DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: May 19, 2024 Last updated: May 19, 2024
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
May 19, 2024 0%
Jan 12, 2014 0%

Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

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 Rawalpindi. 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": "2024-05-19",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2024-05-19",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "PK",
      "location": "Rawalpindi",
      "postcode": "dssr-rawalpindi"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Rawalpindi rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Rawalpindi, Pakistan is 0%, effective May 19, 2024.

How has the Rawalpindi 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 May 19, 2024
Last updated
May 19, 2024

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