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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 AUGUST 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALASKA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, BURMA, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHINA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALI, MALTA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NORWAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TOGO, TUNISIA AND UKRAINE 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 INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AK) ALASKA , 021, COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA , 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 148 N/C 002, 015, 018, 055, N/C 019, COUNTRY: (BJ) BENIN 128 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 1 of 18

2 COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 112 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (TD) CHAD 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA , COUNTRY: (CG) CONGO COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 130 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 18

3 COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS 134 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK , 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (GQ) EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS 180 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA , 003, 005, 009 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 160 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE , 555, N/C 004, 009, 011, 014, 025, , COUNTRY: (GA) GABON 140 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 3 of 18

4 COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY 124 N/C 019, 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 663, 700, 741, , 133, 169, 223, 501, 531, 549, , 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 573, 703, , 205, N/C 229, N/C 121, N/C N/C 721 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE 144 N/C 003, 015, None N/C N/C 001, 007 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 144 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA , 557, COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND 152 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Page 4 of 18

5 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 132 N/C 028, 073, 090, , , N/C , , 007, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, N/C 038, 066 COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 150 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 144 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 5 of 18

6 COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO 110 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS 134 N/C , 025, , 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 046, 065, 070, , COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA COUNTRY: (NE) NIGER 122 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA , 999 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 116 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 6 of 18

7 COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL N/C COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 128 N/C N/C 005, COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN , , 014, 018, N/C 007, 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (SD) SUDAN , 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 170 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 7 of 18

8 COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE 104 None 555, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 8 of 18

9 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: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 18

10 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 10 of 18

11 COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 LV LATVIA LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 LV LATVIA COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA Page 11 of 18

12 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD 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 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD 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: (ME) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NI NICARAGUA Page 12 of 18

13 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NI NICARAGUA COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 13 of 18

14 COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 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 ARGENTINA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHINA CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY KOSOVO KUWAIT LATVIA LESOTHO Page 15 of 18

16 LOCALITY FROM TO LIBERIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MALI MALTA MEXICO MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NICARAGUA NIGER NORWAY PARAGUAY PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) SENEGAL SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TOGO TUNISIA UKRAINE EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 16 of 18

17 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 16 August 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for India based on data review. CHANGE CODE(S): N COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 August 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. Page 17 of 18

18 POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil 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. Page 18 of 18