Page 1 of 9 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 16 SEPTEMBER 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BURMA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, GIBRALTAR, HAITI, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, LESOTHO, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PERU, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SAINT HELENA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, VIRGIN ISLANDS 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/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: (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 Page 1 of 9

2 Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (HR) Croatia Croatia HR999 HR Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (HU) Hungary Change Code(s): D Papa AB HU002 HU Other HU999 HU Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Mumbai IN050 IN Chennai IN555 IN Hyderabad IN556 IN Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX None Veracruz MX015 MX None Mexico City MX455 MX None Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX None Matamoros MX556 MX None Nogales MX558 MX None Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX None Tijuana MX560 MX None Country: (NP) Nepal Nepal NP999 NP Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ Page 2 of 9

3 Country: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE Other PE999 PE Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA None Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Country: (GB) UK Cambridge (E) GB153 GB Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 19/ GB352 GB Fairford (E) 16/ GB251 GB Oxford (E) 21/ GB490 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 Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 17/ GB313 GB Alconbury (E) 14/ GB001 GB Cheltenham (E) 31/ GB179 GB Page 3 of 9

4 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: (BY) BELARUS Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MM) BURMA Rate of Exchange: $ 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: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Page 4 of 9

5 Country: (IN) INDIA 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: (MN) MONGOLIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NP) NEPAL Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY NEPAL NP Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NI) NICARAGUA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ ASUNCION PY Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $ LIMA PE OTHER PE Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 5 of 9

6 Country: (RW) RWANDA Change Code(s): D RWANDA RW Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND 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: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (VI) VIRGIN ISLANDS Change Code(s): D ST CROIX VI001 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 2500 N\C ST THOMAS VI N\C N\C Page 6 of 9

7 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 BELARUS BOTSWANA BRAZIL BURMA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA (COLA) GIBRALTAR ICELAND INDIA LESOTHO MALAYSIA MEXICO MONGOLIA NAMIBIA NEPAL NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PARAGUAY PERU RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM ZAMBIA Page 7 of 9

8 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahamas based on data review. COUNTRY: (BZ) BELIZE Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belize based on data review. COUNTRY: (BJ) BENIN Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Benin based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (LA) LAOS Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Laos based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY Effective 16 September 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Turkey based on data review. Page 8 of 9

9 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 9 of 9