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 1998
COUNTRY OR AREA
PAYS OU ZONE
EXCHANGE RATE
PER US $*
COURS DU $
E-U
TOTAL EXCLUDING
HOUSING**
NON COMPRIS
L'HABITATION
AFGHANISTAN, KABUL28700 AFS 57  88
ALBANIA, TIRANA143.50 LEKS 87  96
ALGERIA, ALGIERS58.78 D 81  93
ANGOLA, LUANDA411021 KZR 95 107
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$108 132
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 $100 100
ARMENIA, YEREVAN502.00 DRAM 79  90
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.78 A$ 70  81
AUSTRIA, VIENNA12.70 S 91 104
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU3805.00 M 90 101
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$ 99 100
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 87  88
BANGLADESH, DHAKA46.96 TK 76  87
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 91 104
BELARUS, MINSK50000.00 BR 70  78
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS37.10 BF 83  96
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 82  94
BENIN, COTONOU600 CFAF 79  88
BHUTAN, THIMPHU42.20 NU 72  84
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ5.54 $B 76  87
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO1.99 BHD 82  94
BOTSWANA, GABORONE4.695 P 68*** 81
BRAZIL, BRASILIA1.177 CR$101  97
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $103 130
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.76 BRU$ 60*** 79
BULGARIA, SOFIA1785.00 LEVA 80  91
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU600 CFAF 78  93
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA473.83 BUFR 82  97
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3710 KHR 79  91
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE600 CFAF 81  93
CANADA, MONTREAL1.57 CAN$ 74  86
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA100.79 ESC 76  89
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI600 CFAF 84 102
CHAD, N'DJAMENA600 CFAF 91 111
CHILE, SANTIAGO467 CH$ 81  90
CHINA, BEIJING8.27 YRMB 96***100
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR 7.73 HK$145**** 99
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA1410.00 $ 79  86
COMOROS, MORONI450.00 CF 94 105
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE600 CFAF 89***104
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA222000 Z 92  97
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA2.03 NZ$ 74  91
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE260.90 C 77  86
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN600 CFAF 82  94
CROATIA, ZAGREB6.50 K 85  94
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 82*** 94
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.525 L 79  90
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE33.109 KOS 84  90
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN6.80 DKR 87 104
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI177 DFR 95 102
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$102 118
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO15.15 RD$ 90  97
ECUADOR, QUITO5500 S 77  91
EGYPT, CAIRO3.392 L.E. 88  91
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.72 C 77  86
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO600 CFAF 83*** 96
ERITREA, ASMARA7.46 BR 75  87
ESTONIA, TALLINN14.24 EEK 73  81
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA7.253 BR 76  87
FIJI, SUVA1.99 $F 70  81
FINLAND, HELSINKI5.41 MK 79  90
FRANCE, PARIS6.00 FF 90 102
GABON, LIBREVILLE600 CFAF 83  94
GAMBIA, BANJUL10.54 D 75  94
GEORGIA, TBILISI1.24 LARI 83  89
GERMANY, BONN1.78 DM 89**** 97
GHANA, ACCRA2310.82 C 80  91
GREECE, ATHENS313 DR 75  84
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$100 130
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY6.30 Q. 78  90
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU600 PG 87 103
GUINEA, CONAKRY1232.57 FG 85  88
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN145.50 G$ 80  93
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE16.30 G. 84  89
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA13.403 L. 75  87
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST227.00 FT 83  84
INDIA, NEW DELHI42.20 RS 82  84
INDONESIA, JAKARTA10600 RP 85  85
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN4980 RLS 86  88
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1600 I.D. 80  92
ITALY, ROME1785 LIT 80  95
JAMAICA, KINGSTON36.347 J$ 93 102
JAPAN, TOKYO142.00 Y115 106
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 77  88
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY76.00 T 87 100
KENYA, NAIROBI60.00 SH 83  91
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.78 A$ 86*** 97
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.17 W 85*** 98
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1278.00 W103  86
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.307 D 90  91
KYRGYZSTAN, FRUNZE19.90 SOM 79  86
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE3776 NK 73  87
LATVIA, RIGA0.600 LAT 82  85
LEBANON, BEIRUT1506 L.L. 98 104
LESOTHO, MASERU6.67 M 68*** 83
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.395 D124 102
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 82  92
MACAO, MACAO8.02 PAT 83  92
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE55.80 MD 74  83
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO5673.76 FMG 73  84
MALAWI, LILONGWE42.419 K 72*** 86
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR4.20 M$ 70  80
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RF 89  93
MALI, BAMAKO 600 CFAF 78  91
MALTA, VALETTA0.396 L 76  86
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 91 107
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT200.81 UM 77  91
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS24.253 RS 72  85
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.50 N$ 73  84
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$102 116
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV4.72 MDL 83  89
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR853.00 T 79  89
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 84 114
MOROCCO, RABAT9.681 DH 78  85
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO11720 MT 80  93
MYANMAR, YANGOON249.00 K 85  96
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK6.67 N$ 64  79
NEPAL, KATHMANDU68.00 RS 71  85
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS114 143
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE2.03 FLS 84  94
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA109.09 CFPF109 138
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND2.03 $ 69  84
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA10.808 C$ 76  90
NIGER, NIAMEY600 CFAF 78  92
NIGERIA, LAGOS84.00 N 88  91
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 86  94
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD49.562 RS 74  87
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 B 81  83
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY2.32 K 75  83
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION2790 G 76  84
PERU, LIMA2.96 S/ 89  91
PHILIPPINES, MANILA43.58 P 77  83
POLAND, WARSAW36400 ZL 82  98
PORTUGAL, LISBON183 ESC 82  89
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 75*** 89
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST8813.00 LEI 83*** 88
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW13.00 R103 111
RWANDA, KIGALI314.215 RWFR 86 100
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 74  99
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 87 119
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$100 127
SAMOA, APIA3.06 WS$ 75  89
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME6811.60 DB 86  97
SENEGAL, DAKAR 600 CFAF 80  93
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.193 S.R. 90 101
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN1500.00 LE 81  95
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.76 S$ 83  91
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA35.586 SK 76  84
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA164.00 SIT 82  91
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA4.77 SI$ 81  92
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA6.67 R 69  80
SPAIN, MADRID152.00 PTS 84  91
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO65.90 RS 73  87
SUDAN, KHARTOUM2100.00 L 88 100
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO396.00 FLS 82  96
SWAZILAND, MBABANE6.67 E 63  79
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM8.00 SKR 83  96
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.48 SWF 98 113
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS45.00 LS 85  86
THAILAND, BANGKOK41.50 BAHT 73  84
TOGO, LOME600 CFAF 86  91
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.35 P 82  91
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.24 TT$ 80  89
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.165 D 80  85
TURKEY, ANKARA275000 L.T. 82  89
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 M 76  90
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$104 129
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.78 A$ 59*** 81
UGANDA, KAMPALA1225 SH 86  94
UKRAINE, KIEV2.249 HRYVNA 84  94
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 88  86
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.610 L100 107
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM662.95 SH 88  95
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 81  95
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO10.61 N$100  95
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT102.90 SOM 79  93
VANUATU, PORT VILA128.64 VT 80  94
VENEZUELA, CARACAS580.00 BS 91  90
VIETNAM, HANOI13855 D 80*** 87
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA136.60 YR 76  86
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE10.83 D 77  89
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA1905.00 K 82  86
ZIMBABWE, HARARE21.716 ZIM$ 64  78

GENERAL NOTE: THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULARLY COMPILES INDEX NUMBERS WHICH APPROXIMATELY MEASURE THE RELATIVE COST- OF-LIVING OF INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING IN VARIOUS CITIES. THESE ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER ISSUES OF THE BULLETIN.
      A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS USED TO COMPUTE THE INDEXES MAY BE FOUND IN THE 1977 SUPPLEMENT TO THE STATISTICAL YEARBOOK AND THE MONTHLY BULLETIN OF STATISTICS.
      IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT SINCE THE INDEXES RELATE TO UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WHOSE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION, THE INDEXES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS REFLECTING THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE PRICE LEVELS IN THE CITIES SHOWN.

REMARQUE GENERALE: LA COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE ELABORE REGULIEREMENT DES INDICES QUI PERMETTENT DE COMPARER LE COUT DE LA VIE POUR LES FONCTIONNAIRES INTERNATIONAUX DANS DIVERSES VILLES OU ILS TRAVAILLENT. CES INDICES SONT PUBLIES DANS LES NUMEROS DE MARS, JUIN, SEPTEMBRE, ET DECEMBRE DU BULLETIN.
      LES METHODES UTILISEES POUR CALCULER LES INDICES SONT DECRITES DANS LE SUPPLEMENT A L'ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE ET AU BULLETIN MENSUEL DE STATISTIQUE, 1977.
      IL Y A LIEU DE SOULIGNER QUE, COMME LES INDICES SE RAPPORTENT AUX FONCTIONNAIRES DE L'ONU DONT LES DEPENSES DIFFERENT DE CELLES DE LA POPULATION LOCALE, ILS NE PEUVENT ETRE CONSIDERES COMME REPRESENTATIFS DU RAPPORT GENERAL DES PRIX DANS LES VILLES ETUDIEES.

* 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.