DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, Romania Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$32,200
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$30,800
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$27,600
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$32,200
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$27,600
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$24,700
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date WF G2 WF G3 WF G4 NF G2 NF G3 NF G4
Jul 12, 2026 $32,200 $30,800 $27,600 $32,200 $27,600 $24,700
Feb 23, 2025 $32,200 $30,800 $27,600 $32,200 $27,600 $24,700
Feb 25, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $18,900 $20,700 $19,400 $18,900
Mar 14, 2021 $20,500 $19,400 $18,900 $20,500 $19,400 $18,900

WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.

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/RO?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "RO",
      "location": "Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 32200,
        "with_family_group_3": 30800,
        "with_family_group_4": 27600,
        "without_family_group_2": 32200,
        "without_family_group_3": 27600,
        "without_family_group_4": 24700
      },
      "postcode": "13652"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, Romania?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, Romania ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $32,200 with family and $32,200 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB LQA maximum determined?

LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Constanta-Mihail Kogalniceanu AB LQA changed over time?

In Feb 23, 2025 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $32,200; it is now $32,200. The full year-by-year history for all six series is 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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