Instructions for Form 2555 (2006)

Instructions for Form 2555 - Notices

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Limits on Housing Expenses
Country	City or Other Location	Limit on Housing Expenses (daily)	Limit on Housing Expenses (full year)
Argentina	Buenos Aires	120.27	43,900
Austria	Vienna	78.97	28,824
Bahamas, The	Nassau	136.16	49,700
Bahrain		120.55	44,000
Barbados		103.29	37,700
Belgium	Brussels	124.93	45,600
	SHAPE/Chievres	91.23	33,300
Bermuda		197.26	72,000
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Sarajevo	74.52	27,200
Brazil	Brasilia	86.30	31,500
	Rio de Janeiro	96.16	35,100
	Sao Paulo	127.40	46,500
Canada	Ottawa	107.40	39,200
	Calgary	73.42	26,800
	Halifax	68.49	25,000
	London, Ontario	70.41	25,700
	Montreal	138.90	50,700
	Toronto	113.70	41,500
	Vancouver	106.85	39,000
	Victoria	76.71	28,000
	Winnipeg	68.22	24,900
Chile	Santiago	96.71	35,300
China	Beijing	131.51	48,000
	Hong Kong	313.15	114,300
	Shanghai	147.95	54,000
Colombia	Bogota	148.22	54,100
	All cities other than Bogota and Barranquilla	123.01	44,900
Costa Rica	San Jose	71.78	26,200
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	110.96	40,500
Ecuador	Quito	81.92	29,900
	Guayaquil	84.38	30,800
El Salvador	San Salvador	69.04	25,200
France	Paris	217.26	79,300
	Le Havre	97.26	35,500
	Lyon	139.45	50,900
	Marseille	117.81	43,000
	Montpellier	115.34	42,100
Germany	Berlin	132.05	48,200
	Bad Aibling	92.05	33,600
	Baumholder	98.08	35,800
	Berchtesgaden	70.14	25,600
	Darmstadt	107.67	39,300
	Frankfurt am Main	112.88	41,200
	Friedberg	86.03	31,400
	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	93.15	34,000
	Geilenkirchen	73.97	27,000
	Germersheim	81.64	29,800
	Giessen	84.38	30,800
	Grafenwoehr	69.86	25,500
Germany (Continued)	Hanau	116.44	42,500
	Hannover	80.55	29,400
	Heidelberg	107.40	39,200
	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	121.64	44,400
	Munich	115.62	42,200
	Nuernberg	68.22	24,900
	Stuttgart	113.97	41,600
	Wiesbaden	129.04	47,100
	Wuerzburg	93.42	34,100
	All cities other than Augsburg, Bad Aibling, Bad Kreuznach, Baumholder, Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cologne, Darmstadt, Duesseldorf, Flensburg, Frankfurt am Main, Friedberg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Geilenkirchen, Germersheim, Giessen, Grafenwoehr, Hamburg, Hanau, Hannover, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Kaiserslautern, Landkreis, Karlsruhe, Kerpen, Koblenz, Leipzig, Muenster, Munich, Nuernberg, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Rheinberg, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Worms, and Wuerzburg	92.60	33,800
Greece	Athens	86.85	31,700
	Thessaloniki	84.11	30,700
Guatemala	Guatemala City	103.01	37,600
Holy See, The		146.58	53,500
Hungary	Budapest	89.04	32,500
India	Mumbai	156.19	57,011
	New Delhi	73.75	26,920
Indonesia	Jakarta	103.49	37,776
Ireland	Limerick	69.04	25,200
Italy	Rome	146.58	53,500
	Catania	75.89	27,700
	Genoa	103.29	37,700
	Gioia Tauro	85.48	31,200
	Leghorn	91.78	33,500
	Milan	218.63	79,800
	Naples	120.82	44,100
	Pordenone-Aviano	100.82	36,800
	Sardinia	74.79	27,300
	Turin	109.32	39,900
	Verona	69.86	25,500
	Vicenza	101.92	37,200
	All cities other than Avellino, Brindisi, Catania, Florence, Gaeta, Genoa, Gioia Tauro, Leghorn, Milan, Naples, Nettuno, Pordenone-Aviano, Rome, Sardinia, Turin, Verona, and Vicenza.	84.11	30,700
Jamaica	Kingston	112.88	41,200
Japan	Tokyo	234.79	85,700
Japan (Continued)	Akizuki	69.04	25,200
	Gotemba	75.07	27,400
	Misawa	69.32	25,300
	Nagoya	103.52	37,786
	Okinawa Prefecture	123.56	45,100
	Osaka-Kobe	145.30	53,036
	Sasebo	81.10	29,600
	Tokyo-to	99.73	36,400
	Yokohama	131.23	47,900
	Yokosuka	113.42	41,400
Korea	Seoul	153.97	56,200
	Chinhae	78.90	28,800
	Chunchon	73.70	26,900
	Kwangju	78.08	28,500
	Osan AB	88.77	32,400
	Pusan	81.92	29,900
	Taegu	92.88	33,900
	Tongduchon	72.33	26,400
	Uijongbu	101.92	37,200
	Waegwan	74.25	27,100
	All cities other than Changwon, Chinhae, Chunchon, Kunsan, Kwangju, Osan AB, Pusan, Seoul, Taegu, Tongduchon, Uijongbu, and Waegwan	83.29	30,400
Kuwait	Kuwait City	163.84	59,800
	All cities other than Kuwait City	146.85	53,600
Luxembourg		120.27	43,900
Macedonia	Skopje	96.99	35,400
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	96.71	35,300
	All cities other than Kuala Lumpur	92.33	33,700
Malta		100.00	36,500
Mexico	Mexico City	102.74	37,500
Netherlands	Hague, The	150.41	54,900
	Amsterdam	144.93	52,900
	Brunssum	83.01	30,300
	Rotterdam	105.48	38,500
	All cities other than Amsterdam, Brunssum, Coevorden, The Hague, Margraten, and Rotterdam.	76.71	28,000
Netherlands Antilles	Aruba	90.41	33,000
New Zealand	Wellington	73.15	26,700
	Auckland	77.26	28,200
Norway	Oslo	83.76	30,573
	Stavanger	90.41	33,000
	All cities other than Oslo and Stavanger.	91.78	33,500
Panama	Panama City	88.22	32,200
Peru	Lima	74.79	27,300
Portugal	Lisbon	133.70	48,800
Qatar	Doha	95.30	34,786
Russia	Moscow	207.45	75,720
Rwanda	Kigali	86.30	31,500
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	84.02	30,667
	Riyadh	84.02	30,667
Singapore		117.53	42,900
Spain	Madrid	99.18	36,200
	Rota	85.48	31,200
	Valencia	102.74	37,500
Switzerland	Bern	139.45	50,900
	Geneva	192.60	70,300
	Zurich	105.20	38,398
	All cities other than Bern, Geneva and Zurich	90.14	32,900
Taiwan	Taipei	122.42	44,685
Thailand	Bangkok	100.27	36,600
Turkey	Ankara	84.93	31,000
	Izmir-Cigli	86.58	31,600
Ukraine	Kiev	89.98	32,844
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	82.12	29,973
	Dubai	116.31	42,452
United Kingdom	London	197.53	72,100
	Basingstoke	112.60	41,099
	Bath	103.84	37,900
	Bristol	78.08	28,500
	Cambridge	109.32	39,900
	Caversham	187.40	68,400
	Cheltenham	111.51	40,700
	Fairford	88.49	32,300
	Farnborough	130.14	47,500
	Felixstowe	110.96	40,500
	Gibraltar	122.24	44,616
	Harrogate	110.41	40,300
	High Wycombe	157.53	57,500
	Lakenheath	140.00	51,100
	Loudwater	133.42	48,700
	Oxfordshire	79.18	28,900
	Rochester	101.37	37,000
	Surrey	121.51	44,350
	Wiltshire	96.16	35,100
	All cities other than Basingstoke, Bath, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Brough, Bude, Cambridge, Caversham, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chicksands, Dunstable, Edinburgh, Edzell, Fairford, Farnborough, Felixstowe, Ft. Halstead, Gibraltar, Glenrothes, Harrogate, High Wycombe, Hythe, Lakenheath, London, Loudwater, Nottingham, Oxfordshire, Rochester, Surrey, Welford, West Byfleet, and Wiltshire.	96.16	35,100
Venezuela	Caracas	143.56	52,400
Vietnam	Hanoi	128.22	46,800

Instructions for Form 2555 - Notices

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.