Nuuk rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 70% |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 60% |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 70% |
| May 18, 2025 | 60% |
| May 4, 2025 | 70% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 60% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 50% |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 60% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 70% |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 60% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 70% |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 60% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 50% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 42% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 50% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 60% |
| May 9, 2021 | 70% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 60% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 70% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 60% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 0% |
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 Nuuk. 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/GL?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"rate": 70
},
"iso_code": "GL",
"location": "Nuuk",
"postcode": "11058"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Nuuk, Greenland is 70%, effective Aug 23, 2026.
In Jul 12, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 60%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.