITO15000 S 64  75
EGYPT, CAIRO3.416 L.E. 87  90
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.72 C 76  85
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO651.365 CFAF 78*** 92
ERITREA, ASMARA9.50 ERN 67  85
ESTONIA, TALLINN15.537 EEK 74  80
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA8.127 BR 71  85
FIJI, SUVA1.92 $F 69  82
FINLAND, HELSINKI5.90411 MK 74  85
FRANCE, PARIS6.51365 FF 82  97
GABON, LIBREVILLE651.365 CFAF 77  90
GAMBIA, BANJUL11.40 D 72  87
GEORGIA, TBILISI2.04 LARI 81  85
GERMANY, BONN1.94214 DM 81**** 91
GHANA, ACCRA3286.64 C 76  84
GREECE, ATHENS326 DR 69  84
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$100 135
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY7.765 Q. 72  82
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU651.365 PG 92 114
GUINEA, CONAKRY1443.22 FG 78  83
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN178.00 G$ 77  88
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE17.65 G. 83  90
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA14.448 L. 74  88
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST250.00 FT 81  83
INDIA, NEW DELHI43.15 RS 82  83
INDONESIA, JAKARTA6818 RP 87  93
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN8107 RLS 77  81
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1800 I.D. 75  87
ITALY, ROME1922.72 LIT 73  90
JAMAICA, KINGSTON40.456 J$ 89  93
JAPAN, TOKYO102.00 Y133 124
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 74  87
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY137.00 T 75  84
KENYA, NAIROBI75.00 SH 75  88
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.57 A$ 91***105
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.12 W 84*** 96
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1156.00 W105  92
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.304 D 87  90
KYRGYZSTAN, BISHKEK45.80 SOM 69  81
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE7600 NK 73  87
LATVIA, RIGA0.580 LAT 80  85
LEBANON, BEIRUT1501 L.L. 92 104
LESOTHO, MASERU6.16 M 69*** 85
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.446 D107 130
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 81  93
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE58.43 MD 69  82
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO6376.25 FMG 72  83
MALAWI, LILONGWE46.678 K 86***103
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR3.790 M$ 71  84
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RF 86  94
MALI, BAMAKO 651.365 CFAF 75  89
MALTA, VALETTA0.390 L 71  84
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 89 108
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT210.35 UM 78  94
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS25.073 RS 71  85
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.35 N$ 77  89
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$105 122
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV13.05 MDL 66  72
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR1077.00 T 75  86
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 81 112
MOROCCO, RABAT9.923 DH 76  83
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO12870 MT 77  90
MYANMAR, YANGOON331.00 K 76  84
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK6.16 N$ 70  83
NEPAL, KATHMANDU68.40 RS 69  83
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS115 148
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE2.18828 FLS 76  90
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA118.430 CFPF103 135
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND1.95 $ 67  83
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA12.257 C$ 77  88
NIGER, NIAMEY651.365 CFAF 73  89
NIGERIA, LAGOS100.00 N 81  91
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 76  90
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD51.231 RS 71  87
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 B 74  85
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY2.70 K 80  89
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION3300 G 71  80
PERU, LIMA3.47 S/ 86  85
PHILIPPINES, MANILA40.55 P 80  85
POLAND, WARSAW4.11 ZL 78  80
PORTUGAL, LISBON199.079 ESC 75  85
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 72*** 87
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST17855.00 LEI 78*** 83
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW26.43 R 97  88
RWANDA, KIGALI338.980 RWFR 80  94
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 73 100
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 86 122
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$ 95 122
SAMOA, APIA2.832 WS$ 76  89
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME7264.500 DB 86  94
SENEGAL, DAKAR 651.365 CFAF 74  89
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.202 S.R. 87 100
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN2075.00 LE 76  90
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.67 S$ 82  92
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA41.682 SK 71  80
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA185.24 SIT 75  89
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA4.74 SI$ 79  94
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA6.16 R 68  82
SPAIN, MADRID165.221 PTS 71  88
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO71.20 RS 70  86
SUDAN, KHARTOUM2572.00 L 83  97
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO980.00 FLS 82  96
SWAZILAND, MBABANE6.16 E 67  81
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM8.51 SKR 78  93
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.59 SWF 90 107
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS46.00 LS 85  85
THAILAND, BANGKOK38.615 BAHT 72  84
TOGO, LOME651.365 CFAF 81  88
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.50 P 75  87
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.2 TT$ 77  89
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.19 D 75  85
TURKEY, ANKARA503000 L.T. 78  86
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 M 79  91
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$105 134
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.57 A$ 59*** 83
UGANDA, KAMPALA1485 SH 81  90
UKRAINE, KIEV4.70 HRYVNA 81  93
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 87  88
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.625 L 97 105
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM792.00 SH 79  89
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 79  95
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO11.47 N$ 95  92
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT138.50 SOM 84  95
VANUATU, PORT VILA127.85 VT 79  95
VENEZUELA, CARACAS635.75 BS 92  92
VIETNAM, HANOI13963 D 76*** 84
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA160.90 YR 71  84
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE11.176 D 81  96
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA2430.00 K 78  85
ZIMBABWE, HARARE37.077 ZIM$ 79  95

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.