THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, FIJI, GEORGIA, GHANA, ICELAND, IRELAND, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ZIMBABWE 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 156 160 011 144 148 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 N/L 148 199 146 150 001 164 168 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 156 160 025 Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) AU199 is established for COLA COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA 164 158 001 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 116 122 001 120 128 015 130 138 005 116 122 999 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 124 128 001, 004, 005, 999, X Page 1 of 13
COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA 128 122 001 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 140 138 001 132 130 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 120 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA 130 126 001, 999 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 132 N/C 045 158 156 003, 021 150 148 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 130 128 023 136 134 027 124 N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, 998 132 130 019 138 136 041, 049 148 146 018, 052, 053 146 144 061 142 N/C 016, 057 130 128 035 138 136 080, 106 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 118 N/C 007, 010, 035, 050 116 118 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, 999 130 132 015, 030 120 122 140, 175 118 120 005 112 114 025 120 122 065 114 116 177 Page 2 of 13
COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None 104 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 174 N/C 006, 999 182 N/C 003 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 172 180 003, 021 172 178 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA 116 118 004, 999 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 130 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 122 N/C 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 128 136 999 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA 128 130 001 118 120 999 122 126 004 COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA 132 136 999 COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE 164 158 001 COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA 140 136 999 Page 3 of 13
COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA 126 130 002 118 122 005, 100 102 106 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND 104 108 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN 184 180 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND 224 220 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 132 136 001, 075 102 104 011 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 122 120 003, 999 Page 4 of 13
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: $0.121951 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 37721 37721 34439 31889 28578 28578 OTHER 999 26239 26239 26239 16400 16400 16400 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 34439 31889 31889 31889 28578 24857 24857 OTHER 999 26239 16400 16400 16400 16400 14274 14274 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.941886 AUSTRALIA: AU OTHER NEW SOUTH WALES (NON-ADF HOUSING) 199 3368 3368 3368 3033 3033 3033 AUSTRALIA: AU OTHER NEW SOUTH WALES (NON-ADF HOUSING) 199 3368 3033 3033 3033 3033 2639 2639 Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) is established for OHA, Utility Allowance is 781 Australian Dollars, MIHA\Miscellaneous is 1071 Australian Dollars COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM BELGIUM: 1/ BE BRABANT PROV (INCL BRUSSELS) 015 N/C N/C N/C 1995 N/C N/C HAINAUT PROV (INCL CHIEVRES AND SHAPE) 019 N/C N/C N/C 1315 N/C N/C ZEEBRUGGE (INCL OOSTENDE) 002 SAME AS HAINAUT PROV Page 5 of 13
BELGIUM: 1/ BE BRABANT PROV (INCL BRUSSELS) 015 N/C 1995 1995 1995 N/C N/C N/C HAINAUT PROV (INCL CHIEVRES AND SHAPE) 019 N/C 1315 1315 1315 N/C N/C N/C ZEEBRUGGE (INCL OOSTENDE) 002 SAME AS HAINAUT PROV COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.457226 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001809 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2211480 2211480 2128332 1907398 1413755 1413755 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1271601 1271601 1271601 1271601 998435 998435 OTHER 999 967541 967541 967541 947880 851646 851646 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO 001 2128332 1907398 1907398 1907398 1413755 1229966 1229966 GREATER VALPARAISO AREA 004 1271601 1271601 1271601 1271601 998435 868637 868637 OTHER 999 967541 947880 947880 947880 851646 740930 740930 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.001823 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1645204 1645204 1590447 1535317 1535317 1535317 OTHER 999 591973 591973 591973 490295 440934 440934 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE 001 1590447 1535317 1535317 1535317 1535317 1335725 1335725 OTHER 999 591973 490295 490295 490295 440934 383351 383351 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.050674 Page 6 of 13
COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.022998 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 130445 130445 121747 121747 121747 121747 OTHER 999 34750 34750 34750 34750 34750 34750 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO 001 121747 121747 121747 121747 121747 105918 105918 OTHER 999 34750 34750 34750 34750 34750 30231 30231 COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Utility Allowance is revised to 579 US Dollars and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 263 US Dollars COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.371858 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.008928 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.009983 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000965 COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.010466 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.876501 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.170619 COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.383289 Page 7 of 13
COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000231 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 11701799 11701799 9101400 8936325 8936325 8936325 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION 003 9101400 8936325 8936325 8936325 8936325 7774603 7774603 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.33269 COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.028086 COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL SN SENEGAL 999 410782 410782 410782 410782 410782 410782 SN SENEGAL 999 410782 410782 410782 410782 410782 357380 357380 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.096265 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.154464 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.13443 Page 8 of 13
COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.031259 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 146102 144567 138008 136508 121954 121954 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 138008 136508 136508 136508 121954 117836 117836 COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO TG TOGO 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 331874 331874 TG TOGO 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 331874 331874 331874 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.635486 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.08109 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 67827 67827 67827 55495 49326 49326 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 67827 55495 55495 55495 49326 43163 43163 Page 9 of 13
COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.043301 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 103924 103924 103924 80249 78080 78080 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 103924 80249 80249 80249 78080 71819 71819 COUNTRY: (VI) US VIRGIN ISLANDS VIRGIN ISLANDS: VI ST THOMAS 005 2700 2700 2700 2700 N/C N/C VIRGIN ISLANDS: VI ST CROIX 1/ 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C 2222 2222 ST THOMAS 005 2700 2700 2700 2700 N/C N/C N/C Page 10 of 13
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 8.185 8.2 AUSTRALIA 1.0906 1.0617 BRAZIL 2.4029 2.1871 CHILE 575.55 552.87 COSTA RICA 545.87 548.43 CZECH REPUBLIC 19.457 19.734 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 43.589 43.482 GHANA 2.5684 2.6892 ICELAND 112.31 112.01 JAPAN 97.94 100.17 KOREA 1052.2 1036.1 MOLDOVA 4.86 13.218 NAMIBIA 11.045 10.388 NEPAL 99.71 95.55 NEW ZEALAND 1.1429 1.1409 NORWAY 6.167 5.861 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.444 2.609 PARAGUAY 4321.4 4334 POLAND 3.0513 3.0058 RUSSIA 36.838 35.605 SEYCHELLES 12.079 11.989 SOMALIA 1020.4 975 SOUTH AFRICA 11.045 10.388 SWAZILAND 11.045 10.388 SWEDEN 6.286 6.474 SWITZERLAND 0.867 0.8815 THAILAND 33.096 31.991 TUNISIA 1.5573 1.5736 UKRAINE 10.618 12.332 URUGUAY 22.667 23.094 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 11 of 13
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Armenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (KH) CAMBODIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cambodia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (CW) CURACAO Effective 16 April 2014, COLA index is unchanged for Curacao based on data review. COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Estonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZW) ZIMBABWE Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data review. Page 12 of 13
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 13 of 13