DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Taif, Saudi Arabia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: March 5, 2017 Last updated: March 5, 2017
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Mar 5, 2017 10%
Jan 12, 2014 10%

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 Taif. 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/SA?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2017-03-05",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2017-03-05",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "SA",
      "location": "Taif",
      "postcode": "11046"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Taif rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Taif, Saudi Arabia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Taif, Saudi Arabia is 10%, effective Mar 5, 2017.

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

In Jan 12, 2014 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Mar 5, 2017
Last updated
March 5, 2017

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