Mobility: Per Diem Allowance Calculator, Global

Access accurate per diem allowance data for your Short-Term Assignments, Commuters, Look & See trips and Business Travelers locations.

As managing a globally mobile workforce grows more complicated, we need more targeted solutions to effectively support all assignment types. Mercer's Per Diem Allowance Calculator helps you determine the daily or monthly Cost of Living Per Diem Allowance for your Short-Term Assignments, Commuters, Look & See trips and Business Travelers.

For existing clients log into your Mobility Exchange account here and purchase directly through the shop.

Calculate and keep track of employee daily spends at assignment locations

Designed to help you compensate employees for their cost of daily life, the Per Diem Allowance tool allows you to:

Gain access to a per day allowance recommendation based on unique basket types, budget, reference currency and selected exchange rate
Compare and customize baskets for a daily or monthly allowance
View allowance data, set per day for over 400 locations worldwide
Confidently support business travelers and international assignees on short-term assignments, typically lasting anywhere from 3 to 12 months
Provide an equitable allowance to all assignees in the same host location, independent of salary level or home country
Use the per diem allowance recommendation to inform global mobility budgets planning and management.

Customizable

Cost effective

Convenient

Key highlights

Mercer's Per Diem Allowance Calculator allows you to establish cost-effective and consistent per diems, based on data that is:

Accurate
Mercer's global expertise and years of pricing surveys allow us to collect and deliver the recommendations for more than 400 locations.
Transparent
We can break down our recommendations to show exactly what makes up the numbers
Up-to-date
We update pricing data at least twice a year, and more frequently in locations with volatile prices.
Easily customized
The Per Diem Allowance Calculator is flexible, allowing for differentiation by type of assignment or other factors, in order to provide recommendations most applicable to your employees.

How does it work?

Efficient calculations in four simple and easy steps!

Start calculation
Select one of our surveys’ dates and choose a location from over 400 available options or perform calculation for multiple locations as per your subscription.
Calculation settings
Choose reference currency to display the results in another currency, exchange rate to match your specific needs
Basket settings
Select an existing Mercer Standard predefined Basket, customize its elements, or modify or design an entirely new Basket according to your own specification.
Results
Choose how you wish to view your calculation results and export them in an Excel file that’s easy to read and share

Existing customers:

If you are a current client and already have a Mobility Exchange account please purchase directly from the Mobility Exchange shop here or contact your Mercer consultant.