Appendix 2 OCOLA Market Basket.pdf
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This is a market basket listing for the 2024 Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) data collection effort. The document is structured as an appendix that itemizes approximately 120 consumer goods and services that will be used to assess cost-of-living differences between CONUS and OCONUS locations.
The market basket includes diverse categories of items with specified quantities and units, ranging from groceries (fresh produce, meat, dairy), household goods (cleaning supplies, appliances), clothing (men's, women's, children's), electronics (mobile phones, computers), utilities (internet, phone service), transportation (gasoline, public transit), healthcare items (medications, medical appointments), and various services (haircuts, dry cleaning, daycare). Each item listing includes columns for recording average prices both with and without sales tax, though the price fields are blank in this template. The standardized quantities and units (e.g., 144 FL OZ of bottled beer, 92 FL OZ of laundry detergent, 1 EACH for clothing items) enable consistent price comparisons across different locations.
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Appendix 2
2024 Overseas COLA Market Basket
Item Name Quantity Unit Average Price Without Sales
Tax
Average Price With Sales Tax
Adhesive Bandages 30 EACH
Adult Multivitamins 60 EACH
Air Fare 1 EACH
Annual Car Insurance 1 YEAR
Annual Fitness Club Membership
1 YEAR
Anti-Diarrheal Tablets 18 EACH
Apples 3 LB
Bananas 1 LB
Bath Towel 1 EACH
Black Tea 100 EACH
Body Wash 20 FL OZ
Boneless Chicken Thighs 1 LB
Bottled Beer 144 FL OZ
Bottled Water 6 L
Boy's Jeans 1 EACH
Boy's Sneakers 1 EACH
Broccoli 1 LB
Bus Fare 1 EACH
Butter 16 OZ
Canned Corn 15.25 OZ
Canned Dog Food 22 OZ
Canned Peaches 29 OZ
Canned Tuna 5 OZ
Car Battery 1 EACH
Carbonated Soft Drink 144 FL OZ
Cellular Phone Service 1 MONTH
Cereal 19 OZ
Champagne 750 ML
Chocolate Bar 6.8 OZ
Cigarettes 1 PACK
Cinema Ticket 1 EACH
Contact Lens Solution 12 FL OZ
Cookies 18.12 OZ
Cooking Oil 40 FL OZ
Cough Drops 45 EACH
Day Care Center 1 WEEK
Dishwashing Liquid 19.4 FL OZ
Item Name Quantity Unit Average Price Without Sales
Tax
Average Price
Disposable Diapers 32 EACH
Domestic Help 1 WEEK
Dried Black Beans 15.5 OZ
Dry Cat Food 7 LB
Dry Cleaning Man's Shirt 1 EACH
Eggs 1 DZ
Electric Steam Iron 1 EACH
Flat Screen Television 1 EACH
Flour 5 LB
Food Away from Home 1 EACH
Fresh Milk 1 GAL
Frozen Salmon 1 LB
Frozen Shrimp 1 LB
Frying Pan 1 EACH
Gov't Transportation 1 EACH
Granulated Sugar 4 LB
Green Tea 40 EACH
Ground Coffee 30.5 OZ
Hard Cheese 16 OZ
Headphones 1 EACH
Ice Cream 16 OZ
Infant Milk 12.4 OZ
Instant Coffee 12 OZ
Internet Service 1 MONTH
Iodized Table Salt 26 OZ
Jelly 18 OZ
Ketchup 20 OZ
Lettuce 1 EACH
Lipstick 1 EACH
Liquid Laundry Detergent 92 FL OZ
Lithium Coin Battery 2 EACH
Local Newspaper 1 EACH
Medical Appointment 1 EACH
Men's Haircut 1 EACH
Men's Jeans 1 EACH
Men's Shirt 1 EACH
Men's Slacks 1 EACH
Men's Sneakers 1 EACH
Men's Suit 1 EACH
Microwave Oven 1 EACH
Without Sales
Tax
Average Price
Mobile Phone 1 EACH
Oil Change 1 EACH
Olive Oil 16 FL OZ
Onions 3 LB
Orange Juice 52 FL OZ
Oranges 4 LB
Pain Relief Tablets 100 EACH
Paperback Book 1 EACH
Pork Chops 1 LB
Potato Chips 7.75 OZ
Potatoes 5 LB
Printer Paper 500 SHEETS
Radial Tire 1 EACH
Red Wine 750 ML
Refrigerator Freezer 1 EACH
Regular Gasoline 1 GAL
Rice 2 LB
Scotch Whiskey 750 ml
Shampoo 12.1 FL OZ
Sirloin Steak 1 LB
Sliced Lunch Meat 1 LB
Soccer Ball 1 EACH
Soy Sauce 15 OZ
Spaghetti 1 LB
Subway Fare 1 EACH
Tablet Computer 1 EACH
Tampons 10 EACH
Taxi Fare 5 MI
Tennis Balls 3 EACH
Toilet Paper 12 EACH
Tomatoes 1 LB
Toothpaste 4.6 OZ
Turkey Bacon 1 LB
Twin Bed Sheet Set 1 EACH
Vacuum Cleaner 1 EACH
Video Game 1 EACH
Washing Machine 1 EACH
Wheat Bread 20 OZ
White Bread 20 OZ
Window/Glass Cleaner 19 OZ
Without Sales
Tax
Average Price
Women's Business Suit 1 EACH
Women's Haircut and Blow Dry 1 EACH
Women's Jeans 1 EACH
Women's Shoes 1 EACH
Women's Skirt 1 EACH
Yogurt 5.3 OZ
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