THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 AUGUST 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CUBA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FAEROE ISLANDS, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HAWAII, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA 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/LOCALITY MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Country: (BW) Botswana Botswana BW999 BW01 112 114 Country: (BR) Brazil Brasilia BR001 BR01 106 108 Sao Paulo BR015 BR02 108 112 Rio de Janeiro (incl Duque de Caxias) BR005 BR03 110 112 Other BR999 BR04 106 108 Country: (BG) Bulgaria Bulgaria BG999 BG01 118 114 Country: (CA) Canada Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA09 132 130 Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA09 132 130 Calgary (AB) CA091 CA09 132 130 Toronto (ON) CA069 CA11 132 130 Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN01 142 140 Other CN999 CN02 118 116 Shanghai CN010 CN03 142 140 Country: (CU) Cuba Other CU999 CU02 112 106 Country: (CY) Cyprus Akrotiri CY999 CY02 132 128 Page 1 of 14
Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Other CZ999 CZ02 118 120 Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI01 110 108 Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI01 110 108 Country: (HI) Hawaii Hawaii Island HI001 HI02 122 120 Oahu HI009 HI05 120 118 Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS01 144 146 Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL01 136 138 Jerusalem IL002 IL02 144 146 Page 2 of 14
Country: (JP) Japan Camp Zama (KA) JP045 JP01 130 128 Eta Jima Island (incl Akizuki) (HI) JP003 JP02 148 146 Kure (HI) JP021 JP02 148 146 Gifu (GI) JP009 JP03 128 126 Hamamatsu (SH) JP011 JP03 128 126 Hyakuri AB (IB) JP015 JP03 128 126 Komaki (AI) JP022 JP03 128 126 Nyutabaru AB (MI) JP029 JP03 128 126 Osaka-Kobe (OS & HY) JP031 JP03 128 126 Sapporo (HK) JP069 JP03 128 126 Kyoto (KY) JP072 JP03 128 126 Misawa (AO) JP023 JP04 124 122 Okinawa (OK) JP027 JP05 120 118 Other Kyoto Pref JP034 JP06 132 130 Other Chiba Pref JP007 JP07 118 116 Other Saitama Pref JP033 JP07 118 116 Yokota (TO) JP065 JP07 118 116 Kichijoji (KA) JP073 JP07 118 116 Other Tokyo Pref JP077 JP07 118 116 Other Kanagawa Pref JP998 JP07 118 116 Kumamoto JP018 JP11 138 136 Sendai (MG) JP052 JP11 138 136 Tokyo (TO) 9/ JP053 JP11 138 136 Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP12 112 110 Kawasaki (KA) JP016 JP13 118 116 Yokohama (KA) JP057 JP13 118 116 Sasebo (NA) JP035 JP14 122 120 Other Locations JP080 JP15 128 126 Shariki (AO) JP106 JP15 128 126 Camp Fuji (SH) JP067 JP16 124 122 Country: (KR) Korea Chunchon KR007 KR01 114 112 Inchon KR010 KR01 114 112 Camp Humphreys KR035 KR01 114 112 Suwon KR050 KR01 114 112 Kwanju AB KR017 KR02 126 124 Daegu/Waegwan (incl Camps Carroll, Henry, & Walker) KR045 KR02 126 124 Taejon KR047 KR02 126 124 Kunsan AB KR070 KR02 126 124 Munsan KR178 KR02 126 124 Other KR999 KR02 126 124 Changwon (incl Chinhae, Masan) KR005 KR05 132 130 Page 3 of 14
Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 None 106 Veracruz MX015 MX01 None 106 Mexico City MX455 MX01 None 106 Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 None 106 Matamoros MX556 MX01 None 106 Nogales MX558 MX01 None 106 Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 None 106 Tijuana MX560 MX01 None 106 Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ01 128 130 Other NZ999 NZ01 128 130 Christchurch NZ003 NZ02 144 146 Country: (PL) Poland Lask Air Base PL002 PL02 110 112 Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA01 106 110 Johannesburg ZA005 ZA02 116 122 Pretoria ZA100 ZA02 116 122 Other ZA999 ZA03 None 102 Country: (UY) Uruguay Montevideo UY003 UY01 108 110 Other UY999 UY01 108 110 Page 4 of 14
SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $0.035992 BUENOS AIRES AR012 127818 127818 127818 116690 108049 96829 84223 OTHER AR999 88906 88906 88906 88906 55568 55568 48358 Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $0.733837 Country: (BH) BAHRAIN Rate of Exchange: $2.621919 Country: (BR) BRAZIL Rate of Exchange: $0.260824 Country: (BN) BRUNEI Rate of Exchange: $0.725058 Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $0.75358 LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY ARGENTIA CA003 588 CALGARY CA091 588 COLD LAKE CA009 588 COMOX (INCL NANOOSE (BC)) CA013 588 GAGETOWN CA044 588 GREENWOOD CA025 588 HALIFAX/DARTMOUTH/SHEARWATER CA029 588 KINGSTON CA033 588 LONDON CA036 588 MASSET CA037 588 MONTREAL CA089 588 NORTH BAY CA045 588 OTTAWA CA053 588 ST. HUBERT CA061 588 TORONTO CA069 588 TRENTON CA073 588 VANCOUVER CA076 588 VICTORIA (INCL ESQUIMALT) CA077 588 WINNIPEG CA081 588 OTHER CA999 588 ARGENTIA CA003 588, X Page 5 of 14
Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $0.001499 IQUIQUE CL005 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C SANTIAGO CL001 2668400 2668400 2668400 2568075 2352894 1705855 1484090 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL004 1613218 1613218 1613218 1613218 1534330 1204727 1048108 OTHER CL999 1167447 1167447 1167447 1167447 1143726 1027609 894012 Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $0.145666 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $0.000347 BOGOTA CO001 14642071 14642071 14642071 13084329 12599724 11540000 11540000 CARTAGENA CO003 9992173 9992173 9513447 9513447 9513447 6871905 5978557 OTHER CO999 6745133 6745133 6745133 6745133 6745133 6067024 5337250 Country: (HR) CROATIA Rate of Exchange: $0.156986 Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $0.044865 Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $0.155545 Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $0.055368 ABU-HAMED EG007 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 10967 ALEXANDRIA EG002 64215 64215 64215 64215 64215 25214 25214 CAIRO EG001 64215 64215 64215 64215 64215 25214 25214 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG003 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 10967 ISMAILIA EG006 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 10967 OTHER EG999 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 12612 10967 Country: (DE) GERMANY POTSDAM DE816 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1740 Country: (GI) GIBRALTAR Rate of Exchange: $1.332623 Country: (GU) GUAM LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY GUAM GU001 920 Page 6 of 14
Country: (GT) GUATEMALA Rate of Exchange: $0.13312 GUATEMALA CITY GT001 24038 24038 24038 24038 21561 19454 16924 OTHER GT999 9574 9574 9574 8449 8449 8449 7355 Country: (HT) HAITI Rate of Exchange: $0.014839 Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $0.003556 Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $0.009316 Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $0.014445 LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CHENNAI IN555 26016 HYDERABAD IN556 26016 KOLKATA IN557 26016 MUMBAI IN050 26016 NEW DELHI IN001 26016 OTHER IN999 26016 Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $0.273164 Country: (JP) JAPAN Rate of Exchange: $0.008978, X Country: (KR) KOREA, X Rate of Exchange: $0.000895 LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) KR035 866510 UNIFIED CHANGWON CITY (CHINHAE, CHANGWON, MASAN) KR005 866510 CHUNCHON KR007 866510 DONGDUCHEON (Incl Camp Casey)/1 KR177 866510 INCHON KR010 866510 KIMHAE KR015 866510 KUNSAN AB KR070 866510 KWANJU AB KR017 866510 MUNSAN KR178 866510 OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) KR025 866510 PUSAN KR030 866510 SEOUL (K-16FLD/C.MERCER/SITE TANGO & 33) KR140 866510 SUWON KR050 866510 DAEGU/WAEGWAN (INCL CAMP CARROLL, CAMP HENRY, AND CAMP WALKER) KR045 866510 TAEJON KR047 866510 UIJUNGBU/1 KR176 866510 WEONJU KR065 866510 OTHER KR999 866510 USFK personnel authorized Seoul allowances KR175 866510 Page 7 of 14
Country: (KW) KUWAIT Rate of Exchange: $3.272251 Country: (LR) LIBERIA Rate of Exchange: $0.006408 Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.243748 Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $0.054984 CIUDAD JUAREZ MX555 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 GUADALAJARA MX005 43647 43647 43647 43647 43647 27132 23600 HERMOSILLO MX561 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 MATAMOROS MX556 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 MERIDA MX557 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 MEXICO CITY MX455 68392 68392 68392 68392 56381 52463 45644 MONTERREY MX500 43647 43647 43647 43647 43647 39284 36373 NOGALES MX558 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 NUEVO LAREDO MX559 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 TIJUANA MX560 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 VERACRUZ MX015 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 OTHER MX999 24058 24058 24058 24058 20010 19158 16677 Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $0.670421 Country: (MP) NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY SAIPAN MP001 999 OTHER MP999 999 Country: (PK) PAKISTAN Rate of Exchange: $0.007898 Country: (PY) PARAGUAY Rate of Exchange: $0.000173 ASUNCION PY003 15608699 15608699 15608699 12846667 12718200 11919909 10370320 Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $0.018549 METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH701 193472 193472 193472 193472 172841 159093 138412 Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $0.268673 Country: (QA) QATAR Rate of Exchange: $0.273045 Page 8 of 14
Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $0.015765 Country: (SG) SINGAPORE Rate of Exchange: $0.725058 Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $0.074438 Country: (SE) SWEDEN, X Rate of Exchange: $0.11207 STOCKHOLM SE001 30000 30000 30000 30000 25642 25642 22769 Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY BERN CH001 747 GENEVA CH005 747 ZURICH CH009 747 OTHER CH999 747 Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $0.032381 Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $0.029644 BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH075 154062 154062 152444 147959 143945 128596 124256 Country: (TN) TUNISIA Rate of Exchange: $0.374028 Country: (TR) TURKEY Rate of Exchange: $0.205095 ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) TR001 2694 2694 2694 2694 2445 2445 2115 ANKARA TR003 8938 8938 8938 8284 8232 7544 6585 ISTANBUL TR005 9741 9741 9436 9436 9436 8755 7635 IZMIR TR007 8130 8130 7421 7421 7314 7044 7044 OTHER TR999 2478 2478 2284 2284 2186 2115 1833 Country: (UG) UGANDA Rate of Exchange: $0.000268 Country: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM Rate of Exchange: $1.332623 Page 9 of 14
Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $0.031843 MONTEVIDEO UY003 141323 141323 141323 141323 116190 106176 97662 Page 10 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: LOCALITY FROM TO ARGENTINA 29.472 27.784 AUSTRALIA 1.3675 1.3627 BAHRAIN 0.3768 0.3814 BOTSWANA 10.532 10.369 BRAZIL 3.9656 3.834 BRUNEI 1.3823 1.3792 BULGARIA (COLA) 1.6901 1.687 CANADA 1.3222 1.327 CHILE 664.9 667.1 CHINA 6.754 6.865 COLOMBIA 2946.2 2885 CROATIA (COLA) 6.379 6.37 CZECH REPUBLIC 22.516 22.289 DENMARK 6.44 6.429 EGYPT 18.107 18.061 FAEROE ISLANDS 6.44 6.429 GIBRALTAR 0.7471 0.7504 GUATEMALA 7.543 7.512 HAITI 64.33 67.39 HUNGARY 283.1 281.21 ICELAND 108.17 107.34 INDIA 69.54 69.23 ISRAEL 3.6819 3.6608 JAPAN 109.12 111.38 KOREA 1108.6 1117.5 KUWAIT 0.3062 0.3056 LESOTHO 14.222 13.434 LIBERIA 151.07 156.05 MACEDONIA (COLA) 52.92 52.91 MALAYSIA 4.097 4.1026 MEXICO 21.237 18.187 NAMIBIA 14.222 13.434 NEW ZEALAND 1.5016 1.4916 PAKISTAN 120.05 126.62 PARAGUAY 5740 5781 PHILIPPINES 53.979 53.912 POLAND 3.8036 3.722 QATAR 3.664 3.6624 ROMANIA (COLA) 4.0236 4.0069 RUSSIA 63.8 63.43 SAINT HELENA 0.7471 0.7504 SINGAPORE 1.3823 1.3792 SOUTH AFRICA 14.222 13.434 SWAZILAND 14.222 13.434 Page 11 of 14
LOCALITY FROM TO SWEDEN 8.874 8.923 TAIWAN 30.851 30.882 THAILAND 33.579 33.734 TUNISIA 2.6699 2.6736 TURKEY 4.6555 4.8758 UGANDA 3860 3729.4 UNITED KINGDOM 0.7471 0.7504 URUGUAY 31.79 31.404 Page 12 of 14
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guatemala based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Moldova based on data review. COUNTRY: (MN) MONGOLIA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Mongolia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (PR) PUERTO RICO Effective 01 August 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Puerto Rico based on data review. COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA Effective 01 August 2018, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Venezuela based on data review. Page 13 of 14
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 14 of 14