DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Port Vila, Vanuatu COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
20%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 20%
May 3, 2026 20%
Apr 19, 2026 15%
Feb 8, 2026 20%
Jan 25, 2026 42%
Jan 11, 2026 35%
Nov 30, 2025 42%
Nov 16, 2025 35%
Oct 5, 2025 42%
Sep 21, 2025 35%
Mar 23, 2025 42%
Mar 9, 2025 50%
Nov 3, 2024 42%
Oct 20, 2024 50%
Jul 28, 2024 25%
Feb 25, 2024 30%
Nov 19, 2023 35%
Jul 2, 2023 42%
Jun 4, 2023 50%
Apr 9, 2023 42%
Jan 15, 2023 50%
Jan 1, 2023 42%
Oct 9, 2022 50%
Aug 14, 2022 42%
Jun 5, 2022 35%
Mar 27, 2022 42%
Mar 13, 2022 35%
Feb 13, 2022 42%
Jan 16, 2022 35%
Dec 19, 2021 42%
Dec 5, 2021 35%
Nov 7, 2021 42%
Oct 10, 2021 35%
Oct 11, 2020 10%
Aug 16, 2020 30%
Aug 2, 2020 35%
Jul 19, 2020 30%
Jun 7, 2020 35%
May 24, 2020 30%
Jul 7, 2019 35%
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 Port Vila. 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/VU?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "VU",
      "location": "Port Vila",
      "postcode": "11707"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Port Vila rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Port Vila, Vanuatu?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Port Vila, Vanuatu is 20%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Port Vila COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In May 3, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 20%. 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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