THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 NOVEMBER 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, DENMARK, FIJI, GERMANY, GUATEMALA, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE 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: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR01 114 116 Sao Paulo BR015 BR02 118 120 Other BR999 BR04 114 116 Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN01 138 140 Country: (CR) Costa Rica San Jose CR001 CR01 112 108 Other CR999 CR01 112 108 Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS01 132 130 Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN01 112 114 Kolkata IN557 IN01 112 114 Other IN999 IN01 112 114 Chennai IN555 IN03 110 112 Hyderabad IN556 IN04 108 110 Country: (IT) Italy Istrana AB IT028 IT01 128 130 Vicenza (incl Longare) IT073 IT01 128 130 Sanremo IT090 IT01 128 130 Piedmont IT092 IT01 128 130 Other IT100 IT01 128 130 Sigonella IT067 IT12 134 138 Milan IT038 IT13 130 140 Solbiate IT066 IT13 130 140 Page 1 of 10
Country: (JP) Japan Camp Zama (KA) JP045 JP01 130 128 Eta Jima Island (incl Akizuki) (HI) JP003 JP02 148 146 Kure (HI) JP021 JP02 148 146 Gifu (GI) JP009 JP03 130 128 Hamamatsu (SH) JP011 JP03 130 128 Hyakuri AB (IB) JP015 JP03 130 128 Komaki (AI) JP022 JP03 130 128 Nyutabaru AB (MI) JP029 JP03 130 128 Osaka-Kobe (OS & HY) JP031 JP03 130 128 Sapporo (HK) JP069 JP03 130 128 Kyoto (KY) JP072 JP03 130 128 Okinawa (OK) JP027 JP05 120 118 Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP06 134 132 Other Chiba Pref JP007 JP07 122 120 Other Saitama Pref JP033 JP07 122 120 Yokota (TO) JP065 JP07 122 120 Kichijoji (KA) JP073 JP07 122 120 Other Tokyo Pref JP077 JP07 122 120 Other Kanagawa Pref JP998 JP07 122 120 Iwakuni (YA) JP019 JP08 128 126 Kumamoto JP018 JP11 138 136 Sendai (MG) JP052 JP11 138 136 Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP11 138 136 Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP14 124 122 Other Locations JP080 JP15 128 126 Shariki (AO) JP106 JP15 128 126 Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP16 124 122 Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 102 None Veracruz MX015 MX01 102 None Mexico City MX455 MX01 102 None Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 102 None Matamoros MX556 MX01 102 None Nogales MX558 MX01 102 None Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 102 None Tijuana MX560 MX01 102 None Country: (NO) Norway Other NO003 NO01 164 162 Stavanger (incl Sola AS) NO021 NO01 164 162 Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO02 148 144 Rygge NO005 NO02 148 144 Bodo NO007 NO02 148 144 Bergen NO016 NO02 148 144 Trondheim NO025 NO02 148 144 Country: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE01 130 128 Other PE999 PE01 130 128 Page 2 of 10
Country: (RU) Russia Moscow RU001 RU01 118 122 Yekaterinburg RU555 RU02 108 112 Other RU999 RU02 108 112 Saint Petersburg RU004 RU03 114 118 Country: (RS) Serbia Belgrade RS060 RS01 122 120 Other RS999 RS01 122 120 Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA01 102 106 Johannesburg ZA005 ZA02 112 118 Pretoria ZA100 ZA02 112 118 Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH01 158 148 Zurich CH009 CH01 158 148 Other CH999 CH01 158 148 Bern CH001 CH02 144 136 Page 3 of 10
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA BRISBANE (INCL ENOGGERA BARRACKS) AU039 N\C N\C N\C 2889 2889 N\C N\C EXMOUTH (INCL HAROLD E. HOLT NAVCOMMSTA) AU009 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF LEARMONTH AU010 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NARRABRI AU027 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NEWCASTLE AU035 N\C N\C N\C 2912 2912 N\C N\C ALL OTHER (NON-ADF HOUSING) AU999 2700 2700 2700 2700 2700 N\C N\C Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $0.285193 Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $0.143802 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA, X Rate of Exchange: $0.000308 BOGOTA CO001 16499102 16499102 16499102 14743794 14197728 13003600 13003600 CARTAGENA CO003 11259465 11259465 10720023 10720023 10720023 7743459 6736808 OTHER CO999 7600607 7600607 7600607 7600607 7600607 6836496 6014165 Utility Allowance adjusted to 2,050,232 Peso Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $0.001592 Country: (HR) CROATIA CROATIA HR999 24153 24153 24153 24153 N\C N\C N\C Country: (DK) DENMARK OTHER DK025 12700 12700 12700 12700 12156 9172 7979 Page 4 of 10
Country: (DE) GERMANY BABENHAUSEN (H) DE301 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 2017 N\C BONN (INCL KOLN/BONN AIRPORT) (NRW) DE501 2333 2333 2333 N\C N\C N\C N\C COLOGNE (INCL DELLBRUECK, PORZ-WAHN) (NRW) DE169 2333 2333 2333 N\C N\C N\C N\C DARMSTADT (H) DE311 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 2017 N\C FREIBURG (BW) DE067 2150 2150 2150 2150 N\C N\C N\C HANNOVER (INCL WUNSTORF) (LS) DE407 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 N\C N\C HOHENFELS (B) DE230 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 994 N\C JEVER AB (LS) DE415 1222 1222 1222 1222 1222 N\C N\C KARLSRUHE (INCL ETTLINGEN) (BW) DE027 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C PFULLENDORF (INCL GROSSENGSTINGEN) (BW) DE721 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C STUTTGART MILITARY COMMUNITY (BW) 4/ DE055 2740 2740 N\C N\C N\C 1933 N\C TUBINGEN (BW) DE059 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C VILSECK/GRAFENWOEHR DE231 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1678 1644 1480 WIESBADEN (H) 5/ DE355 N\C N\C N\C N\C 2213 2046 N\C WILHELMSHAVEN (LS) DE469 1222 1222 1222 1222 1222 N\C N\C OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG DE063 N\C N\C N\C N\C 1638 N\C N\C OTHER HESSE DE359 1280 1280 1280 N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (GT) GUATEMALA Rate of Exchange: $0.128949 GUATEMALA CITY GT001 24816 24816 24816 24816 22258 20084 17471 OTHER GT999 9883 9883 9883 8722 8722 8722 7593 Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $0.008053 Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $0.013622 Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $0.009014 Country: (LR) LIBERIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY LIBERIA LR999 480 Page 5 of 10
Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $0.049324 CIUDAD JUAREZ MX555 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 GUADALAJARA MX005 48654 48654 48654 48654 48654 30245 26309 HERMOSILLO MX561 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 MATAMOROS MX556 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 MERIDA MX557 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 MEXICO CITY MX455 76241 76241 76241 76241 62850 58484 50883 MONTERREY MX500 48654 48654 48654 48654 48654 43791 40547 NOGALES MX558 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 NUEVO LAREDO MX559 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 TIJUANA MX560 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 VERACRUZ MX015 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 OTHER MX999 26818 26818 26818 26818 22306 21356 18592 Country: (NP) NEPAL NEPAL NP999 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 134794 134794 Country: (NL) NETHERLANDS EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) NL007 2080 2080 2080 2080 N\C N\C 1444 PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) NL015 2080 2080 2080 2080 N\C N\C 1444 Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $0.120569 Country: (PA) PANAMA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CANAL AREA / PANAMA CITY PA004 562 OTHER PA999 562 Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $0.000167 ASUNCION PY003 16194599 16194599 16194599 13328890 13195600 12367343 10759589 Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $0.295151 LIMA PE005 13552 13552 13552 13551 11905 9740 8525 OTHER PE999 3466 3466 3466 3466 3466 2999 2877 Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.01547 Page 6 of 10
Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $0.071984 Country: (ES) SPAIN LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY MIHA\MISC ALBACETE ES016 728 285 BARCELONA ES008 728 285 CADIZ ES005 728 285 CANARY ISLANDS ES004 728 285 EL FERROL ES007 728 285 ESTARTIT ES009 728 285 GRANADA ES014 728 285 MADRID ES017 902 285 MORON AB ES018 728 285 ROTA ES019 728 285 SAN JAVIER ES022 728 285 SEVILLE ES012 728 285 SONSECA ES023 728 285 VALENCIA ES060 728 285 ZARAGOZA ES027 728 285 OTHER ES999 728 285 Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $0.973425 Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $0.343654 Country: (TR) TURKEY Rate of Exchange: $0.190869 ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) TR001 2895 2895 2895 2895 2627 2627 2271 ANKARA TR003 9604 9604 9604 8902 8846 8106 7075 ISTANBUL TR005 10467 10467 10140 10140 10140 9408 8204 IZMIR TR007 8736 8736 7975 7975 7860 7569 7569 OTHER TR999 2662 2662 2455 2455 2350 2271 1969 Country: (UA) UKRAINE LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY KIEV UA555 3729 OTHER UA999 3729 Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $0.030271 MONTEVIDEO UY003 148662 148662 148662 148662 122224 111691 102734 Page 7 of 10
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 BRAZIL 3.5475 3.5064 CHINA 6.99 6.954 COLOMBIA 3110.9 3250.9 COSTA RICA 600.2 628 GUATEMALA 7.794 7.755 ICELAND 121.05 124.18 INDIA 74.34 73.41 JAPAN 108.95 110.94 LESOTHO 14.95 13.892 MACEDONIA (COLA) 52.75 53.46 MEXICO 18.77 20.274 NAMIBIA 14.95 13.892 NORWAY 8.107 8.294 PARAGUAY 6013 5998 PERU 3.3553 3.3881 RUSSIA 68.77 64.64 SERBIA 100.27 103.77 SOUTH AFRICA 14.95 13.892 SWAZILAND 14.95 13.892 SWITZERLAND 0.9513 1.0273 TUNISIA 2.872 2.9099 TURKEY 5.5474 5.2392 URUGUAY 33.199 33.035 Page 8 of 10
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DZ) ALGERIA Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Algeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burkina Faso based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Montenegro based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 November 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for South Africa based on data review. COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN Effective 16 November 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Taiwan based on data review. Page 9 of 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 (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/stationall.cfm). 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) 372-1272, OR E-MAIL: joseph.oconnor.civ@mail.mil. Page 10 of 10