Transcription of Current and Upcoming Overseas Cost of Living …
1 3/8/2018 The Defense Travel Management Office 1 Overseas cost of Living allowance Adjustments (as of 2/7/2017) An increase indicates that price differences have increased from being that much more expensive in comparison to average prices in the Continental United Sates (CONUS). A decrease in this allowance indicates that the prices of goods and services have declined in comparison. Overseas COLA is not a fixed amount and adjustments based on data are either immediate or made incrementally, depending on whether the payment will increase or decrease. Increases in COLA are made immediately, whereas COLA reductions are phased in over time to help minimize the impact of the adjustment . Please refer to Table 1 for the COLA index point adjustment by duty station location. Service members can calculate their COLA rate at The calculation tool is updated with the Current COLA amounts each pay-period. Current and Upcoming Adjustments *All indexes are subject to currency fluctuations About DTMO DTMO wa s estab lished to ser ve a s the sing le focal po int for com mercia l tra vel within the Department of Def ense to establish strategic direction, set policy, and centrally manage commercial travel programs.
2 DTMO ma intain s central oversigh t for co mmerc ial travel management, travel policy and implementation, customer support and training, DoD travel card program management, functional oversight for the Defense Travel System, and allowance and entitlement program management. Location Current Index New Index Point Change adjustment Begins adjustment Complete The Gambia Banjul 134 108 -26 1-Feb-18 1-Jun-18 Alaska Homer 136 130 -6 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 Portugal Lajes Field 120 114 -6 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 Alaska Unalaska (Dutch 136 128 -8 16-Mar-18 16-Apr-18 Alaska Fairbanks 132 122 -10 16-Mar-18 16-Apr-17 Vietnam Hanoi 114 104 -10 16-Mar-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Ansbach 122 116 -6 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Berlin 130 132 +2 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 New Germany Garmisch 130 122 -8 16-Apr-18 16-May-18 New Germany Geilenkirchen 138 140 +2 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 New Germany Hohenfels 126 124 -2 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Kalkar 140 132 -8 16-Apr-18 16-May-18 New Germany Kaiserslautern/Ramstei 132 128 -4 16-Apr-18 16-May-18 New Germany Pfullendorf 138 134 -4 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Stuttgart 130 124 -6 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Spangdahlem 122 120 -2 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Germany Vilseck/Grafenwoehr 124 118 -6 16-Apr-18)
3 16-Apr-18 New Germany Wiesbaden 126 122 -4 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 New Honduras Tegucigalpa 120 122 +2 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 New Spain Madrid 130 130 No Change 16-Mar-18 16-Mar-18 New Spain Valencia 140 132 -8 16-Apr-18 16-May-18 New Spain Rota 122 116 -6 16-Apr-18 16-Apr-18 DEFENSE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
