Instructions for Form 2555 (2008)

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Instructions for Form 2555 - Notices
- Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.

2008 Limits on Housing Expenses
Country	City or Other Location	Limit on Housing Expenses (daily)	Limit on Housing Expenses (full year)
Argentina	Buenos Aires	125.96	46,100
Australia	Brisbane	81.42	29,800
	Canberra	76.50	28,000
	Gold Coast	81.42	29,800
	Melbourne	78.96	28,900
	Oakey	81.42	29,800
	Perth	118.85	43,500
	Toowoomba	81.42	29,800
Austria	Vienna	96.72	35,400
Bahamas, The	Nassau	135.79	49,700
Bahrain		120.22	44,000
Barbados		103.01	37,700
Belgium	Antwerp	116.67	42,700
	Brussels	157.65	57,700
	Gosselies	110.11	40,300
	Hoogbuul	116.67	42,700
	Mons	110.11	40,300
	SHAPE/Chievres	110.11	40,300
Bermuda		245.90	90,000
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Sarajevo	89.89	32,900
Brazil	Brasilia	121.31	44,400
	Rio de Janeiro	95.90	35,100
	Sao Paulo	127.05	46,500
Canada	Calgary	110.93	40,600
	Dartmouth	95.63	35,000
	Edmonton	100.82	36,900
	Halifax	95.63	35,000
	London, Ontario	81.42	29,800
	Montreal	158.20	57,900
	Ottawa	130.87	47,900
	Toronto	129.78	47,500
	Vancouver	125.68	46,000
	Victoria	95.08	34,800
	Winnipeg	82.51	30,200
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman	131.15	48,000
Chile	Santiago	124.32	45,500
China	Beijing	134.25	49,137
	Hong Kong	312.30	114,300
	Shanghai	155.74	57,001
Colombia	Bogota	147.81	54,100
	All cities other than Bogota and Barranquilla	122.68	44,900
Denmark	Copenhagen	119.41	43,704
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	124.32	45,500
Ecuador	Guayaquil	84.15	30,800
	Quito	83.33	30,500
Egypt	Cairo	74.43	27,240
Estonia	Tallinn	127.32	46,600
France	Garches	273.50	100,100
	Le Havre	114.75	42,000
France (Continued)	Lyon	155.46	56,900
	Marseille	143.17	52,400
	Montpellier	126.78	46,400
	Paris	273.50	100,100
	Sevres	273.50	100,100
	Suresnes	273.50	100,100
	Versailles	273.50	100,100
Germany	Babenhausen	134.15	49,100
	Bad Aibling	114.48	41,900
	Bad Nauheim	107.10	39,200
	Baumholder	121.86	44,600
	Berlin	163.93	60,000
	Birkenfeld	121.86	44,600
	Boeblingen	145.90	53,400
	Butzbach	104.92	38,400
	Darmstadt	134.15	49,100
	Erlangen	84.97	31,100
	Frankfurt am Main	139.89	51,200
	Friedberg	107.10	39,200
	Fuerth	84.97	31,100
	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	115.85	42,400
	Geilenkirchen	92.35	33,800
	Gelnhausen	145.08	53,100
	Germersheim	101.91	37,300
	Giebelstadt	116.39	42,600
	Giessen	104.92	38,400
	Grafenwoehr	114.48	41,900
	Hanau	145.08	53,100
	Hannover	100.00	36,600
	Heidelberg	133.88	49,000
	Idar-Oberstein	121.86	44,600
	Ingolstadt	169.40	62,000
	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	149.18	54,600
	Kitzingen	116.39	42,600
	Leimen	133.88	49,000
	Ludwigsburg	145.90	53,400
	Mainz	164.48	60,200
	Mannheim	133.88	49,000
	Munich	169.40	62,000
	Nellingen	145.90	53,400
	Neubruecke	121.86	44,600
	Nuernberg	84.97	31,100
	Ober Ramstadt	134.15	49,100
	Oberammergau	115.85	42,400
	Pirmasens	149.18	54,600
	Rheinau	133.88	49,000
	Schwabach	84.97	31,100
	Schwetzingen	133.88	49,000
	Seckenheim	133.88	49,000
	Sembach	149.18	54,600
Germany (Continued)	Stuttgart	145.90	53,400
	Wertheim	116.39	42,600
	Wiesbaden	164.48	60,200
	Wuerzburg	116.39	42,600
	Zirndorf	84.97	31,100
	Zweibrueken	149.18	54,600
	All cities other than Augsburg, Babenhausen, Bad Aibling, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Nauheim, Baumholder, Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Birkenfeld, Boeblingen, Bonn, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Butzbach, Cologne, Darmstadt, Delmenhorst, Duesseldorf, Erlangen, Flensburg, Frankfurt am Main, Friedberg, Fuerth, Garlstedt, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Geilenkirchen, Gelnhausen, Germersheim, Giebelstadt, Giessen, Grafenwoehr, Grefrath, Greven, Gruenstadt, Hamburg, Hanau, Handorf, Hannover, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Herongen, Idar-Oberstein, Ingolstadt, Kaiserslautern, Landkreis, Kalkar, Karlsruhe, Kerpen, Kitzingen, Koblenz, Leimen, Leipzig, Ludwigsburg, Mainz, Mannheim, Mayen, Moenchen-Gladbach, Muenster, Munich, Nellingen, Neubruecke, Noervenich, Nuernberg, Ober Ramstadt, Oberammergau, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Pirmasens, Rheinau, Rheinberg, Schwabach, Schwetzingen, Seckenheim, Sembach, Stuttgart, Twisteden, Wahn, Wertheim, Wiesbaden, Worms, Wuerzburg, Zirndorf, and Zweibrueken	125.41	45,900
Greece	Argyroupolis	104.64	38,300
	Athens	107.92	39,500
	Elefsis	107.92	39,500
	Ellinikon	107.92	39,500
	Mt. Hortiatis	104.64	38,300
	Mt. Parnis	107.92	39,500
	Mt. Pateras	107.92	39,500
	Nea Makri	107.92	39,500
	Perivolaki	104.64	38,300
	Piraeus	107.92	39,500
	Souda Bay (Crete)	83.61	30,600
	Tanagra	107.92	39,500
	Thessaloniki	104.64	38,300
Guatemala	Guatemala City	102.73	37,600
Holy See, The		182.24	66,700
Hungary	Budapest	88.80	32,500
India	Mumbai	185.57	67,920
	New Delhi	82.66	30,252
Indonesia	Jakarta	103.21	37,776
Ireland	Dublin	158.20	57,900
	Limerick	89.34	32,700
	Shannon Area	89.34	32,700
Italy	Catania	106.56	39,000
	Gaeta	77.05	28,200
	Genoa	110.38	40,400
	Gioia Tauro	85.25	31,200
	La Spezia	110.38	40,400
	Leghorn	114.21	41,800
	Milan	272.13	99,600
	Naples	150.27	55,000
	Pisa	114.21	41,800
	Pordenone-Aviano	125.68	46,000
	Rome	182.24	66,700
	Sardinia	93.44	34,200
	Sigonella	106.56	39,000
	Turin	136.07	49,800
	Verona	86.89	31,800
	Vicenza	126.78	46,400
	All cities other than Avellino, Brindisi, Catania, Florence, Gaeta, Genoa, Gioia Tauro, La Spezia, Leghorn, Milan, Mount Vergine, Naples, Nettuno, Pisa, Pordenone-Aviano, Rome, Sardinia, Sigonella, Turin, Verona, and Vicenza	104.64	38,300
Jamaica	Kingston	112.57	41,200
Japan	Akashi	86.07	31,500
	Akizuki	75.68	27,700
	Atsugi	108.47	39,700
	Camp Zama	108.47	39,700
	Chiba-Ken	108.47	39,700
	Fussa	108.47	39,700
	Gifu	79.78	29,200
	Gotemba	81.97	30,000
	Haneda	108.47	39,700
	Kanagawa-Ken	108.47	39,700
	Komaki	79.78	29,200
	Machida-Shi	108.47	39,700
	Misawa	78.96	28,900
	Nagoya	103.24	37,786
	Okinawa Prefecture	133.06	48,700
	Osaka-Kobe	144.91	53,036
	Sagamihara	108.47	39,700
	Saitama-Ken	108.47	39,700
	Sasebo	81.42	29,800
	Tachikawa	108.47	39,700
	Tokyo	257.38	94,200
	Tokyo-to	108.47	39,700
	Yokohama	138.25	50,600
	Yokosuka	118.58	43,400
	Yokota	108.47	39,700
Kazakhstan	Almaty	131.15	48,000
Korea	Camp Carroll	80.05	29,300
	Camp Colbern	178.69	65,400
Korea (Continued)	Camp Market	178.69	65,400
	Camp Mercer	178.69	65,400
	Chinhae	82.79	30,300
	Chunchon	76.78	28,100
	K-16	178.69	65,400
	Kimhae	85.79	31,400
	Kimpo Airfield	178.69	65,400
	Kwangju	81.97	30,000
	Munsan	75.41	27,600
	Osan AB	93.17	34,100
	Pusan	85.79	31,400
	Pyongtaek	93.17	34,100
	Seoul	178.69	65,400
	Suwon	178.69	65,400
	Taegu	100.00	36,600
	Tongduchon	75.41	27,600
	Uijongbu	106.56	39,000
	Waegwan	80.05	29,300
	All cities other than Ammo Depot #9, Camp Carroll, Camp Colbern, Camp Market, Camp Mercer, Changwon, Chinhae, Chunchon, K-16, Kimhae, Kimpo Airfield, Kunsan, Kwangju, Munsan, Osan AB, Pusan, Pyongtaek, Seoul, Suwon, Taegu, Tongduchon, Uijongbu, and Waegwan	87.16	31,900
Kuwait	Kuwait City	177.87	65,100
	All cities other than Kuwait City	159.29	58,300
Luxembourg		149.45	54,700
Macedonia	Skopje	96.72	35,400
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	138.80	50,800
	All cities other than Kuala Lumpur	92.08	33,700
Malta		122.95	45,000
Mexico	Hermosillo	98.36	36,000
	Mazatlan	88.52	32,400
	Merida	103.55	37,900
	Mexico City	125.41	45,900
	Monterrey	117.21	42,900
	All cities other than Ciudad Juarez, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mazatlan, Merida, Metapa, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tapachula, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutierrez, and Veracruz	107.65	39,400
Micronesia	Pohnpei	75.14	27,500
Netherlands	Amsterdam	144.54	52,900
	Aruba	98.36	36,000
	Brunssum	103.28	37,800
	Eygelshoven	103.28	37,800
	Hague, The	187.16	68,500
	Heerlen	103.28	37,800
	Hoensbroek	103.28	37,800
Netherlands (Continued)	Hulsberg	103.28	37,800
	Kerkrade	103.28	37,800
	Landgraaf	103.28	37,800
	Maastricht	103.28	37,800
	Papendrecht	130.87	47,900
	Rotterdam	130.87	47,900
	Schaesburg	103.28	37,800
	Schinnen	103.28	37,800
	Schiphol	144.54	52,900
	Ypenburg	187.16	68,500
	All cities other than Amsterdam, Aruba, Brunssum, Coevorden, Eygelshoven, The Hague, Heerlen, Hoensbroek, Hulsberg, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Maastricht, Margraten, Papendrecht, Rotterdam, Schaesburg, Schinnen, Schiphol, and Ypenburg	95.63	35,000
Netherlands Antilles	Curacao	101.91	37,300
New Zealand	Auckland	97.54	35,700
	Wellington	92.35	33,800
Nicaragua	Managua	86.89	31,800
Norway	Oslo	159.29	58,300
	Stavanger	108.20	39,600
	All cities other than Oslo and Stavanger	103.01	37,700
Panama	Panama City	96.99	35,500
Peru	Lima	74.59	27,300
Philippines	Cavite	98.36	36,000
	Manila	98.36	36,000
	All cities other than Cavite and Manila	76.23	27,900
Poland		80.33	29,400
Portugal	Alverca	166.67	61,000
	Lajes Field	82.24	30,100
	Lisbon	166.67	61,000
Qatar	Doha	99.08	36,264
	All cities other than Doha	88.52	32,400
Russia	Moscow	248.36	90,900
	Saint Petersburg	119.67	43,800
	Sakhalin Island	211.75	77,500
	Vladivostok	211.75	77,500
	Yekaterinburg	129.51	47,400
Rwanda	Kigali	86.07	31,500
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	83.79	30,667
	Riyadh	87.43	32,000
Singapore		176.23	64,500
South Africa	Pretoria	109.84	40,200
Spain	Barcelona	110.93	40,600
	Madrid	123.50	45,200
	Rota	106.01	38,800
	Valencia	127.60	46,700
Spain (Continued)	All cities other than Barcelona, Madrid, Rota, and Valencia	76.23	27,900
Switzerland	Bern	162.30	59,400
	Geneva	229.78	84,100
	Zurich	107.16	39,219
	All cities other than Bern, Geneva, and Zurich	89.89	32,900
Taiwan	Taipei	126.20	46,188
Thailand	Bangkok	139.62	51,100
Turkey	Ankara	88.80	32,500
	Elmadag	88.80	32,500
	Izmir-Cigli	86.34	31,600
	Manzarali	88.80	32,500
	Yamanlar	86.34	31,600
Ukraine	Kiev	196.72	72,000
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	135.76	49,687
	Dubai	156.21	57,174
United Kingdom	Basingstoke	112.29	41,099
	Bath	112.02	41,000
	Bracknell	169.67	62,100
	Bristol	105.74	38,700
	Cambridge	117.49	43,000
	Caversham	201.64	73,800
	Cheltenham	127.87	46,800
	Chicksands	72.40	26,500
	Croughton	117.76	43,100
	Fairford	112.02	41,000
	Farnborough	149.45	54,700
	Felixstowe	122.95	45,000
	Gibraltar	121.90	44,616
	Harrogate	126.78	46,400
	High Wycombe	169.67	62,100
	Kemble	112.02	41,000
	Lakenheath	150.55	55,100
	Liverpool	106.01	38,800
	London	226.50	82,900
	Loudwater	173.50	63,500
	Menwith Hill	126.78	46,400
	Mildenhall	150.55	55,100
	Oxfordshire	117.76	43,100
	Plymouth	117.76	43,100
	Portsmouth	117.76	43,100
	Reading	169.67	62,100
	Rochester	109.02	39,900
	Southampton	120.77	44,200
	Surrey	132.25	48,402
	Waterbeach	119.95	43,900
	West Byfleet	72.13	26,400
	Wiltshire	113.66	41,600
United Kingdom (Continued)	All cities other than Basingstoke, Bath, Belfast, Birmingham, Bracknell, Bristol, Brough, Bude, Cambridge, Caversham, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chicksands, Croughton, Dunstable, Edinburgh, Edzell, Fairford, Farnborough, Felixstowe, Ft. Halstead, Gibraltar, Glenrothes, Greenham Common, Harrogate, High Wycombe, Hythe, Kemble, Lakenheath, Liverpool, London, Loudwater, Menwith Hill, Mildenhall, Nottingham, Oxfordshire, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Rochester, Southampton, Surrey, Waterbeach, Welford, West Byfleet, and Wiltshire	113.93	41,700
Venezuela	Caracas	155.74	57,000
Vietnam	Hanoi	127.87	46,800
	Ho Chi Minh City	114.75	42,000

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