DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Kure Pier 6, Japan COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: October 18, 2026 Last updated: October 18, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Kure Pier 6 rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Oct 18, 2026 10%
Sep 20, 2026 10%
Sep 6, 2026 5%
Aug 23, 2026 10%
Apr 5, 2026 5%
Mar 22, 2026 10%

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 Kure Pier 6. 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": "2026-10-18",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-10-18",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Kure Pier 6",
      "postcode": "91208"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Kure Pier 6 rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kure Pier 6, Japan?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kure Pier 6, Japan is 10%, effective Oct 18, 2026.

How has the Kure Pier 6 COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Sep 20, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Oct 18, 2026
Last updated
October 18, 2026

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