The Bahamas 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.
| Locality | Season | Lodging | M&IE | Total / daylodging + M&IETotal / day | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Other Opbat SitesAll year · effective 05/01/2011 | All year | $0.00 | $50.00 | $50.00$0.00 + $50.00 | 05/01/2011 |
| Andros Island (Autec Site)All year · effective 04/01/2025 | All year | $59.00 | $52.00 | $111.00$59.00 + $52.00 | 04/01/2025 |
| Andros Island (Opbat Site)All year · effective 05/01/2011 | All year | $0.00 | $50.00 | $50.00$0.00 + $50.00 | 05/01/2011 |
| Andros IslandAll year · effective 08/01/2015 | All year | $159.00 | $107.00 | $266.00$159.00 + $107.00 | 08/01/2015 |
| Eleuthera Island04/17–11/14 · effective 09/01/2015 | 04/17–11/14 | $213.00 | $143.00 | $356.00$213.00 + $143.00 | 09/01/2015 |
| Eleuthera Island11/15–04/16 · effective 09/01/2015 | 11/15–04/16 | $276.00 | $150.00 | $426.00$276.00 + $150.00 | 09/01/2015 |
| Grand Bahama IslandAll year · effective 05/01/2015 | All year | $187.00 | $126.00 | $313.00$187.00 + $126.00 | 05/01/2015 |
| Great Exuma Isl - Opbat SiteAll year · effective 05/01/2011 | All year | $0.00 | $50.00 | $50.00$0.00 + $50.00 | 05/01/2011 |
| Great Inagua Isl - Opbat SiteAll year · effective 05/01/2011 | All year | $0.00 | $50.00 | $50.00$0.00 + $50.00 | 05/01/2011 |
| NassauAll year · effective 09/01/2024 | All year | $432.00 | $181.00 | $613.00$432.00 + $181.00 | 09/01/2024 |
| [other]All year · effective 07/01/2017 | All year | $176.00 | $132.00 | $308.00$176.00 + $132.00 | 07/01/2017 |
Source: JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Table effective November 1, 2026. Verify on the DTMO per diem lookup.
How The Bahamas 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 The Bahamas 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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