DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

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

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
25%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 25%
Jun 14, 2026 30%
May 31, 2026 35%
May 3, 2026 30%
Apr 19, 2026 25%
Apr 5, 2026 20%
Feb 8, 2026 25%
Nov 17, 2024 5%
Jul 2, 2023 0%
Jun 4, 2023 5%
May 21, 2023 10%
Apr 23, 2023 5%
Feb 26, 2023 10%
Jan 29, 2023 20%
Jan 15, 2023 15%
Jan 1, 2023 20%
Dec 18, 2022 30%
Nov 20, 2022 35%
Oct 23, 2022 30%
Aug 14, 2022 42%
Jul 31, 2022 50%
Jul 17, 2022 35%
Jul 3, 2022 60%
Dec 5, 2021 15%
Nov 21, 2021 20%
Nov 7, 2021 25%
Oct 10, 2021 20%
Oct 11, 2020 5%
Oct 4, 2015 10%
Aug 10, 2014 0%
Jun 1, 2014 5%
Mar 9, 2014 0%
Jan 26, 2014 5%
Jan 12, 2014 10%
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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 Russia - 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/RU?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 25
      },
      "iso_code": "RU",
      "location": "Russia - Other",
      "postcode": "11778"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Russia - Other rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Russia - Other, Russia is 25%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Russia - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 14, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 30%. 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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