DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: April 12, 2009 Last updated: April 12, 2009
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
30%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

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Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Apr 12, 2009 30%

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 Gruenstadt. 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": "2009-04-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2009-04-12",
        "rate": 30
      },
      "iso_code": "DE",
      "location": "Gruenstadt",
      "postcode": "dssr-gruenstadt"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Gruenstadt rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Gruenstadt, Germany is 30%, effective Apr 12, 2009.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 12, 2009
Last updated
April 12, 2009

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