GSA · CONUS Per Diem

San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont, California GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$183
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$86
Maximum per diem
$269
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $183 $86 $269
FY2025 $183 $86 $269
FY2024 $222 $74 $296
FY2023 $222 $74 $296
FY2022 $222 $74 $296
FY2021 $222 $66 $288
FY2020 $231 $66 $297
FY2019 $211 $66 $277
FY2018 $213 $69 $282
FY2016 $184 $69 $253
FY2015 $155 $61 $216
FY2014 $140 $61 $201

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont, California. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-CA?city=San%20Mateo%20/%20Foster%20City%20/%20Belmont"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont",
      "lodging": 183,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-CA"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

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