Page 1 of 10 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 MARCH 2019, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BARBADOS, BELIZE, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GUYANA, HAITI, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, KENYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SUDAN, SWEDEN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND VENEZUELA. 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 Change Code(s): D Barbados BB001 BB Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Other BR999 BR Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Change Code(s): D Prague CZ001 CZ Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (HK) Hong Kong Hong Kong HK001 HK Country: (HU) Hungary Change Code(s): D Budapest HU001 HU Page 1 of 10

2 Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Mumbai IN050 IN Chennai IN555 IN Hyderabad IN556 IN Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL 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 Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (KE) Kenya Mombasa KE001 KE Nairobi KE003 KE Kisumu KE011 KE Other KE999 KE Country: (LT) Lithuania Change Code(s): D Lithuania LT999 LT Country: (MK) Macedonia Macedonia MK999 MK 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: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE Other PE999 PE Country: (SE) Sweden Stockholm SE001 SE Malmo SE003 SE Other SE999 SE Page 3 of 10

4 Country: (GB) UK Cambridge GB153 GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall GB352 GB Fairford GB251 GB Oxford GB490 GB Aldermaston GB011 GB Helston GB318 GB Plymouth GB496 GB Portland GB508 GB Portsmouth GB514 GB Rochester GB517 GB Yeovilton GB676 GB RAF Digby GB865 GB Other England GB883 GB High Wycombe/Daws Hill GB319 GB London GB380 GB Salisbury/Wilton MOD Housing GB518 GB Salisbury/Wilton non-mod Housing GB521 GB Bath GB058 GB St Mawgan MOD Housing GB497 GB St Mawgan non-mod Housing GB559 GB Scotland GB884 GB Wales GB885 GB Harrogate/Menwith Hill GB313 GB Alconbury GB001 GB Cheltenham GB179 GB Page 4 of 10

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (GH) GHANA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HT) HAITI Rate of Exchange: $ Page 5 of 10

6 Country: (HK) HONG KONG Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (KE) KENYA Rate of Exchange: $ KISUMU KE MOMBASA KE NAIROBI KE OTHER KE 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: (NI) NICARAGUA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 10

7 LIMA PE OTHER PE Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $ BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ 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. LOCALITY FROM TO BRAZIL BRUNEI CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA EGYPT GHANA GIBRALTAR HAITI HONG KONG ICELAND INDIA ISRAEL JAPAN KENYA MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO NICARAGUA PERU PHILIPPINES ROMANIA (COLA) SAINT HELENA SINGAPORE SWEDEN THAILAND TUNISIA UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Page 8 of 10

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BB) BARBADOS Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Barbados based on data review. COUNTRY: (BZ) BELIZE Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belize based on data review. COUNTRY: (GY) GUYANA Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guyana based on data review. COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (ML) MALI Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mali based on data review. COUNTRY: (MU) MAURITIUS Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mauritius based on data review. COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL Effective 01 March 2019, COLA index is unchanged for Azores Island, Portugal, based on data review. COUNTRY: (RS) SERBIA Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Serbia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SD) SUDAN Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sudan based on data review. COUNTRY: (VI) US VIRGIN ISLANDS Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Us Virgin Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA Effective 01 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Venezuela 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