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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Science Goy
Although not definitive, federal per diem rates are at least a rough indicator of the cost of visiting various cities. For the examples you cite in April 2012 they are as follows:

Silicon Valley $121 lodging / $56 meals+incidentals
NYC $241 lodging / $71 meals + incidentals
Tokyo $257 lodging / $233 meals + incidentals
$233for meal + incidentals? Wow...is food in Tokyo that expensive...or is this the rate for the secret service type "incidentals"?
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