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Sao Tome and Principe Per Diem Rates 2026

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All 2 DTMO localities for Sao Tome and Principe, 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

2 DTMO localities · table effective September 1, 2026

Highest · Sao Tome

$323 /day

lodging $195 + M&IE $128

Lowest · Principe

$305 /day

lodging $258 + M&IE $47

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

Sao Tome and Principe 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.

Sao Tome and Principe OCONUS per diem rates 2026 by locality
LocalitySeasonLodgingM&IETotal / dayEffective
PrincipeAll year$258$47$30501/01/2009
Sao TomeAll year$195$128$32310/01/2025

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

How Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe 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. Sao Tome and Principe

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial