Milan rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 35% |
| May 31, 2026 | 35% |
| May 3, 2026 | 42% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 35% |
| May 4, 2025 | 42% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 35% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 30% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 35% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 30% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 35% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 30% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 35% |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 30% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 35% |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 30% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 35% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 30% |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 35% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 30% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 25% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 20% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 30% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 35% |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 42% |
| Sep 12, 2021 | 50% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 42% |
| Aug 15, 2021 | 50% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 42% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 50% |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 42% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 50% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 42% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 35% |
| Apr 12, 2020 | 30% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 35% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 30% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 35% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 30% |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 35% |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 42% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 35% |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 42% |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 35% |
| May 13, 2018 | 42% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 50% |
| Jul 23, 2017 | 42% |
| May 28, 2017 | 35% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 30% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 25% |
| May 29, 2016 | 30% |
| May 15, 2016 | 35% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 30% |
| Nov 29, 2015 | 25% |
| Sep 20, 2015 | 30% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 35% |
| May 17, 2015 | 30% |
| Apr 19, 2015 | 25% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 30% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 35% |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 42% |
| Jun 15, 2014 | 50% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 60% |
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 Milan. 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/IT?type=cola"
{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 35
},
"iso_code": "IT",
"location": "Milan",
"postcode": "10166"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}
The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Milan, Italy is 35%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 35%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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