THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2015, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KYRGYZSTAN, LESOTHO, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN 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: (AM) ARMENIA 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA 124 128 011 116 120 005, 013, 015, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 122 126 001 132 136 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, 199 126 128 025 116 136 023 COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA 112 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL None N/C 001 None N/C 015 None N/C 005 None N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 1 of 18
COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI 104 106 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 114 116 033, 036, 053, 073, 999 114 116 003, 025, 029, 044, 061 114 N/C 045 130 N/C 013, 037, 076, 077 120 122 009, 081, 091 118 N/C 069 124 N/C 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 106 108 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA 142 N/C 005, 010 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 114 116 999 COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA 122 120 001 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 122 N/C 001 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 116 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 104 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 132 136 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 18
COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 112 114 001, 557, 999 104 106 050 110 112 555 108 110 556 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL 134 130 001 142 138 002 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 116 120 045 138 144 003, 021 128 134 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 114 116 023 116 120 027 106 110 007, 033, 065, 073, 077, 998 118 120 019 122 126 041, 049 130 134 018, 052, 053 126 130 061 126 130 016, 057 120 124 035 120 124 080, 106 114 118 067 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 035, 050 114 N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, 999 124 N/C 015, 030 120 N/C 140, 175 118 120 005 110 112 025 120 N/C 065 110 N/C 177 COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 112 116 001, 999 Page 3 of 18
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO None N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560 None N/C 500 None N/C 561, 999 COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO 124 N/C 555, 999 COUNTRY: (MZ) MOZAMBIQUE 134 128 999 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 134 N/C 006, 999 136 138 003 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 148 150 003, 021 134 138 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN 130 124 999 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 110 108 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES 108 110 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 102 106 001, 005, 999 108 112 002 COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 4 of 18
COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE 142 144 001 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 102 104 002 118 120 005, 100 None 102 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 140 152 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 202 196 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 124 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 124 N/C 001, 075 None N/C 011 118 120 006 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 110 N/C 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 5 of 18
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: $0.105697 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 43524 43524 39736 36793 32972 32972 OTHER 999 30275 30275 30275 18922 18922 18922 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 39736 36793 36793 36793 32972 28679 28679 OTHER 999 30275 18922 18922 18922 18922 16467 16467 COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002062 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.706814 MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 1220 Australian Dollar COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.244045 COUNTRY: (BN) BRUNEI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.705318 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.749457 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 6 of 18
COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001457 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2744800 2744800 2641602 2420262 1754695 1754695 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1578260 1578260 1578260 1578260 1239219 1239219 OTHER 999 1200873 1200873 1200873 1176472 1057030 1057030 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2641602 2420262 2420262 2420262 1754695 1526581 1526581 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1578260 1578260 1578260 1578260 1239219 1078118 1078118 OTHER 999 1200873 1176472 1176472 1176472 1057030 919611 919611 Utility Allowance revised to 643785 Peso COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.156055 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000331 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 13245493 13006210 13006210 12770957 12090764 12090764 CARTAGENA 003 10476026 9974115 9974115 9974115 7204665 7204665 OTHER 999 7071754 7071754 7071754 7071754 6360806 6360806 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 13006210 12770957 12770957 12770957 12090764 11196342 11196342 CARTAGENA 003 9974115 9974115 9974115 9974115 7204665 6268057 6268057 OTHER 999 7071754 7071754 7071754 7071754 6360806 5595695 5595695 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.041938 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.022139 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 135506 135506 126471 126471 126471 126471 OTHER 999 36098 36098 36098 36098 36098 36098 Page 7 of 18
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 126471 126471 126471 126471 126471 110029 110029 OTHER 999 36098 36098 36098 36098 36098 31404 31404 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.127016 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 27993 27993 27993 27993 10990 10990 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 5497 5497 5497 5497 5497 5497 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 27993 27993 27993 27993 10990 10990 10990 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 5497 5497 5497 5497 5497 4781 4781 COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.256766 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Utility Allowance revised to 1000 Quetzal CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 8 of 18
COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.045744 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA 001 43722 43722 39352 38862 32963 32963 OTHER 999 29732 28637 26232 26232 26232 26232 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA 001 39352 38862 38862 38862 32963 32963 32963 OTHER 999 26232 26232 26232 26232 26232 22822 22822 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.007983 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.014993 COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000069 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA 001 53322817 50641501 49837667 46611324 42683551 42683551 OTHER 999 34761020 34761020 34761020 29539665 27363137 27363137 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA 001 49837667 46611324 46611324 46611324 42683551 37134693 37134693 OTHER 999 34761020 29539665 29539665 29539665 27363137 23805934 23805934 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.25175 COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.008488 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.008661 Page 9 of 18
COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.009361 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 81945 74783 69549 57684 49146 49146 MOMBASA 001 133221 119217 119217 114515 106514 106514 NAIROBI 003 164843 149991 129464 129464 129464 129464 OTHER 999 34121 34121 34121 34121 34121 34121 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 69549 57684 57684 57684 49146 42745 42745 MOMBASA 001 119217 114515 114515 114515 106514 95721 95721 NAIROBI 003 129464 129464 129464 129464 129464 129464 129464 OTHER 999 34121 34121 34121 34121 34121 34121 34121 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000867 COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.014497 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.231455 Page 10 of 18
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.059428 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 40384 40384 40384 40384 25104 25104 HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 58897 57212 56371 52164 48539 48539 MONTERREY 500 40384 40384 40384 40384 36348 36348 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 22259 22259 22259 18514 17725 17725 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 40384 40384 40384 40384 25104 21834 21834 HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 56371 52164 52164 52164 48539 42230 42230 MONTERREY 500 40384 40384 40384 40384 36348 33653 33653 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 22259 18514 18514 18514 17725 15432 15432 COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.050597 COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.104592 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.624961 Page 11 of 18
COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.1213 NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) 021 N/C N/C 25000 N/C N/C N/C NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) 021 25000 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000177 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 15225299 15225299 11841900 11841900 11627117 11627117 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 11841900 11841900 11841900 11841900 11627117 10115593 10115593 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.021381 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 167845 167845 167845 141017 138021 138021 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 167845 141017 141017 141017 138021 120078 120078 Page 12 of 18
COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.272428 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.014975 COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000191 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.705318 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.073362 COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.007114 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.124332 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.021138 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.030444 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.02762 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 165347 163609 156189 154490 138018 138018 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 156189 154490 154490 154490 138018 133357 133357 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.3262 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1694 1694 1694 1536 1536 1536 ANKARA 003 5441 5364 5112 5112 4742 4742 ISTANBUL 005 6124 5935 5935 5935 5502 5502 IZMIR 007 5111 4658 4462 4462 4349 4349 OTHER 999 1560 1437 1437 1375 1332 1332 Page 13 of 18
TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 1694 1536 1536 1536 1536 1332 1332 ANKARA 003 5112 5112 5112 5112 4742 4139 4139 ISTANBUL 005 5935 5935 5935 5935 5502 4801 4801 IZMIR 007 4462 4462 4462 4462 4349 4085 4085 OTHER 999 1437 1375 1375 1375 1332 1151 1151 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.045939 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 119726 119726 119726 98157 87069 87069 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 119726 98157 98157 98157 87069 76190 76190 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034274 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 131301 131301 131301 107954 98648 98648 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 131301 107954 107954 107954 98648 90736 90736 Page 14 of 18
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 9.385 9.461 ARMENIA 470 485 AUSTRALIA 1.4704 1.4148 BOTSWANA 10.584 10.46 BRAZIL 3.9193 4.0976 BRUNEI 1.4437 1.4178 CANADA 1.3435 1.3343 CHILE 717.7 686.2 CHINA 6.41 6.408 COLOMBIA 3378.7 3024.7 CROATIA (COLA) 6.841 6.688 CZECH REPUBLIC 23.939 23.845 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 45.252 45.169 EGYPT 7.884 7.873 GHANA 3.705 3.8946 HONDURAS 21.815 21.861 ICELAND 132.28 125.26 INDIA 67.63 66.7 INDONESIA 13891 14469 ISRAEL 3.7732 3.9722 JAMAICA 113.9 117.82 JAPAN 121.67 115.46 KAZAKHSTAN 240.44 281.46 KENYA 106.27 106.83 KOREA 1166.6 1153.7 KYRGYZSTAN 64 68.98 LESOTHO 14.028 13.631 MALAYSIA 4.5163 4.3205 MEXICO 17.214 16.827 MOLDOVA 18.985 19.764 MOROCCO 9.634 9.561 NAMIBIA 14.028 13.631 NEW ZEALAND 1.6158 1.6001 NORWAY 8.424 8.244 PARAGUAY 5452 5639 PHILIPPINES 47.36 46.771 POLAND 3.8547 3.6707 RUSSIA 72.59 66.78 SEYCHELLES 12.782 12.809 Page 15 of 18
FROM TO SIERRA LEONE 5053.2 5236 SINGAPORE 1.4437 1.4178 SOUTH AFRICA 14.028 13.631 SRI LANKA 135.88 140.57 SWAZILAND 14.028 13.631 SWEDEN 8.827 8.043 SWITZERLAND 0.9826 0.9793 TAIWAN 32.99 32.847 THAILAND 36.369 36.205 TURKEY 3.1374 3.0656 UKRAINE 22.275 21.768 URUGUAY 28.986 29.177 ZAMBIA 9.58 10.002 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 16 of 18
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Armenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Effective 01 October 2015, COLA indices are unchanged for Souda Bay, Greece based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Indonesia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MP) NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Northern Mariana Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Taiwan based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 01 October 2015, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. Page 17 of 18
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 18 of 18