THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 JULY 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, GHANA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, ITALY, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LIBERIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE 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: (DZ) ALGERIA 116 114 999 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA 160 N/C 011 146 148 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 148 150 001 166 168 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, 199 160 N/C 025 COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS None 132 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 128 130 001 126 128 015 136 138 005 128 130 999 Page 1 of 14
COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 134 136 033, 036, 053, 073, 999 136 N/C 003, 025, 029, 044, 061 130 132 045 150 152 013, 037, 076, 077 142 144 009, 081, 091 138 140 069, 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 126 130 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 128 130 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 124 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 128 126 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 134 130 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 138 134 001 130 126 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 122 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 106 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 148 144 999 Page 2 of 14
COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 120 122 007, 010, 035, 050 120 N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, 999 136 N/C 015, 030 124 N/C 140, 175 122 124 005 116 N/C 025 124 N/C 065 118 N/C 177 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA 150 144 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 178 N/C 003, 021 176 N/C 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 132 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 116 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA 134 N/C 001 124 N/C 999 128 130 004 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 174 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 222 216 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 102 N/C 999 Page 3 of 14
COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY 102 None 005 108 N/C 003 None N/C 007, 999 102 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (ZM) ZAMBIA 108 114 999 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: $0.121892 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 37740 37740 34455 31904 28591 28591 OTHER 999 26251 26251 26251 16408 16408 16408 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 34455 31904 31904 31904 28591 24869 24869 OTHER 999 26251 16408 16408 16408 16408 14281 14281 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.945895 COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000098 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.45161 BRAZIL: BR RIO DE JANEIRO (INCL DUQUE DE CAXIAS) 005 N/C 13534 13534 N/C N/C N/C BRAZIL: BR RIO DE JANEIRO (INCL DUQUE DE CAXIAS) 005 13534 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.931966 Page 5 of 14
COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001824 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2193400 2193400 2110932 1934058 1402196 1402196 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1261205 1261205 1261205 1261205 990273 990273 OTHER 999 959631 959631 959631 940131 844684 844684 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2110932 1934058 1934058 1934058 1402196 1219910 1219910 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1261205 1261205 1261205 1261205 990273 861536 861536 OTHER 999 959631 940131 940131 940131 844684 734872 734872 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000535 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8182367 8034550 8034550 7889223 7469036 7469036 CARTAGENA 003 6471534 6161482 6161482 6161482 4450662 4450662 OTHER 999 4368559 4368559 4368559 4368559 3929370 3929370 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8034550 7889223 7889223 7889223 7469036 6916510 6916510 CARTAGENA 003 6161482 6161482 6161482 6161482 4450662 3872075 3872075 OTHER 999 4368559 4368559 4368559 4368559 3929370 3456725 3456725 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001811 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1656004 1656004 1600887 1545395 1545395 1545395 OTHER 999 595858 595858 595858 493514 443829 443829 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1600887 1545395 1545395 1545395 1545395 1344493 1344493 OTHER 999 595858 493514 493514 493514 443829 385867 385867 Page 6 of 14
COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.04885 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.138677 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 25639 25639 25639 25639 10065 10065 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 5034 5034 5034 5034 5034 5034 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 25639 25639 25639 25639 10065 10065 10065 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 5034 5034 5034 5034 5034 4379 4379 COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.32041, X GHANA 999 2182 2182 2182 2182 2182 2182 GH GHANA 999 2182 2182 2182 2182 2182 2182 2182 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.12663 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 23692 22900 22900 22665 20451 20451 OTHER 999 10067 10067 8882 8882 8882 8882 Page 7 of 14
GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 22900 22665 22665 22665 20451 17793 17793 OTHER 999 8882 8882 8882 8882 8882 7730 7730 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.047565 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA 001 42048 42048 37844 37375 31700 31700 OTHER 999 28592 27542 25229 25229 25229 25229 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA 001 37844 37375 37375 37375 31700 31700 31700 OTHER 999 25229 25229 25229 25229 25229 21947 21947 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.008683 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Utility Allowance revised to 21200 Rupee COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY Utility Allowance revised to 1010 Euro COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.011339 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 67647 61735 57414 47618 40572 40572 MOMBASA 001 109976 98416 98416 94534 87929 87929 NAIROBI 003 136082 123822 106875 106875 106875 106875 OTHER 999 28168 28168 28168 28168 28168 28168 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 57414 47618 47618 47618 40572 35289 35289 MOMBASA 001 98416 94534 94534 94534 87929 79018 79018 NAIROBI 003 106875 106875 106875 106875 106875 106875 106875 OTHER 999 28168 28168 28168 28168 28168 28168 28168 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001014 Page 8 of 14
COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.011274 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS Utility Allowance revised to 625 Euro COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.169062 COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.415524 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.359054 PERU: PE LIMA 005 11141 11141 10861 9788 8007 8007 OTHER 999 2466 2466 2466 2466 2466 2466 PERU: PE LIMA 005 10861 9788 9788 9788 8007 7008 7008 OTHER 999 2466 2466 2466 2466 2466 2144 2144 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.023038 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 155774 155774 155774 130873 128092 128092 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 155774 130873 130873 130873 128092 111442 111442 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.02929 Page 9 of 14
COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN SPAIN: ES CADIZ 005 SAME AS ROTA ROTA 019 2300 2300 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.148434 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.100594 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.033547 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.589971 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.469153 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1179 1179 1179 1067 1067 1067 ANKARA 003 3783 3730 3554 3554 3297 3297 ISTANBUL 005 4258 4127 4127 4127 3826 3826 IZMIR 007 3553 3240 3103 3103 3023 3023 OTHER 999 1085 997 997 954 927 927 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1179 1067 1067 1067 1067 927 927 ANKARA 003 3554 3554 3554 3554 3297 2877 2877 ISTANBUL 005 4127 4127 4127 4127 3826 3337 3337 IZMIR 007 3103 3103 3103 3103 3023 2842 2842 OTHER 999 997 954 954 954 927 801 801 Page 10 of 14
COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.08259 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 66595 66595 66595 54487 48430 48430 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 66595 54487 54487 54487 48430 42379 42379 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 8.197 8.204 AUSTRALIA 1.07 1.0572 BELARUS 9828 10164 BRAZIL 2.2583 2.2143 CANADA 1.0836 1.073 CHILE 570.21 548.35 COLOMBIA 1870.9 1868.5 COSTA RICA 550.63 552.03 CROATIA (COLA) 5.354 5.583 CZECH REPUBLIC 19.612 20.471 EGYPT 7.229 7.211 GHANA 3.005 3.121 GUATEMALA 7.683 7.897 HONDURAS 21.093 21.024 ICELAND 111.02 115.17 KENYA 88.24 88.19 KOREA 988.1 986.6 LIBERIA 85.95 88.7 NORWAY 5.88 5.915 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.609 2.4066 PERU 2.7572 2.7851 PHILIPPINES 43.09 43.407 RUSSIA 34.493 34.141 SOMALIA 940.8 908.4 SWEDEN 6.757 6.737 SWITZERLAND 0.8731 0.9086 TAIWAN 29.792 29.809 TUNISIA 1.6662 1.695 TURKEY 2.0795 2.1315 UKRAINE 12.198 12.108 ZAMBIA 6.692 6.167 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 12 of 14
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA Effective 01 July 2014, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Korea based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 01 July 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Effective 01 July 2014, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Trinidad and Tobago based on data review. Page 13 of 14
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) 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