Welcome to the International Civil Service Commission

ICSC World Data

What we Publish
This map presents common system data published by the International Civil Service Commission. It contains data on Post Adjustment Indexes which express cost-of-living relativities between each duty station of the United Nations common system and New York; Daily Subsistence Allowance rates established and promulgated by the Chairman of ICSC which is paid to staff members going on official travel; Hardship Classification that includes Hardship categorization which assesses the overall quality of life at a duty station and Hardship Allowances for internationally recruited staff on an assignment of one year or more serving at duty stations in categories B to E which aim to compensate staff for difficult living conditions at these duty stations.

Map Disclaimer
The boundaries, shapes and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

How to Use
To view data for a single location, click on it to zoom in then click on the

icon to display the data. Alternatively, you may use the first drop down to select and zoom in to a location.

You may also view data for three (3) separate locations at the same time by selecting the location name on the drop down lists right below the map then clicking on [ Compare ].

Data is separated into three sections (Post Adjustment, Daily Subsistence Allowance and Hardship Classification). Simply click on the links to swap between each section.