THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 AUGUST 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALASKA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, BURMA, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHINA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALI, MALTA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NORWAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TOGO, TUNISIA AND UKRAINE 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 INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AK) ALASKA 128 122 168 134 128 020, 021, 049 130 124 005 136 134 089 136 130 029 142 138 085 COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA 150 148 005, 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 148 N/C 002, 015, 018, 055, 999 136 N/C 019, 030 146 144 040 COUNTRY: (BJ) BENIN 128 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 1 of 18
COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 112 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO 130 128 999 COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA 122 116 999 COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 156 154 999 COUNTRY: (TD) CHAD 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 144 148 005, 010 130 132 999 COUNTRY: (CG) CONGO 144 142 999 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 126 130 001, 999 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 130 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 18
COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS 134 N/C 001 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 134 132 001 126 124 999 COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK 164 162 001, 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (GQ) EQUATORIAL GUINEA 150 148 999 COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA 132 130 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS 180 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA 120 118 001, 003, 005, 009 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 160 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE 152 150 016, 555, 999 162 N/C 004, 009, 011, 014, 025, 201 158 156 015 154 152 037, 100 148 146 102 156 154 101 COUNTRY: (GA) GABON 140 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 3 of 18
COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY 124 N/C 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, 663, 700, 741, 999 130 128 103, 133, 169, 223, 501, 531, 549, 655 140 138 067, 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 573, 703, 939 144 142 201, 205, 816 122 N/C 229, 231 128 N/C 121, 139 138 N/C 539 126 124 230 130 N/C 721 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE 144 N/C 003, 015, 017 136 134 011 None N/C 999 126 N/C 001, 007 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 120 118 001 116 114 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 144 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 120 118 001, 557, 999 112 110 050 118 116 555 116 114 556 COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND 152 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL 152 154 001 150 152 002 Page 4 of 18
COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 132 N/C 028, 073, 090, 100 126 132 035, 059 134 138 031 138 144 055 156 154 029 148 146 022, 063 140 N/C 025 132 140 001, 072 136 144 005, 007, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, 070 128 134 071 138 140 067 158 N/C 038, 066 COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA 144 142 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 150 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 144 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 138 136 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 122 118 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560 118 114 500 122 112 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 5 of 18
COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO 110 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS 134 N/C 015 156 154 009, 025, 050 144 142 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 046, 065, 070, 999 138 136 027, 035 154 152 033 COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA 116 114 999 COUNTRY: (NE) NIGER 122 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 178 170 003, 021 176 168 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 142 136 555, 999 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 134 132 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 116 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 120 118 001, 005, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 6 of 18
COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL 138 136 002 112 N/C 015 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 140 136 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL 134 132 999 COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA 134 132 999 COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA 126 124 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 128 N/C 002 120 N/C 005, 100 120 118 999 COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN 130 128 005, 019 136 134 012, 014, 018, 999 136 N/C 007, 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (SD) SUDAN 132 128 001, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 170 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 216 214 001, 005, 009, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 7 of 18
COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE 134 132 999 COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE 104 None 555, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 8 of 18
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: $0.120135 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 38293 38293 34959 32371 29009 29009 OTHER 999 26635 26635 26635 16648 16648 16648 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 34959 32371 32371 32371 29009 25233 25233 OTHER 999 26635 16648 16648 16648 16648 14489 14489 COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.694493 COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002071 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.163586 Page 9 of 18
COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001878 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1597717 1597717 1544540 1491001 1491001 1491001 OTHER 999 574885 574885 574885 476144 428207 428207 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1544540 1491001 1491001 1491001 1491001 1297170 1297170 OTHER 999 574885 476144 476144 476144 428207 372285 372285 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002071 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.047701 COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.182073 COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.004199 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.008618 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.016181 Page 10 of 18
COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.293522 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $3.503854 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.932741 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 LV LATVIA 999 1391 1391 1391 1247 1152 1152 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 LV LATVIA 999 1391 1247 1247 1247 1152 1039 1039 COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.012195 COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.393391 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA Page 11 of 18
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.074655 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 32146 32146 32146 32146 19984 19984 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 46883 45542 44210 41446 38639 38639 MONTERREY 500 32146 32146 32146 32146 28934 28934 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 17718 17718 17718 14738 14110 14110 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 32146 32146 32146 32146 19984 17382 17382 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 44210 41446 41446 41446 38639 33617 33617 MONTERREY 500 32146 32146 32146 32146 28934 26789 26789 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 17718 14738 14738 14738 14110 12285 12285 COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.118694 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.03812 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NI NICARAGUA 999 60333 60333 52466 49846 49846 49846 Page 12 of 18
LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NI NICARAGUA 999 52466 49846 49846 49846 49846 44599 44599 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.159033 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000236 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 11445029 11445029 8901690 8740237 8740237 8740237 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 8901690 8740237 8740237 8740237 8740237 7604006 7604006 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.022972 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 156222 156222 156222 131250 128461 128461 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 156222 131250 131250 131250 128461 111763 111763 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.314941 COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002071 Page 13 of 18
COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.092328 COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.143637 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.091465 COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002071 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.575971 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.078995 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 69625 69625 69625 56966 50634 50634 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 69625 56966 56966 56966 50634 44307 44307 Page 14 of 18
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 8.206 8.324 AUSTRIA 0.7279 0.7362 BELGIUM 0.7279 0.7362 BENIN 477.47 482.92 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1.4236 1.4399 BULGARIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.7362 BULGARIA (COLA) 1.4236 1.4399 BURKINA FASO 477.47 482.92 CAMEROON 477.47 482.92 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 477.47 482.92 CHAD 477.47 482.92 CHINA 6.292 6.113 CONGO 477.47 482.92 COSTA RICA 552.03 532.6 COTE D'IVOIRE 477.47 482.92 CROATIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.7362 CROATIA (COLA) 5.569 5.608 CYPRUS 0.7279 0.7362 CZECH REPUBLIC 20.513 20.964 DENMARK 5.4304 5.4923 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 477.47 482.92 ESTONIA 0.7279 0.7362 FAEROE ISLANDS 5.4304 5.4923 FINLAND 0.7279 0.7362 FRANCE 0.7279 0.7362 GABON 477.47 482.92 GEORGIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.7362 GERMANY 0.7279 0.7362 GREECE 0.7279 0.7362 HUNGARY 231.04 238.16 ICELAND 115.59 116.03 INDIA 60.86 61.8 IRELAND 0.7279 0.7362 ISRAEL 3.4684 3.4069 ITALY 0.7279 0.7362 KOSOVO 0.7279 0.7362 KUWAIT 0.2851 0.2854 LATVIA 0.5116 0.5174 LESOTHO 10.766 10.831 Page 15 of 18
LOCALITY FROM TO LIBERIA 91.75 82 LITHUANIA 2.5133 2.542 LUXEMBOURG 0.7279 0.7362 MACEDONIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.7362 MALI 477.47 482.92 MALTA 0.7279 0.7362 MEXICO 12.813 13.395 MONTENEGRO 0.7279 0.7362 MOROCCO 8.142 8.425 NAMIBIA 10.766 10.831 NETHERLANDS 0.7279 0.7362 NICARAGUA 25.889 26.233 NIGER 477.47 482.92 NORWAY 5.915 6.288 PARAGUAY 4160.9 4238.9 PHILIPPINES 43.039 43.532 POLAND 3.1028 3.1752 PORTUGAL 0.7279 0.7362 ROMANIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.7362 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.2186 3.3445 SENEGAL 477.47 482.92 SLOVAKIA 0.7279 0.7362 SLOVENIA 0.7279 0.7362 SOUTH AFRICA 10.766 10.831 SPAIN 0.7279 0.7362 SWAZILAND 10.766 10.831 SWEDEN 6.922 6.962 SWITZERLAND 0.9072 0.9162 TOGO 477.47 482.92 TUNISIA 1.7559 1.7362 UKRAINE 11.732 12.659 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 16 of 18
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 16 August 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for India based on data review. CHANGE CODE(S): N COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 August 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. Page 17 of 18
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 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. Page 18 of 18