Cincinnati per diem ratesOhio · FY 2027
No other Ohio area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Cleveland ($167). No other Ohio area has a meal rate as high as $86.
Cincinnati among the 295
Nationally, Cincinnati is 62nd of 295 by full-year average, between Lake Placid (NY, $171) and Kenton (KY, $170). Ohio, area by area.
Four days in Cincinnati
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $811, three nights of lodging plus $301 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 50.4% above the standard rate.
Cincinnati since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Cincinnati’s full-year average has grown 12.6%; ranked by that growth, Cincinnati sits between Charlottesville (VA) and Kenton (KY). Against FY 2026, Cincinnati’s full-year average rose 4.3%, between Oklahoma City (OK) and Colorado Springs (CO) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Cincinnati ranked 54th of 293 by full-year average, between Somerset (NJ) and Kenton (KY). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 3.3% in FY 2024, up 4.5% in FY 2025.