DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Jakarta, Indonesia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 0%
Dec 29, 2024 0%
Sep 8, 2024 5%
Apr 7, 2024 0%
Feb 25, 2024 5%
Feb 11, 2024 0%
Nov 19, 2023 5%
Aug 27, 2023 0%
Apr 9, 2023 5%
Mar 12, 2023 0%
Jan 29, 2023 5%
Dec 28, 2014 0%
Sep 7, 2014 5%
Aug 10, 2014 10%
Jun 15, 2014 5%
Mar 9, 2014 10%
Jan 12, 2014 5%
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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 Jakarta. 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/ID?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "ID",
      "location": "Jakarta",
      "postcode": "10262"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Jakarta rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Jakarta, Indonesia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Jakarta, Indonesia is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Dec 29, 2024 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. 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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