THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 FEBRUARY 2019, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRUNEI, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GERMANY, GHANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, MALAYSIA, MAURITANIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, NICARAGUA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SURINAME, SWEDEN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE AND YEMEN 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: (BN) Brunei Brunei BN999 BN01 112 116 Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN01 142 144 Country: (CR) Costa Rica San Jose CR001 CR01 112 110 Other CR999 CR01 112 110 Country: (DE) Germany Change Code(s): D Augsburg (Incl Ingolstadt) (B) DE103 DE02 128 132 Cologne (incl Dellbrueck, Porz-Wahn) (NRW) DE169 DE02 128 132 Landsberg (B) DE223 DE02 128 132 Bonn (incl Koln/Bonn Airport) (NRW) DE501 DE02 128 132 Geilenkirchen (NRW) DE531 DE02 128 132 Munchengladbach (incl Grefrath, Rheindahlen, and Herongen) (NRW) DE549 DE02 128 132 Other Rhineland-Palatinate DE655 DE02 128 132 Ansbach (B) DE228 DE04 108 110 Garmisch (B) DE121 DE07 114 118 Oberammergau (incl Oberammergau MOD) (B) DE139 DE07 114 118 Stuttgart (BW) 6/ DE055 DE12 118 120 Country: (JP) Japan Gifu (GI) JP009 JP03 134 132 Hamamatsu (SH) JP011 JP03 134 132 Hyakuri AB (IB) JP015 JP03 134 132 Komaki (AI) JP022 JP03 134 132 Nyutabaru AB (MI) JP029 JP03 134 132 Osaka-Kobe (OS & HY) JP031 JP03 134 132 Sapporo (HK) JP069 JP03 134 132 Kyoto (KY) JP072 JP03 134 132 Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP06 138 136 Page 1 of 9
Country: (KE) Kenya Mombasa KE001 KE01 124 128 Nairobi KE003 KE01 124 128 Kisumu KE011 KE01 124 128 Other KE999 KE01 124 128 Country: (KW) Kuwait Kuwait KW999 KW01 122 120 Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY01 102 104 Other MY999 MY01 102 104 Country: (MR) Mauritania Change Code(s): D Mauritania MR999 MR01 130 126 Country: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE01 128 132 Other PE999 PE01 128 132 Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH01 112 114 Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH01 112 114 Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH01 112 114 Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO01 116 114 Country: (SG) Singapore Singapore SG001 SG01 148 152 Country: (SE) Sweden Stockholm SE001 SE01 138 136 Malmo SE003 SE01 138 136 Other SE999 SE01 138 136 Country: (TH) Thailand Bangkok-without rental advance TH001 TH01 146 154 Bangkok-with rental advance TH075 TH01 146 154 Other TH011 TH02 102 108 Chiang Mai TH006 TH03 120 126 Page 2 of 9
Country: (TR) Turkey Change Code(s): D Ankara TR003 TR02 116 110 Izmir TR007 TR03 110 104 Other TR999 TR03 110 104 Adana (incl Incirlik AB) TR001 TR04 106 102 Page 3 of 9
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (BO) BOLIVIA Rate of Exchange: $0.145096 LA PAZ BO001 14128 14128 14128 14128 11487 11487 9996 SANTA CRUZ BO555 13784 13784 13784 13784 10085 10085 8771 OTHER BO999 13784 13784 13784 13784 10085 10085 8771 Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $0.748447 Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $0.149745 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $0.000327 BOGOTA CO001 15522119 15522119 1552211913870749 13357018 12233600 12233600 CARTAGENA CO003 10592744 10592744 10085243 10085243 10085243 7284936 6337892 OTHER CO999 7150542 7150542 7150542 7150542 7150542 6431677 5658040 Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $0.001622 Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $0.057465 ABU-HAMED EG007 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 10567 ALEXANDRIA EG002 61872 61872 61872 61872 61872 24294 24294 CAIRO EG001 61872 61872 61872 61872 61872 24294 24294 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG003 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 10567 ISMAILIA EG006 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 10567 OTHER EG999 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 12152 10567 Country: (GH) GHANA Change Code(s): D, X Rate of Exchange: $0.202216 GHANA GH999 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 N\C Country: (HN) HONDURAS Rate of Exchange: $0.039703 TEGUCIGALPA HN001 50374 50374 50374 45338 44775 37976 37976 OTHER HN999 34259 34259 32992 30224 30224 30224 26293 Page 4 of 9
Country: (ID) INDONESIA Rate of Exchange: $0.000072 JAKARTA ID001 51406452 51406452 4882150148821500 44936164 41149551 35800113 OTHER ID999 33511748 33511748 33511748 33511748 28478041 26379736 22950375 Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $0.00955 Country: (KE) KENYA Rate of Exchange: $0.010124 KISUMU KE011 75769 75769 69148 64307 53337 45443 39524 MOMBASA KE001 123183 123183 110234 110234 105884 98488 88508 NAIROBI KE003 152422 152422 138690 119708 119708 119708 119708 OTHER KE999 53301 53301 53301 53301 53301 53301 53301 Country: (KR) KOREA Rate of Exchange: $0.000925 Country: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $3.314551 Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.247451 Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $0.053146 CIUDAD JUAREZ MX555 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 GUADALAJARA MX005 45155 45155 45155 45155 45155 28071 24416 HERMOSILLO MX561 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 MATAMOROS MX556 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 MERIDA MX557 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 MEXICO CITY MX455 70759 70759 70759 70759 58330 54279 47224 MONTERREY MX500 45155 45155 45155 45155 45155 40641 37631 NOGALES MX558 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 NUEVO LAREDO MX559 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 TIJUANA MX560 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 VERACRUZ MX015 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 OTHER MX999 24890 24890 24890 24890 20701 19820 17255 Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $0.304451 LIMA PE005 13138 13138 13138 13137 11541 9442 8265 OTHER PE999 3360 3360 3360 3360 3360 2907 2788 Page 5 of 9
Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $0.019257 BULACAN PH003 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH701 186360 186360 186360 186360 166486 153243 133323 Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $0.748447 Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $0.108237 Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $0.032806 BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH075 139211 139211 137748 133695 130068 116199 112276 Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $0.325998 Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $0.03703 KIEV UA555 148529 148529 148529 148529 121769 108017 94519 OTHER UA999 148529 148529 148529 148529 121769 108017 94519 Page 6 of 9
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 BOLIVIA 6.906 6.892 BOTSWANA 10.378 10.191 BRUNEI 1.3786 1.3361 CHINA 6.718 6.678 COLOMBIA 3271.6 3058.4 COSTA RICA 601.6 616.5 EGYPT 17.989 17.402 GHANA 4.7945 4.9452 HONDURAS 25.252 25.187 INDONESIA 14595 13949 JAPAN 103.75 104.71 KENYA 103.24 98.78 KOREA 1086.3 1081.1 KUWAIT 0.3011 0.3017 MALAYSIA 4.0784 4.0412 MEXICO 18.684 18.816 PERU 3.3983 3.2846 PHILIPPINES 52.24 51.93 ROMANIA (COLA) 4.1968 4.2035 SINGAPORE 1.3786 1.3361 SWEDEN 9.083 9.239 THAILAND 32.934 30.482 TUNISIA 3.0613 3.0675 UKRAINE 27.785 27.005 Page 7 of 9
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ethiopia based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for India based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Moldova based on data review. COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nicaragua based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sierra Leone based on data review. COUNTRY: (SR) SURINAME Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Suriname based on data review. COUNTRY: (YE) YEMEN Effective 16 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Yemen based on data review. Page 8 of 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 (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 9 of 9