THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 AUGUST 2013, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BURMA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, THAILAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM AND URUGUAY 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 152 156 011 144 148 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 142 N/C 001 160 164 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 154 158 025 COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA 108 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA 116 118 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 118 120 001 124 126 015 124 126 005 118 120 999 Page 1 of 16
COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 126 N/C 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 146 148 005, 010 130 132 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 128 126 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA None 102 001, 555, 556, 557, 999 110 112 050 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 132 134 045 156 160 003, 021 148 154 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 124 132 023 128 138 027 122 126 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, 998 124 134 019 132 140 041, 049 146 150 018, 052, 053 138 148 061 142 146 016, 057 132 134 035 136 140 080, 106 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 035, 050 112 114 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, 999 120 122 015, 030 118 N/C 140, 175 114 116 005 108 110 025 116 N/C 065 110 N/C 177 COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA 128 130 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 16
COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 112 116 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 999 116 120 500 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 156 160 006, 999 162 166 003 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 170 176 003, 021 170 174 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 126 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 N/C 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 114 116 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 112 116 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 124 126 999 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA 136 138 001 126 128 999 132 134 004 Page 3 of 16
COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA N/L 116 999 Saint Helena (including Ascension Island) is established with location code SH999. COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE 168 164 001 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 132 134 002 124 126 005, 100 106 108 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 110 112 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 172 178 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 136 138 001, 075 106 N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY 104 106 005 106 N/C 003 None N/C 007 None N/C 001 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 130 128 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 4 of 16
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: $0.181521 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 25342 25342 23136 21425 19199 19199 OTHER 999 17627 17627 17627 11018 11018 11018 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 23136 21425 21425 21425 19199 16700 16700 OTHER 999 17627 11018 11018 11018 11018 9589 9589 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.908183 COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.146994 BOLIVIA: BO LA PAZ 001 13945 13945 13945 11338 11338 11338 OTHER 999 13606 13606 13606 9953 9953 9953 BOLIVIA: BO LA PAZ 001 13945 11338 11338 11338 11338 9865 9865 OTHER 999 13606 9953 9953 9953 9953 8660 8660 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.441248 COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001023 Page 5 of 16
COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001977 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 1947247 1947247 1947247 1745112 1293470 1293470 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1081804 1081804 1081804 1081804 913483 913483 OTHER 999 885220 885220 885220 867232 779185 779185 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 1947247 1745112 1745112 1745112 1293470 1125317 1125317 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1081804 1081804 1081804 1081804 913483 794732 794732 OTHER 999 885220 867232 867232 867232 779185 677890 677890 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.164177 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.023688 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 126647 126647 118203 118203 118203 118203 OTHER 999 33739 33739 33739 33739 33739 33739 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 118203 118203 118203 118203 118203 102834 102834 OTHER 999 33739 33739 33739 33739 33739 29351 29351 COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.030303 COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.488711 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.016548 COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000099 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA 001 37339607 35462001 34574415 32639847 29889401 29889401 OTHER 999 24341604 24341604 24341604 20685320 19161194 19161194 Page 6 of 16
INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA 001 34574415 32639847 32639847 32639847 29889401 26003781 26003781 OTHER 999 24341604 20685320 20685320 20685320 19161194 16670241 16670241 COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.009709 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.010464 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM CHANGE CODE(S): D JS JERUSALEM 999 N/C N/C N/C 11016 8719 8719 JS JERUSALEM 999 N/C 11016 11016 11016 8719 7585 7585 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.011349 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 67584 61679 57361 47575 40534 40534 MOMBASA 001 109876 98327 98327 94449 87849 87849 NAIROBI 003 135958 123709 104458 104458 104458 104458 OTHER 999 28144 28144 28144 28144 28144 28144 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 57361 47575 47575 47575 40534 35258 35258 MOMBASA 001 98327 94449 94449 94449 87849 78947 78947 NAIROBI 003 104458 104458 104458 104458 104458 104458 104458 OTHER 999 28144 28144 28144 28144 28144 28144 28144 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000911 COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $3.528582 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.310318 Page 7 of 16
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.07984 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 30058 30058 30058 30058 18686 18686 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 42584 42584 41338 38753 36131 36131 MONTERREY 500 30058 30058 30058 30058 27055 27055 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 16567 16567 16567 13782 13196 13196 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 30058 30058 30058 30058 18686 16253 16253 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 41338 38753 38753 38753 36131 31430 31430 MONTERREY 500 30058 30058 30058 30058 27055 25049 25049 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 16567 13782 13782 13782 13196 11486 11486 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.786411 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.166889 COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.464835 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000223 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 12131639 12131639 9435720 9264582 9264582 9264582 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 8 of 16
PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 9435720 9264582 9264582 9264582 9264582 8060186 8060186 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.357795 PERU: PE LIMA 005 11180 10899 10899 9821 8035 8035 OTHER 999 702 702 702 560 560 560 PERU: PE LIMA 005 10899 9821 9821 9821 8035 7032 7032 OTHER 999 702 560 560 560 560 560 560 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.022823 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 156594 156594 156594 132102 129296 129296 OTHER 999 N/C N/C 77512 77512 N/C N/C PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 156594 132102 132102 132102 129296 112488 112488 OTHER 999 77512 77512 77512 77512 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.31026 COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.276342 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.030732 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.784806 Page 9 of 16
COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.101 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.152369 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.031812 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 143175 140984 135610 134134 119834 119834 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 135610 134134 134134 134134 119834 115788 115788 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.600528 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.51835 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1067 1067 1067 965 965 965 ANKARA 003 3376 3376 3031 2990 2982 2982 ISTANBUL 005 3855 3733 3733 3733 3463 3463 IZMIR 007 3214 2934 2789 2786 2573 2573 OTHER 999 983 904 904 864 837 837 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1067 965 965 965 965 837 837 ANKARA 003 3031 2990 2990 2990 2982 2593 2593 ISTANBUL 005 3733 3733 3733 3733 3463 3021 3021 IZMIR 007 2789 2786 2786 2786 2573 2463 2463 OTHER 999 904 864 864 864 837 724 724 Page 10 of 16
COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Bath (E) 2/ 058 N/C N/C 1850 N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 N/C N/C 1800 N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 N/C N/C 1600 1333 1150 1150 London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3700 3293 3293 N/C N/C N/C Plymouth (E) 11/ 496 Same as Portland Portland (E) 12/ 508 1750 1750 1750 N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 N/C N/C N/C 910 N/C N/C Yeovilton (E) 18/ 676 N/C 1300 1300 N/C N/C N/C Scotland 884 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1111 1111 UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 1167 1167 Bath (E) 2/ 058 1850 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 1800 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 1600 1333 1333 1333 1150 1000 1000 London, Central (E) 7/ 380 3293 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Plymouth (E) 11/ 496 Same as Portland Portland (E) 12/ 508 1750 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 N/C 910 910 910 N/C N/C N/C Yeovilton (E) 18/ 676 1300 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Scotland 884 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1111 967 967 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.046852 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 83240 83240 78650 74169 72163 72163 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 78650 74169 74169 74169 72163 66378 66378 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 11 of 16
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 5.455 5.509 AUSTRALIA 1.122 1.1011 BOLIVIA 6.784 6.803 BOTSWANA 8.707 8.561 BRAZIL 2.3044 2.2663 BURMA 936.3 977.7 CHILE 511.87 505.83 CHINA 6.193 6.091 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 41.897 42.216 GAMBIA 39 33 GHANA 1.9683 2.0462 INDIA 61.71 60.43 INDONESIA 9726 10132 JAMAICA 99 103 JAPAN 99.76 95.57 KENYA 87.47 88.11 KOREA 1124.7 1097.2 KUWAIT 0.2836 0.2834 MALAYSIA 3.2279 3.2225 MEXICO 13.159 12.525 NAMIBIA 10.261 9.901 NEW ZEALAND 1.3089 1.2716 NORWAY 6.251 5.992 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.0718 2.1513 PARAGUAY 4584.2 4493.2 PERU 2.8279 2.7949 PHILIPPINES 44.097 43.815 POLAND 3.3791 3.2231 QATAR 3.6109 3.6187 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.473 3.3718 RUSSIA 33.744 32.539 SEYCHELLES 11.56 11.948 SINGAPORE 1.2398 1.2742 SOMALIA 1374.4 1329.3 SOUTH AFRICA 10.261 9.901 SWAZILAND 10.261 9.901 SWEDEN 6.827 6.563 THAILAND 31.766 31.435 TUNISIA 1.6804 1.6652 Page 12 of 16
FROM TO TURKEY 1.9734 1.9292 URUGUAY 20.986 21.344 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 13 of 16
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AS) AMERICAN SAMOA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for American Samoa based on data review. COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data review. COUNTRY: (GU) GUAM Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guam based on data review. COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guatemala based on data review. COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Honduras based on data review. COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for India based on data review. COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jerusalem based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Lithuania based on data review. COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nicaragua based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. Page 14 of 16
COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Timor-Leste based on data review. COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) 372-1272, OR E-MAIL: joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil Page 15 of 16
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. Page 16 of 16