THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 MAY 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BARBADOS, BELIZE, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GHANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, LEBANON, MACEDONIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, ROMANIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN 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/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA 148 168 199 160 162 011 148 N/C 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 150 N/C 001 168 N/C 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 160 162 025 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 122 N/C 001 128 N/C 015 138 N/C 005 122 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 148 144 005, 010 132 128 999, X Page 1 of 14
COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 118 124 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 130 134 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 138 N/C 001 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 120 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 122 124 001 118 122 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 102 N/C 001, 555, 556, 557, 999 110 112 050 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 132 N/C 045 156 N/C 003, 021 148 150 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 128 N/C 023 134 136 027 124 N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, 998 130 N/C 019 136 N/C 041, 049 146 N/C 018, 052, 053 144 146 061 142 N/C 016, 057 128 130 035 136 N/C 080, 106 Page 2 of 14
COUNTRY: (LB) LEBANON 118 122 001 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 118 120 999 COUNTRY: (MG) MADAGASCAR 142 136 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 124 128 001, 999 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 174 N/C 006, 999 182 180 003 COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA 116 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 180 178 003, 021 178 176 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 130 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 122 N/C 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 136 140 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 130 132 002 122 N/C 005, 100 106 N/C 999 Page 3 of 14
COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 108 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 220 222 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 136 N/C 001, 075 104 N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY None 102 005 104 108 003 None N/C 007, 999 None 102 001 COUNTRY: (TM) TURKMENISTAN 120 118 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 120 N/C 003, 999 Page 4 of 14
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: $0.122474 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 37560 37560 34292 31753 28456 28456 OTHER 999 26127 26127 26127 16330 16330 16330 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 34292 31753 31753 31753 28456 24751 24751 OTHER 999 26127 16330 16330 16330 16330 14213 14213 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.948947 AUSTRALIA: AU ALICE SPRINGS 001 2884 2884 2884 2884 N/C N/C CANBERRA 005 3943 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C DARWIN 037 3130 3130 N/C N/C N/C N/C MELBOURNE 011 3033 3033 3033 2427 N/C N/C NEWCASTLE 035 2925 2925 N/C 2608 N/C N/C OTHER (ADF HOUSING) 099 N/C N/C N/C 1252 N/C N/C AUSTRALIA: AU ALICE SPRINGS 001 2884 2884 2884 2884 N/C N/C N/C MELBOURNE 011 3033 2427 2427 2427 N/C N/C N/C NEWCASTLE 035 N/C 2608 2608 2608 N/C N/C N/C OTHER (ADF HOUSING) 099 N/C 1252 1252 1252 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS Utility Allowance is revised to $1537 US COUNTRY: (BZ) BELIZE Utility Allowance is revised to 685 Belize Dollar Page 5 of 14
COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.45731 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.158403 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000529 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8270826 8121410 8121410 7554800 7549783 7549783 CARTAGENA 003 6541496 6085811 6085811 6085811 4498777 4498777 OTHER 999 4415786 4415786 4415786 4415786 3971849 3971849 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8121410 7554800 7554800 7554800 7549783 6991284 6991284 CARTAGENA 003 6085811 6085811 6085811 6085811 4498777 3913935 3913935 OTHER 999 4415786 4415786 4415786 4415786 3971849 3494095 3494095 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001818 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1650274 1650274 1595348 1540048 1540048 1540048 OTHER 999 593797 593797 593797 491806 442293 442293 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1595348 1540048 1540048 1540048 1540048 1339841 1339841 OTHER 999 593797 491806 491806 491806 442293 384532 384532 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.050774 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.02304 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 130205 130205 121523 121523 121523 121523 OTHER 999 34686 34686 34686 34686 34686 34686 Page 6 of 14
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 121523 121523 121523 121523 121523 105723 105723 OTHER 999 34686 34686 34686 34686 34686 30175 30175 COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA GH GHANA 999 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 GH GHANA 999 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.004552 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.009004 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.016683 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY CODE O7 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ITALY: IT BOLOGNA 005 SAME AS FLORENCE FLORENCE 022 2065 2065 2065 2065 N/C N/C N/C GHEDI 027 N/C N/C N/C N/C 922 N/C N/C ISTRANA AB 028 SAME AS VICENZA (INCL LONGARE) VICENZA (INCL LONGARE) 073 N/C N/C 1900 1630 N/C N/C N/C ITALY: IT BOLOGNA 005 SAME AS FLORENCE FLORENCE 022 2065 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C GHEDI 027 N/C 922 922 922 N/C N/C N/C ISTRANA AB 028 SAME AS VICENZA (INCL LONGARE) ROME (INCL CIAMPINO AIRPORT) 063 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 2778 2778 SIGONELLA 067 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 1050 1050 VICENZA (INCL LONGARE) 073 1630 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Page 7 of 14
COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.010119 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.31054 COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA MD MOLDOVA 999 460 460 460 460 460 460 MD MOLDOVA 999 460 460 460 460 460 460 460 Rental Allowances established in US Dollars. Utility Allowance is established at $501 US and MIHA\Miscellaneous is established at $383. Climate Code is 2 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.871308 COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.038873 NI NICARAGUA 999 59165 59165 51450 48880 48880 48880 NI NICARAGUA 999 51450 48880 48880 48880 48880 43735 43735 Utility Allowance is revised to 9719 Cordoba COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.169779 COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA PANAMA: PA CANAL AREA / PANAMA CITY 004 N/C N/C 3000 N/C N/C N/C PANAMA: PA CANAL AREA / PANAMA CITY 004 3000 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Page 8 of 14
COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000231 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 11666969 11666969 9074310 8909726 8909726 8909726 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 9074310 8909726 8909726 8909726 8909726 7751462 7751462 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU PERU: PE LIMA 005 11307 11307 N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER 999 2502 2502 2502 2502 2502 2502 PERU: PE OTHER 999 2502 2502 2502 2502 2502 2177 2177 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.332171 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.096525 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.139861 COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.006772 Page 9 of 14
COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.031383 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 145522 143993 137460 135966 121470 121470 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 137460 135966 135966 135966 121470 117368 117368 COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.15528 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.478423 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1155 1155 1155 1046 1046 1046 ANKARA 003 3657 3657 3285 3241 3234 3234 ISTANBUL 005 4175 4046 4046 4046 3752 3752 IZMIR 007 3484 3178 3021 3018 2904 2904 OTHER 999 1064 979 979 936 908 908 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1155 1046 1046 1046 1046 908 908 ANKARA 003 3285 3241 3241 3241 3234 2810 2810 ISTANBUL 005 4046 4046 4046 4046 3752 3273 3273 IZMIR 007 3021 3018 3018 3018 2904 2669 2669 OTHER 999 979 936 936 936 908 785 785 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ GB Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 1800 1800 1625 1330 N/C N/C Cambridge (E) 153 N/C N/C 1778 N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 N/C N/C 1950 N/C 1350 1350 High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 5/ 319 2900 2900 N/C 2300 N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3800 3358 3300 N/C N/C N/C Oxford (E) 10/ 490 1850 1850 1850 1850 1850 1850 Page 10 of 14
UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ GB Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 1625 1330 1330 1330 N/C 1194 1194 Cambridge (E) 153 1778 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 1950 N/C N/C N/C 1350 1300 1300 High Wycombe/Daws Hill (E) 5/ 319 N/C 2300 2300 2300 N/C N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3300 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Oxford (E) 10/ 490 1850 1850 1850 1850 1850 N/C N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.043163 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 104257 104257 104257 80506 78330 78330 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 104257 80506 80506 80506 78330 72049 72049 COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000433 Page 11 of 14
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 8.2 8.165 AUSTRALIA 1.0617 1.0538 BRAZIL 2.1871 2.1867 CHINA 6.085 6.313 COLOMBIA 2021.7 1888.7 COSTA RICA 548.43 550.12 CROATIA (COLA) 5.521 5.379 CZECH REPUBLIC 19.734 19.695 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 43.482 43.402 HUNGARY 227.75 219.69 ICELAND 112.01 111.06 INDIA 61.43 59.94 JAPAN 100.17 98.82 MACEDONIA (COLA) 44.648 42.909 MALAYSIA 3.3223 3.2202 NAMIBIA 10.388 10.36 NEW ZEALAND 1.1409 1.1477 NICARAGUA 25.47 25.725 NORWAY 5.861 5.89 PARAGUAY 4334 4321.1 POLAND 3.0058 3.0105 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.3008 3.196 SOUTH AFRICA 10.388 10.36 SWAZILAND 10.388 10.36 SWITZERLAND 0.8815 0.8773 SYRIA 141.93 147.67 THAILAND 31.991 31.864 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 6.244 6.44 TURKEY 2.2513 2.0902 URUGUAY 23.094 23.168 UZBEKISTAN 2233.5 2308.8 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 12 of 14
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahrain based on data review. COUNTRY: (BB) BARBADOS CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Barbados based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for South Africa based on data review. COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Trinidad And Tobago based on data review. COUNTRY: (YE) YEMEN CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 May 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Yemen based on data review. 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) Page 13 of 14
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 14 of 14