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Allowances

Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance

Overseas COLA Rate Lookup

Use the calculator below to look up COLA rates outside of the contiguous United States (OCONUS).

Locality Code

(Optional) Use the lookup tool below to find a locality code
COLA Index

(Optional) Determine a payment based on a specific rate

Location

This drop-down menu contains only current locations. Enter a locality code to find previous locations. To find a locality code, use the lookup tool below.

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Years of Service
Living in Barracks
Number of Dependents

Locality Code Lookup

A location code is sometimes required to compute Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). Use this tool to find the location code of an area.

Country

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