Columbia per diem ratesSouth Carolina · FY 2027
Columbia’s full-year average lodging cap is the lowest of the 295 non-standard areas, only $2 a night above the standard $113. GSA left every month unchanged from FY 2026, as it did for only 12 areas. Columbia’s full-year average lodging cap, $115 a night, is the lowest of the 4 South Carolina areas, just under Myrtle Beach ($148).
Columbia since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Columbia’s full-year average has grown 2.7%; ranked by that growth, Columbia sits between Minneapolis / St. Paul (MN) and Pontiac / Auburn Hills (MI). In FY 2021 Columbia ranked 218th of 293 by full-year average, between Visalia (CA) and Manchester (VT). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024.
Four days in Columbia
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $604, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 1.8% above the standard rate.