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Australia Per Diem Rates 2026

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All 17 DTMO localities for Australia, OCONUS per diem table effective September 1, 2026. Lodging is a ceiling on actual cost; M&IE is a flat daily amount.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

17 DTMO localities · table effective September 1, 2026

Highest · Melbourne (Intl Events)

$762 /day

lodging $650 + M&IE $112

Lowest · Richmond, Nsw

$251 /day

lodging $145 + M&IE $106

Moving here? Temporary lodging after arrival is TLA, built on these rates — run the TLA calculator.

Australia per diem — every locality, 2026

Lodging is a ceiling on actual room cost; M&IE is flat. A locality with seasonal rates shows one row per season. Effective dates are DTMO's per row.

Australia OCONUS per diem rates 2026 by locality
LocalitySeasonLodgingM&IETotal / dayEffective
AdelaideAll year$231$114$34503/01/2026
BendigoAll year$262$123$38503/01/2026
BrisbaneAll year$298$133$43103/01/2026
BroomeAll year$294$127$42103/01/2026
CairnsAll year$219$130$34903/01/2026
CanberraAll year$202$115$31703/01/2026
Darwin, Northern TerritoryAll year$203$124$32703/01/2026
ExmouthAll year$167$115$28203/01/2026
FremantleAll year$180$106$28603/01/2026
HobartAll year$160$131$29103/01/2026
Melbourne (Intl Events)All year$650$112$76208/01/2026
MelbourneAll year$264$112$37603/01/2026
PerthAll year$205$135$34003/01/2026
Richmond, NswAll year$145$106$25103/01/2026
SydneyAll year$280$147$42703/01/2026
Woomera AsAll year$219$130$34903/01/2026
[other]All year$219$130$34903/01/2026

Source: JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Table effective September 1, 2026. Verify on the DTMO per diem lookup.

How Australia per diem is used

TDY. Lodging is reimbursed at actual cost up to the locality ceiling and M&IE is paid flat, at 75% on the first and last travel day (JTR par. 020302). Where a locality is not listed, the country's "Other" row applies if DTMO publishes one.

PCS — Temporary Lodging Allowance. After you arrive, TLA reimburses the hotel and meals until housing is assigned, computed from these locality rates times a family percentage (JTR par. 0507). The TLA calculator already carries every Australia locality — pick it from the search.

Housing after TLA. Once you rent on the economy, the OHA calculator shows the rent ceiling and utility allowance for your grade, and the OCONUS COLA calculator covers the cost-of-living adjustment.

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REF: JTR Ch 2, par. 020302 · JTR Appendix B, effective September 1, 2026

JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Australia

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial