There are two schedules of meal reimbursement rates, standard and high cost metropolitan area rates. High cost rates may be claimed if the traveler's destination is one of the cities/counties designated as a high cost metropolitan area.
To determine if your destination is a "High Cost Metropolitan Area", Click on the State Letter:
A | C | D | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W
Standard |
High Cost |
Comments |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast |
$ 8.00 |
$ 8.00 |
Rates |
| Lunch |
$10.00 |
$12.00 |
are subject to change |
| Dinner |
$24.00 |
$27.00 |
each fiscal year |
| Total |
$42.00 |
$47.00 |
This web site may help you locate your city: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/county_outline.html
- Meals are reimbursable on days when only a portion of the day is spent traveling if the following conditions are met:
- Breakfast may be claimed if the traveler departed for the trip two hours earlier than normal work start time.
- Dinner may be claimed if the traveler returned two hours later than normal work stop time at the office.
- The cost of lunch is not reimbursable on day trips unless the traveler has met one of the following conditions:
- Attended a conference where lunch was not included in the registration fee.
- Declined to stay overnight to conserve limited travel funds.
- Departed for the trip two hours earlier than their normal start time and/or returned two hours later than their normal stop time.
- Non-reimbursable:
- Alcohol is not reimbursable.
- Additional reimbursement is not appropriate if a meal has been pre-paid as part of a conference, hotel "free-breakfast plan" or the like.
2. Non-Contiguous/Non-Foreign United States (OCONUS)
- Examples: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.
- Reimbursement rates are based on the "Local Meals" column of the Defense Travel Management Office's web site in effect at the time of the travel.
- A partial day's per diem should be calculated based on the total Local Meal Rate as follows: 15% Breakfast, 25% Lunch, 60% Dinner.
- Non-Contiguous Per Diem rates can be obtained by contacting the Financial Services Help Line at (410) 704-5599 or through the Defense Travel Management's web site. When using this link, select " Exclude Military Installations" to simplify search results
3. Foreign Per-Diem Rates:
- Reimbursement rates are based on the applicable Meal and Incidental Expense (M&IE) rate of the U.S. State Department in effect at the time of travel.
- A partial day's per diem should be calculated based on the Total Meal and Incidental Expense Rate as follows: 15% breakfast, 25% lunch, and 60% dinner.
- Foreign Per-Diem rates can be obtained by contacting the Financial Services Help Line at (410) 704-5599 or through the State Department's web site:
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