DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Suva, Fiji COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
Jan 25, 2026 10%
Jan 11, 2026 15%
Nov 2, 2025 10%
Sep 21, 2025 15%
Sep 7, 2025 10%
Jun 15, 2025 15%
Jun 1, 2025 10%
May 4, 2025 15%
Dec 15, 2024 10%
Oct 6, 2024 15%
Sep 22, 2024 10%
Sep 8, 2024 15%
Jan 14, 2024 10%
Dec 31, 2023 15%
Nov 19, 2023 10%
Feb 26, 2023 15%
Feb 12, 2023 20%
Nov 20, 2022 15%
Oct 9, 2022 10%
Jul 3, 2022 5%
Oct 10, 2021 10%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Sep 27, 2020 5%
Sep 13, 2020 10%
Jun 7, 2020 5%
Mar 29, 2020 0%
Mar 3, 2019 5%
Feb 17, 2019 10%
Sep 16, 2018 5%
Feb 18, 2018 10%
Feb 4, 2018 15%
Aug 20, 2017 10%
Aug 6, 2017 15%
Jan 22, 2017 10%
Jan 8, 2017 5%
Mar 6, 2016 10%
Nov 29, 2015 5%
Nov 1, 2015 10%
Aug 9, 2015 5%
Apr 19, 2015 10%
Jan 25, 2015 15%
Oct 5, 2014 20%
Jan 12, 2014 25%
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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 Suva. 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/FJ?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "FJ",
      "location": "Suva",
      "postcode": "10259"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Suva rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Suva, Fiji?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Suva, Fiji is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Jan 25, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. 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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