DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
15%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 15%
Feb 8, 2026 15%
Mar 9, 2025 30%
Oct 20, 2024 20%
Nov 19, 2023 15%
Oct 9, 2022 5%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Jan 21, 2018 10%
May 3, 2015 35%
Jan 12, 2014 42%

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 Mozambique - 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/MZ?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 15
      },
      "iso_code": "MZ",
      "location": "Mozambique - Other",
      "postcode": "11870"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Mozambique - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Mozambique - Other, Mozambique is 15%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Mozambique - 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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