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Venezuela has 10 per diem locations. The highest daily maximum is $563 in Maracaibo ($276 lodging + $287 M&IE); anywhere not listed ("Other") gets $278 + $206. 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
Barquisimeto see footnoteAll year
$209
$101
$310
06/01/2024
Caracas see footnoteAll year
$240
$158
$398
11/01/2026
Maracaibo see footnoteAll year
$276
$287
$563
05/01/2026
Porlamar see footnoteAll year
$232
$124
$356
06/01/2024
Puerto La Cruz see footnoteAll year
$278
$206
$484
05/01/2026
Puerto Ordaz see footnoteAll year
$261
$114
$375
06/01/2024
Punto Fijo see footnoteAll year
$241
$231
$472
05/01/2026
San Cristobal see footnoteAll year
$278
$268
$546
05/01/2026
Valencia see footnoteAll year
$249
$256
$505
05/01/2026
Other see footnoteAll year
$278
$206
$484
05/01/2026
M&IE breakdown for Maracaibo
Allocation from GSA's OCONUS M&IE breakdown table (rates over $265: 15% breakfast, 25% lunch, 40% dinner, remainder incidentals). How deductions work
Breakfast
$43
Lunch
$72
Dinner
$115
Incidental expenses
$57
M&IE, full day
$287
First and last day of travel (75%)
$215.25
How it compares
Highest daily maximum in Venezuela 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