DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Dulmen, Germany COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
42%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 42%
May 4, 2025 42%
Mar 23, 2025 35%
Dec 15, 2024 30%
Oct 20, 2024 35%
Aug 25, 2024 30%
Aug 11, 2024 25%
Jul 28, 2024 30%
Apr 7, 2024 25%
Mar 24, 2024 30%
Feb 11, 2024 25%
Dec 31, 2023 30%
Dec 17, 2023 25%
Dec 3, 2023 30%
Sep 10, 2023 25%
Jul 30, 2023 30%
Jul 16, 2023 25%
Jul 2, 2023 30%
Jun 4, 2023 25%
Apr 23, 2023 30%
Dec 18, 2022 25%
Nov 20, 2022 20%
Oct 9, 2022 15%
Jul 17, 2022 20%
Apr 24, 2022 25%
Dec 5, 2021 30%
Oct 10, 2021 35%
Jul 4, 2021 30%
May 23, 2021 35%
Mar 14, 2021 30%
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Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

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 Dulmen. 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/DE?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 42
      },
      "iso_code": "DE",
      "location": "Dulmen",
      "postcode": "91176"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Dulmen rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Dulmen, Germany?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Dulmen, Germany is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In May 4, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 42%. 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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