Kinshasa rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 100% |
| May 17, 2026 | 100% |
| May 3, 2026 | 90% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 100% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 110% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 100% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 60% |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 20% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 25% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 35% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 25% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 30% |
| May 21, 2023 | 35% |
| May 7, 2023 | 42% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 50% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 42% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 30% |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 42% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 50% |
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 Kinshasa. 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/CD?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 100
},
"iso_code": "CD",
"location": "Kinshasa",
"postcode": "10424"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo is 100%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 17, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 100%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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