Tirana rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 50% |
| May 31, 2026 | 50% |
| May 3, 2026 | 60% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 50% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 60% |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 50% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 60% |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 50% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 60% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 50% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 60% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 50% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 42% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 35% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 30% |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 25% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 25% |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 20% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 15% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 10% |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 5% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 10% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 15% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 10% |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 15% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 5% |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 0% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 5% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 0% |
| Mar 4, 2018 | 5% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 0% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 5% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Tirana. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/AL?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 50
},
"iso_code": "AL",
"location": "Tirana",
"postcode": "10104"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tirana, Albania is 50%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 50%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.