Johannesburg rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0% |
| Jun 24, 2018 | 0% |
| May 13, 2018 | 5% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 10% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 5% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 0% |
| Sep 17, 2017 | 5% |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 0% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 5% |
| Jul 23, 2017 | 0% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 5% |
| Apr 16, 2017 | 0% |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 5% |
| Sep 20, 2015 | 0% |
| Aug 9, 2015 | 5% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 10% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 0% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Johannesburg. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
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/ZA?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 0
},
"iso_code": "ZA",
"location": "Johannesburg",
"postcode": "10414"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Johannesburg, South Africa is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jun 24, 2018 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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