DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Belgrade, Serbia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
35%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 35%
Mar 8, 2026 35%
Feb 8, 2026 42%
Dec 14, 2025 35%
Nov 2, 2025 30%
Aug 24, 2025 35%
Aug 10, 2025 30%
Jul 13, 2025 35%
May 4, 2025 30%
Mar 23, 2025 25%
Dec 1, 2024 20%
Oct 20, 2024 25%
Aug 25, 2024 20%
Aug 11, 2024 15%
Jul 28, 2024 20%
Jun 30, 2024 15%
Jun 16, 2024 20%
Apr 7, 2024 15%
Mar 24, 2024 20%
Feb 11, 2024 15%
Dec 31, 2023 20%
Dec 17, 2023 15%
Dec 3, 2023 20%
Nov 19, 2023 15%
Oct 8, 2023 5%
Aug 13, 2023 10%
Jul 30, 2023 15%
Jan 29, 2023 10%
Jan 15, 2023 5%
Jan 1, 2023 10%
Dec 4, 2022 5%
Jul 3, 2022 0%
Jun 5, 2022 5%
May 22, 2022 0%
Mar 13, 2022 5%
Oct 10, 2021 10%
Aug 10, 2014 0%
Mar 9, 2014 5%
Jan 12, 2014 0%
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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 Belgrade. 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/RS?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 35
      },
      "iso_code": "RS",
      "location": "Belgrade",
      "postcode": "11047"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Belgrade rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Belgrade, Serbia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Belgrade, Serbia is 35%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In Mar 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 35%. 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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