DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Vladivostok, Russia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: September 25, 2022 Last updated: September 25, 2022
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Sep 25, 2022 5%
Aug 14, 2022 5%
Jul 31, 2022 10%
Jul 17, 2022 5%
Jul 3, 2022 15%
Mar 29, 2020 0%
Feb 16, 2020 5%
Jan 5, 2020 10%
Jul 21, 2019 5%
Jul 7, 2019 10%
Feb 3, 2019 5%
Jan 6, 2019 0%
Dec 9, 2018 5%
Nov 25, 2018 0%
Oct 14, 2018 5%
Sep 2, 2018 0%
Aug 19, 2018 5%
Jul 22, 2018 10%
Jul 8, 2018 5%
May 27, 2018 10%
May 13, 2018 5%
Apr 29, 2018 10%
Feb 18, 2018 15%
Feb 4, 2018 20%
Dec 10, 2017 15%
Nov 26, 2017 10%
Sep 3, 2017 15%
Jul 23, 2017 10%
May 14, 2017 15%
Apr 30, 2017 20%
Feb 19, 2017 15%
Jan 22, 2017 10%
Nov 2, 2014 0%
Oct 5, 2014 5%
Aug 24, 2014 10%
Apr 6, 2014 15%
Mar 9, 2014 10%
Feb 9, 2014 15%
Jan 12, 2014 20%
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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 Vladivostok. 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": "2022-09-25",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2022-09-25",
        "rate": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "RU",
      "location": "Vladivostok",
      "postcode": "10954"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Vladivostok rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Vladivostok, Russia is 5%, effective Sep 25, 2022.

How has the Vladivostok COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Aug 14, 2022 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Sep 25, 2022
Last updated
September 25, 2022

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