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Does everyone assigned overseas receive COLA?

April 26, 2017Cola overseas

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Does everyone assigned overseas receive COLA?

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No. If the cost of living in the overseas area where you are assigned is the same as, or lower than it is in an average area in the United States, you do not receive COLA. Q3.

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No. If the cost of living in the overseas area where you are assigned is the same as, or lower than it is in an average area in the United States, you do not receive COLA. Q3. How much COLA will I receive at my new permanent duty station? ANSWER: A COLA rate query by location is available at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/perdiem/ocform.html. Q4. How does the Department of Defense know whether it costs more to live at my overseas duty station than in the States? ANSWER: The Cost of Living index is based on data furnished by uniformed members assigned to each overseas location. The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee uses two surveys to determine the relative cost of living: a Living Pattern Survey and a Retail Price Schedule. The Living Pattern Survey asks Service Members which local stores they shop in and how much (the percentage) they buy from the commissary and exchange. For example, the Living Pattern Survey may show that Service Members typically buy half th