DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Tapachula, Mexico COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: October 28, 2018 Last updated: October 28, 2018
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Oct 28, 2018 0%
Jan 12, 2014 0%

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 Tapachula. 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/MX?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "MX",
      "location": "Tapachula",
      "postcode": "10462"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Tapachula rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tapachula, Mexico?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tapachula, Mexico is 0%, effective Oct 28, 2018.

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

In Jan 12, 2014 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 Oct 28, 2018
Last updated
October 28, 2018

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