SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES 116 N/C 012, 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 JANUARY 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BULGARIA, BURKINA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CUBA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JERUSALEM, JORDAN, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALI, MALTA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NIGER, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TOGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY 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/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA 116 N/C 012, 999 COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA N/C 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, N/C 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, N/C 025 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA , 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 146 N/C 002, 015, 018, 055, , N/C 040

2 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (UV) BURKINA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 036, 053, 073, , 025, 029, 044, , 037, 076, , 081, , 089 COUNTRY: (CT) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CONGO

3 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS N/C 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK , 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT 102 None 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS 178 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 158 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE 150 N/C 555, N/C 004, 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GB) GABON 158 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D,X

4 COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY 118 N/C 019, 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 655, 663, 700, 741, N/C 103, 531, , 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 539, 573, 703, 721, N/C 133, 169, 223, , 205, , 230, , 139 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE , 015, None N/C , 007 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG 144 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 122 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND , 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL

5 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 124 N/C 028, 073, N/C 035, N/C N/C N/C N/C 005, 007, 022, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, N/C N/C 038, 066 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 148 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO

6 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 124 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS , 025, N/C 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 065, 070, N/C 027, COUNTRY: (NG) NIGER COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 N/C 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL 132 N/C 999

7 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN 128 N/C 005, , 014, 018, N/C 007, 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 142 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 230 N/C 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 110 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY 116 N/C N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TX) TURKMENISTAN CHANGE CODE(S): D

8 COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM , , 388, , 318, 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 136 N/C 003, 999

9 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 RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

10 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER

11 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GG) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

12 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO

13 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 LG LATVIA LG LATVIA COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER

14 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

15 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER

16 COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER

17 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 ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA CAMEROON CANADA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE COLOMBIA CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GIBRALTAR GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND

18 FROM TO ISRAEL ITALY JERUSALEM JORDAN KOSOVO LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALI MALTA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NIGER NORWAY PARAGUAY PERU POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) SENEGAL SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWITZERLAND TAIWAN TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY VENEZUELA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

19 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: None. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) , FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

20 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES 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.