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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 MAY 2017, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHINA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUAM, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGER, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TOGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND UNITED KINGDOM 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 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 Perth (incl Fremantle) AU025 AU Adelaide (incl Edinburgh) AU023 AU Nowra (incl Jervis Bay) AU013 AU Country: (AT) Austria Vienna AT005 AT Other AT999 AT Country: (BS) Bahamas Change Code(s): D Nassau BS001 BS Page 1 of 18

2 Country: (BE) Belgium Zeebrugge (incl Oostende) BE002 BE Brabant Prov (incl Brussels) BE015 BE Florennes BE018 BE Antwerp BE055 BE Other BE999 BE Hainaut Province (incl Chievres and SHAPE) BE019 BE SHAPE Village BE030 BE Province of Limburg (Kleine Brogel) BE040 BE Country: (BJ) Benin Benin BJ999 BJ Country: (BA) Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina BA999 BA Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW Country: (BF) Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF999 BF Country: (CM) Cameroon Cameroon CM999 CM Country: (CF) Central African Rep Central African Republic CF999 CF Country: (TD) Chad Chad TD999 TD Country: (CN) China Change Code(s): D Other CN999 CN Country: (CG) Congo Congo CG999 CG Country: (CR) Costa Rica San Jose CR001 CR Other CR999 CR Country: (CI) Cote D'Ivoire Cote D'Ivoire CI999 CI Page 2 of 18

3 Country: (HR) Croatia Croatia HR999 HR Country: (CY) Cyprus Nicosia CY001 CY Akrotiri CY999 CY Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Other CZ999 CZ Country: (GQ) Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea GQ999 GQ Country: (EE) Estonia Estonia EE999 EE Country: (FI) Finland Finland FI999 FI Country: (FR) France Lille FR016 FR Marseille FR555 FR Other FR999 FR Draguignan FR004 FR Montpellier FR009 FR Paris (City of and Environs) 4/ FR011 FR Toulouse FR014 FR Hyeres FR025 FR Le Luc FR201 FR Aix-En-Provence FR015 FR Toulon (incl St. Mandrier) FR037 FR Lorient FR100 FR Orleans FR102 FR Lyon FR101 FR Country: (GA) Gabon Gabon GA999 GA Country: (DE) Germany Kaiserslautern Military Community (incl Bann, Einsidlerhof, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl, Miesau, Pirmasens, Ramstein, Ruppertsweiler, Sembach, and Zweibruecken) (RP) DE700 DE Augsburg (Incl Ingolstadt) (B) DE103 DE Cologne (incl Dellbrueck, Porz-Wahn) (NRW) DE169 DE Landsberg (B) DE223 DE Bonn (incl Koln/Bonn Airport) (NRW) DE501 DE Page 3 of 18

4 Geilenkirchen (NRW) DE531 DE Munchengladbach (incl Grefrath, Rheindahlen, and Herongen) (NRW) DE549 DE Other Rhineland-Palatinate DE655 DE Kalkar (NRW) DE539 DE Ansbach (B) DE228 DE Berlin DE201 DE Potsdam DE816 DE Bamberg (B) DE229 DE Vilseck/Grafenwoehr (B) DE231 DE Garmisch (B) DE121 DE Oberammergau (incl Oberammergau MOD) (B) DE139 DE Frankfurt Am Main (H) DE317 DE Hohenfels (B) DE230 DE Pfullendorf (incl Grossengstingen) (BW) DE721 DE Spangdahlem (RP) DE741 DE Stuttgart (BW) 6/ DE055 DE Wiesbaden (incl Bad Kreuznach and Wackernheim) (H) DE355 DE Heidelberg (BW) DE019 DE Karlsruhe (incl Ettlingen) (BW) DE027 DE Mannheim (incl Sandhofen) (BW) DE039 DE Tubingen (BW) DE059 DE Ulm (incl Neu Ulm) (BW) DE061 DE Other Baden-Wuertemberg DE063 DE Giebelstadt (B) DE123 DE Kitzengen (incl Wuerzburg) (B) DE129 DE Nurnberg (B) DE137 DE Other Bavaria DE153 DE Other Saarland DE207 DE Schweinfurt (B) DE227 DE Babenhausen (H) DE301 DE Buedingen (incl Gelnhausen) (H) DE307 DE Darmstadt (H) DE311 DE Erlensee (H) DE313 DE Giessen (H) DE323 DE Hanau (H) DE329 DE Other Hesse DE359 DE Borgholzhausen (NRW) DE503 DE Baumholder (incl Boerfink) (RP) DE603 DE Dexheim (incl Gonsenheim and Russelsheim) (RP) DE663 DE All Other Landstates DE999 DE Munich (Incl. Furstenfeldbruck and Ober Pfaffenhofen) (B) DE133 DE Freiburg (BW) DE067 DE Leipzig (OS) DE157 DE Bremerhaven (incl Bremen and Nordholtz) DE203 DE Kiel (incl Eckernforde) (SH) DE221 DE Goettingen (LS) DE224 DE Other Mecklenburg-Vorpommern DE369 DE Hannover (incl Wunstorf) (LS) DE407 DE Jever AB (LS) DE415 DE Other Lower Saxony DE425 DE Wilhelmshaven (LS) DE469 DE Other North Rhine-Westphalia DE573 DE Other Schleswig Holstein DE703 DE Other Saxony DE939 DE Hamburg DE205 DE Page 4 of 18

5 Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IN) India Hyderabad IN556 IN Country: (IE) Ireland Dublin IE001 IE Other IE999 IE Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL Country: (IT) Italy Istrana AB IT028 IT Vicenza (incl Longare) IT073 IT Sanremo IT090 IT Piedmont IT092 IT Other IT100 IT Livorno (incl Camp Darby) IT035 IT Pisa IT059 IT La Spezia (incl Varignano) IT031 IT Naples IT055 IT La Maddalena IT029 IT Florence IT022 IT Rome (incl Ciampino Airport) IT063 IT Gaeta IT025 IT Aviano IT001 IT Udine IT072 IT Bologna IT005 IT Brindisi (incl San Vito Dei Normanni) IT007 IT Ghedi IT027 IT Latina IT033 IT Parma IT054 IT Poggio Renatico IT062 IT Siena IT064 IT Taranto (incl Grottaglie) IT068 IT Trapani IT070 IT Verona IT071 IT Sigonella IT067 IT Milan IT038 IT Solbiate IT066 IT Page 5 of 18

6 Country: (JM) Jamaica Change Code(s): D Kingston JM001 JM Other JM999 JM 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 Misawa (AO) JP023 JP Okinawa (OK) JP027 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 Atsugi (incl Totsuka) (KA) JP041 JP Kamiseya (KA) JP049 JP Kumamoto JP018 JP Sendai (MG) JP052 JP Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP Other Locations JP080 JP Shariki (AO) JP106 JP Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP Country: (LV) Latvia Latvia LV999 LV Country: (LT) Lithuania Lithuania LT999 LT Country: (LU) Luxembourg Luxembourg LU001 LU Country: (MK) Macedonia Macedonia MK999 MK Page 6 of 18

7 Country: (MG) Madagascar Change Code(s): D Madagascar MG999 MG Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY Other MY999 MY Country: (ML) Mali Mali ML999 ML Country: (MT) Malta Malta MT999 MT Country: (ME) Montenegro Montenegro ME999 ME Country: (MA) Morocco Casablanca MA555 MA Other MA999 MA Country: (NL) Netherlands Province of Limburg (incl. Brunssum/Schinnen) NL015 NL Hague, The NL009 NL Valkenburg (Incl Leiden) NL025 NL Delft NL050 NL Den Helder NL001 NL Doorn NL003 NL Eindhoven NL007 NL Soesterberg AB NL021 NL Almelo NL041 NL Utrecht NL046 NL Arnhem NL065 NL Province of Friesland (incl Leeuwarden) NL070 NL Ermelo NL100 NL Other NL999 NL Rotterdam NL017 NL Volkel NL027 NL Coevorden NL035 NL Amsterdam NL033 NL Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ Page 7 of 18

8 Country: (NE) Niger Niger NE999 NE Country: (PL) Poland Warsaw PL001 PL01 None 104 Krakow PL005 PL01 None 104 Other PL999 PL01 None 104 Lask Air Base PL002 PL Country: (PT) Portugal Lisbon 10/ PT002 PT Azores PT015 PT Other PT999 PT Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO Country: (SN) Senegal Senegal SN999 SN Country: (SK) Slovakia Slovakia SK999 SK Country: (SI) Slovenia Change Code(s): D, X Slovenia SI999 SI Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA None Page 8 of 18

9 Country: (ES) Spain Cadiz ES005 ES Rota ES019 ES Seville ES012 ES Granada ES014 ES Moron AB ES018 ES Other ES999 ES El Ferrol ES007 ES Barcelona ES008 ES Estartit ES009 ES Albacete ES016 ES Madrid ES017 ES San Javier ES022 ES Sonseca ES023 ES Zaragoza ES027 ES Valencia ES060 ES Country: (TG) Togo Togo TG999 TG Country: (GB) UK 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 Bath (E) 15/ GB058 GB Scotland GB884 GB Wales GB885 GB Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 17/ GB313 GB Cheltenham (E) 31/ GB179 GB Page 9 of 18

10 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (AT) AUSTRIA Country: (BE) BELGIUM Country: (BJ) BENIN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BG) BULGARIA Country: (BF) BURKINA FASO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CM) CAMEROON Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $ SAN JOSE CR OTHER CR Country: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HR) CROATIA Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Page 10 of 18

11 Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $ ABU-HAMED EG ALEXANDRIA EG CAIRO EG BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG ISMAILIA EG OTHER EG Country: (EE) ESTONIA Change Code(s): D, X ESTONIA EE N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Country: (FI) FINLAND Country: (FR) FRANCE Country: (GM) GAMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (GE) GEORGIA Country: (DE) GERMANY Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (GR) GREECE Country: (GU) GUAM Change Code(s): D GUAM GU001 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 2350 Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IE) IRELAND Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $ Page 11 of 18

12 Country: (IT) ITALY Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (KE) KENYA Rate of Exchange: $ KISUMU KE MOMBASA KE NAIROBI KE OTHER KE Country: (XK) KOSOVO Country: (LV) LATVIA Country: (LT) LITHUANIA Country: (LU) LUXEMBOURG Country: (MK) MACEDONIA Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ML) MALI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MT) MALTA Country: (MU) MAURITIUS Rate of Exchange: $ Page 12 of 18

13 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: (MD) MOLDOVA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ME) MONTENEGRO Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NL) NETHERLANDS Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ MANILA (RENT ADV) PH Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PT) PORTUGAL Country: (QA) QATAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RO) ROMANIA Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 13 of 18

14 Country: (SN) SENEGAL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RS) SERBIA Country: (SK) SLOVAKIA Country: (SI) SLOVENIA Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ES) SPAIN Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TG) TOGO 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 Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ Page 14 of 18

15 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 ALBANIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BULGARIA (OHA) BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GIBRALTAR GREECE ICELAND INDIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN KENYA KOSOVO LATVIA LESOTHO LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MALI Page 15 of 18

16 LOCALITY FROM TO MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO MOLDOVA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGER NORWAY PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SENEGAL SERBIA SEYCHELLES SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWITZERLAND TAIWAN TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Page 16 of 18

17 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Brunei based on data review. COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Croatia based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Moldova based on data review. COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Senegal based on data review. COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 May 2017, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Togo based on data review. Page 17 of 18

18 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 18 of 18