Proforma Cost for national UN Volunteers for UN Partner Agencies - 2017 Country of Assignment National UN Volunteers (12 months) In US$ National UN Youth Volunteers (12 months) In US$ National University Volunteers (6 months) In US$ Afghanistan 13,866 12,301 4,769 Albania(1)* 19,254 16,457 6,308 Albania(2)* 14,645 12,902 4,992 Algeria 14,473 12,769 4,943 Angola 23,213 19,511 7,438 Anguilla 21,103 17,883 6,836 Antigua and Barbuda 23,045 19,381 7,390 Argentina 17,529 15,126 5,815 Armenia 14,072 12,460 4,828 Austria 45,204 36,475 13,717 Azerbaijan 14,884 13,086 5,060 Bahamas 20,427 17,362 6,643 Bahrain 33,275 27,273 10,311 Bangladesh 12,891 11,549 4,491 Barbados 29,359 24,251 9,193 Belarus 19,940 16,986 6,504 Belgium 54,105 43,340 16,258 Belize 20,627 17,516 6,700 Benin 14,089 12,473 4,833 Bhutan 9,078 8,608 3,402
Bolivia(1)* 18,843 16,140 6,190 Bolivia(2) 13,008 11,639 4,524 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,293 15,716 6,033 Botswana 14,733 12,970 5,017 Brazil(1)* 18,235 15,671 6,017 Brazil(2)* 14,054 12,446 4,823 Brazil(3)* 9,311 8,787 3,469 Bulgaria 18,922 16,201 6,213 Burkina Faso 15,111 13,262 5,125 Burundi 12,653 11,365 4,423 Cambodia 14,310 12,643 4,896 Cameroon 15,283 13,394 5,174 Cape Verde(1)* 17,261 14,920 5,739 Cape Verde(2)* 14,264 12,608 4,883 Central African Republic 14,013 12,414 4,811 Chad 14,860 13,068 5,053 Chile 24,502 20,505 7,806 China 15,310 13,415 5,182 China, Hong Kong 31,305 25,753 9,748 Colombia(1)* 20,831 17,674 6,758 Colombia(2) 13,051 11,672 4,537 Comoros 14,095 12,477 4,835 Congo 17,079 14,779 5,687 Congo, Dem. Rep. 21,029 17,826 6,814
Cook Islands 12,707 11,407 4,438 Costa Rica 19,037 16,290 6,246 Cote d'ivoire 14,712 12,953 5,011 Croatia 24,407 20,432 7,779 Cuba 16,573 14,389 5,542 Curacao 19,037 16,290 6,246 Cyprus 31,973 26,268 9,939 Djibouti 15,617 13,651 5,269 Dominica 20,493 17,413 6,661 Dominican Republic 16,391 14,248 5,490 East Timor 11,302 10,323 4,037 Ecuador 21,029 17,826 6,814 Egypt 9,598 9,009 3,551 El Salvador 16,688 14,478 5,575 Equatorial Guinea 14,415 12,725 4,926 Eritrea 14,716 12,957 5,012 Ethiopia 12,663 11,373 4,426 Fiji 15,751 13,755 5,308 France 46,448 37,434 14,072 Gabon 18,972 16,239 6,227 Gambia 9,584 8,998 3,547 Georgia 15,810 13,801 5,324 Germany 44,395 35,850 13,486 Ghana 11,194 10,240 4,007
Grenada 20,196 17,183 6,577 Greece 37,203 30,302 11,432 Guatemala 21,792 18,415 7,032 Guinea 11,936 10,812 4,218 Guinea Bissau 20,678 17,556 6,714 Guyana 13,585 12,084 4,689 Haiti 14,391 12,706 4,919 Honduras 15,570 13,616 5,256 Hungary 18,845 16,141 6,191 India 13,598 12,094 4,693 Indonesia 12,484 11,235 4,375 Iran 11,316 10,334 4,041 Iraq 23,736 19,914 7,587 Ireland 40,724 33,018 12,438 Jamaica 17,569 15,157 5,826 Jordan 20,648 17,532 6,706 Kazakhstan(1) 14,960 13,145 5,082 Kazakhstan(2) 11,723 10,647 4,157 Kenya 15,650 13,677 5,279 Kiribati 14,099 12,481 4,836 Korea, North (DPRK) 13,231 11,811 4,588 Kosovo 13,797 12,248 4,750 Kuwait 35,419 28,926 10,923 Kyrgyzstan 16,086 14,014 5,403
Laos 13,680 12,157 4,716 Lebanon 22,870 19,246 7,340 Lesotho 12,506 11,252 4,381 Liberia 15,442 13,516 5,219 Libya 23,252 19,541 7,449 Lithuania 28,976 23,957 9,084 Macedonia 24,316 20,362 7,753 Madagascar 8,975 8,528 3,373 Malawi 9,419 8,871 3,500 Malaysia 13,416 11,954 4,641 Maldives 14,183 12,545 4,860 Mali 14,184 12,546 4,860 Marshall Islands 14,296 12,632 4,892 Mauritania 12,950 11,594 4,508 Mauritius 14,231 12,583 4,874 Mexico 19,916 16,968 6,497 Micronesia 14,640 12,898 4,990 Moldova 11,098 10,166 3,979 Mongolia(1)* 14,512 12,799 4,954 Mongolia(2)* 13,009 11,640 4,525 Montenegro 23,327 19,599 7,471 Morocco 17,964 15,462 5,939 Mozambique 19,023 16,279 6,242 Myanmar 16,975 14,699 5,657
Namibia 10,065 9,369 3,684 Nauru 18,936 16,212 6,217 Nepal 12,681 11,386 4,431 Netherlands Antilles 19,037 16,290 6,246 Nicaragua 14,612 12,877 4,982 Niger 12,819 11,493 4,470 Nigeria 17,045 14,753 5,677 Niue 12,707 11,407 4,438 Occupied Palestinian Territories(1)* 22,557 19,005 7,251 Occupied Palestinian Territories(2)* 18,791 16,100 6,176 Oman 29,010 23,982 9,093 Pakistan 13,334 11,891 4,618 Palau 19,539 16,677 6,389 Panama 21,859 18,467 7,052 Papua New Guinea 14,091 12,475 4,834 Paraguay 18,271 15,699 6,027 Peru(1)* 18,214 15,655 6,011 Peru(2)* 16,594 14,405 5,548 Peru(3)* 12,478 11,230 4,373 Philippines 14,585 12,855 4,975 Qatar 57,751 46,153 17,299 Romania 15,893 13,865 5,348 Russia 20,779 17,634 6,743 Rwanda 14,792 13,015 5,034
Samoa 13,113 11,720 4,554 Sao Tome and Principe 14,466 12,764 4,941 Saudi Arabia 38,531 31,327 11,811 Senegal 16,344 14,212 5,477 Serbia 5,375 5,751 2,345 Seychelles 17,591 15,175 5,833 Sierra Leone 9,375 8,836 3,487 Solomon Islands 14,010 12,412 4,811 Somalia 13,637 12,124 4,704 South Africa 12,758 11,446 4,453 South Sudan 18,135 15,594 5,988 Sri Lanka(1)* 10,973 10,070 3,943 Sri Lanka(2)* 10,688 9,850 3,862 St. Kitts & Nevis 23,045 19,381 7,390 St. Lucia 23,045 19,381 7,390 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 23,045 19,381 7,390 St. Martin 19,037 16,290 6,246 Sudan 18,765 16,080 6,168 Suriname 17,619 15,196 5,841 Swaziland 14,171 12,536 4,856 Switzerland 83,604 66,096 24,681 Syria 18,436 15,826 6,074 Tajikistan 11,545 10,511 4,107 Tanzania 13,966 12,378 4,798
Thailand 24,217 20,285 7,725 The Netherlands 45,654 36,821 13,845 Togo 13,957 12,371 4,795 Tokelau 12,707 11,407 4,438 Tonga 10,553 9,745 3,823 Trinidad and Tobago 17,734 15,285 5,874 Tunisia 12,746 11,437 4,450 Turkey 14,959 13,144 5,081 Turkmenistan 22,991 19,340 7,375 Turks and Caicos Islands 19,711 16,809 6,438 Tuvalu 10,438 9,657 3,791 Uganda 13,374 11,922 4,629 Ukraine 16,874 14,621 5,628 United Arab Emirates 61,912 49,362 18,487 United States of America (New York) 51,068 40,998 15,391 United Kingdom 39,584 32,140 12,112 Uruguay 27,854 23,091 8,763 Uzbekistan 14,453 12,754 4,937 Vanuatu 16,811 14,573 5,610 Venezuela 5,601 5,926 2,410 Vietnam 16,187 14,091 5,432 Yemen 15,012 13,185 5,097 Zambia 16,792 14,558 5,605 Zimbabwe 23,808 19,970 7,608
1) The above proforma costs cover: - Volunteer entitlements payable to UN Volunteers (eg. Volunteer Living Allowance, Settling-in-Grant and Resettlement Allowance) - UNV Volunteer Assignment costs (eg. Medical and Life Insurance premiums, Training and Orientation, Travel and Sundry which includes monitoring travel and medical evacuation costs) and UNV Volunteer Management related costs (eg. Enhanced Field Presence (EFP), Volunteer Management Cost (VMC) and Country Office Support Cost (COSC). These are charged to the hosting UN Agencies 2) Rates are subject to changes based on the UNV annual Global charges and the change in the VLA rate based on the results of UN local salary surveys. * Cost of living varies significantly between duty stations in the same country. The VLA system introduces different levels of VLA for different duty stations in the same country. There will be a maximum of 3 VLA rates in any given country dependent on the cost of living in each duty station.