Ranking of Latin American cities
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Rankings of Latin American cities on the 2006 list of América Economía.
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| 2006 | 2005 | City | Country | Population (MM) | GDP (US$ MM) | GDP per capita US$ | GDP adjusted per cost of living and violence | Cost of living (100=New York City) | Innovation potential | Telecommunications | Security Index | Quality of life (100=NYC) | Regional brand power |
| 1 | 3 | São Paulo | Brazil | 19.1 | 121,222 | 6,337 | 6,340 | 66.6 | High | High | Bad | 77.1 | Good |
| 2 | 1 | Santiago | Chile | 6.5 | 55,341 | 8,475 | 10,894 | 64.8 | Medium | High | Very good | 86.5 | Excelent |
| 3 | 4 | Monterrey | Mexico | 3.7 | 49,802 | 13,616 | 15,916 | 67.7 | Medium | Medium | Very Good | 82.2 | Good |
| - | - | Miami | United States | 2.4 | 72,667 | 30,019 | 28,518 | 83.3 | High | High | Good | 96.3 | Excelent |
| 5 | 5 | Curitiba | Brazil | 3.2 | 21,012 | 6,595 | 7,980 | 65.4 | Medium | Low | Regular | N/A | Regular |
| 6 | 7 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 4.0 | 36,896 | 9,218 | 10,504 | 73.1 | Regular | Low | Regular to Good | N/A | Regular |
| 7 | 6 | Mexico City | Mexico | 19.4 | 245,618 | 12,641 | 11,524 | 73.1 | Regular | High | Low | 71.7 | Regular |
| 8 | 8 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 3.8 | 24,202 | 6,306 | 6,827 | 65.4 | Medium | Low | Regular | N/A | Weak |
| 9 | 10 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 12.1 | 95,608 | 7,898 | 11,118 | 50.3 | Medium | Medium | Regular | 87.3 | Good |
| 10 | 9 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 4.8 | 25,152 | 5,196 | 6,288 | 65.4 | Medium | Low | Regular | N/A | Weak |
| 11 | 11 | Brasília | Brazil | 2.3 | 19,971 | 8,803 | 10,651 | 65.4 | Medium | Low | Good | 78.8 | Weak |
| 12 | 13 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7.2 | 29,641 | 4,125 | 5,259 | 58.8 | Low | Medium | Regular | 63.6 | Regular |
| 13 | - | Querétaro | Mexico | 0.7 | 7,947 | 8,510 | 9,213 | 73.1 | Regular | Low | Good | N/A | Weak |
| 14 | 15 | Panama City | Panama | 1.3 | 6,684 | 5,222 | 5,732 | 68.3 | Low | N/A | Regular to Good | N/A | Regular |
| 15 | 12 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1.7 | 7,228 | 4,252 | 6,620 | 53.5 | Low | Medium | Regular to Bad | 88.1 | Weak |
| 16 | 14 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11.1 | 69,153 | 6,257 | 5,180 | 65.4 | Low | Medium | Very bad | 74.5 | Regular |
| 17 | 16 | San José | Costa Rica | 1.5 | 6,995 | 4,752 | 6,484 | 58.0 | Low | N/A | Good | 77.8 | Weak |
| 18 | 19 | Puebla | Mexico | 2.0 | 15,470 | 7,751 | 8,391 | 73.1 | Low | N/A | Regular to Good | N/A | Weak |
| 19 | 18 | Rosario | Argentina | 1.4 | 7,756 | 5,657 | 8,432 | 50.3 | Low | N/A | Regular | N/A | Weak |
| 20 | - | Chihuahua | Mexico | 0.7 | 6,963 | 9,557 | 10,346 | 73.1 | Regular | Low | Regular to Good | N/A | Weak |
| 21 | 20 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1.5 | 7,032 | 4,778 | 7,913 | 50.3 | Low | N/A | Regular to Good | N/A | Weak |
| 22 | 22 | Florianópolis | Brazil | 0.8 | 3,928 | 5,138 | 6,545 | 65.4 | Low | N/A | Good | N/A | Weak |
| 23 | 26 | León | Mexico | 1.2 | 7,197 | 5,931 | 6,421 | 73.1 | Low | N/A | Regular | N/A | Weak |
| - | - | San Juan | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.0 | 29,359 | 14,576 | 15,627 | 77.7 | Low | N/A | Good | 92.9 | Weak |
| 25 | 24 | Tijuana | Mexico | 1.4 | 14,808 | 10,372 | 7,683 | 73.1 | Low | N/A | Very Bad | N/A | Weak |
| 26 | 23 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1.5 | 14,560 | 9,627 | 7,131 | 73.1 | Low | N/A | Very Bad | N/A | Weak |
| 27 | 27 | Lima | Peru | 8.2 | 27,451 | 3,353 | 3,340 | 66.9 | Low | Medium | Bad | 73.0 | Weak |
| 28 | 25 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2.8 | 7,518 | 2,682 | 2,472 | 72.3 | Low | N/A | Bad | 71.4 | Weak |
| 29 | 28 | Salvador | Brazil | 3.2 | 16,112 | 5,061 | 5,157 | 65.4 | Low | N/A | Bad | N/A | Bad |
| 30 | 30 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2.1 | 5,604 | 2,637 | 3,620 | 54.6 | Low | Low | Regular | 72.0 | Weak |
| 31 | 33 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 3.2 | 9,787 | 3,093 | 3,546 | 65.4 | Low | N/A | Regular to Good | N/A | Weak |
| 32 | 34 | Recife | Brazil | 3.4 | 14,663 | 4,252 | 4,062 | 65.4 | Low | N/A | Bad | N/A | Weak |
| 33 | 32 | Quito | Ecuador | 2.0 | 4,563 | 2,272 | 3,120 | 54.6 | Low | Low | Regular | 74.2 | Weak |
| 34 | 35 | Medellín | Colombia | 2.0 | 7,340 | 3,753 | 4,253 | 58.8 | Low | N/A | Bad | 63.3 | Weak |
| 35 | 29 | San Salvador | El Salvador | 2.2 | 7,536 | 3,366 | 3,078 | N/A | Low | N/A | Very Bad | 56.0 | Weak |
| 36 | 31 | Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 1.5 | 1,755 | 1,150 | 1,491 | N/A | Low | N/A | Regular to Bad | 63.3 | Weak |
| 37 | 37 | Cali | Colombia | 2.3 | 6,760 | 2,955 | 3,140 | 58.8 | Low | N/A | Bad | N/A | Weak |
| 38 | 39 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 2.8 | 7,677 | 2,730 | 2,261 | 70.4 | Low | Low | Very Bad | 64.3 | Weak |
| 39 | 36 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3.7 | 23,659 | 6,319 | 6,773 | 54.4 | Regular | Medium | Very Bad | 64.5 | Weak |
| 36 | 36 | Asunción | Paraguay | 1.7 | 2,387 | 1,437 | 2,376 | 40.3 | Low | N/A | Regular to Bad | 76.1 | Weak |
