THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 MARCH 2019, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, BAHRAIN, BENIN, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BURKINA FASO, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FAEROE ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GRENADA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, NICARAGUA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, PAKISTAN, PERU, ROMANIA, SAINT HELENA, SINGAPORE, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TIMOR LESTE, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM 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/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 110 108 Sao Paulo BR015 BR02 114 112 Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR03 112 110 Other BR999 BR04 110 108 Country: (BN) Brunei Brunei BN999 BN01 116 114 Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN01 142 144 Country: (DK) Denmark Aalborg DK001 DK01 142 140 Copenhagen (Island of Zealand) DK003 DK01 142 140 Karup (incl Baltap and Viborg) DK004 DK01 142 140 Other DK025 DK01 142 140 Page 1 of 11
Country: (DE) Germany Kalkar (NRW) DE539 DE03 122 120 Bamberg (B) DE229 DE06 112 106 Vilseck/Grafenwoehr (B) DE231 DE06 112 106 Hohenfels (B) DE230 DE09 116 114 Spangdahlem (RP) DE741 DE11 114 112 Wiesbaden (incl Bad Kreuznach and Wackernheim) (H) DE355 DE13 114 110 Freiburg (BW) DE067 DE16 120 118 Leipzig (OS) DE157 DE16 120 118 Bremerhaven (incl Bremen and Nordholtz) DE203 DE16 120 118 Kiel (incl Eckernforde) (SH) DE221 DE16 120 118 Goettingen (LS) DE224 DE16 120 118 Other Mecklenburg-Vorpommern DE369 DE16 120 118 Hannover (incl Wunstorf) (LS) DE407 DE16 120 118 Jever AB (LS) DE415 DE16 120 118 Other Lower Saxony DE425 DE16 120 118 Wilhelmshaven (LS) DE469 DE16 120 118 Other North Rhine-Westphalia DE573 DE16 120 118 Other Schleswig Holstein DE703 DE16 120 118 Other Saxony DE939 DE16 120 118 Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI01 110 112 Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI01 110 112 Country: (HU) Hungary Budapest HU001 HU01 104 106 Papa AB HU002 HU02 110 112 Other HU999 HU02 110 112 Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS01 134 132 Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN01 114 116 Kolkata IN557 IN01 114 116 Other IN999 IN01 114 116 Chennai IN555 IN03 112 114 Hyderabad IN556 IN04 110 112 Country: (KZ) Kazakhstan Astana KZ001 KZ01 124 118 Other KZ999 KZ02 124 118 Page 2 of 11
Country: (KE) Kenya Mombasa KE001 KE01 126 128 Nairobi KE003 KE01 126 128 Kisumu KE011 KE01 126 128 Other KE999 KE01 126 128 Country: (LR) Liberia Liberia LR999 LR01 130 128 Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY01 104 102 Other MY999 MY01 104 102 Country: (PE) Peru Lima PE005 PE01 130 132 Other PE999 PE01 130 132 Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO01 114 110 Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH01 150 152 Zurich CH009 CH01 150 152 Other CH999 CH01 150 152 Country: (TH) Thailand Bangkok-without rental advance TH001 TH01 154 150 Bangkok-with rental advance TH075 TH01 154 150 Other TH011 TH02 108 106 Chiang Mai TH006 TH03 126 124 Country: (TR) Turkey Ankara TR003 TR02 110 104 Izmir TR007 TR03 104 102 Other TR999 TR03 104 102 Page 3 of 11
Country: (GB) UK Cambridge (E) GB153 GB01 120 122 Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 19/ GB352 GB01 120 122 Fairford (E) 16/ GB251 GB02 124 126 Oxford (E) 21/ GB490 GB02 124 126 Aldermaston (E) GB011 GB03 122 126 Helston (E) GB318 GB03 122 126 Plymouth (E) 22/ GB496 GB03 122 126 Portland (E) 23/ GB508 GB03 122 126 Portsmouth (E) 24/ GB514 GB03 122 126 Rochester (E) 27/ GB517 GB03 122 126 Yeovilton (E) 30/ GB676 GB03 122 126 RAF Digby (E) 26/ GB865 GB03 122 126 Other England GB883 GB03 122 126 High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 18/ GB319 GB04 124 126 London (E) 12/ GB380 GB05 140 142 Salisbury/Wilton MOD Housing GB518 GB06 126 128 Salisbury/Wilton non-mod Housing GB521 GB06 126 128 Bath (E) 15/ GB058 GB07 132 134 St Mawgan MOD Housing GB497 GB08 122 124 St Mawgan non-mod Housing GB559 GB08 122 124 Scotland GB884 GB09 124 128 Wales GB885 GB09 124 128 Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 17/ GB313 GB10 124 128 Alconbury (E) 14/ GB001 GB11 126 128 Cheltenham (E) 31/ GB179 GB12 126 130 Page 4 of 11
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $0.023923 BUENOS AIRES AR012 192297 192297 192297 175556 162555 145675 126712 OTHER AR999 133756 133756 133756 133756 83600 83600 72753 Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $0.263345 Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $0.74206 Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $0.001533 SANTIAGO CL001 2608800 2608800 2608800 2510716 2300341 1667754 1450942 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL004 1577186 1577186 1577186 1577186 1500060 1177818 1024698 OTHER CL999 1141371 1141371 1141371 1141371 1118181 1004657 874044 Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $0.150173 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $0.000326 BOGOTA CO001 15551556 15551556 15551556 13897054 13382348 12256800 12256800 CARTAGENA CO003 10612832 1061283210104368 10104368 10104368 7298752 6349911 OTHER CO999 7164103 7164103 7164103 7164103 7164103 6443874 5668770 Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $0.150353 Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $0.057753 ABU-HAMED EG007 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 10514 ALEXANDRIA EG002 61562 61562 61562 61562 61562 24173 24173 CAIRO EG001 61562 61562 61562 61562 61562 24173 24173 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG003 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 10514 ISMAILIA EG006 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 10514 OTHER EG999 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 12091 10514 Country: (GH) GHANA Rate of Exchange: $0.183594 Page 5 of 11
Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $1.385425 Country: (HK) HONG KONG Rate of Exchange: $0.126518 Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $0.003612 Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $0.008333 Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $0.014073 Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $0.279877 Country: (KE) KENYA Rate of Exchange: $0.01009 KISUMU KE011 76022 76022 69379 64522 53515 45595 39656 MOMBASA KE001 123594 123594 110602 110602 106238 98817 88803 NAIROBI KE003 152932 152932 139154 120108 120108 120108 120108 OTHER KE999 53479 53479 53479 53479 53479 53479 53479 Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.246488 Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $0.051937 CIUDAD JUAREZ MX555 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 GUADALAJARA MX005 46207 46207 46207 46207 46207 28725 24985 HERMOSILLO MX561 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 MATAMOROS MX556 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 MERIDA MX557 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 MEXICO CITY MX455 72406 72406 72406 72406 59687 55543 48324 MONTERREY MX500 46207 46207 46207 46207 46207 41587 38507 NOGALES MX558 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 NUEVO LAREDO MX559 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 TIJUANA MX560 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 VERACRUZ MX015 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 OTHER MX999 25469 25469 25469 25469 21182 20281 17657 Country: (NI) NICARAGUA Rate of Exchange: $0.030156 Page 6 of 11
Country: (PE) PERU Rate of Exchange: $0.305371 LIMA PE005 13098 13098 13098 13097 11506 9414 8240 OTHER PE999 3350 3350 3350 3350 3350 2898 2780 Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $0.74206 Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $0.106056 Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $0.031676 BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) TH001 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH075 144180 144180 142665 138467 134710 120346 116283 CHIANG MAI TH006 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C OTHER TH011 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $0.038014 KIEV UA555 144684 144684 144684 144684 118617 105221 92072 OTHER UA999 144684 144684 144684 144684 118617 105221 92072 Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $1.385425 Page 7 of 11
SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. LOCALITY FROM TO ARGENTINA 38.23 41.8 BRAZIL 3.691 3.7973 BRUNEI 1.3419 1.3476 CHILE 644.9 652.2 CHINA 6.702 6.659 COLOMBIA 3102 3064.2 DENMARK 6.528 6.651 EGYPT 17.354 17.315 FAEROE ISLANDS 6.528 6.651 GHANA 5.25 5.4468 GIBRALTAR 0.7418 0.7218 HONG KONG 7.92 7.904 HUNGARY 282.47 276.85 ICELAND 118.27 120 INDIA 72.24 71.06 ISRAEL 3.5522 3.573 KENYA 99.21 99.11 MACEDONIA (COLA) 54.84 54.49 MALAYSIA 4.0431 4.057 MEXICO 19.08 19.254 NICARAGUA 33.189 33.161 PERU 3.2947 3.2747 ROMANIA (COLA) 4.2366 4.2272 SAINT HELENA 0.7418 0.7218 SINGAPORE 1.3419 1.3476 SWEDEN 9.428 9.429 THAILAND 30.592 31.57 UKRAINE 26.867 26.306 UNITED KINGDOM 0.7418 0.7218 Page 8 of 11
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DZ) ALGERIA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Algeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (AG) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Antigua And Barbuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahrain based on data review. COUNTRY: (BJ) BENIN Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Benin based on data review. COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Burkina Faso based on data review. COUNTRY: (KY) CAYMAN ISLANDS Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cayman Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Federated States of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GD) GRENADA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Grenada based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IQ) IRAQ Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iraq based on data review. COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jordan based on data review. COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kuwait based on data review. COUNTRY: (MH) MARSHALL ISLANDS Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Marshall Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (MN) MONGOLIA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mongolia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MP) NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Northern Mariana Islands based on data review. Page 9 of 11
COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Timor-Leste based on data review. COUNTRY: (AE) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for United Arab Emirates based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 16 March 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. Page 10 of 11
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 11 of 11