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Thailand has 13 per diem locations. The highest daily maximum is $374 in Bangkok ($259 lodging + $115 M&IE); anywhere not listed ("Other") gets $99 + $63. For foreign areas, lodging taxes are already included in the rate and are not claimed separately (FTR §301-11.16(b)).
Season dates are month/day; rates are maximums in U.S. dollars.
Location
Lodging
M&IE
Max/day
Effective
Bangkok see footnoteAll year
$259
$115
$374
08/01/2026
Cha AmAll year
$185
$115
$300
01/01/2024
Chiang MaiAll year
$219
$84
$303
11/01/2026
Chiang RaiAll year
$129
$85
$214
03/01/2024
Hat YaiAll year
$129
$85
$214
03/01/2024
Hua HinAll year
$185
$115
$300
01/01/2024
Khao LakAll year
$207
$107
$314
02/01/2024
KrabiAll year
$245
$100
$345
11/01/2026
Nong KhaiAll year
$99
$63
$162
01/01/2024
Pattaya CityAll year
$170
$105
$275
01/01/2024
PhuketAll year
$245
$109
$354
03/01/2024
Samui IslandAll year
$260
$104
$364
01/01/2024
OtherAll year
$99
$63
$162
01/01/2024
M&IE breakdown for Bangkok
Allocation from GSA's OCONUS M&IE breakdown table (rates over $265: 15% breakfast, 25% lunch, 40% dinner, remainder incidentals). How deductions work
Breakfast
$17
Lunch
$29
Dinner
$46
Incidental expenses
$23
M&IE, full day
$115
First and last day of travel (75%)
$86.25
How it compares
Highest daily maximum in Thailand vs every other foreign country
Each tick is one country or area: its most expensive location's lodging + M&IE. Countries where only government quarters are provided ($0 lodging) are not shown.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Office of Allowances, Foreign Per Diem Rates (DSSR 925), publication date 11/01/2026. M&IE breakdown: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), M&IE breakdowns. Not affiliated with GSA or the Department of State. All sources