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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09STATE100282	2009-09-25 23:17	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 100282 
 
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential 
Reclassifications TL:SR-717 
 
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations 
(GC,FA) 
 
¶1. Effective September 27, 2009, unless 
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post 
differential rates are revised as shown. 
These changes are issued under TL:SR-717. 
 
¶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 
Niger are based on a Post (Hardship) 
Differential survey submitted by Niamey. 
 
¶6. The Living Quarters Allowance changes for 
Korea are based on updated living quarters 
expenditure data submitted by the Department of 
the Army and DoDEA. 
 
¶7. The Post Allowance changes for Sao Paulo, 
Brazil; and the United Kingdom are based on 
updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by Sao 
Paulo and Croughton, respectively.  All other 
Post Allowance changes are based on currency 
exchange rate information reported to the 
Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday 
of Pay Period 19 (September 17, 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 reporting requirements for submission 
of the Retail Price Survey for Croughton and 
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, in DSSR 920 are 
amended effective September 27, 2009, with 
TL:SR-717 as follows: 
 
                      FROM         TO 
 
United Kingdom 
  Croughton             --       Sep-Even 
 
STATE 00100282  002 OF 008 
 
 
  Oxfordshire         Apr-Even      -- 
 
¶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 
NIGER 
 NIAMEY                         20                25 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 
 
                        LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE 
                         FROM                 TO 
                    2     3     4        2     3     4 
 
KOREA 
 CHINHAE       WF 23900 23900 17200    25900 25900 21600 
              WOF 23900 17200 15700    25900 21600 17200 
 
 KUNSAN        WF 18400 18300 16600    18700 18700 18700 
              WOF 18300 16600 15000    18700 18700 18300 
 
 
                                 POST ALLOWANCE 
                              FROM                TO 
ALBANIA 
 OTHER                          10                15 
 TIRANA                         10                15 
 
AUSTRALIA 
 ADELAIDE                       15                20 
 ALICE SPRINGS                  20                25 
 BRISBANE                       20                25 
 CANBERRA                       20                25 
 GERALDTON                      15                20 
 GOLD COAST                     20                25 
 MELBOURNE                      25                30 
 NEWCASTLE, NSW                 15                20 
 OAKEY                          20                25 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 PERTH                          20                25 
 RICHMOND, NSW                  20                25 
 SYDNEY                         25                30 
 TOOWOOMBA                      20                25 
 TOWNSVILLE                     20                25 
 WALKERVILLE, S.A.              15                20 
 
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 
 BANJA LUKA                      5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 SARAJEVO                        5                10 
 
BRAZIL 
 AMAZONAS                       25                30 
 
STATE 00100282  003 OF 008 
 
 
 BELO HORIZONTE                 25                30 
 BRASILIA                       25                30 
 CAMPINAS                       25                30 
 FORTALEZA                      25                30 
 GOIAS                          25                30 
 MARANHAO MATO GROSSO & DO SUL  25          30 
 OTHER AREA #1                  25                30 
 OTHER AREA #2                  25                30 
 PAR PIAUI                      25                30 
 RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO             25                30 
 RONDONIA                       25                30 
 RORIAMA                        25                30 
 SAO PAULO                      20                50 
 
BRUNEI 
 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN            20                25 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 
BURKINA FASO 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 OUAGADOUGOU                    20                25 
 
CANADA 
 AMHERSTBURG                    25                30 
 ARGENTIA                       25                30 
 CALGARY                        25                30 
 DARTMOUTH                      30                35 
 EDMONTON                       25                30 
 HALIFAX                        30                35 
 KINGSVILLE                     25                30 
 LONDON, ONTARIO                10                15 
 MONTREAL                       35                42 
 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 
 
COTE D'IVOIRE 
 ABIDJAN                        30                35 
 OTHER                          30                35 
 
FIJI 
 OTHER                           0                 5 
 SUVA                            0                 5 
 
HOLY SEE 
 HOLY SEE                       60                70 
 
HUNGARY 
 BUDAPEST                       25                30 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 
 
STATE 00100282  004 OF 008 
 
 
ITALY 
 FLORENCE                       70                80 
 MILAN                          70                80 
 NETTUNO                        60                70 
 ROME                           60                70 
 TURIN                          70                80 
 
JAPAN 
 AKASHI                         80                90 
 AKIZUKI                        50                60 
 ATSUGI                         42                50 
 CAMP ZAMA                      42                50 
 CHIBA-KEN                      42                50 
 CHITOSE                        80                90 
 FUKUOKA                        60                70 
 FUSSA                          42                50 
 GIFU                           80                90 
 HANEDA                         42                50 
 HIROSHIMA                      42                50 
 ITAZUKE                        60                70 
 IWAKUNI                        42                50 
 KANAGAWA-KEN                   42                50 
 KOMAKI                         80                90 
 KYOTO                          80                90 
 MACHIDA-SHI                    42                50 
 MISAWA                         42                50 
 MIYAZAKI CITY                  60                70 
 NAGOYA                         80                90 
 OKINAWA PREFECTURE             42                50 
 OSAKA-KOBE                     80                90 
 OTHER                          42                50 
 SAGAMIHARA                     42                50 
 SAITAMA-KEN                    42                50 
 SAPPORO                        80                90 
 TACHIKAWA                      42                50 
 TOKYO CITY                     60                70 
 TOKYO-TO                       42                50 
 YOKOHAMA                       50                60 
 YOKOSUKA                       35                42 
 YOKOTA                         42                50 
 
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 
 
STATE 00100282  005 OF 008 
 
 
 PYONGTAEK                       5                10 
 SEOUL                           5                10 
 SUWON                           5                10 
 TAEGU                           5                10 
 TONGDUCHON                      5                10 
 UIJONGBU                        5                10 
 WAEGWAN                         5                10 
 
KOSOVO 
 OTHER                          10                15 
 PRISTINA                       10                15 
 
LATVIA 
 OTHER                          30                35 
 RIGA                           30                35 
 
LESOTHO 
 MASERU                         15                20 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 
LITHUANIA 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 VILNIUS                        20                25 
 
NETHERLANDS 
 AMSTERDAM                      42                50 
 BRUNSSUM                       42                50 
 COEVORDEN                      42                50 
 EYGELSHOVEN                    42                50 
 HEERLEN                        42                50 
 HOENSBROEK                     42                50 
 HULSBERG                       42                50 
 KERKRADE                       42                50 
 LANDGRAAF                      42                50 
 MAASTRICHT                     42                50 
 MARGRATEN                      42                50 
 OTHER                          42                50 
 PAPENDRECHT                    42                50 
 ROTTERDAM                      42                50 
 SCHAESBURG                     42                50 
 SCHINNEN                       42                50 
 SCHIPHOL                       42                50 
 THE HAGUE                      42                50 
 YPENBURG                       42                50 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 AUCKLAND                       30                35 
 BLENHEIM                       30                35 
 CHRISTCHURCH                   30                35 
 OTHER                          30                35 
 WELLINGTON                     30                35 
 
NIGER 
 NIAMEY                         20                25 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 
NORWAY 
 OSLO                           70                80 
 OTHER                          50                60 
 
STATE 00100282  006 OF 008 
 
 
 STAVANGER                      50                60 
 
POLAND 
 KRAKOW                          5                10 
 WARSAW                          5                10 
 
ROMANIA 
 BUCHAREST                      35                42 
 
RUSSIA 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 SAINT PETERSBURG               15                20 
 SAKHALIN ISLAND                15                20 
 VLADIVOSTOK                    15                20 
 
RWANDA 
 KIGALI                         15                20 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 
SENEGAL 
 DAKAR                          25                30 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 
SIERRA LEONE 
 FREETOWN                       10                 5 
 OTHER                          10                 5 
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 CAPE TOWN                      25                35 
 DURBAN                          0                 5 
 JOHANNESBURG                   30                42 
 OTHER                           0                 5 
 PRETORIA                       30                42 
 
SWAZILAND 
 MBABANE                         0                 5 
 OTHER                           0                 5 
 
SWITZERLAND 
 BERN                           90               100 
 GENEVA                         90               100 
 OTHER                          90               100 
 
TANZANIA 
 DAR ES SALAAM                   5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 
TOGO 
 LOME                           25                30 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 
TUNISIA 
 CARTHAGE                        5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 TUNIS                           5                10 
 
UNITED KINGDOM 
 BATH                           20                25 
 BIRMINGHAM                     20                25 
 
STATE 00100282  007 OF 008 
 
 
 BRISTOL                        25                30 
 BROUGH                         20                25 
 BUDE                           20                25 
 CAMBRIDGE                      25                30 
 CHELMSFORD                     20                25 
 CHELTENHAM                     20                25 
 CHICKSANDS                     20                25 
 CROUGHTON                      25                30 
 DUNSTABLE                      20                25 
 EDZELL                         20                25 
 FAIRFORD                       20                25 
 FELIXSTOWE                     25                30 
 GLENROTHES                     25                30 
 GREENHAM COMMON                20                25 
 HARROGATE                      20                25 
 HYTHE                          20                25 
 KEMBLE                         20                25 
 LAKENHEATH                     20                25 
 MENWITH HILL                   20                25 
 MILDENHALL                     20                25 
 NOTTINGHAM                     20                25 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 OXFORDSHIRE                    25                30 
 PLYMOUTH                       25                30 
 PORTSMOUTH                     25                30 
 WATERBEACH                     20                25 
 WELFORD                        20                25 
 WEST BYFLEET                   20                25 
 WILTSHIRE                      20                25 
 
 
                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
                      FROM                  TO 
                             AWAY                  AWAY 
                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM 
              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST 
 
CANADA 
 DARTMOUTH        K   9550   9550    K-12  14750  14750 
                1-6  10250  10250 
               7-12  11550  11550 
 
 HALIFAX          K   9550   9550    K-12  14750  14750 
                1-6  10250  10250 
               7-12  11550  11550 
 
ECUADOR 
 GUAYAQUIL        K   9200   9200       K  11400  11400 
                1-8  10750  10750     1-5  13100  13100 
               9-12  12100  52600     6-8  13250  13250 
                                     9-12  14700  52600 
 
GABON 
 LIBREVILLE     K-8  15950  15950       K  14250  14250 
                  9  15950  59850     1-8  18200  18200 
              10-12    150  59850       9  18200  59850 
                                    10-12    150  59850 
 
INDIA 
 
STATE 00100282  008 OF 008 
 
 
 HYDERABAD        K   6950  54400       K   6550  54400 
                1-5   7200  54400     1-5   6800  54400 
                6-8   7300  54400     6-8   6900  54400 
               9-10   8050  54400    9-10   7550  54400 
              11-12  10450  54400   11-12   9800  54400 
 
ITALY 
 FLORENCE       K-5  26800  26800     K-5  21800  21800 
                6-8  29200  29200     6-8  24000  24000 
               9-11  31000  31000    9-10  25600  25600 
                 12  31200  31200      11  29050  29050 
                                       12  28600  28600 
MEXICO 
 MATAMOROS     K-12   9400   9400    K-12  11350  11350 
 
NICARAGUA 
 MANAGUA          K   5800   5800       K   6500   6500 
                1-5   6700   6700     1-5   7300   7300 
                6-8   7150   7150     6-8   7800   7800 
               9-12   7500  52400    9-12   8050  52400 
 
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 
 BRAZZAVILLE   K-12   5650  59850    K-12    150  59850 
 
SPAIN 
 BARCELONA        K  19800  19800       K  19900  19900 
                1-5  23600  23600     1-5  23800  23800 
                6-8  24200  24200     6-8  24250  24250 
               9-12  27900  27900    9-12  27950  27950 
 
TOGO 
 LOME          K-12  12650  56250    K-12  11450  56250 
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