Dar es Salaam rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 5% |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 5% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 10% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 15% |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 20% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 15% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 10% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 20% |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 10% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 15% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 10% |
| Oct 9, 2022 | 15% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 10% |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 15% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 10% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 5% |
| Apr 14, 2019 | 15% |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 10% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 15% |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 0% |
| Jan 6, 2019 | 5% |
| Aug 9, 2015 | 15% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 10% |
| Jul 12, 2015 | 15% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 5% |
| Jun 14, 2015 | 10% |
| May 17, 2015 | 15% |
| May 3, 2015 | 20% |
| Apr 19, 2015 | 25% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 20% |
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 Dar es Salaam. 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/TZ?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 5
},
"iso_code": "TZ",
"location": "Dar es Salaam",
"postcode": "10420"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Jun 14, 2026 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.
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