THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2016, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CHILE, CUBA, CURACAO, ECUADOR, EGYPT, GABON, GIBRALTAR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LESOTHO, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, PALAU, POLAND, QATAR, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SEYCHELLES, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SURINAME, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TUNISIA, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND ZAMBIA 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: (AU) AUSTRALIA 132 130 011 124 122 005, 013, 015, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 132 128 001 140 138 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, 199 134 132 025 142 140 023 COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH 104 132 999 COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA 112 108 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL None N/C 001 None N/C 015 None 118 005 None N/C 999, X Page 1 of 12
COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO 118 138 999 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 130 126 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GA) GABON 126 130 999 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR 120 122 001, 002 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 126 128 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 102 124 001 102 124 999 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 132 126 001, 072 132 126 028, 090, 092, 073, 100 136 134 031 130 128 035, 059 124 124 067 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 136 132 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO None N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560 None N/C 500 None N/C 561, 999 102 None 557 Page 2 of 12
COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 104 102 001, 005, 999 110 108 002 COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA None N/C 002 116 110 005, 100 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 106 None 999 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM 118 120 153, 352 118 120 251, 490 126 128 318, 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, 883 130 132 319 144 148 380 120 122 518, 521 140 144 058 116 118 497, 559 128 130 884, 885 110 N/C 313 120 122 001 132 134 179 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 104 106 003, 999 Page 3 of 12
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.072865 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 63135 63135 57638 53372 47829 47829 OTHER 999 43914 43914 43914 27448 27448 27448 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 57638 53372 53372 53372 47829 41603 41603 OTHER 999 43914 27448 27448 27448 27448 23887 23887 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.726586 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.28767 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001448 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2761600 2761600 2657771 2435074 1765435 1765435 GREATER 004 1587920 1587920 1587920 1587920 1246805 1246805 VALPARAISO AREA OTHER 999 1208222 1208222 1208222 1183673 1063500 1063500 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2657771 2435074 2435074 2435074 1765435 1535925 1535925 GREATER 004 1587920 1587920 1587920 1587920 1246805 1084716 1084716 VALPARAISO AREA OTHER 999 1208222 1183673 1183673 1183673 1063500 925238 925238 Page 4 of 12
COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.111582 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 31865 31865 31865 31865 12511 12511 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 6258 6258 6258 6258 6258 6258 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 31865 31865 31865 31865 12511 12511 12511 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 6258 6258 6258 6258 6258 5441 5441 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.505344 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.132013 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 22726 21965 21965 21741 19616 19616 OTHER 999 9655 9655 8520 8520 8520 8520 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 21965 21741 21741 21741 19616 17066 17066 OTHER 999 8520 8520 8520 8520 8520 7416 7416 COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.01609 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.003595 Page 5 of 12
COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL IL JERUSALEM 002 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER 001 10556 10556 10556 10556 8000 8000 IL JERUSALEM 002 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER 001 10556 10556 10556 10556 8000 6960 6960 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA LV LATVIA 999 2458 2458 2458 N/C N/C N/C LV LATVIA 999 2458 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.053143 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 45160 45160 45160 45160 28072 28072 HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 65863 64918 63040 58333 54279 54279 MONTERREY 500 45160 45160 45160 45160 40646 40646 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 24892 24892 24892 20702 19821 19821 Page 6 of 12
MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 45160 45160 45160 45160 28072 24416 24416 HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 63040 58333 58333 58333 54279 47225 47225 MONTERREY 500 45160 45160 45160 45160 40646 37633 37633 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 24892 20702 20702 20702 19821 17256 17256 COUNTRY: (PW) PALAU PALAU PW KOROR 017 920 920 920 920 920 920 PALAU PW KOROR 017 920 920 920 920 920 800 800 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.255493 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.015451 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.064479 COUNTRY: (SR) SURINAME RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.145037 SR SURINAME 999 15327 15327 15327 15327 10961 10961 SR SURINAME 999 15327 15327 15327 15327 10961 9534 9534 Page 7 of 12
COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.458631 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.040573 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 135562 135562 135562 111137 98585 98585 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 135562 111137 111137 111137 98585 86268 86268 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.505344 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.032768 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 137336 137336 137336 112914 103183 103183 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 137336 112914 112914 112914 103183 94905 94905 Page 8 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: FROM TO ARGENTINA 13.963 13.724 AUSTRALIA 1.3374 1.3763 BOTSWANA 10.622 11.116 BRAZIL 3.4435 3.4762 CHILE 660.1 690.4 EGYPT 8.985 8.962 GIBRALTAR 0.6819 0.6643 GUATEMALA 7.699 7.575 HAITI 60.04 62.15 HUNGARY 271.82 278.14 LESOTHO 14.365 15.509 MEXICO 17.636 18.817 NAMIBIA 14.365 15.509 POLAND 3.7866 3.914 RUSSIA 64.35 64.72 SAINT HELENA 0.6819 0.6643 SEYCHELLES 13.835 12.958 SOUTH AFRICA 14.365 15.509 SURINAME 6.506 6.8948 SWAZILAND 14.365 15.509 TUNISIA 1.9962 2.1804 UKRAINE 25.029 24.647 UNITED KINGDOM 0.6819 0.6643 URUGUAY 31.166 30.518 ZAMBIA 10.158 10.552 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 9 of 12
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bolivia based on data review. COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bosnia Herzegovina based on data review. COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Chile based on data review. COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA Effective 16 June 2016, COLA index is unchanged for Cuba based on data review. COUNTRY: (CW) CURACAO Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Curacao based on data review. COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ecuador based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kosovo based on data review. COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kuwait based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nepal based on data review. COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Qatar based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. Page 10 of 12
COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tunisia based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda 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