DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Sapporo, Japan COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 5%
Jun 14, 2026 5%
May 31, 2026 10%
May 3, 2026 5%
Nov 30, 2025 10%
Jul 27, 2025 15%
Jul 13, 2025 20%
Mar 9, 2025 15%
Jan 26, 2025 10%
Jan 12, 2025 5%
Dec 29, 2024 10%
Dec 15, 2024 15%
Nov 17, 2024 10%
Oct 20, 2024 15%
Oct 6, 2024 20%
Aug 25, 2024 15%
Aug 11, 2024 10%
Jul 28, 2024 5%
Apr 7, 2024 10%
Mar 24, 2024 15%
Mar 10, 2024 10%
Dec 17, 2023 15%
Nov 19, 2023 10%
Oct 8, 2023 20%
Aug 13, 2023 25%
Jul 30, 2023 30%
Jul 2, 2023 25%
May 21, 2023 30%
Mar 26, 2023 35%
Mar 12, 2023 30%
Feb 12, 2023 35%
Jan 29, 2023 42%
Jan 15, 2023 35%
Dec 4, 2022 30%
Nov 6, 2022 20%
Sep 11, 2022 25%
Aug 28, 2022 30%
Aug 14, 2022 35%
Jul 31, 2022 25%
Jul 3, 2022 30%
May 8, 2022 35%
Apr 10, 2022 42%
Oct 24, 2021 50%
Oct 10, 2021 60%
May 23, 2021 50%
May 9, 2021 60%
Mar 28, 2021 50%
Oct 11, 2020 60%
Dec 9, 2018 42%
Nov 25, 2018 35%
Oct 28, 2018 42%
Oct 14, 2018 35%
Jan 21, 2018 42%
Dec 24, 2017 35%
Nov 26, 2017 42%
Nov 12, 2017 35%
Aug 6, 2017 42%
Jul 23, 2017 35%
Jun 11, 2017 42%
May 28, 2017 35%
Apr 2, 2017 42%
Mar 5, 2017 35%
Feb 19, 2017 42%
Dec 25, 2016 35%
Nov 27, 2016 42%
Aug 21, 2016 50%
Aug 7, 2016 42%
Jul 10, 2016 50%
Apr 3, 2016 42%
Mar 20, 2016 35%
Mar 6, 2016 42%
Jan 24, 2016 35%
Dec 27, 2015 30%
Nov 29, 2015 25%
Sep 6, 2015 30%
Jun 14, 2015 25%
Dec 14, 2014 30%
Nov 16, 2014 35%
Sep 7, 2014 42%
May 4, 2014 50%
Apr 20, 2014 42%
Feb 9, 2014 50%
Jan 12, 2014 42%
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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 Sapporo. 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": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "JP",
      "location": "Sapporo",
      "postcode": "10277"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Sapporo rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Sapporo, Japan is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Jun 14, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. 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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