SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES , 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 MARCH 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BOTSWANA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GUATEMALA, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA AND VIETNAM 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/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA , 999 COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, N/C 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, N/C 025 COUNTRY: (AJ) AZERBAIJAN COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 037, 076, , 081, 091 CHANGE CODE(S): D

2 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA 140 N/C 005, N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY CHANGE CODE(S): D , 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 655, 663, 700, 741, , 531, , 230, , 139 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY , 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA , 003, 011, 999

3 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, N/C 015, N/C 140, N/C 005 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA , 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 118 N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 116 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , 006, 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 140 N/C N/C N/C 004

4 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA N/C 005, N/C 999 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 184 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 138 N/C 001, N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY 114 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE , 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D

5 COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA CHANGE CODE(S): D

6 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BA) BAHRAIN BA BAHRAIN 001 N/C 1130 N/C N/C N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER

7 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHINA: CH SHANGHAI 010 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHINA: CH SHANGHAI 010 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHANGE CODE(S): D DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR OTHER

8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR OTHER COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

9 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KOREA: KS CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) 035 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C KIMHAE 015 SAME AS PUSAN OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) N/C PUSAN N/C N/C N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN KOREA: KS CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) 035 N/C N/C N/C N/C OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) N/C N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

10 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER

11 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) N/C N/C N/C N/C BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

12 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (TC) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TC ABU DHABI N/C N/C N/C UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TC ABU DHABI N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C

13 COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ UK Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 N/C N/C 1500 N/C N/C N/C Bath (E) 2/ 058 N/C N/C 1750 N/C Cambridge (E) N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ N/C N/C N/C Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ 313 N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ N/C London, Central (E) 7/ N/C N/C N/C Portsmouth (E) 13/ 514 N/C N/C 1600 N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ N/C N/C N/C UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ UK Alconbury (E) 1/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Bath (E) 2/ N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ N/C N/C N/C N/C Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ 313 N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ N/C N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ N/C N/C N/C N/C Portsmouth (E) 13/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER COUNTRY: (VM) VIETNAM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

14 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: FROM TO ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AZERBAIJAN BOTSWANA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC EGYPT GHANA GUATEMALA HUNGARY ISRAEL JERUSALEM KENYA KOREA MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PARAGUAY POLAND ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SUDAN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE URUGUAY VIETNAM

15 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

16 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AC) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Antigua and Barbuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Argentina based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE Effective 01 March 2011, COLA index is unchanged for Chile based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Federated States of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (RM) MARSHALL ISLANDS Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Marshall Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Norway based on data review. COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Syria based on data review. COUNTRY: (TZ) TANZANIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tanzania based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) , FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

17 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES 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.