DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Zagreb, Croatia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
20%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Zagreb rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 20%
Jun 29, 2025 25%
Apr 20, 2025 20%
Feb 9, 2025 15%
Jan 26, 2025 10%
Nov 3, 2024 15%
Sep 8, 2024 20%
Nov 19, 2023 15%
Sep 10, 2023 10%
Jul 30, 2023 15%
Jul 16, 2023 10%
Jul 2, 2023 15%
Jun 4, 2023 10%
May 7, 2023 15%
Dec 18, 2022 10%
Nov 6, 2022 5%
Oct 9, 2022 0%
Jul 3, 2022 5%
Jun 5, 2022 10%
May 22, 2022 5%
Mar 13, 2022 10%
Oct 10, 2021 15%
Dec 11, 2016 0%
May 29, 2016 5%
May 15, 2016 10%
Feb 21, 2016 5%
Jan 24, 2016 0%
Dec 27, 2015 5%
Nov 29, 2015 0%
Sep 20, 2015 5%
Sep 6, 2015 10%
May 17, 2015 5%
Apr 19, 2015 0%
Apr 5, 2015 5%
Mar 22, 2015 0%
Feb 8, 2015 5%
Nov 16, 2014 10%
Sep 21, 2014 15%
Jun 1, 2014 20%
May 4, 2014 25%
Apr 6, 2014 20%
Mar 23, 2014 25%
Jan 12, 2014 20%
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How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Zagreb. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

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/HR?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "HR",
      "location": "Zagreb",
      "postcode": "10838"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Zagreb rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Zagreb, Croatia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Zagreb, Croatia is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Zagreb COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 29, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 25%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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