DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Male, Maldives COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
30%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 30%
Feb 8, 2026 30%
Oct 20, 2024 25%
Dec 3, 2023 20%
Oct 9, 2022 15%
Jul 17, 2022 10%

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 Male. 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/MV?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 30
      },
      "iso_code": "MV",
      "location": "Male",
      "postcode": "15047"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Male rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Male, Maldives?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Male, Maldives is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 30%. 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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