2025 Per Diem Rates for San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica Per Diems for October 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 San Jose, Costa Rica (region borders are highlighted on the Costa Rica map). Click here for other per diem rates in Costa Rica.

Generally, you will be entitled to one Lodging per-diem of up to $147.00 to cover your actual hotel costs and one Meals & Incidentals per-diem payment of $139.00 to cover food and incidentals like parking costs for each full day of travel within San Jose. To calculate your per diem reimbursements for a trip to San Jose, use our per diem calculator