Bandar Seri Begawan rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 0% |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 5% |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 0% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 5% |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 5% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 0% |
| Sep 8, 2024 | 5% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 0% |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 5% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 0% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 5% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 5% |
| Jul 5, 2020 | 0% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 5% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 0% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 5% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 0% |
| May 27, 2018 | 5% |
| May 13, 2018 | 10% |
| Dec 10, 2017 | 5% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 15% |
| Jan 22, 2017 | 10% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 5% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 10% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 15% |
| Aug 23, 2015 | 10% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 15% |
| Mar 22, 2015 | 10% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 15% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 20% |
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 Bandar Seri Begawan. 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/BN?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 0
},
"iso_code": "BN",
"location": "Bandar Seri Begawan",
"postcode": "10250"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 22, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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