Kansas City per diem ratesMissouri · FY 2027
Kansas City’s full-year average lodging cap, $139 a night, is the lowest of the 2 Missouri areas, just under St. Louis ($156). Since FY 2021 Kansas City’s full-year average has grown 13%; ranked by that growth, Kansas City sits between Santa Monica (CA) and Kansas City / Overland Park (KS).
Kansas City among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Rochester (MN). Nationally, Kansas City is 183rd of 295 by full-year average, between Punta Gorda (FL, $139) and Kansas City / Overland Park (KS, $139).
Kansas City since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Kansas City’s full-year average rose 3%, between Kalispell / Whitefish (MT) and Kansas City / Overland Park (KS) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Kansas City ranked 154th of 293 by full-year average, between Andover (MA) and Kansas City / Overland Park (KS). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 2.4% in FY 2024, up 7.1% in FY 2025.
Four days in Kansas City
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $697, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 23% above the standard rate.