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2007 Limits on Housing Expenses
Country City or Other Location Limit on Housing
Expenses (daily) 		Limit on Housing
Expenses (full year)
Argentina Buenos Aires 120.27 43,900
Australia Canberra 70.68 25,800
  Melbourne 72.60 26,500
  Perth 109.59 40,000
Austria Vienna 78.97 28,824
Bahamas, The Nassau 136.16 49,700
Bahrain   120.55 44,000
Barbados   103.29 37,700
Belgium Antwerp 98.90 36,100
  Brussels 137.53 50,200
  Gosselies 98.90 36,100
  Hoogbuul 98.90 36,100
  Mons 98.90 36,100
  SHAPE/Chievres 98.90 36,100
Bermuda   197.26 72,000
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo 74.52 27,200
Brazil Brasilia 101.64 37,100
  Rio de Janeiro 96.16 35,100
  Sao Paulo 127.40 46,500
Canada Calgary 109.04 39,800
  Dartmouth 92.88 33,900
  Edmonton 83.01 30,300
  Halifax 92.88 33,900
  London, Ontario 79.18 28,900
  Montreal 153.97 56,200
  Ottawa 118.90 43,400
  Toronto 126.03 46,000
  Vancouver 122.19 44,600
  Victoria 92.33 33,700
  Winnipeg 80.00 29,200
Chile Santiago 96.71 35,300
China Beijing 134.62 49,137
  Hong Kong 313.15 114,300
  Shanghai 156.17 57,001
Colombia Bogota 148.22 54,100
  All cities other than Bogota and Barranquilla 123.01 44,900
Costa Rica San Jose 71.78 26,200
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 110.96 40,500
Ecuador Guayaquil 84.38 30,800
  Quito 83.56 30,500
France Garches 238.90 87,200
  Le Havre 105.48 38,500
  Lyon 149.32 54,500
  Marseille 139.73 51,000
  Montpellier 123.84 45,200
  Paris 238.90 87,200
  Sevres 238.90 87,200
  Suresnes 238.90 87,200
  Versailles 238.90 87,200
Germany Babenhausen 116.99 42,700
  Bad Aibling 99.73 36,400
  Bad Nauheim 93.42 34,100
  Baumholder 106.58 38,900
  Berlin 143.29 52,300
  Birkenfeld 106.58 38,900
  Boeblingen 127.40 46,500
  Butzbach 91.51 33,400
  Darmstadt 116.99 42,700
  Erlangen 74.25 27,100
  Frankfurt am Main 122.19 44,600
  Friedberg 93.42 34,100
  Fuerth 74.25 27,100
  Garmisch-Partenkirchen 101.10 36,900
  Geilenkirchen 80.27 29,300
  Gelnhausen 126.58 46,200
  Germersheim 88.77 32,400
  Giebelstadt 101.37 37,000
  Giessen 91.51 33,400
  Grafenwoehr 75.89 27,700
  Hanau 126.58 46,200
  Hannover 87.40 31,900
  Heidelberg 116.71 42,600
  Idar-Oberstein 106.58 38,900
  Ingolstadt 125.75 45,900
  Kaiserslautern, Landkreis 130.41 47,600
  Kitzingen 101.37 37,000
  Leimen 116.71 42,600
  Ludwigsburg 127.40 46,500
  Mainz 143.84 52,500
  Mannheim 116.71 42,600
  Munich 125.75 45,900
  Nellingen 127.40 46,500
  Neubruecke 106.58 38,900
  Nuernberg 74.25 27,100
  Ober Ramstadt 116.99 42,700
  Oberammergau 101.10 36,900
  Pirmasens 130.41 47,600
  Rheinau 116.71 42,600
  Schwabach 74.25 27,100
  Schwetzingen 116.71 42,600
  Seckenheim 116.71 42,600
  Sembach 130.41 47,600
  Stuttgart 127.40 46,500
  Wertheim 101.40 37,000
  Wiesbaden 143.84 52,500
  Wuerzburg 101.40 37,000
  Zirndorf 74.25 27,100
  Zweibrueken 130.41 47,600
Germany (Continued) All cities other than Augsburg, Babenhausen, Bad Aibling, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Nauheim, Baumholder, Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Birkenfeld, Boeblingen, Bonn, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Butzbach, Cologne, Darmstadt, Delmenhorst, Duesseldorf, Erlangen, Flensburg, Frankfurt am Main, Friedberg, Fuerth, Garlstedt, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Geilenkirchen, Gelnhausen, Germersheim, Giebelstadt, Giessen, Grafenwoehr, Grefrath, Greven, Gruenstadt, Hamburg, Hanau, Handorf, Hannover, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Herongen, Idar-Oberstein, Ingolstadt, Kaiserslautern, Landkreis, Kalkar, Karlsruhe, Kerpen, Kitzingen, Koblenz, Leimen, Leipzig, Ludwigsburg, Mainz, Mannheim, Moenchen-Gladbach, Muenster, Munich, Nellingen, Neubruecke, Noervenich, Nuernberg, Ober Ramstadt, Oberammergau, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Pirmasens, Rheinau, Rheinberg, Schwabach, Schwetzingen, Sembach, Stuttgart, Twisteden, Wahn, Wertheim, Wiesbaden, Worms, Wuerzburg, Zirndorf, and Zweibrueken 103.29 37,700
Greece Athens 94.25 34,400
  Argyroupolis 91.23 33,300
  Elefsis 94.25 34,400
  Ellinikon 94.25 34,400
  Mt. Hortiatis 91.23 33,300
  Mt. Parnis 94.25 34,400
  Mt. Pateras 94.25 34,400
  Nea Makri 94.25 34,400
  Perivolaki 91.23 33,300
  Piraeus 94.25 34,400
  Souda Bay (Crete) 72.88 26,600
  Tanagra 94.25 34,400
  Thessaloniki 91.23 33,300
Guatemala Guatemala City 103.01 37,600
Holy See, The   159.18 58,100
Hungary Budapest 89.04 32,500
India Mumbai 156.19 57,011
  New Delhi 73.75 26,920
Indonesia Jakarta 103.50 37,776
Ireland Dublin 80.55 29,400
  Limerick 80.00 29,200
  Shannon Area 80.00 29,200
Italy Catania 78.63 28,700
  Genoa 103.29 37,700
  Gioia Tauro 85.48 31,200
  La Spezia 103.29 37,700
  Leghorn 99.45 36,300
  Milan 237.53 86,700
Italy (Continued) Naples 131.23 47,900
  Pisa 99.45 36,300
  Pordenone-Aviano 109.59 40,000
  Rome 159.18 58,100
  Sardinia 81.37 29,700
  Sigonella 78.63 28,700
  Turin 118.63 43,300
  Verona 75.89 27,700
  Vicenza 110.68 40,400
  All cities other than Avellino, Brindisi, Catania, Florence, Gaeta, Genoa, Gioia Tauro, La Spezia, Leghorn, Milan, Mount Vergine, Naples, Nettuno, Pisa, Pordenone-Aviano, Rome, Sardinia, Sigonella, Turin, Verona, and Vicenza 91.23 33,300
Jamaica Kingston 112.88 41,200
Japan Akashi 73.70 26,900
  Atsugi 93.15 34,000
  Camp Zama 93.15 34,000
  Chiba-Ken 93.15 34,000
  Fussa 93.15 34,000
  Gifu 80.00 29,200
  Gotemba 75.07 27,400
  Haneda 93.15 34,000
  Kanagawa-Ken 93.15 34,000