SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: Page 1 of 15 FROM TO LOCALITIES

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 MARCH 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ISRAEL, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, KYRGYZSTAN, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOLDAVA, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NORWAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY 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: (BW) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL N/C COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 132 N/C 033, 036, 053, 073, N/C 003, 025, 029, 044, , 037, 076, , 081, , 089 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA , 003, 999 Page 1 of 15

2 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS , 999 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN , 999 COUNTRY: (KZ) KAZAKHSTAN COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA , 010, 035, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, , , COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 116 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 15

3 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MU) MAURITIUS COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 172 N/C 003, N/C 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 N/C 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES , 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA 130 N/C N/C COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 3 of 15

4 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA , 100 None COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY None N/C None N/C 007, 999 None N/C 001 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE 122 N/C 555, 999 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM , , 388, , 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (ZM) ZAMBIA Page 4 of 15

5 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: (BE) BELGIUM CHANGE CODE(S): D Utility Allowance is revised to 921 Euro and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 534 Euro COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA CHANGE CODE(S): D Utility Allowance is revised to 2768 Boliviano and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 1545 Boliviano COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Utility Allowance is revised to 1190 Real and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 3876 Real COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 5 of 15

6 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X 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 Utility Allowance is revised to Peso and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to Peso COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 2736 Yuan CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER Utility Allowance is revised to Peso and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to Peso COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 6 of 15

7 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 7 of 15

8 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 KOREA: KR CAMP HUMPHREYS (FORMERLY PYONGTAEK) N/C N/C N/C N/C UNIFIED CHANGWON CITY (CHINHAE, CHANGWON, MASAN) N/C N/C N/C KUNSAN AB 070 N/C N/C N/C OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) N/C N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 KOREA: KR UNIFIED CHANGWON CITY (CHINHAE, CHANGWON, MASAN) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C KIMHAE 015 SAME AS PUSAN OSAN AB (INCL YONGIN) 025 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C KUNSAN AB 070 N/C N/C N/C PUSAN 030 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C SUWON 050 SAME AS OSAN COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 8 of 15

9 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: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 15

10 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PERU: PE LIMA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) 005 N/C N/C N/C N/C METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) 005 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 10 of 15

11 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: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 11 of 15

12 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO Page 12 of 15

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 BOTSWANA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA GHANA GIBRALTAR GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND KAZAKHSTAN KOREA KYRGYZSTAN MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MEXICO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NORWAY PERU PHILIPPINES ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND TAIWAN TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY ZAMBIA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 13 of 15

14 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 March 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahrain based on data review. COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 March 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Brazil based on data review. COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 March 2014, Utility Allowance is unchanged for China based on data review. COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA Effective 01 March 2014, COLA index is unchanged for Ethiopia based on data review. CHANGE CODE(S): N COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 01 March 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Israel based on data review. COUNTRY: (MD) MOLDOVA Effective 01 March 2014, COLA index is unchanged for Moldova based on data review. CHANGE CODE(S): N POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil Page 14 of 15

15 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 15 of 15