SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: Page 1 of 11 FROM TO LOCALITIES , 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 DECEMBER 2013, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BULGARIA, CHILE, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, GIBRALTAR, HAITI, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KOREA, LATVIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MAURITANIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, PALAU, QATAR, SAINT HELENA, SLOVENIA, SOMALIA, SWEDEN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, 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: (AR) ARGENTINA , 999 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 134 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 1 of 11

2 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA None , 555, 556, 557, N/C 050 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, , 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, , , 052, , , 106 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 120 N/C 007, 010, 035, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, N/C 015, N/C 140, N/C N/C N/C N/C 177 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 120 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA , 999 COUNTRY: (MR) MAURITANIA CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 11

3 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA 118 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM 124 N/C 153, N/C 251, 388, , 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, N/C 518, N/C 497, , N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 3 of 11

4 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: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 4 of 11

5 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ECUADOR: EC QUITO 005 N/C N/C N/C 2650 N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ECUADOR: EC QUITO 005 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER Page 5 of 11

6 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 JS JERUSALEM CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 JS JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 6 of 11

7 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NI NICARAGUA CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NI NICARAGUA Page 7 of 11

8 COUNTRY: (NG) NIGERIA CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NG OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER Page 8 of 11

9 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 AUSTRALIA CHILE CZECH REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GIBRALTAR HAITI INDIA INDONESIA ISRAEL JAPAN JERUSALEM KOREA MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO NICARAGUA QATAR SAINT HELENA SOMALIA SWEDEN TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 9 of 11

10 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bolivia based on data review. COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bosnia based on data review. COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Czech Republic based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Latvia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (AN) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Netherlands Antilles based on data review. COUNTRY: (PW) PALAU Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Palau based on data review. COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Qatar based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA Effective 16 December 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tunisia based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil Page 10 of 11

11 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 ( 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 11 of 11