Page 1 of 13 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES:

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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 JANUARY 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FIJI, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, HAITI, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, QATAR, RUSSIA, SEYCHELLES, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TIMOR-LESTE, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS 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: (AU) Australia, X Melbourne AU011 AU Canberra AU005 AU Queenscliff AU015 AU Narrabri AU027 AU RAAF Amberley AU030 AU Brisbane (incl Enoggera Barracks) AU039 AU Other (ADF Housing) AU099 AU Other (Non-ADF Housing) AU999 AU Alice Springs AU001 AU Exmouth (incl Harold E. Holt NAVCOMMSTA) AU009 AU Learmonth AU010 AU Richmond AU017 AU Sydney AU019 AU Glenbrook AU022 AU Newcastle AU035 AU Darwin AU037 AU RAAF Tindal AU100 AU Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) AU199 AU Perth (incl Fremantle) AU025 AU Adelaide (incl Edinburgh) AU023 AU Nowra (incl Jervis Bay) AU013 AU Country: (BD) Bangladesh Bangladesh BD999 BD Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR Other BR999 BR Page 1 of 13

2 Country: (KH) Cambodia Cambodia KH999 KH Country: (CA) Canada Comox (Incl Nanoose) (BC) CA013 CA Masset (BC) CA037 CA Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (HU) Hungary Papa AB HU002 HU Other HU999 HU Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (JP) Japan Misawa (AO) JP023 JP Okinawa (OK) JP027 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 Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP Country: (KR) Korea Kimhae KR015 KR Pusan KR030 KR Seoul KR140 KR Seoul-Housing Office Approval KR175 KR Weonju KR065 KR Country: (KW) Kuwait Kuwait KW999 KW Page 2 of 13

3 Country: (LV) Latvia Latvia LV999 LV Country: (MY) Malaysia, X Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY Other MY999 MY 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: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ 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 Page 3 of 13

4 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BD) BANGLADESH Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BE) BELGIUM ANTWERP BE BRABANT PROV (INCL BRUSSELS) BE FLORENNES BE HAINAUT PROV (INCL CHIEVRES AND SHAPE) BE PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (KLEINE BROGEL) BE SHAPE VILLAGE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSING BE ZEEBRUGGE (INCL OOSTENDE) BE OTHER BE Country: (BO) BOLIVIA Rate of Exchange: $ LA PAZ BO SANTA CRUZ BO OTHER BO Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CM) CAMEROON CAMEROON CM Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Page 4 of 13

5 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $ SAN JOSE CR OTHER CR Country: (HR) CROATIA Rate of Exchange: $ CROATIA HR Rental Allowances in Croatian Kuna. Utility Allowance revised to 3856 Kuna. MIHA\Miscellaneous revised to 808 Kuna. Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY BRNO CZ PRAGUE CZ OTHER CZ Country: (DK) DENMARK AALBORG DK COPENHAGEN (ISL OF ZEALAND) DK KARUP (INCL BALTAP AND VIBORG) DK OTHER DK Country: (EE) ESTONIA ESTONIA EE Country: (GH) GHANA GHANA GH Country: (GR) GREECE LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ARAXOS GR ATTICA DEPT (INCL ATHENS, ELEFSIS, HELLENIKON AB, & MT. PATERAS) GR LARISSA (INCL TIRNAVOS) GR SOUDA BAY GR TANAGRA GR THESSALONIKI (INCL ARGYOUPOLIS AND LANGADOS) GR OTHER GR Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $ Page 5 of 13

6 Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ID) INDONESIA Rate of Exchange: $ JAKARTA ID OTHER ID Country: (JP) JAPAN OKINAWA (OK) JP Country: (KR) KOREA 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: (NP) NEPAL LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY NEPAL NP Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PK) PAKISTAN Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 13

7 Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH Country: (PT) PORTUGAL AZORES PT LISBON 1/ PT OTHER PT Country: (QA) QATAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ES) SPAIN MADRID ES Country: (SD) SUDAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TR) TURKEY Rate of Exchange: $ ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) TR ANKARA TR ISTANBUL TR IZMIR TR OTHER TR Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Page 7 of 13

8 Country: (AE) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ABU DHABI AE DUBAI AE FUJAIRAH AE OTHER AE Page 8 of 13

9 Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Alconbury (E) 1/ GB Bath (E) 2/ GB Cambridge (E) GB Cheltenham (E) 9/ GB Fairford (E) 3/ GB Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ GB Helston (E) GB High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 5/ GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ GB London (E) 7/ GB Oxford (E) 10/ GB Plymouth (E) 11/ GB Portland (E) 12/ GB Portsmouth (E) 13/ GB RAF Digby (E) 14/ GB Rochester (E) 15/ GB Salisbury/Wilton MOD Housing (E) 16,19/ GB Salisbury/Wilton non-mod Housing (E) 16/ GB St Mawgan MOD Housing (E) 17,19/ GB St Mawgan non-mod Housing (E) 17/ GB Yeovilton (E) 18/ GB Other England GB Scotland GB Wales GB Page 9 of 13

10 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 AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BOLIVIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA HUNGARY ICELAND INDONESIA KOREA MALAYSIA MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAKISTAN PHILIPPINES QATAR SEYCHELLES SUDAN SWEDEN TAIWAN TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE Page 10 of 13

11 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances and Utility Allowance are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Brunei based on data review. COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances and Utility Allowance are unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burma based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Dominican Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ecuador based on data review. COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ethiopia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Federated States of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Greece based on data review. COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for India based on data review. Page 11 of 13

12 COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jamaica based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Philippines based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Timor-Leste based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda based on data review. COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE Effective 01 January 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY Effective 01 January 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. COUNTRY: (VI) US VIRGIN ISLANDS Effective 01 January 2018, COLA indices are unchanged for US Virgin Islands based on data review. Page 12 of 13

13 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 13 of 13