Page 1 of 12 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Locality Loccode CCOD From To Barbados BB001 BB

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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 FEBRUARY 2019, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURMA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHINA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DIEGO GARCIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FIJI, GAMBIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, HAITI, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT LUCIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, TAJIKISTAN, TUNISIA, UGANDA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY AND ZIMBABWE 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: (BB) Barbados Barbados BB001 BB Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR Other BR999 BR Page 1 of 12

2 Country: (CA) Canada Kingston (ON) CA033 CA London (ON) CA036 CA Ottawa (ON) CA053 CA Trenton (ON) CA073 CA Other CA999 CA Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA Calgary (AB) CA091 CA Argentia (NL) CA003 CA Greenwood (NS) CA025 CA Halifax/Dartmouth/Shearwater (NS) CA029 CA Gagetown (NB) CA044 CA St. Hubert (QC) CA061 CA Comox (Incl Nanoose) (BC) CA013 CA North Bay (ON) CA045 CA Masset (BC) CA037 CA Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA Toronto (ON) CA069 CA Montreal (QC) CA089 CA Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Other CN999 CN Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (CG) Congo Congo CG999 CG Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Country: (DG) Diego Garcia Diego Garcia DG999 DG Country: (HN) Honduras Tegucigalpa HN001 HN Other HN999 HN Country: (HU) Hungary Budapest HU001 HU Country: (IT) Italy Naples IT055 IT Aviano IT001 IT Udine IT072 IT Page 2 of 12

3 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 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 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: (KZ) Kazakhstan Kimhae KZ001 KZ01 N/L 124 Astana is established for COLA with locality code KZ001, KZ999 is renamed Other. Country: (KR) Korea Kimhae KR015 KR Pusan KR030 KR Seoul KR140 KR Seoul-Housing Office Approval KR175 KR Changwon (incl Chinhae, Masan) KR005 KR Osan AB (Incl Yongin) KR025 KR Weonju KR065 KR Dongducheon (incl. Camp Casey) KR177 KR Uijungbu KR176 KR Page 3 of 12

4 Country: (KW) Kuwait Kuwait KW999 KW Country: (LT) Lithuania Lithuania LT999 LT Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY01 None 102 Other MY999 MY01 None 102 Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 None 102 Veracruz MX015 MX01 None 102 Mexico City MX455 MX01 None 102 Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 None 102 Matamoros MX556 MX01 None 102 Nogales MX558 MX01 None 102 Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 None 102 Tijuana MX560 MX01 None 102 Country: (NO) Norway Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO Rygge NO005 NO Bodo NO007 NO Bergen NO016 NO Trondheim NO025 NO Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA None Page 4 of 12

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (BO) BOLIVIA Rate of Exchange: $ LA PAZ BO SANTA CRUZ BO OTHER BO Country: (BG) BULGARIA BULGARIA BG N\C N\C N\C Country: (MM) BURMA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DK) DENMARK LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY AALBORG DK COPENHAGEN (ISL OF ZEALAND) DK KARUP (INCL BALTAP AND VIBORG) DK OTHER DK Country: (EE) ESTONIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ESTONIA EE Country: (DE) GERMANY HOHENFELS (B) DE Page 5 of 12

6 Country: (GH) GHANA GHANA GH Country: (HN) HONDURAS Rate of Exchange: $ TEGUCIGALPA HN OTHER HN Country: (ID) INDONESIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY JAKARTA ID OTHER ID Country: (JP) JAPAN, X Rate of Exchange: $ OKINAWA (OK) JP027 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C SAPPORO (HK) JP069 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C YOKOTA (TO) JP065 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (KR) KOREA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 12

7 Country: (NG) NIGERIA LAGOS NG Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH Country: (PR) PUERTO RICO AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) PR ARECIBO PR CAGUAS PR N\C N\C N\C N\C CAYEY PR N\C N\C N\C N\C GUAYNABO PR N\C N\C N\C N\C ISABELA PR SABANA SECA PR N\C N\C N\C N\C SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) PR N\C N\C N\C N\C VEGA BAJA PR N\C N\C N\C N\C OTHER PR Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Page 7 of 12

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 ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BURMA CANADA CHINA COSTA RICA HONDURAS JAPAN KOREA KUWAIT LESOTHO MALAYSIA MEXICO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NORWAY PHILIPPINES ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SIERRA LEONE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN TAJIKISTAN TUNISIA UKRAINE Page 8 of 12

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Brunei based on data review. COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burma based on data review. COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Cameroon based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Croatia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Czech Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Dominican Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ecuador based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Federated States Of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. Page 9 of 12

10 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (GU) GUAM Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guam based on data review. COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Latvia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Philippines based on data review. COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. COUNTRY: (PR) PUERTO RICO Effective 01 February 2019, COLA index is unchanged for Puerto Rico based on data review. COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Qatar based on data review. COUNTRY: (LC) SAINT LUCIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Saint Lucia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. Page 10 of 12

11 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZW) ZIMBABWE Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data review. Page 11 of 12

12 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 12 of 12