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California per diem rates
GSA sets special rates for 32 areas in California. Every other county uses the standard rate: $113 lodging and $68 M&IE.
Special rate areas
| Destination | Lodging / night | M&IE / day | vs. highest US rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco seasonalSan Francisco | $232–325 | $92 | |
| Monterey seasonalMonterey | $196–293 | $92 | |
| Santa Monica City limits of Santa Monica | $283 | $92 | |
| Santa Barbara seasonalSanta Barbara | $214–277 | $92 | |
| Napa seasonalNapa | $194–266 | $92 | |
| South Lake Tahoe seasonalEl Dorado | $168–262 | $86 | |
| San Diego seasonalSan Diego | $208–249 | $86 | |
| Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose Santa Clara | $218 | $92 | |
| San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont seasonalSan Mateo | $194–217 | $86 | |
| San Luis Obispo seasonalSan Luis Obispo | $170–213 | $86 | |
| Yosemite National Park seasonalMariposa | $184–212 | $86 | |
| Mammoth Lakes seasonalMono | $146–208 | $86 | |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica | $199 | $86 | |
| Palm Springs seasonalRiverside | $141–192 | $86 | |
| Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville seasonalHumboldt | $130–181 | $86 | |
| Santa Cruz seasonalSanta Cruz | $149–181 | $86 | |
| Truckee seasonalNevada | $148–178 | $86 | |
| Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato Marin | $169 | $92 | |
| Bakersfield / Ridgecrest Kern | $164 | $74 | |
| Santa Rosa Sonoma | $163 | $86 | |
| Sacramento Sacramento | $156 | $86 | |
| Death Valley Inyo / NAWS China Lake | $154 | $80 | |
| Oakland Alameda | $152 | $92 | |
| West Sacramento / Davis Yolo | $148 | $80 | |
| Antioch / Brentwood / Concord Contra Costa | $147 | $86 | |
| Oakhurst Madera | $137 | $80 | |
| Stockton San Joaquin | $137 | $74 | |
| Fresno Fresno | $136 | $86 | |
| Visalia Tulare | $136 | $80 | |
| Point Arena / Gualala Mendocino | $134 | $86 | |
| Tahoe City Placer | $132 | $86 | |
| Barstow / Ontario / Victorville San Bernardino | $129 | $86 | |
| Everywhere elseAll other counties (standard CONUS rate) | $113 | $68 |