DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Keflavik-Grindavik, Iceland COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: October 5, 2014 Last updated: October 5, 2014
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
42%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Oct 5, 2014 42%
Jan 12, 2014 42%

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 Keflavik-Grindavik. 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/IS?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2014-10-05",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2014-10-05",
        "rate": 42
      },
      "iso_code": "IS",
      "location": "Keflavik-Grindavik",
      "postcode": "10921"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Keflavik-Grindavik rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Keflavik-Grindavik, Iceland?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Keflavik-Grindavik, Iceland is 42%, effective Oct 5, 2014.

How has the Keflavik-Grindavik COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 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 Oct 5, 2014
Last updated
October 5, 2014

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