THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 APRIL 2012, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BOTSWANA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GUATEMALA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND UZBEKISTAN 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: (AS) AUSTRALIA 180 176 011 170 166 023, 039, 005, 027, 013, 015, 030, 099, 999 174 170 001 188 184 037, 009, 022, 010, 035, 100, 017, 019 182 178 025 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA 126 124 999 COUNTRY: (CG) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 150 148 999 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA 130 128 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 142 144 001, 999 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 126 001, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D
COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL 140 144 001 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN 154 146 045 184 174 003, 021 200 188 009, 011, 015, 022, 072, 029, 031, 069 146 138 023 146 140 027 142 136 067, 073, 065, 007, 998, 033, 077 144 136 019 154 146 041, 049 192 182 018, 052, 053 162 152 061 170 160 016, 057 154 146 035 182 172 106, 080 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM 142 144 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 116 N/C 035, 007, 010, 050 114 112 045, 177, 070, 017, 178, 047, 176, 999 122 N/C 015, 030 120 N/C 140, 175 114 N/C 005 114 N/C 025 118 116 065 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 114 116 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 134 132 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 114 N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 999 118 120 500 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 116 114 999
COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 168 166 006, 999 174 172 003 COUNTRY: (NI) NIGERIA 140 138 001, 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 180 174 003, 021 184 180 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 134 132 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE 168 166 001 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA 132 130 002 128 126 005, 100 130 128 999 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 134 132 999 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 176 174 003, 001, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 226 224 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 158 156 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 142 140 001, 075 110 108 011 CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D, X
COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM 132 134 251, 388, 490 134 136 518, 521 134 146 058 CHANGE CODE(S): D
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: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.05552 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.01389 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002079 CHILE: CI SANTIAGO 001 1779990 1779990 1779736 1659450 1229975 1229975 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 962159 962159 962159 962159 868644 868644 OTHER 999 841767 841767 841767 824661 740936 740936 CHILE: CI SANTIAGO 001 1779736 1659450 1659450 1659450 1229975 1070077 1070077 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 962159 962159 962159 962159 868644 755720 755720 OTHER 999 841767 824661 824661 824661 740936 644614 644614 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA CHINA: CH BEIJING 005 39366 39366 39366 37262 N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D CHINA: CH BEIJING 005 39366 37262 37262 37262 N/C N/C N/C
COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000576 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 7471648 7293586 7119930 6938591 6938591 6938591 CARTAGENA 003 6011928 5589418 5589418 5589418 4134578 4134578 OTHER 999 4058306 4058306 4058306 4058306 3650309 3650309 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 7119930 6938591 6938591 6938591 6938591 6425305 6425305 CARTAGENA 003 5589418 5589418 5589418 5589418 4134578 3597083 3597083 OTHER 999 4058306 4058306 4058306 4058306 3650309 3211230 3211230 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001954 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE 001 1534929 1534929 1483843 1432407 1432407 1432407 OTHER 999 552296 552296 552296 457430 411380 411380 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE 001 1483843 1432407 1432407 1432407 1432407 1246195 1246195 OTHER 999 552296 457430 457430 457430 411380 357658 357658 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.054416 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE CHANGE CODE(S): D FRANCE: FR PARIS (CITY AND ENVIRONS) 1/ 011 4305 4305 4100 3946 3107 3107 FRANCE: FR PARIS (CITY AND ENVIRONS) 1/ 011 4100 3946 3946 3946 3107 2703 2703
COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY CHANGE CODE(S): D GERMANY: 7/ GM BAMBERG (B) 229 1400 1400 1250 N/C N/C N/C BAUMHOLDER (INCL BOERFINK) (RP) 603 1350 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C BREMERHAVEN (INCL BREMEN AND NORDHOLTZ) 203 N/C N/C N/C 1433 1433 1433 FRANKFURT AM MAIN (H) 2/ 317 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 FREIBURG (BW) 067 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG GEILENKIRCHEN (NRW) 531 N/C N/C N/C 1050 N/C N/C HAMBURG 205 2706 2706 2706 N/C N/C N/C HEIDELBERG (BW) 1/ 019 N/C 1700 N/C 1400 N/C N/C HOHENFELS (B) 230 SAME AS OTHER BAVARIA KAISERSLAUTERN MILITARY COMMUNITY (RP) 3/ 700 2025 1782 1640 1400 1225 1225 KARLSRUHE (INCL ETTLINGEN) (BW) 027 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG MANNHEIM (INCL SANDHOFEN) (BW) 039 1850 1850 1667 N/C 1267 1267 PFULLENDORF (INCL GROSSENGSTINGEN) (BW) 721 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG SCHWEINFURT (B) 227 N/C N/C N/C N/C 950 950 SPANGDAHLEM (RP) 741 SAME AS OTHER RHINELAND-PALATINATE STUTTGART MILITARY COMMUNITY (BW) 4/ 055 N/C 2160 1950 N/C N/C N/C TUBINGEN (BW) 059 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG VILSECK/GRAFENWOEHR (B) 231 N/C N/C N/C 1350 1200 1200 WIESBADEN (H) 5/ 355 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1943 1943 OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG 8/ 063 1700 1700 1700 N/C N/C N/C OTHER BAVARIA 8/ 153 1050 1050 1050 N/C N/C N/C OTHER RHINELAND-PALATINATE 8/ 655 1859 1859 1700 1440 1259 1259
GERMANY: 7/ GM ANSBACH (B) 228 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 770 770 BAMBERG (B) 229 1250 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C BREMERHAVEN (INCL BREMEN AND NORDHOLTZ) 203 N/C 1433 1433 1433 1433 1246 1246 FRANKFURT AM MAIN (H) 2/ 317 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1687 1687 FREIBURG (BW) 067 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG GEILENKIRCHEN (NRW) 531 N/C 1050 1050 1050 N/C N/C N/C HAMBURG 205 2706 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C HEIDELBERG (BW) 1/ 019 N/C 1400 1400 1400 N/C 1311 1311 HOHENFELS (B) 230 SAME AS OTHER BAVARIA KAISERSLAUTERN MILITARY COMMUNITY (RP) 3/ 700 1640 1400 1400 1400 1225 N/C N/C KARLSRUHE (INCL ETTLINGEN) (BW) 027 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG MANNHEIM (INCL SANDHOFEN) (BW) 039 1667 N/C N/C N/C 1267 1102 1102 PFULLENDORF (INCL GROSSENGSTINGEN) (BW) 721 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG SCHWEINFURT (B) 227 N/C N/C N/C N/C 950 N/C N/C SPANGDAHLEM (RP) 741 SAME AS OTHER RHINELAND-PALATINATE STUTTGART MILITARY COMMUNITY (BW) 4/ 055 1950 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C TUBINGEN (BW) 059 SAME AS OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG VILSECK/GRAFENWOEHR (B) 231 N/C 1350 1350 1350 1200 N/C N/C WIESBADEN (H) 5/ 355 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1943 1850 1850 OTHER BADEN-WUERTEMBERG 8/ 063 1700 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER BAVARIA 8/ 153 1050 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER RHINELAND-PALATINATE 8/ 655 1700 1440 1440 1440 1259 1149 1149 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.130565 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 22978 21444 21444 21271 19193 19193 OTHER 999 9764 9764 8613 8613 8613 8613 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 21444 21271 21271 21271 19193 16783 16783 OTHER 999 8613 8613 8613 8613 8613 7499 7499 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.004626 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.007868
COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.270768 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.011969 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.270768 JS JERUSALEM 999 15512 15512 15512 9542 7552 7552 JS JERUSALEM 999 15512 9542 9542 9542 7552 6569 6569 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.012235 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 62690 57213 53206 44129 37600 37600 MOMBASA 001 101919 91207 91207 87611 81488 81488 NAIROBI 003 126112 114752 96893 96893 96893 96893 OTHER 999 26107 26107 26107 26107 26107 26107 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 53206 44129 44129 44129 37600 32705 32705 MOMBASA 001 91207 87611 87611 87611 81488 73231 73231 NAIROBI 003 96893 96893 96893 96893 96893 96893 96893 OTHER 999 26107 26107 26107 26107 26107 26107 26107
COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000917 KOREA: KS CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) 035 1900000 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C CHUNCHON 007 SAME AS OTHER DONGDUCHEON (Incl Camp Casey)/1 177 1893000 1893000 N/C N/C N/C N/C INCHON 010 SAME AS OTHER KWANJU AB 017 SAME AS OTHER OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) 025 N/C N/C 1930000 1610000 N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN DAEGU/WAEGWAN (INCL CAMP CARROLL, CAMP HENRY, AND CAMP WALKER) 045 N/C N/C 1611111 N/C N/C N/C OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1444444 1444444 KOREA: KS CHUNCHON 007 SAME AS OTHER INCHON 010 SAME AS OTHER KWANJU AB 017 SAME AS OTHER OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) 025 1930000 1610000 1610000 1610000 N/C 1500000 1500000 SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN DAEGU/WAEGWAN (INCL CAMP CARROLL, CAMP HENRY, AND CAMP WALKER) 045 1611111 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1444444 1444444 1444444 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.326499
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.079777 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 30080 30080 30080 30080 18702 18702 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 41370 41370 41370 38784 36159 36159 MONTERREY 500 30080 30080 30080 30080 27077 27077 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 16580 16580 16580 13794 13207 13207 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 30080 30080 30080 30080 18702 16268 16268 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 41370 38784 38784 38784 36159 31454 31454 MONTERREY 500 30080 30080 30080 30080 27077 25069 25069 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 16580 13794 13794 13794 13207 11492 11492 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO CHANGE CODE(S): D MO MOROCCO 999 15000 15000 15000 15000 11817 11817 MO MOROCCO 999 15000 15000 15000 15000 11817 10281 10281 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.821423
COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.042686 NU NICARAGUA 999 53882 53882 44512 44512 44512 44512 NU NICARAGUA 999 44512 44512 44512 44512 44512 39826 39826 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.174307 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000236 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 10183195 10183195 8736939 8736939 8736939 8736939 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 8736939 8736939 8736939 8736939 8736939 7601136 7601136 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.023496 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 151256 151256 151256 128322 119527 119527 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 151256 128322 128322 128322 119527 103986 103986 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.326254
COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034598 COUNTRY: (SE) SENEGAL SG SENEGAL 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 343552 343552 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.799169 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.1321 COUNTRY: (CE) SRI LANKA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.007687 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.149633 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.11433 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034088 CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.033011 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 136954 135864 127769 127769 115480 115480 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 127769 127769 127769 127769 115480 111580 111580 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.051688 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 73517 73517 71292 57248 55700 55700 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 71292 57248 57248 57248 55700 51231 51231
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 AUSTRALIA 0.9214 0.9474 BOTSWANA 7.048 7.168 CANADA 0.9839 0.9863 CHILE 479.7 481 COLOMBIA 1746.4 1735.8 COSTA RICA 501.38 511.67 CZECH REPUBLIC 18.975 18.377 GUATEMALA 7.771 7.659 HUNGARY 215.48 216.17 ICELAND 126.73 127.1 ISRAEL 3.8228 3.6932 JAPAN 76.3 83.55 JERUSALEM 3.8228 3.6932 KENYA 81.65 81.73 KOREA 1079.5 1090.8 MACEDONIA (COLA) 46.744 44.892 MALAYSIA 2.9739 3.0628 MEXICO 12.635 12.535 NAMIBIA 7.41 7.57 NEW ZEALAND 1.2017 1.2174 NICARAGUA 23.1251 23.427 NORWAY 5.536 5.737 PARAGUAY 4187.6 4237.3 PHILIPPINES 42.197 42.561 POLAND 3.0366 3.0651 RUSSIA 28.935 28.903 SEYCHELLES 13.753 14.015 SINGAPORE 1.2378 1.2513 SOUTH AFRICA 7.41 7.57 SRI LANKA 118.46 130.09 SWAZILAND 7.41 7.57 SWEDEN 6.621 6.683 SWITZERLAND 0.8931 0.8974 TAIWAN 29.172 29.336 THAILAND 29.997 30.293 URUGUAY 19.269 19.347 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 01 April 2012, COLA index is unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (KH) CAMBODIA Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cambodia based on data review. COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Estonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Taiwan based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 01 April 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) 372-1272, OR E-MAIL: joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil
ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/pdc-archive/msgs/); AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES 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.