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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09STATE85140	2009-08-14 22:37	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 STATE 085140 
 
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential 
Reclassifications TL:SR-714 
 
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations 
(GC,FA) 
 
¶1. Effective August 16, 2009, unless 
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post 
differential rates are revised as shown. 
These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 
 
¶2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. 
government agencies at the posts listed in 
this cable. 
 
¶3. Important: Read this entire message as 
posts may be listed more than once.  Changes 
are listed by allowance or differential 
rather than by post. 
 
¶4. Taiwan has been included, when applicable, 
under arrangement with the American Institute 
in Taiwan. 
 
¶5. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for 
Greece are based on a Post (Hardship) 
Differential survey submitted by Athens. 
 
¶6. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance 
rates for Australia, Norway, and Portugal are 
based on living quarters expenditure surveys 
submitted by Air Force. 
 
¶7. All Post Allowance changes are based on 
currency exchange rate information reported to 
the Office of Allowances as of the first 
Thursday of Pay Period 16 (August 6, 2009). 
 
¶8. The Education ?At-Post? Allowance rate 
changes are based on updated information 
provided by posts for the 2009-2010 school 
year. 
 
¶9. The Education "Away-from-Post" Allowance 
rates are revised as shown below and are 
listed by COUNTRY.  The school away-from-post 
rates are applicable for only (repeat ONLY) 
those posts within the listed countries where 
local schools are INADEQUATE in one or more 
grades as indicated in Section 920 of the 
Department of State Standardized Regulations 
(DSSR).  To determine which grades are 
INADEQUATE, Section 920 will show higher 
away-from-post education allowance rates than 
the at-post education allowance rates.  If 
the away-from-post education allowance rates 
 
STATE 00085140  002 OF 009 
 
 
are the same as the at-post education 
allowance rates, then the school grades are 
ADEQUATE.  The new away-from-post education 
allowance rates are based on updated 
transportation costs and a survey of selected 
boarding school expenses for the 2009/2010 
school year. 
 
¶10. This information is available on the 
State Department internet and intranet sites. 
The internet site address is: 
http://aoprals.state.gov. 
The intranet (internal State Department network) 
site address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/. 
 
 
                                 POST DIFFERENTIAL 
                              FROM                TO 
GREECE 
 ATHENS                          0                 5 
 ELEFSIS                          0                 5 
 ELLINIKON                      0                 5 
 MT. PARNIS                    0                 5 
 MT. PATER                     0                 5 
 NEA MAKR                      0                 5 
 PIRAEUS                         0                 5 
 TANAGRA                        0                 5 
 
                        LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE 
                         FROM                 TO 
                    2     3     4        2     3     4 
AUSTRALIA 
 ADELAIDE      WF 16400 15600 13100    28100 28100 26700 
              WOF 15600 13100 11600    28100 26700 23300 
NORWAY 
 STAVANGER     WF 32600 32200 26000    40700 40500 33000 
              WOF 32200 26000 23500    40500 33000 30000 
PORTUGAL 
 LAJES FIELD   WF 26600 25300 24000    29300 27900 26500 
              WOF 25300 24000 21300    28000 26500 23400 
 
 
                                 POST ALLOWANCE 
                              FROM                TO 
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 
 BANJA LUK                 5                10 
 OTHER                        5                10 
 SARAJEVO                 5                10 
 
BRAZIL 
 SAO PAULO                20                25 
 
CANADA 
 AMHERSTBURG         25                30 
 ARGENTIA                   25                30 
 CALGARY                    25                30 
 DARTMOUTH               30                35 
 EDMONTON                  25                30 
 
STATE 00085140  003 OF 009 
 
 
 HALIFAX                        30                35 
 KINGSVILLE                  25                30 
 LONDON, ONTARIO     10                15 
 NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 25                30 
 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES          25                30 
 OTHER                            25                30 
 OTTAWA                         25                30 
 PRINCE RUPERT            25                30 
 QUEBEC                          25                30 
 STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C. 
                                           25                30 
 TORONTO                        35                42 
 VICTORIA                        30                35 
 WINNIPEG                       25                30 
 
CZECH REPUBLIC 
 OTHER                          42                50 
 PRAGUE                         42                50 
 
GUATEMALA 
 GUATEMALA CITY         5                 0 
 OTHER                           5                 0 
 
ISRAEL 
 KARMI'EL                       30                25 
 OTHER                          30                25 
 TEL AVIV                       30                25 
 
JERUSALEM 
 JERUSALEM                      30                25 
 WEST BANK                      30                25 
 
KOREA 
 AMMO DEPOT #9                   5                10 
 CAMP CARROLL                    5                10 
 CAMP COLBERN                    5                10 
 CAMP MARKET                     5                10 
 CAMP MERCER                     5                10 
 CHANGWON                        5                10 
 CHINHAE                         5                10 
 CHUNCHON                        5                10 
 K-16                            5                10 
 KIMHAE                          5                10 
 KIMPO AIRFIELD                  5                10 
 KUNSAN                          5                10 
 KWANGJU                         5                10 
 MUNSAN                          5                10 
 OSAN AB                         5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 PUSAN                           5                10 
 PYONGTAEK                       5                10 
 SEOUL                           5                10 
 SUWON                           5                10 
 TAEGU                           5                10 
 TONGDUCHON                      5                10 
 UIJONGBU                        5                10 
 WAEGWAN                         5                10 
 
 
STATE 00085140  004 OF 009 
 
 
KOSOVO 
 OTHER                          10                15 
 PRISTINA                       10                15 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 AUCKLAND                       25                30 
 BLENHEIM                       25                30 
 CHRISTCHURCH                   25                30 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 WELLINGTON                     25                30 
 
ROMANIA 
 BUCHAREST                      35                42 
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 CAPE TOWN                      10                 5 
 JOHANNESBURG                   35                30 
 PRETORIA                       35                30 
 
SWEDEN 
 OTHER                          35                42 
 STOCKHOLM                      42                50 
 
TOGO 
 LOME                           25                30 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 
 
                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
                      FROM                  TO 
                             AWAY                  AWAY 
                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM 
              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST 
BOLIVIA 
 COCHABAMBA       K   2550   2550     K-6   4300   4300 
                1-6   4000   4000    7-12   5050  57250 
               7-10   4700  58400 
              11-12   4850  58400 
 
CANADA 
 OTTAWA         K-8  26100  26100     K-8  23350  23350 
               9-12  23200  47850    9-12  24800  50600 
 
CROATIA 
 ZAGREB         K-5  24850  24850     K-5  25650  25650 
                6-8  25750  25750     6-8  26500  26500 
               9-12  26350  52800    9-12  27100  51450 
 
FRANCE 
 LYON          K-12  10750  48500       K   8250  51150 
                                      1-5  11850  51150 
                                      6-8  14500  51150 
                                     9-10  17400  51150 
                                    11-12  20050  51150 
 
 MARSEILLE      K-3   4450   4450     K-3   4450   4450 
                  4   4350   4350       4   4350   4350 
                5-8   4350  48500       5   4350  51150 
 
STATE 00085140  005 OF 009 
 
 
               9-12    550  48500       6  12600  51150 
                                        7  12750  51150 
                                        8  12900  51150 
                                        9  13100  51150 
                                       10  13400  51150 
                                       11  13850  51150 
                                       12  14450  51150 
 
JAPAN 
 GIFU           K-5  17250  17250     K-5  19850  19850 
               6-12  18900  18900    6-12  21750  21750 
 
 KOMAKI         K-5  17250  17250     K-5  19850  19850 
               6-12  18900  18900    6-12  21750  21750 
 
 NAGOYA         K-5  17250  17250     K-5  19850  19850 
               6-12  18900  18900    6-12  21750  21750 
 
KAZAKHSTAN 
 ALMATY        K-12  24500  63000    K-12  20500  57400 
 
LESOTHO 
 MASERU         K-1   6400   6400     K-1   7800   7800 
                2-5   6400  59600     2-5   7800  57450 
               6-12  10400  59600    6-12  12900  57450 
 
LITHUANIA 
 VILNIUS        K-5  27350  27350     K-5  25300  25300 
                6-8  29400  29400     6-8  27150  27150 
               9-10  31850  52500    9-11  29350  52400 
              11-12    300  52500      12    300  52400 
 
PANAMA 
 PANAMA CITY    K-5  10350  10350     K-5  11300  11300 
                6-8  11250  11250     6-8  12200  12200 
               9-12  12200  12200    9-10  13200  13200 
                                    11-12  14150  14150 
 
RUSSIA 
 MOSCOW         K-5  24900  24900     K-5  25350  25350 
                6-8  26500  26500     6-8  26950  26950 
               9-10  28100  28100    9-10  28600  28600 
              11-12  29600  29600   11-12  30100  30100 
 
SPAIN 
 VALENCIA       K-6   9650  52900     K-6   9650  51600 
               7-12  10550  52900    7-12  10550  51600 
 
SWAZILAND 
 MBABANE          K   1900   1900       K   2700   2700 
                1-7   2300   2300     1-7   2500   2500 
                  8   6100  61450       8   5700  56300 
                  9   6150  61450       9   5950  56300 
                 10   6450  61450   10-11   6050  56300 
              11-12   6550  61450      12   8400  56300 
 
THE GAMBIA 
 BANJUL         K-5   7500   7500     K-5   8000   8000 
 
STATE 00085140  006 OF 009 
 
 
                  6   8750   8750       6   9200   9200 
                7-8   8750  56800     7-8   9200  54550 
                  9   3400  56800       9   3400  54550 
              10-11   3850  56800   10-11   3850  54550 
                 12   4700  56800      12   4700  54550 
 
 
           AWAY FROM POST EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
 
NOTE:  The higher school away-from-post education 
allowance rates below are applicable for ONLY 
(repeat ONLY) those posts/grades within the listed 
countries where local schools are INADEQUATE as 
indicated in Section 920 of the Department of State 
Standardized Regulations (DSSR). 
 
                       FROM             TO 
 
AFGHANISTAN           61,950          64,600 
ALBANIA               52,800          54,200 
ALGERIA               54,700          52,550 
ANGOLA                65,300          61,800 
ARGENTINA             59,600          51,800 
ARMENIA               56,650          55,350 
AUSTRALIA             57,300          58,200 
AUSTRIA               53,650          50,900 
AZERBAIJAN            55,850          57,100 
BAHAMAS               48,450          49,700 
BANGLADESH            57,950          56,100 
BARBADOS              50,050          52,700 
BELARUS               52,750          53,300 
BELGIUM               53,200          50,900 
BELIZE                49,700          51,550 
BENIN                 66,100          56,850 
BERMUDA               53,850          52,450 
BOLIVIA               58,400          57,250 
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA    52,600          52,250 
BOTSWANA              55,950          54,300 
BRAZIL                63,800          58,700 
BRUNEI                58,550          61,200 
BULGARIA              54,150          51,400 
BURKINA FASO          61,050          57,850 
BURMA                 57,750          55,850 
BURUNDI               57,500          58,050 
CAMBODIA              56,850          56,850 
CAMEROON              61,900          57,700 
CANADA                47,850          50,600 
CAPE VERDE            59,700          56,150 
CENTRAL AFRICAN 
  REPUBLIC            61,050          57,400 
CHAD                  62,900          60,900 
CHILE                 58,000          54,150 
CHINA                 51,350          54,950 
COLOMBIA              52,000          51,700 
COOK ISLANDS          62,900          67,150 
COSTA RICA            50,300          50,900 
COTE D'IVOIRE         60,100          58,050 
CROATIA               52,800          51,450 
 
STATE 00085140  007 OF 009 
 
 
CUBA                  49,350          52,000 
CYPRUS                53,500          53,450 
CZECH REPUBLIC        53,150          51,650 
DEM. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
 OF KOREA             59,150          61,800 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
 OF THE CONGO         62,400          59,950 
DENMARK               53,200          50,850 
DJIBOUTI              62,000          60,400 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC    49,100          51,050 
ECUADOR               49,950          52,600 
EGYPT                 57,800          52,300 
EL SALVADOR           53,250          51,450 
EQUATORIAL GUINEA     61,900          58,450 
ERITREA               62,800          59,300 
ESTONIA               52,000          52,250 
ETHIOPIA              56,700          54,850 
FIJI                  60,350          60,900 
FINLAND               55,300          51,850 
FRANCE                48,500          51,150 
GABON                 64,850          59,850 
GEORGIA               52,750          54,100 
GERMANY               52,750          50,700 
GHANA                 58,750          54,800 
GREECE                53,350          51,950 
GREENLAND             50,350          54,050 
GRENADA               50,800          51,800 
GUATEMALA             50,200          51,350 
GUINEA                60,600          56,800 
GUINEA-BISSAU         57,850          59,950 
GUYANA                50,100          52,000 
HAITI                 49,400          51,050 
HONDURAS              49,600          52,250 
HONG KONG             51,900          57,100 
HUNGARY               52,550          51,800 
ICELAND               50,550          51,900 
INDIA                 61,000          54,400 
INDONESIA             52,650          57,900 
IRAQ                  56,500          58,500 
ISRAEL                55,100          52,650 
ITALY                 54,050          50,600 
JAMAICA               49,650          50,900 
JAPAN                 52,100          55,900 
JERUSALEM             55,100          52,650 
JORDAN                57,150          54,550 
KAZAKHSTAN            63,000          57,400 
KENYA                 58,700          55,300 
KIRIBATI              65,250          64,500 
KOREA                 56,800          55,450 
KOSOVO                53,750          54,000 
KUWAIT                55,450          53,550 
KYRGYZSTAN            63,000          61,400 
LAOS                  55,450          59,850 
LATVIA                52,050          52,250 
LEBANON               59,950          56,650 
LESOTHO               59,600          57,450 
LIBERIA               62,250          59,250 
LIBYA                 52,700          53,000 
 
STATE 00085140  008 OF 009 
 
 
LITHUANIA             52,500          52,400 
LUXEMBOURG            50,200          51,600 
MACEDONIA             50,200          55,300 
MADAGASCAR            55,400          59,200 
MALAWI                62,050          58,800 
MALAYSIA              59,100          57,050 
MALI                  60,250          56,200 
MALTA                 50,800          51,700 
MARSHALL ISLANDS      64,850          58,300 
MAURITANIA            59,200          55,550 
MAURITIUS             67,250          57,350 
MEXICO                51,800          52,050 
MICRONESIA            62,850          58,250 
MOLDOVA               53,200          54,350 
MONGOLIA              57,600          56,650 
MONTENEGRO            53,000          51,650 
MOROCCO               52,300          52,500 
MOZAMBIQUE            55,600          57,200 
NAMIBIA               60,450          55,250 
NEPAL                 55,750          57,700 
NETHERLANDS           53,150          51,450 
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES  51,350          51,750 
NEW ZEALAND           62,900          60,050 
NICARAGUA             52,550          52,400 
NIGER                 62,050          61,200 
NIGERIA               61,050          55,050 
NORWAY                52,650          51,050 
OMAN                  56,150          52,150 
PAKISTAN              55,250          55,000 
PALAU                 53,650          58,450 
PANAMA                52,950          51,950 
PAPUA NEW GUINEA      65,550          61,050 
PARAGUAY              52,200          52,550 
PERU                  54,600          53,050 
PHILIPPINES           53,200          55,850 
POLAND                48,200          51,150 
PORTUGAL              51,750          52,650 
QATAR                 55,750          52,200 
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 62,150          59,850 
ROMANIA               54,250          51,150 
RUSSIA                53,500          51,750 
RWANDA                61,050          57,300 
SAINT KITTS 
  AND NEVIS           50,050          51,600 
SAMOA ISLANDS         64,150          57,950 
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE   64,000          61,550 
SAUDI ARABIA          57,100          54,550 
SENEGAL               58,600          55,700 
SERBIA                53,000          51,350 
SIERRA LEONE          55,100          59,950 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC       54,400          52,150 
SLOVENIA              49,500          51,750 
SOLOMON ISLANDS       60,950          67,600 
SOMALIA               61,500          64,150 
SOUTH AFRICA          60,250          57,200 
SPAIN                 52,900          51,600 
SRI LANKA             53,950          55,850 
ST LUCIA              47,650          51,450 
 
STATE 00085140  009 OF 009 
 
 
SUDAN                 57,750          64,100 
SURINAME              51,300          54,350 
SWAZILAND             61,450          56,300 
SWEDEN                52,700          50,950 
SWITZERLAND           53,150          51,400 
SYRIA                 57,950          55,550 
TAIWAN                57,850          55,900 
TAJIKISTAN            53,050          56,250 
TANZANIA              60,100          56,000 
THAILAND              56,650          59,300 
THE GAMBIA            56,800          54,550 
Timor-Leste           52,650          58,100 
TOGO                  59,300          56,250 
TONGA                 64,650          56,350 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   50,400          51,050 
TUNISIA               53,300          53,850 
TURKEY                53,000          51,650 
TURKMENISTAN          58,450          58,000 
UGANDA                64,750          55,850 
UKRAINE               52,000          51,600 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  55,650          51,950 
UNITED KINGDOM        49,400          51,750 
URUGUAY               56,400          52,650 
UZBEKISTAN            55,900          55,750 
VANUATU               64,600          61,950 
VENEZUELA             50,900          54,150 
VIETNAM               61,050          57,650 
YEMEN                 58,350          55,200 
ZAMBIA                62,100          55,900 
ZIMBABWE              62,850          59,650 
 
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