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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 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, KOREA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM AND URUGUAY 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: (AU) AUSTRALIA N/C 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, N/C N/C 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL N/C N/C , X Page 1 of 16

2 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 036, 053, 073, , 025, 029, 044, , 037, 076, , 081, , 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 144 N/C 005, N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 124 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 138 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY , 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, , 169, 501, 531, 549, , 205, , , COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Page 2 of 16

3 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 124 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 102 N/C 001, 555, 556, 557, N/C 050 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA , 010, 035, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, , , COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 120 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , Page 3 of 16

4 COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA 116 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 178 N/C 003, N/C 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 130 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU , 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA 120 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 132 N/C , N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 108 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 222 N/C 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND , N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY 102 N/C None , N/C 001 Page 4 of 16

5 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM, X , , 388, , 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , N/L GB179 Cheltenham (including Bromsgrove, Gloucester, Imjin Barracks and Innsworth) is established for COLA COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 120 N/C 003, 999 Page 5 of 16

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, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER Utility Allowance revised to 4755 Peso COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN Utility Allowance is revised to 127 Dinar COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 6 of 16

7 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER Page 7 of 16

8 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE Utility Allowance is revised to 901 Euro COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY Utility Allowance is revised to 725 Euro COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Utility Allowance is revised to 898 Euro COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 8 of 16

9 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ 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 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: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ NI NICARAGUA Page 9 of 16

10 NI NICARAGUA COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION COUNTRY: (PE) PERU MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 5638 Nuevo Sol COUNTRY: (PR) PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICO 1/: PR CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN FAJARDO 030 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN HUMACAO 050 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS LUQUILLO 055 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS MAYAGUEZ N/C N/C N/C N/C ROOSEVELT ROADS 070 N/C N/C N/C 1950 N/C N/C SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C 2650 N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN Page 10 of 16

11 PUERTO RICO 1/ : PR AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) 001 SAME AS OTHER ARECIBO 005 SAME AS OTHER CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN FAJARDO 030 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN HUMACAO 050 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS ISABELA 053 SAME AS OTHER LUQUILLO 055 SAME AS ROOSEVELT ROADS ROOSEVELT ROADS 070 N/C N/C N/C N/C SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C N/C N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TZ) TANZANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) Page 11 of 16

12 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (AE) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Utility Allowance is revised to 2044 Dirham Page 12 of 16

13 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ GB Cheltenham (E) UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Cheltenham (E) GB179 Cheltenham (including Bromsgrove, Gloucester, Imjin Barracks and Innsworth) is established for OHA. Utility is established at 531 Pounds and MIHA\Miscellaneous is established at 272 Pounds. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO Page 13 of 16

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 ANGOLA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC GHANA GIBRALTAR HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA KOREA MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PARAGUAY ROMANIA (COLA) SAINT HELENA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWITZERLAND TANZANIA THAILAND TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 14 of 16

15 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA Effective 16 May 2014, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Argentina based on data review. COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN Effective 16 May 2014, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Bahrain based on data review. COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Burma based on data review. COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Croatia based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 16 May 2014, COLA Index is unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Egypt based on data review. COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Finland based on data review. COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hungary based on data review. COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Luxembourg based on data review. COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malta based on data review. COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Montenegro based on data review. COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL Effective 16 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nepal based on data review. COUNTRY: (PE) PERU Effective 16 May 2014, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Peru based on data review. COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES Effective 16 May 2014, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Philippines based on data review. COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY Effective 16 May 2014, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Turkey based on data review. COUNTRY: (AE) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Effective 16 May 2014, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for United Arab Emirates based on data review. Page 15 of 16

16 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 16 of 16