DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Montenegro - Other, Montenegro COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
Feb 8, 2026 15%
Jan 25, 2026 10%
Dec 28, 2025 15%
Nov 30, 2025 10%
Sep 7, 2025 15%
Aug 10, 2025 10%
Jul 13, 2025 15%
May 4, 2025 10%
Mar 23, 2025 5%
Dec 15, 2024 0%
Sep 8, 2024 5%
Aug 13, 2023 0%
Jul 30, 2023 5%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Aug 16, 2020 5%
Nov 11, 2018 0%
Sep 16, 2018 5%
Sep 2, 2018 0%
May 13, 2018 5%
Feb 4, 2018 10%
Aug 6, 2017 5%
May 29, 2016 0%
May 15, 2016 5%
Sep 20, 2015 0%
Sep 6, 2015 5%
Feb 8, 2015 0%
Jan 11, 2015 5%
Oct 5, 2014 10%
Jun 15, 2014 15%
Jan 12, 2014 20%
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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 Montenegro - Other. 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/ME?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "ME",
      "location": "Montenegro - Other",
      "postcode": "13600"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Montenegro - Other rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Montenegro - Other, Montenegro?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Montenegro - Other, Montenegro is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Montenegro - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 15%. 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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