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 16 NOVEMBER 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, DENMARK, FIJI, GERMANY, GUATEMALA, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND URUGUAY 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: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Other BR999 BR Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Country: (CR) Costa Rica San Jose CR001 CR Other CR999 CR Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Chennai IN555 IN Hyderabad IN556 IN Country: (IT) Italy Istrana AB IT028 IT Vicenza (incl Longare) IT073 IT Sanremo IT090 IT Piedmont IT092 IT Other IT100 IT Sigonella IT067 IT Milan IT038 IT Solbiate IT066 IT Page 1 of 10

2 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 Other Chiba Pref JP007 JP Other Saitama Pref JP033 JP Yokota (TO) JP065 JP Kichijoji (KA) JP073 JP Other Tokyo Pref JP077 JP Other Kanagawa Pref JP998 JP Iwakuni (YA) JP019 JP Kumamoto JP018 JP Sendai (MG) JP052 JP Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP Other Locations JP080 JP Shariki (AO) JP106 JP Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX None Veracruz MX015 MX None Mexico City MX455 MX None Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX None Matamoros MX556 MX None Nogales MX558 MX None Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX None Tijuana MX560 MX None Country: (NO) Norway Other NO003 NO Stavanger (incl Sola AS) NO021 NO Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO Rygge NO005 NO Bodo NO007 NO Bergen NO016 NO Trondheim NO025 NO Country: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE Other PE999 PE Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (RU) Russia Moscow RU001 RU Yekaterinburg RU555 RU Other RU999 RU Saint Petersburg RU004 RU Country: (RS) Serbia Belgrade RS060 RS Other RS999 RS Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Page 3 of 10

4 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA BRISBANE (INCL ENOGGERA BARRACKS) AU039 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C EXMOUTH (INCL HAROLD E. HOLT NAVCOMMSTA) AU009 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF LEARMONTH AU010 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NARRABRI AU027 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NEWCASTLE AU035 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C ALL OTHER (NON-ADF HOUSING) AU N\C N\C Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CO) COLOMBIA, X Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Utility Allowance adjusted to 2,050,232 Peso Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HR) CROATIA CROATIA HR N\C N\C N\C Country: (DK) DENMARK OTHER DK Page 4 of 10

5 Country: (DE) GERMANY BABENHAUSEN (H) DE301 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 2017 N\C BONN (INCL KOLN/BONN AIRPORT) (NRW) DE N\C N\C N\C N\C COLOGNE (INCL DELLBRUECK, PORZ-WAHN) (NRW) DE N\C N\C N\C N\C DARMSTADT (H) DE311 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 2017 N\C FREIBURG (BW) DE N\C N\C N\C HANNOVER (INCL WUNSTORF) (LS) DE N\C N\C HOHENFELS (B) DE230 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 994 N\C JEVER AB (LS) DE N\C N\C KARLSRUHE (INCL ETTLINGEN) (BW) DE027 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C PFULLENDORF (INCL GROSSENGSTINGEN) (BW) DE721 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C STUTTGART MILITARY COMMUNITY (BW) 4/ DE N\C N\C N\C 1933 N\C TUBINGEN (BW) DE059 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C VILSECK/GRAFENWOEHR DE231 N\C N\C N\C N\C WIESBADEN (H) 5/ DE355 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C WILHELMSHAVEN (LS) DE N\C N\C OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG DE063 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C OTHER HESSE DE N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (GT) GUATEMALA Rate of Exchange: $ GUATEMALA CITY GT OTHER GT Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (LR) LIBERIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY LIBERIA LR Page 5 of 10

6 Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $ CIUDAD JUAREZ MX GUADALAJARA MX HERMOSILLO MX MATAMOROS MX MERIDA MX MEXICO CITY MX MONTERREY MX NOGALES MX NUEVO LAREDO MX TIJUANA MX VERACRUZ MX OTHER MX Country: (NP) NEPAL NEPAL NP999 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (NL) NETHERLANDS EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) NL N\C N\C 1444 PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) NL N\C N\C 1444 Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PA) PANAMA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CANAL AREA / PANAMA CITY PA OTHER PA Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ ASUNCION PY Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $ LIMA PE OTHER PE Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 10

7 Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ES) SPAIN LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY MIHA\MISC ALBACETE ES BARCELONA ES CADIZ ES CANARY ISLANDS ES EL FERROL ES ESTARTIT ES GRANADA ES MADRID ES MORON AB ES ROTA ES SAN JAVIER ES SEVILLE ES SONSECA ES VALENCIA ES ZARAGOZA ES OTHER ES Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TR) TURKEY Rate of Exchange: $ ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) TR ANKARA TR ISTANBUL TR IZMIR TR OTHER TR Country: (UA) UKRAINE LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY KIEV UA OTHER UA Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ MONTEVIDEO UY 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 BRAZIL CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA GUATEMALA ICELAND INDIA JAPAN LESOTHO MACEDONIA (COLA) MEXICO NAMIBIA NORWAY PARAGUAY PERU RUSSIA SERBIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWITZERLAND TUNISIA TURKEY URUGUAY Page 8 of 10

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DZ) ALGERIA Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Algeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burkina Faso based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Montenegro based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for South Africa based on data review. COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Taiwan 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