DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Quetta, Pakistan COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 27, 2008 Last updated: April 27, 2008
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Trend chart not available yet

A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Quetta so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Apr 27, 2008 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 Quetta. 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/PK?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2008-04-27",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2008-04-27",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "PK",
      "location": "Quetta",
      "postcode": "11037"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Quetta rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Quetta, Pakistan?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Quetta, Pakistan is 0%, effective Apr 27, 2008.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 27, 2008
Last updated
April 27, 2008

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