DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 0%
Oct 19, 2025 0%
Oct 5, 2025 5%
Sep 7, 2025 0%
May 4, 2025 5%
Mar 9, 2025 0%
Jan 14, 2024 5%
Nov 19, 2023 10%
Jul 30, 2023 5%
Mar 12, 2023 10%
Jan 15, 2023 5%
Oct 9, 2022 10%
Sep 11, 2022 5%
Jun 7, 2020 0%
Oct 13, 2019 5%
Feb 18, 2018 10%
Oct 15, 2017 15%
Mar 19, 2017 0%
Jan 25, 2015 5%
Jan 12, 2014 10%
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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 Santo Domingo. 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/DO?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "DO",
      "location": "Santo Domingo",
      "postcode": "10054"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Santo Domingo rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Santo Domingo COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Oct 19, 2025 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.

Source & methodology

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

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