Page 1 of 10 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 16 MAY 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FIJI, FINLAND, GHANA, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, LESOTHO, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, RUSSIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, YEMEN, ZAMBIA 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: (AU) Australia 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: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR Other BR999 BR Page 1 of 10

2 Country: (CA) Canada Kingston (ON) CA033 CA London (ON) CA036 CA Ottawa (ON) CA053 CA Trenton (ON) CA073 CA Other CA999 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 Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA Calgary (AB) CA091 CA Toronto (ON) CA069 CA Montreal (QC) CA089 CA Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Other CZ999 CZ Brno CZ002 CZ Country: (FJ) Fiji Suva FJ001 FJ Other FJ999 FJ Country: (GH) Ghana Ghana GH999 GH Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Mumbai IN050 IN Chennai IN555 IN Hyderabad IN556 IN Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL Country: (MR) Mauritania Mauritania MR999 MR Country: (MA) Morocco Casablanca MA555 MA Other MA999 MA Country: (NL) Netherlands Den Helder NL001 NL Doorn NL003 NL Eindhoven NL007 NL Soesterberg AB NL021 NL Almelo NL041 NL Utrecht NL046 NL Arnhem NL065 NL Province of Friesland (incl Leeuwarden) NL070 NL Ermelo NL100 NL Other NL999 NL Rotterdam NL017 NL Volkel NL027 NL Coevorden NL035 NL Country: (NO) Norway Bergen NO016 NO Bodo NO007 NO Oslo NO001 NO Rygge NO005 NO Trondheim NO025 NO Country: (PL) Poland Warsaw PL001 PL Krakow PL005 PL Other PL999 PL Lask Air Base PL002 PL Country: (RU) Russia Moscow RU001 RU Yekaterinburg RU555 RU Other RU999 RU Saint Petersburg RU004 RU Page 3 of 10

4 Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA Country: (ES) Spain Valencia ES060 ES Country: (SZ) Swaziland Swaziland SZ999 SZ Country: (SE) Sweden Stockholm SE001 SE Malmo SE003 SE Other SE999 SE Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Country: (TW) Taiwan Taiwan TW999 TW Country: (ZW) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW999 ZW Page 4 of 10

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA, X Rate of Exchange: $ CANBERRA AU005 N\C N\C N\C N\C SYDNEY AU N\C N\C N\C Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Page 5 of 10

6 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: (FJ) FIJI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MT) MALTA MALTA MT N\C N\C Country: (MU) MAURITIUS Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NI) NICARAGUA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ ASUNCION PY Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 10

7 Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH075 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C CHIANG MAI TH Country: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY PORT OF SPAIN TT OTHER TT 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: (UG) UGANDA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA 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. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: LOCALITY FROM TO ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA CZECH REPUBLIC EGYPT FIJI INDIA ISRAEL LESOTHO MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MOROCCO NAMIBIA NICARAGUA PARAGUAY POLAND RUSSIA SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN TUNISIA TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE ZAMBIA Page 8 of 10

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Brunei based on data review. COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Burma based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) EGYPT Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Egypt based on data review. COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Finland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Luxembourg based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Moldova based on data review. COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Montenegro based on data review. COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Panama based on data review. COUNTRY: (PE) PERU Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Peru based on data review. COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sierra Leone based on data review. COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Trinidad and Tobago based on data review. COUNTRY: (YE) YEMEN Effective 16 May 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Yemen 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