Chengdu rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 15% |
| May 18, 2025 | 15% |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 10% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 15% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 10% |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 15, 2024 | 10% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 15% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 10% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 15% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 20% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 25% |
| Dec 4, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 15% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 20% |
| May 8, 2022 | 25% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 30% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 10% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 5% |
| May 26, 2019 | 0% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 5% |
| Aug 19, 2018 | 0% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 5% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 10% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 5% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 10% |
| Jun 25, 2017 | 5% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 0% |
| Jun 12, 2016 | 5% |
| Aug 23, 2015 | 0% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 0% |
| Jul 13, 2014 | 5% |
| May 4, 2014 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2014 | 5% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 0% |
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 Chengdu. 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/CN?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 15
},
"iso_code": "CN",
"location": "Chengdu",
"postcode": "10258"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Chengdu, China is 15%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 18, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 15%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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