Kyiv rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 0% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 15% |
| 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 Kyiv. 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/UA?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-08-23",
"rate": 0
},
"iso_code": "UA",
"location": "Kyiv",
"postcode": "10218"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kyiv, Ukraine is 0%, effective Aug 23, 2026.
In Oct 11, 2020 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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