Page 1 of 14 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Locality Loccode CCOD From To Botswana BW999 BW

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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 AUGUST 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CUBA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FAEROE ISLANDS, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HAWAII, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, 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/LOCALITY MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR Other BR999 BR Country: (BG) Bulgaria Bulgaria BG999 BG Country: (CA) Canada Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA Calgary (AB) CA091 CA Toronto (ON) CA069 CA Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Other CN999 CN Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (CU) Cuba Other CU999 CU Country: (CY) Cyprus Akrotiri CY999 CY Page 1 of 14

2 Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Other CZ999 CZ Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (HI) Hawaii Hawaii Island HI001 HI Oahu HI009 HI Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL Page 2 of 14

3 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 Page 3 of 14

4 Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 None 106 Veracruz MX015 MX01 None 106 Mexico City MX455 MX01 None 106 Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 None 106 Matamoros MX556 MX01 None 106 Nogales MX558 MX01 None 106 Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 None 106 Tijuana MX560 MX01 None 106 Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ Country: (PL) Poland Lask Air Base PL002 PL Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA03 None 102 Country: (UY) Uruguay Montevideo UY003 UY Other UY999 UY Page 4 of 14

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BH) BAHRAIN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ARGENTIA CA CALGARY CA COLD LAKE CA COMOX (INCL NANOOSE (BC)) CA GAGETOWN CA GREENWOOD CA HALIFAX/DARTMOUTH/SHEARWATER CA KINGSTON CA LONDON CA MASSET CA MONTREAL CA NORTH BAY CA OTTAWA CA ST. HUBERT CA TORONTO CA TRENTON CA VANCOUVER CA VICTORIA (INCL ESQUIMALT) CA WINNIPEG CA OTHER CA ARGENTIA CA , X Page 5 of 14

6 Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ IQUIQUE CL005 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (HR) CROATIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (DE) GERMANY POTSDAM DE Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (GU) GUAM LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY GUAM GU Page 6 of 14

7 Country: (GT) GUATEMALA Rate of Exchange: $ GUATEMALA CITY GT OTHER GT Country: (HT) HAITI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CHENNAI IN HYDERABAD IN KOLKATA IN MUMBAI IN NEW DELHI IN OTHER IN Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ , X Country: (KR) KOREA, X Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) KR UNIFIED CHANGWON CITY (CHINHAE, CHANGWON, MASAN) KR CHUNCHON KR DONGDUCHEON (Incl Camp Casey)/1 KR INCHON KR KIMHAE KR KUNSAN AB KR KWANJU AB KR MUNSAN KR OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) KR PUSAN KR SEOUL (K-16FLD/C.MERCER/SITE TANGO & 33) KR SUWON KR DAEGU/WAEGWAN (INCL CAMP CARROLL, CAMP HENRY, AND CAMP WALKER) KR TAEJON KR UIJUNGBU/1 KR WEONJU KR OTHER KR USFK personnel authorized Seoul allowances KR Page 7 of 14

8 Country: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (LR) LIBERIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (MP) NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY SAIPAN MP OTHER MP Country: (PK) PAKISTAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ ASUNCION PY Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (QA) QATAR Rate of Exchange: $ Page 8 of 14

9 Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN, X Rate of Exchange: $ STOCKHOLM SE Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY BERN CH GENEVA CH ZURICH CH OTHER CH 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: $ 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: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ Page 9 of 14

10 Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ MONTEVIDEO UY Page 10 of 14

11 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 BAHRAIN BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI BULGARIA (COLA) CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT FAEROE ISLANDS GIBRALTAR GUATEMALA HAITI HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA ISRAEL JAPAN KOREA KUWAIT LESOTHO LIBERIA MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND PAKISTAN PARAGUAY PHILIPPINES POLAND QATAR ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND Page 11 of 14

12 LOCALITY FROM TO SWEDEN TAIWAN THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UGANDA UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY Page 12 of 14

13 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guatemala based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Moldova based on data review. COUNTRY: (MN) MONGOLIA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Mongolia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (PR) PUERTO RICO Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Puerto Rico based on data review. COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Venezuela based on data review. Page 13 of 14

14 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 14 of 14