THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2019, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURMA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHINA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DIEGO GARCIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FIJI, GAMBIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, HAITI, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT LUCIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, TAJIKISTAN, TUNISIA, UGANDA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY AND ZIMBABWE 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: (BB) Barbados Barbados BB001 BB01 152 146 Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW01 112 114 Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR01 110 108 Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR03 114 112 Other BR999 BR04 110 108 Page 1 of 12
Country: (CA) Canada Kingston (ON) CA033 CA01 116 118 London (ON) CA036 CA01 116 118 Ottawa (ON) CA053 CA01 116 118 Trenton (ON) CA073 CA01 116 118 Other CA999 CA01 116 118 Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA02 138 142 Calgary (AB) CA091 CA03 124 126 Argentia (NL) CA003 CA04 118 120 Greenwood (NS) CA025 CA04 118 120 Halifax/Dartmouth/Shearwater (NS) CA029 CA04 118 120 Gagetown (NB) CA044 CA04 118 120 St. Hubert (QC) CA061 CA04 118 120 Comox (Incl Nanoose) (BC) CA013 CA05 132 134 North Bay (ON) CA045 CA07 112 114 Masset (BC) CA037 CA08 126 128 Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA08 126 128 Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA09 120 122 Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA09 120 122 Toronto (ON) CA069 CA11 128 130 Montreal (QC) CA089 CA12 126 128 Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN01 140 142 Other CN999 CN02 108 110 Shanghai CN010 CN03 138 142 Country: (CG) Congo Congo CG999 CG01 122 130 Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ01 124 118 Country: (DG) Diego Garcia Diego Garcia DG999 DG01 114 118 Country: (HN) Honduras Tegucigalpa HN001 HN01 116 118 Other HN999 HN01 116 118 Country: (HU) Hungary Budapest HU001 HU01 116 110 Country: (IT) Italy Naples IT055 IT04 142 140 Aviano IT001 IT08 130 126 Udine IT072 IT08 130 126 Page 2 of 12
Country: (JP) Japan Camp Zama (KA) JP045 JP01 124 130 Eta Jima Island (incl Akizuki) (HI) JP003 JP02 146 152 Kure (HI) JP021 JP02 146 152 Gifu (GI) JP009 JP03 128 134 Hamamatsu (SH) JP011 JP03 128 134 Hyakuri AB (IB) JP015 JP03 128 134 Komaki (AI) JP022 JP03 128 134 Nyutabaru AB (MI) JP029 JP03 128 134 Osaka-Kobe (OS & HY) JP031 JP03 128 134 Sapporo (HK) JP069 JP03 128 134 Kyoto (KY) JP072 JP03 128 134 Misawa (AO) JP023 JP04 128 132 Okinawa (OK) JP027 JP05 116 120 Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP06 132 138 Other Chiba Pref JP007 JP07 120 124 Other Saitama Pref JP033 JP07 120 124 Yokota (TO) JP065 JP07 120 124 Kichijoji (KA) JP073 JP07 120 124 Other Tokyo Pref JP077 JP07 120 124 Other Kanagawa Pref JP998 JP07 120 124 Iwakuni (YA) JP019 JP08 126 130 Atsugi (incl Totsuka) (KA) JP041 JP09 120 126 Kamiseya (KA) JP049 JP09 120 126 Kumamoto JP018 JP11 136 142 Sendai (MG) JP052 JP11 136 142 Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP11 136 142 Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP12 112 116 Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP13 118 122 Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP13 118 122 Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP14 122 128 Other Locations JP080 JP15 126 132 Shariki (AO) JP106 JP15 126 132 Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP16 116 120 Country: (KZ) Kazakhstan Kimhae KZ001 KZ01 N/L 124 Astana is established for COLA with locality code KZ001, KZ999 is renamed Other. Country: (KR) Korea Kimhae KR015 KR03 136 138 Pusan KR030 KR03 136 138 Seoul KR140 KR04 124 126 Seoul-Housing Office Approval KR175 KR04 124 126 Changwon (incl Chinhae, Masan) KR005 KR05 132 134 Osan AB (Incl Yongin) KR025 KR06 114 116 Weonju KR065 KR07 124 126 Dongducheon (incl. Camp Casey) KR177 KR08 128 130 Uijungbu KR176 KR09 128 130 Page 3 of 12
Country: (KW) Kuwait Kuwait KW999 KW01 120 122 Country: (LT) Lithuania Lithuania LT999 LT01 124 118 Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY01 None 102 Other MY999 MY01 None 102 Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 None 102 Veracruz MX015 MX01 None 102 Mexico City MX455 MX01 None 102 Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 None 102 Matamoros MX556 MX01 None 102 Nogales MX558 MX01 None 102 Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 None 102 Tijuana MX560 MX01 None 102 Country: (NO) Norway Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO02 138 140 Rygge NO005 NO02 138 140 Bodo NO007 NO02 138 140 Bergen NO016 NO02 138 140 Trondheim NO025 NO02 138 140 Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH01 114 112 Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH01 114 112 Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH01 114 112 Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO01 118 116 Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA01 108 106 Johannesburg ZA005 ZA02 120 118 Pretoria ZA100 ZA02 120 118 Other ZA999 ZA03 102 None Page 4 of 12
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $0.026157 BUENOS AIRES AR012 175874 175874 175874 160562 148672 133233 115890 OTHER AR999 122332 122332 122332 122332 76460 76460 66539 Country: (BO) BOLIVIA Rate of Exchange: $0.144802 LA PAZ BO001 14157 14157 14157 14157 11510 11510 10016 SANTA CRUZ BO555 13812 13812 13812 13812 10105 10105 8789 OTHER BO999 13812 13812 13812 13812 10105 10105 8789 Country: (BG) BULGARIA BULGARIA BG999 2600 2600 2600 2600 N\C N\C N\C Country: (MM) BURMA Rate of Exchange: $0.00066 Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $0.748279 Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $0.148854 Country: (CR) COSTA RICA Rate of Exchange: $0.001662 Country: (DK) DENMARK LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY AALBORG DK001 2279 COPENHAGEN (ISL OF ZEALAND) DK003 2279 KARUP (INCL BALTAP AND VIBORG) DK004 2279 OTHER DK025 2279 Country: (EE) ESTONIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ESTONIA EE999 372 Country: (DE) GERMANY HOHENFELS (B) DE230 1650 1650 1650 1650 1650 1650 1650 Page 5 of 12
Country: (GH) GHANA GHANA GH999 3620 3620 3620 3620 3620 3620 3620 Country: (HN) HONDURAS Rate of Exchange: $0.039601 TEGUCIGALPA HN001 50504 50504 50504 45455 44891 38074 38074 OTHER HN999 34347 34347 33077 30302 30302 30302 26361 Country: (ID) INDONESIA LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY JAKARTA ID001 3887637 OTHER ID999 3887637 Country: (JP) JAPAN, X Rate of Exchange: $0.009639 OKINAWA (OK) JP027 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C 185000 SAPPORO (HK) JP069 N\C N\C N\C N\C 137960 N\C N\C YOKOTA (TO) JP065 N\C N\C N\C N\C 188889 183333 N\C Country: (KR) KOREA Rate of Exchange: $0.000921 Country: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $3.321156 Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.245194 Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $0.053522 CIUDAD JUAREZ MX555 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 GUADALAJARA MX005 44838 44838 44838 44838 44838 27874 24245 HERMOSILLO MX561 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 MATAMOROS MX556 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 MERIDA MX557 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 MEXICO CITY MX455 70263 70263 70263 70263 57921 53898 46893 MONTERREY MX500 44838 44838 44838 44838 44838 40356 37367 NOGALES MX558 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 NUEVO LAREDO MX559 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 TIJUANA MX560 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 VERACRUZ MX015 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 OTHER MX999 24715 24715 24715 24715 20556 19681 17134 Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $0.104004 Page 6 of 12
Country: (NG) NIGERIA LAGOS NG500 348948 348948 348948 348948 348948 348948 303585 Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $0.116023 Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $0.019142 METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH701 187472 187472 187472 187472 167480 154158 134119 Country: (PR) PUERTO RICO AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) PR001 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1566 ARECIBO PR005 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 1800 1566 CAGUAS PR015 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C CAYEY PR025 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C GUAYNABO PR045 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C ISABELA PR053 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 1800 1566 SABANA SECA PR075 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) PR080 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C VEGA BAJA PR085 2775 2775 2775 N\C N\C N\C N\C OTHER PR999 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 1800 1566 Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.014977 Country: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Rate of Exchange: $0.000115 Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $0.071741 Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $0.110096 Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $0.326659 Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $0.035991 KIEV UA555 152819 152819 152819 152819 125286 111137 97249 OTHER UA999 152819 152819 152819 152819 125286 111137 97249 Page 7 of 12
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 38.26 38.23 BOLIVIA 6.802 6.906 BOTSWANA 10.615 10.378 BURMA 1571 1514.8 CANADA 1.366 1.3364 CHINA 6.954 6.718 COSTA RICA 600.3 601.6 HONDURAS 25.333 25.252 JAPAN 111.03 103.75 KOREA 1102.2 1086.3 KUWAIT 0.3051 0.3011 LESOTHO 13.71 13.939 MALAYSIA 4.2231 4.0784 MEXICO 20.157 18.684 MOROCCO 9.654 9.615 NAMIBIA 13.71 13.939 NORWAY 8.758 8.619 PHILIPPINES 51.85 52.24 ROMANIA (COLA) 4.0622 4.1968 RUSSIA 66.26 66.77 SIERRA LEONE 8376 8663 SOUTH AFRICA 13.71 13.939 SWAZILAND 13.71 13.939 SWEDEN 9.017 9.083 TAJIKISTAN 9.1 9.4 TUNISIA 3.0638 3.0613 UKRAINE 27.387 27.785 Page 8 of 12
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Brunei based on data review. COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Burma based on data review. COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Cameroon based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Croatia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Czech Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Dominican Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ecuador based on data review. COUNTRY: (FM) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Federated States Of Micronesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. Page 9 of 12
COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (GU) GUAM Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guam based on data review. COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Latvia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Philippines based on data review. COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. COUNTRY: (PR) PUERTO RICO Effective 01 February 2019, COLA index is unchanged for Puerto Rico based on data review. COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Qatar based on data review. COUNTRY: (LC) SAINT LUCIA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Saint Lucia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 01 February 2019, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. Page 10 of 12
COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZW) ZIMBABWE Effective 01 February 2019, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data review. Page 11 of 12
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 12 of 12