Page 1 of 17 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 01 JULY 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, KOREA, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGER, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM AND URUGUAY 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: (AT) Austria Vienna AT005 AT Other AT999 AT Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW Page 1 of 17

2 Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR Sao Paulo BR015 BR Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR Other BR999 BR Country: (BN) Brunei Brunei BN999 BN Country: (BG) Bulgaria Change Code(s): D Bulgaria BG999 BG 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: (CN) China Other CN999 CN Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (CG) Congo Congo CG999 CG Page 2 of 17

3 Country: (CI) Cote D'Ivoire Cote D'Ivoire CI999 CI Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Other CZ999 CZ Brno CZ002 CZ Country: (DK) Denmark Aalborg DK001 DK Copenhagen (Island of Zealand) DK003 DK Karup (incl Baltap and Viborg) DK004 DK Other DK025 DK Country: (GQ) Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea GQ999 GQ Country: (FR) France Toulon (incl St. Mandrier) FR037 FR Lorient FR100 FR Country: (DE) Germany Hamburg DE205 DE Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (GT) Guatemala Guatemala City GT001 GT Other GT999 GT Country: (HN) Honduras Tegucigalpa HN001 HN Other HN999 HN Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Page 3 of 17

4 Country: (IT) Italy Naples IT055 IT Bologna IT005 IT Brindisi (incl San Vito Dei Normanni) IT007 IT Ghedi IT027 IT Latina IT033 IT Parma IT054 IT Poggio Renatico IT062 IT Siena IT064 IT Taranto (incl Grottaglie) IT068 IT Trapani IT070 IT Verona IT071 IT Milan IT038 IT Solbiate IT066 IT Country: (JP) Japan 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 Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP Iwakuni (YA) JP019 JP Atsugi (incl Totsuka) (KA) JP041 JP Kamiseya (KA) JP049 JP Country: (KE) Kenya Change Code(s): D Mombasa KE001 KE Nairobi KE003 KE Kisumu KE011 KE Other KE999 KE Page 4 of 17

5 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 Kimhae KR015 KR Pusan KR030 KR Seoul KR140 KR Seoul-Housing Office Approval KR175 KR Changwon (incl Chinhae, Masan) KR005 KR Osan AB (Incl Yongin) KR025 KR Weonju KR065 KR Dongducheon (incl. Camp Casey) KR177 KR Uijungbu KR176 KR Country: (MZ) Mozambique Change Code(s): D Mozambique MZ999 MZ Country: (NL) Netherlands Hague, The NL009 NL Valkenburg (Incl Leiden) NL025 NL Delft NL050 NL Amsterdam NL033 NL Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ Country: (NO) Norway Other NO003 NO Stavanger (incl Sola AS) NO021 NO Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH Country: (PL) Poland Lask Air Base PL002 PL Page 5 of 17

6 Country: (RU) Russia Moscow RU001 RU Yekaterinburg RU555 RU Other RU999 RU Saint Petersburg RU004 RU Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Other ZA999 ZA None Country: (SZ) Swaziland Swaziland SZ999 SZ None Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Country: (TW) Taiwan Taiwan TW999 TW Country: (TH) Thailand Bangkok-without rental advance TH001 TH Bangkok-with rental advance TH075 TH Other TH011 TH Chiang Mai TH006 TH Page 6 of 17

7 Country: (GB) UK Cambridge (E) GB153 GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 19/ GB352 GB Fairford (E) 16/ GB251 GB Oxford (E) 21/ GB490 GB 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 High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 18/ GB319 GB London (E) 12/ GB380 GB Salisbury/Wilton MOD Housing GB518 GB Salisbury/Wilton non-mod Housing GB521 GB Bath (E) 15/ GB058 GB St Mawgan MOD Housing GB497 GB St Mawgan non-mod Housing GB559 GB Scotland GB884 GB Wales GB885 GB Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 17/ GB313 GB Alconbury (E) 14/ GB001 GB Cheltenham (E) 31/ GB179 GB Country: (UY) Uruguay Montevideo UY003 UY Other UY999 UY Page 7 of 17

8 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (DZ) ALGERIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (AS) AMERICAN SAMOA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY AMERICAN SAMOA AS Change Code(s): D Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (AT) AUSTRIA Country: (BE) BELGIUM Country: (BJ) BENIN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BG) BULGARIA Country: (BF) BURKINA FASO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CM) CAMEROON Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CAMEROON CM Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 8 of 17

9 Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HR) CROATIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (EE) ESTONIA Country: (FI) FINLAND Country: (FR) FRANCE Country: (GE) GEORGIA Country: (DE) GERMANY Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (GR) GREECE Page 9 of 17

10 Country: (GT) GUATEMALA Rate of Exchange: $ GUATEMALA CITY GT OTHER GT Country: (HN) HONDURAS Rate of Exchange: $ TEGUCIGALPA HN OTHER HN Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY BUDAPEST HU PAPA AB HU OTHER HU Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IE) IRELAND Country: (IT) ITALY Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (KR) KOREA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (XK) KOSOVO Country: (LV) LATVIA Country: (LT) LITHUANIA Country: (LU) LUXEMBOURG Country: (MK) MACEDONIA Page 10 of 17

11 Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ML) MALI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MT) MALTA 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: (ME) MONTENEGRO Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NL) NETHERLANDS LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ALMELO NL AMSTERDAM NL ARNHEM NL COEVORDEN NL DELFT NL DEN HELDER NL DOORN NL EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) NL ERMELO NL HAGUE, THE NL PROVINCE OF FRIESLAND (INCL LEEUWARDEN) NL PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) NL ROTTERDAM NL SOESTERBERG AB NL VALKENBURG (INCL LEIDEN) NL UTRECHT NL VOLKEL NL OTHER NL Page 11 of 17

12 Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ 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 OTHER PH N\C N\C Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PT) PORTUGAL Country: (RO) ROMANIA Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SN) SENEGAL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RS) SERBIA Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SK) SLOVAKIA Country: (SI) SLOVENIA Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 12 of 17

13 Country: (ES) SPAIN SEVILLE ES N\C N\C Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $ BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH LOCALITY CODE UTILITY BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH CHIANG MAI TH OTHER TH Country: (TG) TOGO Rate of Exchange: $ 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: $ Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ Page 13 of 17

14 MONTEVIDEO UY 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 ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CANADA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CONGO COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GIBRALTAR GREECE GUATEMALA HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA IRELAND ITALY Page 14 of 17

15 JAPAN LOCALITY FROM TO KOREA KOSOVO LATVIA LESOTHO LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MEXICO MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGER NORWAY PAKISTAN PARAGUAY PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SENEGAL SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY UGANDA UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY Page 15 of 17

16 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. COUNTRY: (SA) SAUDI ARABIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Saudi Arabia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 July 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. Page 16 of 17

17 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 17 of 17