SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: Page 1 of 18 FROM TO LOCALITIES 106 N/C 999

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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 OCTOBER 2015, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KYRGYZSTAN, LESOTHO, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN AND ZAMBIA 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: (AM) ARMENIA 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA 112 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL None N/C 001 None N/C 015 None N/C 005 None N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 1 of 18

2 COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 036, 053, 073, , 025, 029, 044, N/C N/C 013, 037, 076, , 081, N/C N/C 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 142 N/C 005, N/C 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 122 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 116 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 104 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 18

3 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA , 557, COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, , 033, 065, 073, 077, , , 052, , , COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 035, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, N/C 015, N/C 140, N/C N/C 177 COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA , 999 Page 3 of 18

4 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO None N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560 None N/C 500 None N/C 561, 999 COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO 124 N/C 555, 999 COUNTRY: (MZ) MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 134 N/C 006, COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES , 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 4 of 18

5 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA , 100 None COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 124 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 124 N/C 001, 075 None N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 110 N/C 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 5 of 18

6 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: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 1220 Australian Dollar COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 6 of 18

7 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER Utility Allowance revised to Peso COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER Page 7 of 18

8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ 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: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Utility Allowance revised to 1000 Quetzal CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 8 of 18

9 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 18

10 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 10 of 18

11 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 11 of 18

12 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) 021 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) Page 12 of 18

13 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER Page 13 of 18

14 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO Page 14 of 18

15 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 ARMENIA AUSTRALIA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT GHANA HONDURAS ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA ISRAEL JAMAICA JAPAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA KYRGYZSTAN LESOTHO MALAYSIA MEXICO MOLDOVA MOROCCO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PARAGUAY PHILIPPINES POLAND RUSSIA SEYCHELLES Page 15 of 18

16 FROM TO SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND TURKEY UKRAINE URUGUAY ZAMBIA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 16 of 18

17 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Armenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Effective 01 October 2015, COLA indices are unchanged for Souda Bay, Greece based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MP) NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Northern Mariana Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Taiwan based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. Page 17 of 18

18 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 18 of 18