Germany OCONUS COLA Rates 2026

This page is DTMO's Overseas COLA index table for Germany for the pay period Oct 1–15, 2026, with the monthly COLA each index pays two reference members: an E-5 at 6 years of service with 2 dependents and an O-3 at 10 years with 1 dependent. For your own grade, years, dependents, barracks status or an earlier pay period, use the OCONUS COLA calculator.

Germany OCONUS COLA index by locality — Oct 1–15, 2026

Locality	Code	Index	Change	E-5, 6 yrs, 2 dep. / mo	O-3, 10 yrs, 1 dep. / mo
All Other Landstates⁵	DE999	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Ansbach (B)⁵	DE228	132	0	$1,104.98	$1,369.10
Augsburg (Incl Ingolstadt) (B)⁵	DE103	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Babenhausen (H)⁵	DE301	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Bamberg (B)⁵	DE229	120	0	$690.61	$855.69
Baumholder (incl Boerfink) (RP)⁵	DE603	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Berlin⁵	DE201	152	2	$1,795.59	$2,224.78
Bonn (incl Koln/Bonn Airport) (NRW)⁵	DE501	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Borgholzhausen (NRW)⁵	DE503	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Bremerhaven (incl Bremen and Nordholtz)⁵	DE203	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Buedingen (incl Gelnhausen) (H)⁵	DE307	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Cologne (incl Dellbrueck, Porz-Wahn) (NRW)⁵	DE169	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Darmstadt (H)⁵	DE311	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Dexheim (incl Gonsenheim and Russelsheim) (RP)⁵	DE663	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Erding (B)⁵	DE165	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Erlensee (H)⁵	DE313	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Frankfurt am Main (Inc Rhein Main AB)(H)⁵	DE317	146	2	$1,588.41	$1,968.08
Freiburg (BW)⁵	DE067	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Garmisch (B)⁵	DE121	126	2	$897.79	$1,112.39
Geilenkirchen (NRW)⁵	DE531	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Giebelstadt (B)⁵	DE123	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Giessen (H)⁵	DE323	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Goettingen (LS)⁵	DE224	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Hamburg⁵	DE205	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Hanau (H)⁵	DE329	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Hannover (incl Wunstorf) (LS)⁵	DE407	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Heidelberg (BW)⁵	DE019	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Hohenfels (B)⁵	DE230	122	0	$759.67	$941.25
Jena (T)⁵	DE815	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Jever AB (LS)⁵	DE415	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Kaiserslautern Military Community (Incl Bann, Einsidlerhof, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl, Miesau,Pirmasens, Ramstein, Ruppertsweiler, Sembach and Zweibruchen) (RP)⁵	DE700	130	2	$1,035.92	$1,283.53
Kalkar (incl Uedem) (NRW)⁵	DE539	152	2	$1,795.59	$2,224.78
Karlsruhe (incl Ettlingen) (BW)⁵	DE027	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Kiel (incl Eckernforde) (SH)⁵	DE221	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Kitzengen (incl Wuerzburg) (B)⁵	DE129	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Landsberg (B)⁵	DE223	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Leipzig (OS)⁵	DE157	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Mannheim (incl Sandhofen) (BW)⁵	DE039	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Munchengladbach (incl Grefrath, Rheindahlen, and Herongen) (NRW)⁵	DE549	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Munich (Incl Furstenfeldbruck and Oberpfaffenhofen) (B)⁵	DE133	156	2	$1,933.71	$2,395.92
Nurnberg (B)⁵	DE137	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Oberammergau MOD (B)⁵	DE219	126	2	$897.79	$1,112.39
Oberammergau non-MOD (B)⁵	DE139	126	2	$897.79	$1,112.39
Other Baden-Wuertemberg⁵	DE063	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Other Bavaria⁵	DE153	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Other Hesse⁵	DE359	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Other Lower Saxony⁵	DE425	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Other Mecklenburg-Vorpommern⁵	DE369	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Other North Rhine-Westphalia⁵	DE573	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Other Rhineland-Palatinate⁵	DE655	144	2	$1,519.34	$1,882.51
Other Saarland⁵	DE207	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Other Saxony⁵	DE939	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Other Schleswig Holstein⁵	DE703	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22
Pfullendorf (incl Grossengstingen) (BW)⁵	DE721	156	2	$1,933.71	$2,395.92
Potsdam⁵	DE816	152	2	$1,795.59	$2,224.78
Regensburg (B)⁵	DE189	130	2	$1,035.92	$1,283.53
Schweinfurt (B)⁵	DE227	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Spangdahlem (RP)⁵	DE741	124	2	$828.73	$1,026.82
Stuttgart Military Community (BW)^{5, 6}	DE055	134	0	$1,174.04	$1,454.67
Tubingen (BW)⁵	DE059	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Ulm (incl Neu Ulm) (BW)⁵	DE061	128	2	$966.86	$1,197.96
Vilseck/Grafenwoehr (B)⁵	DE231	120	0	$690.61	$855.69
Wiesbaden (incl Bad Kreuznach and Wackernheim) (H)⁵	DE355	138	2	$1,312.16	$1,625.80
Wilhelmshaven (LS)⁵	DE469	150	2	$1,726.53	$2,139.22

Source: DTMO Overseas COLA Tables, COLA Indices effective 2026-10-01; Annual Compensation 2026; Spendable Income table effective 2026-02-01; snapshot taken 2026-10-06. Footnotes: 5/ Abbreviations for German States: Baden-Wuertemberg (BW), Bavaria (B), Hesse (H), Lower Saxony (LS), North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), Other Saxony (OS), Rhineland Palantinate (RP), Saarland (S), and Schleswig Holstein (SH). Verify any figure on the DTMO Overseas COLA lookup.

How OCONUS COLA works in Germany

The index is the whole story. DTMO compares the price of a market basket of goods and services in each Germany locality with the CONUS average and publishes the result as an index: 100 means the same cost, 156 means 56% more. The allowance is that percentage of your spendable income (DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Ch. 68, Table 68-8).

Spendable income depends on grade, years and dependents. DTMO's 2026 Annual Compensation table gives a figure for every grade and length of service, with and without dependents; the Spendable Income table (effective 2026-02-01) turns that into the amount COLA applies to, rising with each command-sponsored dependent up to five.

Daily rate, then the month. The annual COLA is divided by 360 and carried to five decimals; the month pays that daily rate times the days in the month, and each pay period pays it for its 15 or 16 days (Table 68-9). DTMO re-issues the index on the 1st and 16th, so Germany COLA can change twice a month with the exchange rate.

Barracks pay the reduced rate. A member without dependents in Government quarters with a dining facility receives 0.63 of the index on the no-dependent spendable income (par. 3.4.1); meals the facility cannot provide add a fractional COLA (Table 68-6).

Housing in Germany is covered separately by the Overseas Housing Allowance, and the first weeks by the TLA calculator. For your own grade, years, dependents and any past pay period, run the OCONUS COLA calculator.

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Germany OCONUS COLA — frequently asked questions

What is the OCONUS COLA index in Germany right now?

For the pay period Oct 1–15, 2026, the 64 Germany localities with an authorized COLA run from index 120 (Bamberg (B)) to 156 (Munich (Incl Furstenfeldbruck and Oberpfaffenhofen) (B)). The index is the percentage above 100 that is applied to a member's spendable income.

How much OCONUS COLA does an E-5 with two dependents get in Germany?

At the highest-index locality, Munich (Incl Furstenfeldbruck and Oberpfaffenhofen) (B) (index 156), an E-5 with 6 years of service and 2 dependents receives $62.38 a day, $1,933.71 for the month of October 2026; at Bamberg (B) (index 120) it is $690.61 a month. Computed per DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Chapter 68, Tables 68-8 and 68-9 from DTMO's 2026 Annual Compensation and Spendable Income tables.

How often does Germany OCONUS COLA change?

DTMO issues a new COLA index table every pay period, on the 1st and the 16th, so the dollar amount can move twice a month with exchange rates and with the cost-of-living surveys. Between Sep 16–30, 2026 and Oct 1–15, 2026, 59 of 64 Germany localities changed index. Every table this site publishes is archived, so past pay periods stay available on the OCONUS COLA calculator.

Do members in barracks get the full OCONUS COLA in Germany?

No. A member without dependents in Government quarters where a Government dining facility is available is paid the reduced rate: DTMO applies 0.63 of the index to the no-dependent spendable income (DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Ch. 68, par. 3.4.1). Meals not available at the dining facility add a fractional COLA (Table 68-6: 7% morning, 15% noon, 15% evening of the 0-dependent daily rate).

Germany OCONUS COLA index by locality — Oct 1–15, 2026

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