DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Tanzania - Other, Tanzania COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Tanzania - Other 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%
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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 Tanzania - Other. 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/TZ?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "TZ",
      "location": "Tanzania - Other",
      "postcode": "11851"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Tanzania - Other rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tanzania - Other, Tanzania?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Tanzania - Other, Tanzania is 5%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Tanzania - Other COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

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.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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