THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 MARCH 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BOTSWANA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GUATEMALA, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA AND VIETNAM 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: (AR) ARGENTINA 116 114 012, 999 COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA 172 170 011 162 160 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 166 164 001 178 N/C 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 172 N/C 025 COUNTRY: (AJ) AZERBAIJAN 134 136 999 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 148 146 045 172 170 013, 037, 076, 077 156 154 009, 081, 091 CHANGE CODE(S): D
COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE 134 136 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA 140 N/C 005, 010 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 116 114 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 152 148 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY CHANGE CODE(S): D 120 124 019, 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 655, 663, 700, 741, 999 122 128 103, 531, 549 122 126 229, 230, 231 124 128 121, 139 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 130 128 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL 150 146 001 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM 148 146 999 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA 110 108 001, 003, 011, 999
COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, 065 114 N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, 999 120 N/C 015, 030 124 N/C 140, 175 116 N/C 005 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 114 120 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 132 134 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 118 N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 999 124 122 500 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 116 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 168 162 003, 006, 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 166 172 003, 021 176 182 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 124 126 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 126 124 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 140 N/C 001 130 N/C 999 136 N/C 004
COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA 132 134 002 140 N/C 005, 100 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 184 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 232 230 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 164 160 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 138 N/C 001, 075 106 N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 110 112 999 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY 114 N/C 005 118 N/C 003 110 N/C 007 110 N/C 001 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA 106 116 999 COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE 126 128 555, 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 136 138 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D
COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA 144 148 001 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: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.24681 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 18639 18639 16519 15671 14120 14120 OTHER 999 11345 11345 11345 8104 8104 8104 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 16519 15671 15671 15671 14120 12284 12284 OTHER 999 11345 8104 8104 8104 8104 7053 7053 COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.012043 COUNTRY: (BA) BAHRAIN BA BAHRAIN 001 N/C 1130 N/C N/C N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002162 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1120834 1120834 1120834 1120834 971655 971655 SANTIAGO 001 1711025 1711025 1711025 1449850 1124885 1124885 VINA DEL MAR 004 924655 924655 809071 806608 730716 730716 OTHER 999 809269 809269 809269 792825 712329 712329
CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1120834 1120834 1120834 1120834 971655 845342 845342 SANTIAGO 001 1711025 1449850 1449850 1449850 1124885 978652 978652 VINA DEL MAR 004 809071 806608 806608 806608 730716 635719 635719 OTHER 999 809269 792825 792825 792825 712329 619725 619725 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.152922 CHINA: CH SHANGHAI 010 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 34500 34500 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHINA: CH SHANGHAI 010 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 34500 34500 34500 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000523 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8224895 8033618 7842341 7077237 7077237 7077237 CARTAGENA 003 6621917 6120778 5768668 5761688 4262010 4262010 OTHER 999 4470073 4470073 4470073 4470073 4020681 4020681 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 7842341 7077237 7077237 7077237 7077237 7077237 7077237 CARTAGENA 003 5768668 5761688 5761688 5761688 4262010 3707945 3707945 OTHER 999 4470073 4470073 4470073 4470073 4020681 3497995 3497995 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.056532 COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHANGE CODE(S): D DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR OTHER 999 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR OTHER 999 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26100 26100 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.168774 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 21067 21067 21067 21067 8269 8269 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4137 4137 4137 4137 4137 4137 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 21067 21067 21067 21067 8269 8269 8269 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4137 4137 4137 4137 4137 3598 3598 COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.665336 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.130095 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 23061 21523 21523 21349 19262 19262 OTHER 999 9802 9802 8644 8644 8644 8644 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 21523 21349 21349 21349 19262 16844 16844 OTHER 999 8644 8644 8644 8644 8644 7525 7525 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.005102
COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.273718 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.273718 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.012139 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 63191 57669 53630 44481 37900 37900 MOMBASA 001 102731 91933 91933 88311 82138 82138 NAIROBI 003 127118 115668 97667 97667 97667 97667 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 KISUMU 011 53630 44481 44481 44481 37900 32966 32966 MOMBASA 001 91933 88311 88311 88311 82138 73815 73815 NAIROBI 003 97667 97667 97667 97667 97667 97667 97667 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000933 KOREA: KS CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) 035 N/C N/C N/C 1600000 N/C N/C KIMHAE 015 SAME AS PUSAN OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) 025 2111111 2111111 1811111 N/C 1433333 1433333 PUSAN 030 2083131 2083131 N/C N/C N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN KOREA: KS CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) 035 N/C 1600000 1600000 1600000 N/C N/C N/C OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) 025 1811111 N/C N/C N/C 1433333 1380000 1380000 SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.331433 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.083229
MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 28833 28833 28833 28833 17927 17927 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 39653 39653 39653 37173 34658 34658 MONTERREY 500 28833 28833 28833 28833 25955 25955 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 13220 13220 13220 13220 12660 12660 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 28833 28833 28833 28833 17927 15595 15595 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 39653 37173 37173 37173 34658 30151 30151 MONTERREY 500 28833 28833 28833 28833 25955 24029 24029 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 13220 13220 13220 13220 12660 11016 11016 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.767695 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.177797 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000222 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 9927983 8574170 8121966 7390986 7390986 7390986 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0
PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 8121966 7390986 7390986 7390986 7390986 6430159 6430159 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.348943 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034895 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.136277 COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.382482 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.158464 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.052632 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034162 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.032336 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) 001 128000 128000 N/C N/C N/C N/C BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 135020 134865 124876 118379 112412 112412 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 124876 118379 118379 118379 112412 108615 108615 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.710076
COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.622084 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 888 888 888 803 803 803 ANKARA 003 2652 2652 2411 2274 2090 2090 ISTANBUL 005 3213 3107 3107 3107 2887 2887 IZMIR 007 2679 2322 2322 2144 2053 2053 OTHER 999 820 753 753 723 697 697 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 888 803 803 803 803 697 697 ANKARA 003 2411 2274 2274 2274 2090 1880 1880 ISTANBUL 005 3107 3107 3107 3107 2887 2517 2517 IZMIR 007 2322 2144 2144 2144 2053 2053 2053 OTHER 999 753 723 723 723 697 604 604 COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.124517 UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 44171 44171 44171 36140 32122 32122 KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 44171 36140 36140 36140 32122 28109 28109 COUNTRY: (TC) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TC ABU DHABI 001 12917 12917 12917 N/C N/C N/C UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TC ABU DHABI 001 12917 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C
COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ UK Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 N/C N/C 1500 N/C N/C N/C Bath (E) 2/ 058 N/C N/C 1750 N/C 1490 1490 Cambridge (E) 153 2000 2000 N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 1900 1900 1585 N/C N/C N/C Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ 313 N/C N/C N/C 1395 1200 1200 Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 1850 1700 1500 N/C 1100 1100 London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3600 3200 3075 N/C N/C N/C Portsmouth (E) 13/ 514 N/C N/C 1600 N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 1075 1075 1075 N/C N/C N/C UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ UK Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 1500 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Bath (E) 2/ 058 1750 N/C N/C N/C 1490 1490 1490 Fairford (E) 3/ 251 1585 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1250 1250 Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ 313 N/C 1395 1395 1395 1200 N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 1500 N/C N/C N/C 1100 957 957 London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3075 N/C N/C N/C N/C 2408 2408 Portsmouth (E) 13/ 514 1600 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 1075 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.051819 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 66121 63683 61751 49597 48246 48246 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 61751 49597 49597 49597 48246 44385 44385 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (VM) VIETNAM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000048
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 ARGENTINA 4.0031 4.0517 AUSTRALIA 0.9782 0.9881 AZERBAIJAN 0.8243 0.8 BOTSWANA 6.8172 6.8645 CHILE 472.55 462.43 CHINA 6.5034 6.5393 COLOMBIA 1857.9 1911.92 CROATIA (COLA) 5.2896 5.4029 CZECH REPUBLIC 17.125 17.689 EGYPT 5.9324 5.9251 GHANA 1.563 1.503 GUATEMALA 7.7588 7.6867 HUNGARY 191.75 196.01 ISRAEL 3.5508 3.6534 JERUSALEM 3.5508 3.6534 KENYA 80.176 82.382 KOREA 1071.02 1071.67 MACEDONIA (COLA) 47.219 43.0782 MALAYSIA 3.0903 3.0172 MEXICO 11.899 12.015 NAMIBIA 7.381 7.338 NEW ZEALAND 1.2583 1.3026 NORWAY 5.9322 5.6244 PARAGUAY 4548.44 4500.58 POLAND 2.8071 2.8658 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.064 3.0889 RUSSIA 28.76 28.657 SOUTH AFRICA 7.381 7.338 SUDAN 2.4976 2.6145 SWAZILAND 7.381 7.338 SWEDEN 6.2909 6.3106 SWITZERLAND 0.9352 0.95 TAIWAN 28.716 29.272 THAILAND 31.339 30.9251 TUNISIA 1.457 1.4083 TURKEY 1.6108 1.6075 UKRAINE 8.048 8.031 URUGUAY 19.487 19.298 VIETNAM 19308.8333 20882.6
EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AC) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Antigua and Barbuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Argentina based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE Effective 01 March 2011, COLA index is unchanged for Chile based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Federated States of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (RM) MARSHALL ISLANDS Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Marshall Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Norway based on data review. COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Syria based on data review. COUNTRY: (TZ) TANZANIA Effective 01 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tanzania based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) 696-7108, FAX 703-696-7890, 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.