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The current methodology considers mortgage payments to be capital investments, subject to a variety of arrangements and tax/mortgage interest policies that are difficult to compare across countries. The methodology uses the concept of "imputed rents" as a proxy for all housing-related expenditures for homeowners. This means that your housing-related expenditures (excluding domestic services) will be approximated using average rents paid by staff members for similar housing types and sizes at your duty station.