Port Moresby rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 20% |
| May 3, 2026 | 20% |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 20% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 42% |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 35% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 42% |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 35% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 42% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 35% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 42% |
| Mar 9, 2025 | 50% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 42% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 50% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 25% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 30% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 35% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 42% |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 50% |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 42% |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 50% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 42% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 50% |
| Aug 14, 2022 | 42% |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 35% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 42% |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 35% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 42% |
| Jan 16, 2022 | 35% |
| Dec 19, 2021 | 42% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 35% |
| Nov 7, 2021 | 42% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 35% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 10% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | 30% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 35% |
| Jul 19, 2020 | 30% |
| Jun 7, 2020 | 35% |
| May 24, 2020 | 30% |
| May 26, 2019 | 35% |
| Mar 19, 2017 | 42% |
| Feb 19, 2017 | 50% |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 42% |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 50% |
| Jul 10, 2016 | 42% |
| Jun 12, 2016 | 50% |
| May 15, 2016 | 42% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 50% |
| Jun 14, 2015 | 60% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 42% |
| Jan 11, 2015 | 50% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 42% |
| Jun 15, 2014 | 50% |
| May 18, 2014 | 42% |
| Apr 6, 2014 | 20% |
| Mar 9, 2014 | 25% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 30% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Port Moresby. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
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/PG?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 20
},
"iso_code": "PG",
"location": "Port Moresby",
"postcode": "10300"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 3, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 20%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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