Italy OHA Rates 2026 by Locality and Pay Grade

Every Overseas Housing Allowance rental ceiling DTMO publishes for Italy — 30 DTMO localities, all pay grades, with and without dependents, in EUR and dollars — from the table effective 16 August 2026, with the €1,404 utility allowance and €688 MIHA/Miscellaneous that apply across the country.

Rates last verified September 2026 against the published source tables.

How OHA works in Italy

Three parts. The rental allowance reimburses the rent on an approved lease up to the ceiling for your pay grade and locality — it is a cap on actual rent, not a stipend, so rent below the ceiling is simply never paid. The utility and recurring maintenance allowance is a flat €1,404 ($1,634) a month for every locality in Italy, paid whatever the bills come to. MIHA/Miscellaneous is €688 ($801), paid once on moving into private housing, without receipts, to every member who draws OHA.

Dependents. DTMO prints one table, for members with dependents, and states the other rule beside it: a member without dependents receives 90% of the with-dependents ceiling. At Aviano an E-5 with dependents has a ceiling of €1,267 ($1,475); without dependents it is €1,140 ($1,327).

Grade groups. The table prices grade groups, and the groups are DTMO's: W-5 is paid at the O-5 column, W-4, W-3 and O-3E at O-4, W-2, O-2E and O-1E at O-3, W-1 at O-2, and E-2 and E-1 at the E-3 column. Italy is the one table that prints an O-7 column; in every locality it equals the O-6 figure.

The exchange rate, and why the dollar figure moves

Every ceiling in Italy is set in euros from DTMO's rental survey, and paid in dollars at the pay-system exchange rate in Appendix K Part II of the JTR. The dollar figures on this page use the current rate of €1 = $1.164144 (0.859 EUR to the dollar), in effect since 1 August 2026 and applied to the pay period beginning 1 September 2026.

The rate is reviewed on the 1st and 16th of every month, so the dollar amount on your LES moves fortnightly while the EUR ceiling stays put. The EUR figures themselves come from the table effective 16 August 2026; DTMO reviews rental ceilings every six months, the utility allowance annually and MIHA on its triennial move-in expense survey.

Which Italy locality applies

OHA is paid for the locality of the residence, not the installation, and DTMO identifies each with a code — IT001 is Aviano. Where DTMO has no separate entry for a town, the table's "other" row for the region applies; Italy prints 1 of them. No locality on the Italy table carries a footnote extending it to other places.

What the table does not decide

Whether you draw OHA at all is the housing office's call: where adequate government quarters are available you may be assigned to them, and OHA starts only when a lease the office has approved starts. The weeks before that are paid under Temporary Lodging Allowance, not OHA. Rent above the ceiling is yours; rent below it saves the government, not you; and two members sharing a unit split the rent between them and each claim their own share against their own ceiling. MIHA/Rent and MIHA/Security exist beside MIHA/Miscellaneous and are claimed against documented costs, so they are not on this page.

Italy OHA utility allowance and MIHA/Miscellaneous — one figure for the whole country

AllowanceEuro (EUR)In dollarsHow it is paid
Utility and recurring maintenance allowance€1,404$1,634Monthly, flat, whatever the bills come to
MIHA/Miscellaneous€688$801Once, on moving into private housing, no receipts

Italy OHA rental ceilings by locality — E-5, Euro per month, and in dollars

LocalityDTMO codeE-5 with dependentsIn dollarsE-5 without dependentsIn dollars
AvianoIT001€1,267$1,475€1,140$1,327
BolognaIT005€2,400$2,794€2,160$2,515
BolzanoIT006€1,569$1,827€1,412$1,644
Brindisi (incl San Vito dei Normanni)IT007€1,200$1,397€1,080$1,257
Cameri ABIT092€1,300$1,513€1,170$1,362
FlorenceIT022€1,770$2,061€1,593$1,854
Foggia (incl Amendola AB)IT023€1,230$1,432€1,107$1,289
Gaeta (incl Formia)IT025€1,389$1,617€1,250$1,455
GhediIT027€1,000$1,164€900$1,048
Istrana ABIT028€1,350$1,572€1,215$1,414
La MaddalenaIT029€1,100$1,281€990$1,153
La Spezia (incl Varignano)IT031€1,365$1,589€1,229$1,431
LatinaIT033€1,500$1,746€1,350$1,572
Livorno (incl Camp Darby)IT035€1,450$1,688€1,305$1,519
MilanIT038€1,833$2,134€1,650$1,921
NaplesIT055€1,728$2,012€1,555$1,810
Other localitiesIT100€1,498$1,744€1,348$1,569
ParmaIT054€775$902€698$813
PisaIT059€1,282$1,492€1,154$1,343
Poggio RenaticoIT062€1,722$2,005€1,550$1,804
Rome (incl Ciampino Airport)IT063€3,322$3,867€2,990$3,481
SanremoIT090€1,365$1,589€1,229$1,431
SienaIT064€1,260$1,467€1,134$1,320
SigonellaIT067€1,356$1,579€1,220$1,420
SolbiateIT066€1,922$2,237€1,730$2,014
Taranto (incl Grottaglie)IT068€1,260$1,467€1,134$1,320
TrapaniIT070€1,250$1,455€1,125$1,310
UdineIT072€1,232$1,434€1,109$1,291
VeronaIT071€1,153$1,342€1,038$1,208
Vicenza (incl Longare)IT073€1,600$1,863€1,440$1,676

Aviano (IT001) OHA rental ceilings by pay grade — Euro per month, and in dollars

Pay gradesWith dependentsIn dollarsWithout dependents (90%)In dollars
O-7 and above€1,900$2,212€1,710$1,991
O-6€1,900$2,212€1,710$1,991
O-5 / W-5€1,900$2,212€1,710$1,991
O-4 / W-4 / W-3 / O-3E€1,800$2,095€1,620$1,886
O-3 / W-2 / O-2E / O-1E€1,500$1,746€1,350$1,572
O-2 / W-1€1,267$1,475€1,140$1,327
O-1€1,267$1,475€1,140$1,327
E-9€1,800$2,095€1,620$1,886
E-8€1,500$1,746€1,350$1,572
E-7€1,500$1,746€1,350$1,572
E-6€1,500$1,746€1,350$1,572
E-5€1,267$1,475€1,140$1,327
E-4€1,111$1,293€1,000$1,164
E-3 / E-2 / E-1€1,111$1,293€1,000$1,164

Common questions

Which Italy OHA locality applies to my duty station?

Aviano Air Base prices under Aviano (IT001). Naval Air Station Sigonella prices under Sigonella (IT067). Caserma Del Din Vicenza prices under Vicenza (incl Longare) (IT073). Camp Darby prices under Livorno (incl Camp Darby) (IT035). Naval Support Activity Naples prices under Naples (IT055). The locality is decided by where you live, not where you work, so a member who rents in a town with its own DTMO entry is paid at that entry's ceiling; the housing office confirms the code on the lease.

What is the OHA rate in Italy for an E-5 with dependents?

It depends on the locality. DTMO's table effective 16 August 2026 sets E-5 with-dependents rental ceilings in Italy from €775 ($902) a month at Parma to €3,322 ($3,867) at Rome (incl Ciampino Airport). At Aviano it is €1,267 ($1,475). Without dependents the ceiling is 90% of that figure, and the utility allowance of €1,404 ($1,634) is paid on top.

How much OHA does an O-3 get at Aviano?

A rental ceiling of €1,500 ($1,746) a month with dependents, or €1,350 ($1,572) without, plus the €1,404 ($1,634) utility allowance. The O-3 column also pays W-2, O-2E and O-1E. The rental portion reimburses actual rent up to that ceiling, so an O-3 renting for less receives less.

Is OHA in Italy paid in euros or dollars?

The ceiling is set in EUR and paid in dollars. DTMO converts it at the pay-system rate in Appendix K Part II — €1 = $1.164144 since 1 August 2026 — and reviews that rate on the 1st and 16th of each month, so the dollar figure on your LES moves while the EUR ceiling does not. The dollar figures on this page use the rate for the pay period beginning 1 September 2026.

What are the utility allowance and MIHA in Italy?

One figure each for the whole country: a utility and recurring maintenance allowance of €1,404 ($1,634) a month, paid flat, and a MIHA/Miscellaneous payment of €688 ($801), paid once when you move into private housing and requiring no receipts. Neither varies by pay grade or by dependents. MIHA/Rent and MIHA/Security are separate, claimed against documented costs through the housing office.

What happens if my rent is below the Italy OHA ceiling?

You are reimbursed your actual rent and the rest of the ceiling is never paid — it is not banked and it does not appear on your LES as a loss. An E-5 with dependents at Aviano whose ceiling is €1,267 ($1,475) and who rents for €1,010 ($1,176) forfeits the difference every month. Rent above the ceiling comes out of pocket.

When do Italy OHA rates change?

On the 1st and 16th of the month, when DTMO posts station allowance changes and re-sets the exchange rate. Underneath that, rental ceilings are reviewed against the rental survey every six months, the utility allowance annually, and MIHA every three years. This page is built from DTMO's table effective 16 August 2026, downloaded 2 September 2026; confirm the current figure at the DTMO OHA rate lookup before signing a lease.

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