Page 1 of 10 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: Locality Loccode CCOD From To Angola AO999 AO

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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 OCTOBER 2016, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, BAHAMAS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, GIBRALTAR, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRAQ, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KOREA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, PALAU, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, THAILAND, TOGO, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, YEMEN 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 INDEXES: Country: (AO) Angola Change Code(s): D Angola AO999 AO Country: (BY) Belarus Belarus BY999 BY Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Other CZ999 CZ Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (HU) Hungary Budapest HU001 HU Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Page 1 of 10

2 Country: (JP) Japan 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 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 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 Other Locations JP080 JP Shariki (AO) JP106 JP Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP Country: (KR) Korea Chunchon KR007 KR Inchon KR010 KR Camp Humphreys KR035 KR Suwon KR050 KR Kwanju AB KR017 KR Daegu/Waegwan (incl Camps Carroll, Henry, & Walker) KR045 KR Taejon KR047 KR Kunsan AB KR070 KR Munsan KR178 KR Other KR999 KR Seoul KR140 KR Seoul-Housing Office Approval KR175 KR Weonju KR065 KR Dongducheon (incl. Camp Casey) KR177 KR Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (SH) Saint Helena Saint Helena (incl Ascension Island) SH999 SH Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA01 None 104 Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA03 None 102 Country: (CH) Switzerland Change Code(s): D Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Country: (GB) UK Cambridge GB153 GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall GB352 GB Fairford GB251 GB Oxford GB490 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 Harrogate/Menwith Hill GB313 GB Alconbury GB001 GB Cheltenham GB179 GB Country: (UY) Uruguay Montevideo UY003 UY Other UY999 UY Page 3 of 10

4 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS Utility Allowance is revised to 1238 US Dollars. MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 750 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA SAN JOSE CR001 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TEGUCIGALPA HN OTHER HN COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 4 of 10

5 COUNTRY: (IQ) IRAQ Utility Allowance is revised to 200 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 828 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 11,571 Dinar. COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NI Rental Allowances are in US Dollars. Utility Allowance is revised to 572 US Dollars. MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 735 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (NG) NIGERIA Utility Allowance is revised to 69,750 Naira. MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 338,500 Naira. COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA Utility Allowance is revised to 653 US Dollars. MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 587 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ ASUNCION PY COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ LIMA PE OTHER PE Page 5 of 10

6 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL PH701 RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Utility Allowance is revised to 639 Euro. MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 355 Euro. COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA MIHA/Miscellaneous is revised to 1950 Hryvnia. COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MONTEVIDEO UY Page 6 of 10

7 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 BELARUS BOTSWANA CANADA COLOMBIA CZECH REPUBLIC GIBRALTAR HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND ISRAEL JAMAICA JAPAN KOREA LESOTHO MALAYSIA NAMIBIA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES ROMANIA (COLA) SAINT HELENA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SYRIA THAILAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY Page 7 of 10

8 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DZ) ALGERIA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Algeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BZ) BELIZE Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Belize based on data review. COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burkina Faso based on data review. COUNTRY: (KH) CAMBODIA Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cambodia based on data review. COUNTRY: (KY) CAYMAN ISLANDS Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cayman Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 16 October 2016, COLA index is unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN Effective 16 October 2016, COLA index is unchanged for Sasebo, Japan based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) MALAYSIA Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Malta based on data review. COUNTRY: (MU) MAURITIUS Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Mauritius based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Montenegro based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. Page 8 of 10

9 COUNTRY: (PW) PALAU Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Palau based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (PE) PERU Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Peru based on data review. COUNTRY: (RS) SERBIA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Serbia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Togo based on data review. COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 16 October 2016, Rental Allowances, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (YE) YEMEN Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Yemen based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZW) ZIMBABWE Effective 16 October 2016, Utility Allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous are unchanged for Zimbabwe 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