DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Oporto, Portugal COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: January 9, 2005 Last updated: January 9, 2005
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
15%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

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Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jan 9, 2005 15%

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 Oporto. 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/PT?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2005-01-09",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2005-01-09",
        "rate": 15
      },
      "iso_code": "PT",
      "location": "Oporto",
      "postcode": "10186"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Oporto rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Oporto, Portugal?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Oporto, Portugal is 15%, effective Jan 9, 2005.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jan 9, 2005
Last updated
January 9, 2005

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