16.07 Retail Price Indices Relating to Living Expenditures of United Nations Officials in Selected Countries

Base New York city=100,  March,1999
Country City Excluding Housing ** Total
Afganistan Kabul 89 57
Argentina Buenos Aires 99 78
Australia Sedney 85 74
Bangladesh Dhaka 86 75
Myanmar (Burma) Yangon 85 79
Canada Montreal 88 74
Egypt Cairo 92 90
France Paris 107 92
Germany FR Bonn *** 96 88
India New Delhi 84 82
Indonesia Jakarta 90 86
Japan Tokyo 114 122
Kuwait Kuwait 92 90
Malaysia Kualalum pur 83 74
Nepal Kathmandu 85 71
Netherland The Huge 94 83
Pakistan Islamabad 88 73
Philippines Manila 88 83
Qatar Doha *** 89 74
Singapore Singapore 92 83
Sri Lanka Colombo 87 73
Switzerland Geneva 114 98
Thailand Bangkok 86 76
Turkey Ankara 89 81
U.A.E. Abu Dabi 86 86
U.K. London 106 98
U.S.A. Washington DC 95 80
Note : *  Rates are those relevant to calculation of cost living indices for International officials.
  ** Housing consists  of Rent, utilizations and domestic service.
  *** The 'Total' Index was calculated on the basis of the cost of Government or  subsidized housing which is normally lower than prevailing rentals
   
Source:   Monthly Bulletin of Statistics U.N.  June, 1999.