Praia rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 5% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 5% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10% |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 5% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 10% |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 5% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 10% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 5% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 0% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 5% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 5% |
| May 5, 2024 | 0% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 5% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 5% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 0% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 5% |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 0% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 15% |
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 Praia. 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/CV?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"rate": 5
},
"iso_code": "CV",
"location": "Praia",
"postcode": "10381"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Praia, Cabo Verde is 5%, effective Aug 23, 2026.
In Feb 22, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. 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.