DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Gotemba, Japan 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

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 0%
Mar 22, 2026 0%
Mar 8, 2026 5%
Jan 11, 2026 0%
Dec 28, 2025 5%
Dec 14, 2025 0%
Jul 27, 2025 5%
Apr 20, 2025 10%
Feb 23, 2025 5%
Jan 12, 2025 0%
Oct 20, 2024 5%
Aug 25, 2024 10%
Aug 11, 2024 5%
Jun 16, 2024 0%
Jun 2, 2024 5%
May 19, 2024 0%
Feb 11, 2024 5%
Dec 31, 2023 10%
Nov 19, 2023 5%
Aug 27, 2023 15%
Jul 30, 2023 20%
Jul 16, 2023 15%
Jun 4, 2023 20%
Feb 26, 2023 25%
Jan 29, 2023 30%
Dec 18, 2022 25%
Dec 4, 2022 20%
Sep 25, 2022 15%
Aug 28, 2022 20%
Aug 14, 2022 25%
Jul 3, 2022 20%
May 8, 2022 25%
Apr 10, 2022 30%
Mar 27, 2022 35%
Mar 14, 2021 42%
Sep 13, 2020 50%
Aug 30, 2020 42%
Aug 16, 2020 50%
Apr 12, 2020 42%
Mar 29, 2020 50%
Sep 29, 2019 42%
Sep 15, 2019 50%
Apr 29, 2018 42%
Mar 18, 2018 50%
Feb 5, 2017 42%
Dec 25, 2016 35%
Nov 27, 2016 42%
Jun 26, 2016 50%
Mar 6, 2016 42%
Jan 24, 2016 35%
Nov 15, 2015 30%
Oct 18, 2015 35%
Oct 4, 2015 30%
Sep 20, 2015 35%
Jun 14, 2015 30%
Nov 30, 2014 35%
Oct 5, 2014 42%
Jan 12, 2014 50%
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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 Gotemba. 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/JP?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Gotemba",
      "postcode": "11336"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Gotemba rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Gotemba, Japan?

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

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

In Mar 22, 2026 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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