05.03.

2018

VLA rates for national UN Volunteer and Youth Volunteers as of January 2018

National UN Volunteer National UN Youth Volunteer

Rate VLA Equivalent in Currency of VLA Per month (in VLA Per month
SIG (in USD)
(Mar-18) local currency Payment USD) (in USD)

Country
Afghanistan 1.0 600 USD 600.0 600 480
Albania(1)* 104.7 120,765 ALL 1,153.4 1,153 923
Albania(2)* 104.7 80,960 ALL 773.3 773 619
Algeria 114.2 71,129 DZD 623.0 623 498
Angola 204.3 206,750 AOA 1,012.2 1,012 810
Anguilla 2.7 2,984 XCD 1,105.2 1,105 884
Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 3,350 XCD 1,240.7 1,241 993
Argentina 20.2 17,247 ARS 855.7 856 685
Armenia 481.1 307,184 AMD 638.5 639 511
Aruba 1.0 961 USD 961.0 961 769
Austria 0.8 2,665 EUR 3,269.9 3,270 2,616
Azerbaijan 1.7 1,320 AZN 777.2 777 622
Bahamas 1.0 1,058 BSD 1,058.0 1,058 846
Bahrain 0.4 737 BHD 1,954.9 1,955 1,564
Bangladesh 83.3 41,981 BDT 503.7 504 403
Barbados 2.0 3,363 BBD 1,681.5 1,682 1,345
Belarus 1.0 1,024 USD 1,024.0 1,024 819
Belgium 0.8 3,337 Eur 4,094.5 4,094 3,276
Belize 2.0 2,144 BZD 1,072.7 1,073 858
Benin 534.9 385,833 XOF 721.4 721 577
Bhutan 64.9 19,040 BTN 293.4 293 235
Bolivia(1)* 6.9 6,547 BOB 945.6 946 757
Bolivia(2)* 6.9 3,732 BOB 539.0 539 431
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6 1,699 BAM 1,065.2 1,065 852
Botswana 9.5 7,128 BWP 752.0 752 602

Brazil(1)* 3.2 3,235 BRL 999.0 999 799

Brazil(2)* 3.2 2,193 BRL 677.3 677 542

Brazil(3)* 3.2 1,008 BRL 311.3 311 249
Bulgaria 1.6 1,781 BGN 1,116.6 1,117 893
Burkina Faso 534.9 430,583 XOF 805.0 805 644
Burundi 1757.8 1,005,011 BIF 571.7 572 457
Cambodia 1.0 631 USD 631.0 631 505
Cameroon 534.9 438,083 XOF 819.1 819 655
Cape Verde(1)* 89.9 88,194 CVE 980.9 981 785
Cape Verde(2)* 89.9 66,145 CVE 735.7 736 589
Central African Republic 534.9 473,153 XOF 884.6 885 708
Chad 534.9 419,580 XOF 784.5 784 628
Chile 589.0 939,957 CLP 1,595.9 1,596 1,277
China 6.3 8,167 CNY 1,292.9 1,293 1,034
China, Hong Kong 7.8 14,092 HKD 1,800.4 1,800 1,440
Colombia(1)* COP 1,232 986

2851.0 3,513,510 1,232.4

Colombia(2)* 2851.0 1,756,755 COP 616.2 616 493
Comoros 401.1 289,570 KMF 721.9 722 577
Congo 534.9 516,667 XOF 966.0 966 773
Congo, Dem. Rep. 1.0 1,100 USD 1,100.0 1,100 880
Cook Islands 1.4 748 NZD 543.2 543 435
Costa Rica 569.9 531,667 CRC 932.9 933 746
Cote d'Ivoire 534.9 413,083 XOF 772.3 772 618
Croatia 6.1 9,653 HRK 1,590.0 1,590 1,272
Cuba 1.0 789 CUC 789.0 789 631
Curacao 1.0 961 USD 961.0 961 769
Cyprus 0.8 1,782 EUR 2,186.5 2,187 1,749
Djibouti 177.0 127,833 DJF 722.2 722 578
Dominica 2.7 2,869 XCD 1,062.6 1,063 850
Dominican Republic 49.3 36,254 DOP 735.9 736 589
East Timor 1.0 421 USD 421.0 421 337
Ecuador 1.0 1,100 USD 1,100.0 1,100 880
Egypt 17.6 8,475 EGP 481.2 481 385
El Salvador 1.0 797 USD 797.0 797 638
Equatorial Guinea 534.9 400,122 XOF 748.1 748 598
Eritrea 15.0 9,940 ERN 662.7 663 530
Ethiopia 1.0 516 USD 516.0 516 413
Fiji 2.0 1,627 FJD 821.7 822 657
France 0.8 2,778 Eur 3,408.6 3,409 2,727
Gabon 534.9 599,500 XOF 1,120.8 1,121 897
Gambia 47.6 13,520 GMD 284.3 284 227
Georgia 2.5 2,024 GEL 819.8 820 656
Germany 0.8 2,611 Eur 3,203.7 3,204 2,563
Ghana 4.5 1,970 GHS 440.5 441 352
Grenada 2.7 2,813 XCD 1,041.9 1,042 833
Greece 0.8 2,131 Euro 2,614.7 2,615 2,092
Guatemala 7.4 8,855 GTQ 1,201.0 1,201 961
Guinea 9025.0 4,359,917 GNF 483.1 483 386
Guinea Bissau 534.9 674,167 XOF 1,260.4 1,260 1,008
Guyana 207.1 120,250 GYD 580.6 581 465
Haiti 64.3 42,645 HTG 663.2 663 531
Honduras 23.6 16,882 HNL 715.8 716 573
Hungary 256.0 281,416 HUF 1,099.5 1,099 880
India 64.9 42,473 INR 654.5 655 524
Indonesia 13679.0 7,020,405 IDR 513.2 513 411
Iran 1.0 1,268 USD 1,268.0 1,268 1,014
Iraq 1.0 1,289 USD 1,289.0 1,289 1,031
Ireland 0.8 2,366 Eur 2,903.1 2,903 2,322
Jamaica 126.9 110,570 JMD 871.5 872 697
Jordan 0.7 762 JOD 1,076.3 1,076 861

Kazakhstan(1) 318.9 225,281 KZT 706.5 707 565

Kazakhstan(2) 318.9 150,000 KZT 470.4 470 376
Kenya 101.6 76,779 KES 755.5 755 604
Kiribati 1.3 856 AUD 669.8 670 536
Korea, North (DPRK) 102.9 61,609 KPW 598.7 599 479
Kosovo 0.8 569 EUR 698.2 698 559
Kuwait 0.3 644 KWD 2,146.7 2,147 1,717
Kyrgyzstan 1.0 796 USD 796.0 796 637
Laos 1.0 587 USD 587.0 587 470
Lebanon 1513.5 1,859,375 LBP 1,228.5 1,229 983
Lesotho 11.7 6,904 LSL 590.6 591 472
Liberia 1.0 710 USD 710.0 710 568
Libya 1.3 1,756 LYD 1,324.3 1,324 1,059
Lithuania 0.8 1,582 EUR 1,941.1 1,941 1,553
Macedonia 0.8 1,271 EUR 1,559.5 1,560 1,248
Madagascar 3135.6 923,003 MGA 294.4 294 235
Malawi 728.0 238,930 MWK 328.2 328 263
Malaysia 3.9 2,550 MYR 652.5 653 522
Maldives 15.0 9,332 MVR 622.1 622 498
Mali 534.9 390,000 XOF 729.2 729 583
Marshall Islands 1.0 630 USD 630.0 630 504
Mauritania 35.0 259,462 MRO 7,404.7 7,405 5,924
Mauritius 32.8 22,544 MUR 687.0 687 550
Mexico(1)* 18.7 22,440 MXN 1,198.1 1,198 958
Mexico(2)* 18.7 16,000 MXN 854.2 854 683
Mexico(3)* 18.7 10,000 MXN 533.9 534 427
Micronesia 1.0 654 USD 654.0 654 523
Moldova 16.7 8,127 MDL 487.6 488 390
Mongolia(1)* 2394.0 1,604,391 MNT 670.2 670 536
Mongolia(2)* 2394.0 1,343,406 MNT 561.2 561 449
Montenegro 0.8 1,205 EUR 1,478.5 1,479 1,183
Morocco 9.2 9,000 MAD 975.2 975 780
Mozambique 1.0 960 USD 960.0 960 768
Myanmar 1.0 817 USD 817.0 817 654
Namibia 11.7 4,575 NAD 391.4 391 313
Nauru 1.3 1,325 AUD 1,036.8 1,037 829
Nepal 103.8 56,367 NPR 543.0 543 434
Nicaragua 31.0 20,354 NIO 655.9 656 525
Niger 534.9 384,083 XOF 718.1 718 574
Nigeria 360.1 263,307 NGN 731.1 731 585
Niue 1.4 748 NZD 543.2 543 435

Occupied Palestinian Territories(1)* 3.5 4,641 ILS 1,334.4 1,334 1,068

Occupied Palestinian Territories(2)* 3.5 3,630 ILS 1,043.7 1,044 835
Oman 0.4 638 OMR 1,657.1 1,657 1,326
Pakistan 110.8 58,961 PKR 532.3 532 426
Palau 1.0 996 USD 996.0 996 797
Panama 1.0 1,158 PAB 1,158.0 1,158 926
Papua New Guinea 3.2 1,991 PGK 626.1 626 501
Paraguay 5572.0 5,266,333 PYG 945.1 945 756
Peru(1)* 3.2 3,044 PEN 937.0 937 750
Peru(2)* 3.2 2,663 PEN 819.7 820 656
Peru(3)* 3.2 1,695 PEN 521.7 522 417
Philippines 52.2 32,333 PHP 619.5 620 496
Qatar 3.7 13,339 QAR 3,652.5 3,653 2,922
Romania 3.8 3,213 RON 846.0 846 677
Russia 56.1 65,811 RUB 1,172.9 1,173 938
Rwanda 860.5 542,250 RWF 630.2 630 504
Samoa 2.4 1,374 WST 563.3 563 451
Sao Tome and Principe 20819.0 15,089,333 STD 724.8 725 580
Saudi Arabia 3.8 8,709 SAR 2,322.4 2,322 1,858
Senegal 534.9 495,159 XOF 925.8 926 741
Serbia 0.8 854 EUR 1,047.9 1,048 838
Seychelles 13.8 11,585 SCR 837.6 838 670
Sierra Leone 7400.0 2,883,256 SLL 389.6 390 312
Solomon Islands 7.7 4,770 SBD 620.1 620 496
Somalia 1.0 651 USD 651.0 651 521
South Africa 11.7 7,145 ZAR 611.2 611 489
South Sudan 1.0 898 USD 898.0 898 718
Sri Lanka(1)* 154.9 77,366 LKR 499.5 500 400
Sri Lanka(2)* 154.9 73,666 LKR 475.6 476 381
St. Kitts & Nevis 2.7 3,350 XCD 1,240.7 1,241 993
St. Lucia 2.7 3,350 XCD 1,240.7 1,241 993
St. Vincent & the Grenadines 2.7 3,350 XCD 1,240.7 1,241 993
St. Martin 1.0 961 USD 961.0 961 769
Sudan 1.0 942 USD 942.0 942 754
Suriname 1.0 862 USD 862.0 862 690
Swaziland 11.7 8,909 SZL 762.1 762 610
Switzerland 0.9 5,605 CHF 5,969.1 5,969 4,775
Syria 1.0 919 USD 919.0 919 735
Tajikistan 1.0 438 USD 438.0 438 350
Tanzania 2245.1 1,322,864 TZS 589.2 589 471
Thailand 31.4 47,507 THB 1,512.5 1,512 1,210
The Netherlands 0.8 2,695 Eur 3,306.7 3,307 2,645
Togo 534.9 380,083 XOF 710.6 711 568
Tokelau 1.4 748 NZD 543.2 543 435
Tonga 2.1 796 TOP 371.0 371 297
Trinidad and Tobago 6.8 5,797 TTD 856.3 856 685
Tunisia 2.4 1,219 TND 504.6 505 404
Turkey 3.8 2,730 TRY 719.1 719 575
Turkmenistan 1.0 1,237 USD 1,237.0 1,237 990
Turks and Caicos Islands 1.0 1,008 USD 1,008.0 1,008 806
Tuvalu 1.3 501 AUD 392.0 392 314
Uganda 3646.0 2,540,735 UGX 696.9 697 557
Ukraine(1)* 1.0 810 USD 810.0 810 648
Ukraine(2)* 1.0 670 USD 670.0 670 536
Ukraine(3)* 1.0 470 USD 470.0 470 376
United Arab Emirates 3.7 14,523 AED 3,954.0 3,954 3,163

United States of America (New York) 1.0 3,197 USD 3,197.0 3,197 2,558
United Kingdom 0.7 1,998 UK 2,775.0 2,775 2,220
Uruguay 28.3 45,985 UYU 1,624.9 1,625 1,300
Uzbekistan 1.0 641 USD 641.0 641 513
Vanuatu 103.0 87,946 VUV 854.2 854 683
Venezuela 1.0 850 USD 850.0 850 680
Vietnam 1.0 762 USD 762.0 762 610
Yemen 1.0 1,181 USD 1,181.0 1,181 945
Zambia 9.8 7,954 ZMW 814.4 814 652
Zimbabwe 1.0 1,332 USD 1,332.0 1,332 1,066
ational UN Youth Volunteer National University Volunteer

VLA Per month (in

SIG (in USD) SIG (in USD) Comments
USD)

480 360 240

923 692 461 Capital city (Tirana)
619 464 309 Elsewhere
498 374 249
810 607 405
884 663 442
993 744 496
685 513 342
511 383 255
769 577 384
2,616 1,962 1,308
622 466 311
846 635 423
1,564 1,173 782
403 302 201
1,345 1,009 673
819 614 410
3,276 2,457 1,638
858 644 429
577 433 289
235 176 117
 La Paz, El Alto, Oruro, Potosi, Sucre,
Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Trinidad, Cobija,
757 567 378 Tarija
431 323 216 Elsewhere
852 639 426
602 451 301
Capital cities: Río Branco, Macapá, Manaus,
Belém, Porto Velho, Boa vista, Palma, Maceio,
Salvador, Fortaleza, São Luis, Joao Pessoa,
Recife, Teresina, Natal, Aracaju, Goiana, Cuibá,
Campo Grande, Brasilia, Vitoria, Belo
799 599 400 Horizonte, São Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba,
Porto Alegre, Florionápolis

542 406 271 Other cities (non-capitals)

249 187 125 Elsewhere
893 670 447
644 483 322
457 343 229
505 379 252
655 491 328
785 589 392 Praia, Mindelo and Santa Maria
589 441 294 Other locations
708 531 354
628 471 314
1,277 958 638
1,034 776 517
1,440 1,080 720
 23 capital cities: Barranquilla, Bogota,
986 739 493 Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena,
Cucuta, Medellin, Monteria, Nelva, Paipa,
Riohacha, San Andres, Santa Marta, Villa de
Leyva, Villavicencio, Pasto, Mocoa, Arauca,
Buenaventura, Apartado, Caqueta, Ibague
493 370 246 Other cities and municipalities
577 433 289
773 580 386
880 660 440
435 326 217
746 560 373
618 463 309
1,272 954 636
631 473 316
769 577 384
1,749 1,312 875
578 433 289
850 638 425
589 442 294
337 253 168
880 660 440
385 289 192
638 478 319
598 449 299
530 398 265
413 310 206
657 493 329
2,727 2,045 1,363
897 673 448
227 171 114
 656 492 328
2,563 1,922 1,281
352 264 176
833 625 417
2,092 1,569 1,046
961 721 480
386 290 193
1,008 756 504
465 348 232
531 398 265
573 429 286
880 660 440
524 393 262
411 308 205
1,014 761 507
1,031 773 516
2,322 1,742 1,161
697 523 349
861 646 431
5 duty stations: Almaty, Astana, Aktau, Atyrau,
565 424 283 Kyzylorda
376 282 188 Elsewhere
604 453 302
536 402 268
479 359 239
559 419 279
1,717 1,288 859
637 478 318
470 352 235
983 737 491
472 354 236
568 426 284
1,059 795 530
1,553 1,165 776
1,248 936 624
235 177 118
263 197 131
522 392 261
498 373 249
583 437 292
504 378 252
5,924 4,443 2,962
550 412 275
958 719 479
683 513 342
427 320 214
523 392 262
390 293 195
536 402 268 Ulaanbaatar (capital city)
449 337 224 Other duty stations
1,183 887 591
780 585 390
768 576 384
654 490 327
313 235 157
829 622 415
434 326 217
525 394 262
574 431 287
585 439 292
435 326 217

1,068 801 534 Jerusalem

 835 626 417 West Bank and Gaza
1,326 994 663
426 319 213
797 598 398
926 695 463
501 376 250
756 567 378
750 562 375 Lima (capital city)
656 492 328 Urban areas
417 313 209 Countryside areas
496 372 248
2,922 2,192 1,461
677 508 338
938 704 469
504 378 252
451 338 225
580 435 290
1,858 1,393 929
741 555 370
838 629 419
670 503 335
312 234 156
496 372 248
521 391 260
489 367 244
718 539 359
400 300 200 Colombo (capital city)
381 285 190 Other duty stations
993 744 496
993 744 496
993 744 496
 769 577 384
754 565 377
690 517 345
610 457 305
4,775 3,581 2,388
735 551 368
350 263 175
471 354 236
1,210 907 605
2,645 1,984 1,323
568 426 284
435 326 217
297 223 148
685 514 343
404 303 202
575 431 288
990 742 495
806 605 403
314 235 157
557 418 279
648 486 324
536 402 268
376 282 188
3,163 2,372 1,582

2,558 1,918 1,279

2,220 1,665 1,110
1,300 975 650
513 385 256
683 513 342
680 510 340
610 457 305
 945 709 472
652 489 326
1,066 799 533