Locality Loccode CCOD From To Shanghai CN010 CN Locality Loccode CCOD From To Santo Domingo DO001 DO Other DO999 DO

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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 AUGUST 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BOTSWANA, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURMA, CANADA, CHINA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FAEROE ISLANDS, GIBRALTAR, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND UNITED KINGDOM 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: (CN) China Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (DO) Dominican Republic Santo Domingo DO001 DO Other DO999 DO Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Chennai IN555 IN Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL Country: (JM) Jamaica Kingston JM001 JM Other JM999 JM Page 1 of 10

2 Country: (JP) Japan Camp Zama (KA) JP045 JP Eta Jima Island (incl Akizuki) (HI) JP003 JP Kure (HI) JP021 JP 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 Misawa (AO) JP023 JP Okinawa (OK) JP027 JP Other Kyoto Pref JP034 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 Kumamoto JP018 JP Sendai (MG) JP052 JP Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP Sasebo (NA) JP035 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 Changwon (incl Chinhae, Masan) KR005 KR Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Page 2 of 10

3 Country: (NO) Norway Other NO003 NO Stavanger (incl Sola AS) NO021 NO Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO Rygge NO005 NO Bodo NO007 NO Bergen NO016 NO Trondheim NO025 NO Country: (SG) Singapore Singapore SG001 SG Country: (TH) Thailand Bangkok-without rental advance TH001 TH Bangkok-with rental advance TH075 TH Country: (GB) UK Change Code(s): D Aldermaston (E) GB011 GB Helston (E) GB318 GB Plymouth (E) 22/ GB496 GB Portland (E) 23/ GB508 GB Portsmouth (E) 24/ GB514 GB Rochester (E) 27/ GB517 GB Yeovilton (E) 30/ GB676 GB RAF Digby (E) 26/ GB865 GB Other England GB883 GB Scotland GB884 GB Wales GB885 GB Page 3 of 10

4 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (BH) BAHRAIN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BD) BANGLADESH Change Code(s): D BANGLADESH BD999 N\C N\C N\C Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MM) BURMA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CA) CANADA Change Code(s): D COMOX (INCL NANOOSE (BC)) CA N\C N\C N\C HALIFAX/DARTMOUTH/SHEARWATER CA029 N\C N\C N\C N\C 2350 N\C N\C KINGSTON CA N\C N\C N\C N\C OTTAWA CA053 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Change Code(s): D SAN JOSE CR OTHER CR Rental Allowances in US Dollars. Utility Allowance revised to 368 US Doillars. MIHA\Miscellaneous revised to 689 US Dollars. Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ SANTO DOMINGO DO OTHER DO Page 4 of 10

5 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: (SV) EL SALVADOR LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY SAN SALVADOR SV OTHER SV Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (LR) LIBERIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Change Code(s): D Page 5 of 10

6 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: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PK) PAKISTAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Change Code(s): D, X Rate of Exchange: $ ASUNCION PY Utility Allowance revised to Guarani Country: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $ BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 6 of 10

7 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 Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ 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 BAHRAIN BOTSWANA BRUNEI BULGARIA (COLA) BURMA CHINA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT FAEROE ISLANDS GIBRALTAR INDIA ISRAEL JAMAICA JAPAN KOREA KUWAIT LIBERIA MALAYSIA MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAKISTAN PARAGUAY SAINT HELENA SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Page 8 of 10

9 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BB) BARBADOS Effective 16 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Barbados based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Honduras based on data review. COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hungary based on data review. COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Lithuania based on data review. COUNTRY: (ML) MALI Effective 16 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Mali based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 August 2018, COLA index is unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY Effective 16 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Norway based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Thailand based on data review. COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE Effective 16 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Timor-Leste 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