Page 1 of 10 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES:

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2017, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, GIBRALTAR, GUINEA, HAWAII, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, LESOTHO, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SAINT LUCIA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN AND ZAMBIA THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF-LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/LOCALITY MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Country: (AU) Australia Melbourne AU011 AU Canberra AU005 AU Queenscliff AU015 AU Narrabri AU027 AU RAAF Amberley AU030 AU Brisbane (incl Enoggera Barracks) AU039 AU Other (ADF Housing) AU099 AU Other (Non-ADF Housing) AU999 AU Alice Springs AU001 AU Exmouth (incl Harold E. Holt NAVCOMMSTA) AU009 AU Learmonth AU010 AU Richmond AU017 AU Sydney AU019 AU Glenbrook AU022 AU Newcastle AU035 AU Darwin AU037 AU RAAF Tindal AU100 AU Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) AU199 AU Nowra (incl Jervis Bay) AU013 AU Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Other BR999 BR Page 1 of 10

2 Country: (CA) Canada North Bay (ON) CA045 CA Masset (BC) CA037 CA Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA Calgary (AB) CA091 CA Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Other CN999 CN Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (HR) Croatia Croatia HR999 HR Country: (DK) Denmark Aalborg DK001 DK Copenhagen (Island of Zealand) DK003 DK Karup (incl Baltap and Viborg) DK004 DK Other DK025 DK Country: (ET) Ethiopia Ethiopia ET999 ET Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (GN) Guinea Guinea GN999 GN Country: (HI) Hawaii Maui HI005 HI Molokai HI007 HI Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (HU) Hungary Papa AB HU002 HU Other HU999 HU Country: (JP) Japan Camp Zama (KA) JP045 JP Eta Jima Island (incl Akizuki) (HI) JP003 JP Kure (HI) JP021 JP Gifu (GI) JP009 JP Hamamatsu (SH) JP011 JP Hyakuri AB (IB) JP015 JP Komaki (AI) JP022 JP Nyutabaru AB (MI) JP029 JP Osaka-Kobe (OS & HY) JP031 JP Sapporo (HK) JP069 JP Kyoto (KY) JP072 JP Okinawa (OK) JP027 JP Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP Iwakuni (YA) JP019 JP Atsugi (incl Totsuka) (KA) JP041 JP Kamiseya (KA) JP049 JP Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY Other MY999 MY Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Country: (NI) Nicaragua Nicaragua NI999 NI Country: (PL) Poland Warsaw PL001 PL Krakow PL005 PL Other PL999 PL Country: (SH) Saint Helena Saint Helena (incl Ascension Island) SH999 SH Page 3 of 10

4 Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA Country: (SZ) Swaziland Swaziland SZ999 SZ None Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Country: (TT) Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain TT001 TT Other TT999 TT Country: (GB) UK Cambridge (E) GB153 GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 19/ GB352 GB Fairford (E) 16/ GB251 GB Oxford (E) 21/ GB490 GB Helston (E) GB318 GB Plymouth (E) 22/ GB496 GB Portland (E) 23/ GB508 GB Portsmouth (E) 24/ GB514 GB Rochester (E) 27/ GB517 GB Yeovilton (E) 30/ GB676 GB RAF Digby (E) 26/ GB865 GB Other England GB883 GB High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 18/ GB319 GB London (E) 12/ GB380 GB Salisbury/Wilton MOD Housing GB518 GB Salisbury/Wilton non-mod Housing GB521 GB Bath (E) 15/ GB058 GB St Mawgan MOD Housing GB497 GB St Mawgan non-mod Housing GB559 GB Scotland GB884 GB Wales GB885 GB Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 17/ GB313 GB Alconbury (E) 14/ GB001 GB Cheltenham (E) 31/ GB179 GB Page 4 of 10

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY O10/O9/ W5/ W4/W3/E9/ W2/E8/E7/E6/ W1/E5/ E4/E3 LOCALITY CODE O8/O7 O6 O5 O4/O3E O3/O2E/O1E O2/O1 E2/E1 IQUIQUE CL005 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY O10/O9/ W5/ W4/W3/E9/ W2/E8/E7/E6/ W1/E5/ E4/E3 LOCALITY CODE O8/O7 O6 O5 O4/O3E O3/O2E/O1E O2/O1 E2/E1 BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY O10/O9/ W5/ W4/W3/E9/ W2/E8/E7/E6/ W1/E5/ E4/E3 LOCALITY CODE O8/O7 O6 O5 O4/O3E O3/O2E/O1E O2/O1 E2/E1 ABU-HAMED EG ALEXANDRIA EG CAIRO EG BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG ISMAILIA EG OTHER EG Page 5 of 10

6 Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IT) ITALY LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY AVIANO IT BOLOGNA IT BRINDISI (INCL SAN VITO DEI NORMANNI) IT FLORENCE IT GAETA (INCL FORMIA) IT GHEDI IT ISTRANA AB IT LA MADDALENA IT LA SPEZIA (INCL VARIGNANO) IT LATINA IT LIVORNO (INCL CAMP DARBY) IT MILAN IT NAPLES IT PARMA IT PIEDMONT IT PISA IT POGGIO RENATICO IT ROME (INCL CIAMPINO AIRPORT) IT SANREMO IT SIENA IT SIGONELLA IT SOLBIATE IT TARANTO (INCL GROTTAGLIE) IT TRAPANI IT UDINE IT VERONA IT VICENZA (INCL LONGARE) IT OTHER IT Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 10

7 Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY O10/O9/ W5/ W4/W3/E9/ W2/E8/E7/E6/ W1/E5/ E4/E3 LOCALITY CODE O8/O7 O6 O5 O4/O3E O3/O2E/O1E O2/O1 E2/E1 BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TR) TURKEY Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY O10/O9/ W5/ W4/W3/E9/ W2/E8/E7/E6/ W1/E5/ E4/E3 LOCALITY CODE O8/O7 O6 O5 O4/O3E O3/O2E/O1E O2/O1 E2/E1 ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) TR ANKARA TR ISTANBUL TR IZMIR TR OTHER TR Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Rate of Exchange: $ Page 7 of 10

8 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: LOCALITY FROM TO AUSTRALIA BRAZIL BRUNEI BULGARIA (COLA) CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT FAEROE ISLANDS GIBRALTAR HUNGARY ICELAND JAPAN LESOTHO MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MOROCCO NAMIBIA NORWAY POLAND ROMANIA (COLA) SAINT HELENA SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM UZBEKISTAN ZAMBIA Page 8 of 10

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AG) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Effective 01 October 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Antigua And Barbuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO Effective 01 October 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Burkina Faso based on data review. COUNTRY: (MH) MARSHALL ISLANDS Effective 01 October 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Marshall Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 01 October 2017, COLA index is unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (LC) SAINT LUCIA Effective 01 October 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Saint Lucia based on data review. COUNTRY: (TZ) TANZANIA Effective 01 October 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tanzania based on data review. Page 9 of 10

10 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM TWO OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DTMO) AND THE DTMO WEBSITE ( THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA EITHER MODE MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT). 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL. 6. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor.civ@mail.mil. Page 10 of 10