2025 Per Diem Rates for Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa Per Diems for December 2025

These per diem rates are set by the Department of Defense and are used by the Federal government (as well as many private-sector companies) to reimburse employees for business travel expenses incurred within Cape Town, South Africa (region borders are highlighted on the South Africa map). Click here for other per diem rates in South Africa.

Generally, you will be entitled to one Lodging per-diem of up to $216.00 to cover your actual hotel costs and one Meals & Incidentals per-diem payment of $87.00 to cover food and incidentals like parking costs for each full day of travel within Cape Town. To calculate your per diem reimbursements for a trip to Cape Town, use our per diem calculator