Tapachula, Mexico

Compensation Allowances

Post Allowance (COLA): 0%of spendable income · non-taxable · DSSR 220
Post Differential: 15%of basic pay · taxable · DSSR 500
LQA: Reimbursement of actual housing costs up to a post-specific maximum based on family size. View LQA rates ↗

Timezone: UTC-08:00
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Mexican peso
Electricity: Type A, Type B · 127 V · 60 Hz
Flight to US: ~3.2 hrs — Estimated flight time to Washington, DC area: ~3.2 hours (great-circle, 900 km/h average). Actual times vary by route and layovers.
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No schools data available.

Source: State Dept GCLO

Bilateral Agreement:No

De Facto Arrangement:Yes