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Puerto Rico Per Diem Rates 2026

Non-foreign OCONUS

All 17 DTMO localities for Puerto Rico, non-foreign 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 · Bayamon

$443 /day

lodging $295 + M&IE $148

Lowest · Mayaguez

$245 /day

lodging $129 + M&IE $116

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

Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico OCONUS per diem rates 2026 by locality
LocalitySeasonLodgingM&IETotal / dayEffective
Aguadilla06/01–08/31$168$97$26504/01/2026
Aguadilla09/01–05/31$149$97$24604/01/2026
BayamonAll year$295$148$44304/01/2026
CarolinaAll year$295$148$44304/01/2026
CeibaAll year$184$110$29404/01/2026
CulebraAll year$184$116$30004/01/2026
Fajardo [incl Roosevelt Rds Navstat]All year$184$110$29404/01/2026
Ft. Buchanan [incl Gsa Svc Ctr, Guaynabo]All year$295$148$44304/01/2026
HumacaoAll year$184$110$29404/01/2026
Luis Munoz Marin Iap AgsAll year$295$148$44304/01/2026
LuquilloAll year$184$110$29404/01/2026
MayaguezAll year$129$116$24504/01/2026
PonceAll year$149$146$29504/01/2026
Rio GrandeAll year$219$103$32204/01/2026
Sabana Seca [incl All Military]All year$295$148$44304/01/2026
San Juan & Nav Res StaAll year$295$148$44304/01/2026
ViequesAll year$184$125$30904/01/2026
[other]All year$184$116$30004/01/2026

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

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico 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.

Other non-foreign areas in the DTMO table

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

JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Puerto Rico

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial