My Average Daily Budget Travel Cost by Country Around the World (Leslie's Travel Snacks)

Country	Daily Total	(✓ = shared) Lodging	Food	Booze	Transportation	Other Stuff
Australia	$25.94	$14.35 (✓)	$6.60
28 days in May 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Belize	$57.44	$13.33 (✓)	$8.00	$1.67	$10.94	$23.50
9 days in Dec 2018 The budget took a big hit with the tours we did on this trip.
British Virgin Islands	$39.55	$8.78	$7.11	$1.67	$22.55
9 days in Dec 2022 Joined a live-aboard trip for a week! These are my costs getting there and back and while aboard.
Cambodia	$22.10	$1.55 (✓)	$4.50
9 days in Aug 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Comoros	$27.66	$11.16 (✓)	$5.87	$0.20	$5.91	$4.52
15 days in Sep 2016
Costa Rica	$15.71	$0.83	$6.57	$5.28	$1.45	$1.58
53 days in Feb 2020 My first time bartering work for lodging (part of the time). I also stayed with a local friend, and house sat for a few days.
Costa Rica	$17.85	$1.67	$6.17	$2.63	$1.00	$6.38
24 days in Feb 2021
Costa Rica	$18.42	$0.65	$5.63	$3.07	$3.05	$6.02
114 days in Jun 2021 house/dog sitting on the beach
Costa Rica	$24.37	$16.23	$4.59	$0.75	$0.30	$2.50
201 days in Mar 2020 stuck in CR because of COVID closed borders! I stayed in one town.
Costa Rica	$28.51	$16.08	$3.29	$3.53	$3.02	$2.59
59 days in Oct 2019 4 weeks in Zancudo staying put in a nice house, then 4 weeks in Monteverde in an apartment, some tourist stuff, lots of drinking
Cuba	$36.00	$12.50 (✓)	$7.00
7 days in Dec 2008
Egypt	$18.93	$2.06 (✓)	$3.54
15 days in Dec 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
El Salvador	$29.83	$6.53 (✓)	$4.17		$1.22
20 days in Feb 2018
Fiji	$27.60	$13.29 (✓)	$9.63
7 days in Apr 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
French Polynesia	$98.83	$59.47	$10.70		$28.66
6 days in Dec 2024 My travel buddy paid for most of the lodging, we ate groceries in the room, and only did one outing. Transportation is pricey.
Greece	$26.25	$8.27 (✓)	$9.65
15 days in Dec 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Honduras	$31.36	$17.85 (✓)	$8.72
7 days in Jul 2009
India	$21.72	$5.00	$3.03	$0.79	$7.24	$5.66
29 days in Apr 2011 I did not add in the cost of dental work I had done there $440 USD
Indonesia	$8.54		$2.95		$1.32	$4.27
47 days in Mar 2019 House sitting, had to pay for utilities
Indonesia	$17.68	$3.53 (✓)	$3.99
24 days in Jun 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Indonesia	$32.55	$15.34	$3.33	$1.63	$1.11	$11.14
10 days in Mar 2019 $93 of this was for Komodo tour
Laos	$35.12	$3.89 (✓)	$3.30		$15.93	$12.00
4 days in Nov 2008 This was just a quick trip through Vietnam. $35 was for visa.
Malaysia	$18.99	$3.47 (✓)	$5.52
39 days in Jul 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Malaysia	$87.01	$57.64 (✓)	$6.60	$3.62	$7.76	$11.39
4 days in Jul 2025 Swanky trip just to the Perhentian Islands. This also included a $45 waste of money massage. ;)
Mexico	$30.95	$13.07 (✓)	$7.17	$1.60	$1.03	$11.09
10 days in May 2018 We spent our entire time in Mexico City.
Mexico	$35.28	$8.71 (✓)	$8.64	$6.81	$7.23	$3.89
8 days in Dec 2018
Myanmar	$28.18	$13.53 (✓)	$3.48	$0.53	$4.74	$5.90
19 days in Nov 2015
Nepal	$23.15	$5.64 (✓)	$5.23
30 days in Oct 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
New Zealand	$33.27	$3.68 (✓)	$5.72
25 days in Apr 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Panama	$33.50	$9.25 (✓)	$7.75
9 days in Oct 2007
Puerto Rico	$77.50	$45.20 (✓)	$7.45
10 days in Jun 2009 My 40th bday vacation with non-budget-travel friends and family
Switzerland	$162.83	$95.83 (✓)	$14.17		$45.33	$7.50
6 days in May 2026 wow, so expensive! This is what I spent, my travel buddy paid for a lot of the expenses
Tanzania	$35.12	$5.40 (✓)	$3.79
9 days in Nov 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Tanzania	$44.99	$11.51 (✓)	$6.07	$1.33	$16.05	$10.03
20 days in Sep 2016 $100 visa fee(!) and an unexpected in-country flight. $32/day w/o those.
Tanzania	$107.76	$51.00 (✓)	$5.38		$11.88	$39.50
8 days in Mar 2025 $100 visa fee(!) $44 mandatory insurance, a day safari :). This doesn't include $533 in airfare, we had half board at our very swanky hotel, etc.
Thailand	$20.52	$2.42 (✓)	$6.10
46 days in Sep 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!
Thailand	$22.62	$3.68 (✓)	$3.13	$1.67	$13.91	$0.24
3 days in Nov 2008 This was just a quick stop on our way to Laos and Vietnam. Most trans was the bus to Laos.
Thailand	$29.43	$7.16	$5.30	$0.70	$14.10	$1.18
27 days in Jan 2024 Partially shared higher end on Koh Samet, a week in a monastery, some time solo
Thailand	$31.55	$12.56	$8.00	$2.22	$6.33	$2.44
18 days in Mar 2026 solo travel, stayed with friends for a few days
Thailand	$42.00	$20.40	$4.91	$1.25	$6.97	$5.86
15 days in Apr 2018 This was my first test at working abroad. It wasn't for traveling around and I spent more on things like SIM card plan, more comfortable hotel with good WiFi, etc.
Thailand	$84.09	$28.00 (✓)	$15.24	$3.05	$13.41	$24.39
1 days in Jul 2025 One night in Bangkok! Quick hit 'n run with 2 massages and Wat Pho entry. Oh, and we paid for 2 nights lodging so we could check out late. ;)
Thailand	$92.61	$41.94	$4.17		$18.44	$28.06
18 days in Jan 2026 group trip, tourist sites, luxury hotels, private transportation
Vietnam	$17.76	$4.94 (✓)	$4.35	$2.63	$2.43	$3.41
23 days in Nov 2008
Vietnam	$47.78	$18.83 (✓)	$3.94	$0.19	$9.08	$15.74
6 days in Jul 2025 Since it was my friend's first time in SEA, we stayed in nicer hotels and took private cars.. We did a few tours, and had a $25 visa fee.
Zimbabwe	$18.18	$4.41 (✓)	$4.48
28 days in Nov 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Country

Daily Total

(✓ = shared)
Lodging

Food

Booze

Transportation

Other Stuff

Australia

$25.94

$14.35 (✓)

$6.60

28 days in May 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Belize

$57.44

$13.33 (✓)

$8.00

$1.67

$10.94

$23.50

9 days in Dec 2018
The budget took a big hit with the tours we did on this trip.

British Virgin Islands

$39.55

$8.78

$7.11

$1.67

$22.55

9 days in Dec 2022
Joined a live-aboard trip for a week! These are my costs getting there and back and while aboard.

Cambodia

$22.10

$1.55 (✓)

$4.50

9 days in Aug 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Comoros

$27.66

$11.16 (✓)

$5.87

$0.20

$5.91

$4.52

15 days in Sep 2016

Costa Rica

$15.71

$0.83

$6.57

$5.28

$1.45

$1.58

53 days in Feb 2020
My first time bartering work for lodging (part of the time). I also stayed with a local friend, and house sat for a few days.

Costa Rica

$17.85

$1.67

$6.17

$2.63

$1.00

$6.38

24 days in Feb 2021

Costa Rica

$18.42

$0.65

$5.63

$3.07

$3.05

$6.02

114 days in Jun 2021
house/dog sitting on the beach

Costa Rica

$24.37

$16.23

$4.59

$0.75

$0.30

$2.50

201 days in Mar 2020
stuck in CR because of COVID closed borders! I stayed in one town.

Costa Rica

$28.51

$16.08

$3.29

$3.53

$3.02

$2.59

59 days in Oct 2019
4 weeks in Zancudo staying put in a nice house, then 4 weeks in Monteverde in an apartment, some tourist stuff, lots of drinking

Cuba

$36.00

$12.50 (✓)

$7.00

7 days in Dec 2008

Egypt

$18.93

$2.06 (✓)

$3.54

15 days in Dec 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

El Salvador

$29.83

$6.53 (✓)

$4.17

$1.22

20 days in Feb 2018

Fiji

$27.60

$13.29 (✓)

$9.63

7 days in Apr 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

French Polynesia

$98.83

$59.47

$10.70

$28.66

6 days in Dec 2024
My travel buddy paid for most of the lodging, we ate groceries in the room, and only did one outing. Transportation is pricey.

Greece

$26.25

$8.27 (✓)

$9.65

15 days in Dec 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Honduras

$31.36

$17.85 (✓)

$8.72

7 days in Jul 2009

India

$21.72

$5.00

$3.03

$0.79

$7.24

$5.66

29 days in Apr 2011
I did not add in the cost of dental work I had done there $440 USD

Indonesia

$8.54

$2.95

$1.32

$4.27

47 days in Mar 2019
House sitting, had to pay for utilities

Indonesia

$17.68

$3.53 (✓)

$3.99

24 days in Jun 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Indonesia

$32.55

$15.34

$3.33

$1.63

$1.11

$11.14

10 days in Mar 2019
$93 of this was for Komodo tour

Laos

$35.12

$3.89 (✓)

$3.30

$15.93

$12.00

4 days in Nov 2008
This was just a quick trip through Vietnam. $35 was for visa.

Malaysia

$18.99

$3.47 (✓)

$5.52

39 days in Jul 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Malaysia

$87.01

$57.64 (✓)

$6.60

$3.62

$7.76

$11.39

4 days in Jul 2025
Swanky trip just to the Perhentian Islands. This also included a $45 waste of money massage. ;)

Mexico

$30.95

$13.07 (✓)

$7.17

$1.60

$1.03

$11.09

10 days in May 2018
We spent our entire time in Mexico City.

Mexico

$35.28

$8.71 (✓)

$8.64

$6.81

$7.23

$3.89

8 days in Dec 2018

Myanmar

$28.18

$13.53 (✓)

$3.48

$0.53

$4.74

$5.90

19 days in Nov 2015

Nepal

$23.15

$5.64 (✓)

$5.23

30 days in Oct 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

New Zealand

$33.27

$3.68 (✓)

$5.72

25 days in Apr 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Panama

$33.50

$9.25 (✓)

$7.75

9 days in Oct 2007

Puerto Rico

$77.50

$45.20 (✓)

$7.45

10 days in Jun 2009
My 40th bday vacation with non-budget-travel friends and family

Switzerland

$162.83

$95.83 (✓)

$14.17

$45.33

$7.50

6 days in May 2026
wow, so expensive! This is what I spent, my travel buddy paid for a lot of the expenses

Tanzania

$35.12

$5.40 (✓)

$3.79

9 days in Nov 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Tanzania

$44.99

$11.51 (✓)

$6.07

$1.33

$16.05

$10.03

20 days in Sep 2016
$100 visa fee(!) and an unexpected in-country flight. $32/day w/o those.

Tanzania

$107.76

$51.00 (✓)

$5.38

$11.88

$39.50

8 days in Mar 2025
$100 visa fee(!) $44 mandatory insurance, a day safari :). This doesn't include $533 in airfare, we had half board at our very swanky hotel, etc.

Thailand

$20.52

$2.42 (✓)

$6.10

46 days in Sep 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Thailand

$22.62

$3.68 (✓)

$3.13

$1.67

$13.91

$0.24

3 days in Nov 2008
This was just a quick stop on our way to Laos and Vietnam. Most trans was the bus to Laos.

Thailand

$29.43

$7.16

$5.30

$0.70

$14.10

$1.18

27 days in Jan 2024
Partially shared higher end on Koh Samet, a week in a monastery, some time solo

Thailand

$31.55

$12.56

$8.00

$2.22

$6.33

$2.44

18 days in Mar 2026
solo travel, stayed with friends for a few days

Thailand

$42.00

$20.40

$4.91

$1.25

$6.97

$5.86

15 days in Apr 2018
This was my first test at working abroad. It wasn't for traveling around and I spent more on things like SIM card plan, more comfortable hotel with good WiFi, etc.

Thailand

$84.09

$28.00 (✓)

$15.24

$3.05

$13.41

$24.39

1 days in Jul 2025
One night in Bangkok! Quick hit 'n run with 2 massages and Wat Pho entry. Oh, and we paid for 2 nights lodging so we could check out late. ;)

Thailand

$92.61

$41.94

$4.17

$18.44

$28.06

18 days in Jan 2026
group trip, tourist sites, luxury hotels, private transportation

Vietnam

$17.76

$4.94 (✓)

$4.35

$2.63

$2.43

$3.41

23 days in Nov 2008

Vietnam

$47.78

$18.83 (✓)

$3.94

$0.19

$9.08

$15.74

6 days in Jul 2025
Since it was my friend's first time in SEA, we stayed in nicer hotels and took private cars.. We did a few tours, and had a $25 visa fee.

Zimbabwe

$18.18

$4.41 (✓)

$4.48

28 days in Nov 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

Daily Total	# of Days	Date	Notes	Lodging (✓ = shared)	Food	Booze	Transportation	Other Stuff
$25.94 Australia	28 days in May 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$14.35 (✓)	$6.60
$57.44 Belize	9 days in Dec 2018 The budget took a big hit with the tours we did on this trip.	$13.33 (✓)	$8.00	$1.67	$10.94	$23.50
$39.55 British Virgin Islands	9 days in Dec 2022 Joined a live-aboard trip for a week! These are my costs getting there and back and while aboard.	$8.78	$7.11	$1.67	$22.55
$22.10 Cambodia	9 days in Aug 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$1.55 (✓)	$4.50
$27.66 Comoros	15 days in Sep 2016	$11.16 (✓)	$5.87	$0.20	$5.91	$4.52
$15.71 Costa Rica	53 days in Feb 2020 My first time bartering work for lodging (part of the time). I also stayed with a local friend, and house sat for a few days.	$0.83	$6.57	$5.28	$1.45	$1.58
$17.85 Costa Rica	24 days in Feb 2021	$1.67	$6.17	$2.63	$1.00	$6.38
$18.42 Costa Rica	114 days in Jun 2021 house/dog sitting on the beach	$0.65	$5.63	$3.07	$3.05	$6.02
$24.37 Costa Rica	201 days in Mar 2020 stuck in CR because of COVID closed borders! I stayed in one town.	$16.23	$4.59	$0.75	$0.30	$2.50
$28.51 Costa Rica	59 days in Oct 2019 4 weeks in Zancudo staying put in a nice house, then 4 weeks in Monteverde in an apartment, some tourist stuff, lots of drinking	$16.08	$3.29	$3.53	$3.02	$2.59
$36.00 Cuba	7 days in Dec 2008	$12.50 (✓)	$7.00
$18.93 Egypt	15 days in Dec 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$2.06 (✓)	$3.54
$29.83 El Salvador	20 days in Feb 2018	$6.53 (✓)	$4.17		$1.22
$27.60 Fiji	7 days in Apr 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$13.29 (✓)	$9.63
$98.83 French Polynesia	6 days in Dec 2024 My travel buddy paid for most of the lodging, we ate groceries in the room, and only did one outing. Transportation is pricey.	$59.47	$10.70		$28.66
$26.25 Greece	15 days in Dec 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$8.27 (✓)	$9.65
$31.36 Honduras	7 days in Jul 2009	$17.85 (✓)	$8.72
$21.72 India	29 days in Apr 2011 I did not add in the cost of dental work I had done there $440 USD	$5.00	$3.03	$0.79	$7.24	$5.66
$8.54 Indonesia	47 days in Mar 2019 House sitting, had to pay for utilities		$2.95		$1.32	$4.27
$17.68 Indonesia	24 days in Jun 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$3.53 (✓)	$3.99
$32.55 Indonesia	10 days in Mar 2019 $93 of this was for Komodo tour	$15.34	$3.33	$1.63	$1.11	$11.14
$35.12 Laos	4 days in Nov 2008 This was just a quick trip through Vietnam. $35 was for visa.	$3.89 (✓)	$3.30		$15.93	$12.00
$18.99 Malaysia	39 days in Jul 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$3.47 (✓)	$5.52
$87.01 Malaysia	4 days in Jul 2025 Swanky trip just to the Perhentian Islands. This also included a $45 waste of money massage. ;)	$57.64 (✓)	$6.60	$3.62	$7.76	$11.39
$30.95 Mexico	10 days in May 2018 We spent our entire time in Mexico City.	$13.07 (✓)	$7.17	$1.60	$1.03	$11.09
$35.28 Mexico	8 days in Dec 2018	$8.71 (✓)	$8.64	$6.81	$7.23	$3.89
$28.18 Myanmar	19 days in Nov 2015	$13.53 (✓)	$3.48	$0.53	$4.74	$5.90
$23.15 Nepal	30 days in Oct 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$5.64 (✓)	$5.23
$33.27 New Zealand	25 days in Apr 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$3.68 (✓)	$5.72
$33.50 Panama	9 days in Oct 2007	$9.25 (✓)	$7.75
$77.50 Puerto Rico	10 days in Jun 2009 My 40th bday vacation with non-budget-travel friends and family	$45.20 (✓)	$7.45
$162.83 Switzerland	6 days in May 2026 wow, so expensive! This is what I spent, my travel buddy paid for a lot of the expenses	$95.83 (✓)	$14.17		$45.33	$7.50
$35.12 Tanzania	9 days in Nov 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$5.40 (✓)	$3.79
$44.99 Tanzania	20 days in Sep 2016 $100 visa fee(!) and an unexpected in-country flight. $32/day w/o those.	$11.51 (✓)	$6.07	$1.33	$16.05	$10.03
$107.76 Tanzania	8 days in Mar 2025 $100 visa fee(!) $44 mandatory insurance, a day safari :). This doesn't include $533 in airfare, we had half board at our very swanky hotel, etc.	$51.00 (✓)	$5.38		$11.88	$39.50
$20.52 Thailand	46 days in Sep 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$2.42 (✓)	$6.10
$22.62 Thailand	3 days in Nov 2008 This was just a quick stop on our way to Laos and Vietnam. Most trans was the bus to Laos.	$3.68 (✓)	$3.13	$1.67	$13.91	$0.24
$29.43 Thailand	27 days in Jan 2024 Partially shared higher end on Koh Samet, a week in a monastery, some time solo	$7.16	$5.30	$0.70	$14.10	$1.18
$31.55 Thailand	18 days in Mar 2026 solo travel, stayed with friends for a few days	$12.56	$8.00	$2.22	$6.33	$2.44
$42.00 Thailand	15 days in Apr 2018 This was my first test at working abroad. It wasn't for traveling around and I spent more on things like SIM card plan, more comfortable hotel with good WiFi, etc.	$20.40	$4.91	$1.25	$6.97	$5.86
$84.09 Thailand	1 days in Jul 2025 One night in Bangkok! Quick hit 'n run with 2 massages and Wat Pho entry. Oh, and we paid for 2 nights lodging so we could check out late. ;)	$28.00 (✓)	$15.24	$3.05	$13.41	$24.39
$92.61 Thailand	18 days in Jan 2026 group trip, tourist sites, luxury hotels, private transportation	$41.94	$4.17		$18.44	$28.06
$17.76 Vietnam	23 days in Nov 2008	$4.94 (✓)	$4.35	$2.63	$2.43	$3.41
$47.78 Vietnam	6 days in Jul 2025 Since it was my friend's first time in SEA, we stayed in nicer hotels and took private cars.. We did a few tours, and had a $25 visa fee.	$18.83 (✓)	$3.94	$0.19	$9.08	$15.74
$18.18 Zimbabwe	28 days in Nov 2000 Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!	$4.41 (✓)	$4.48

Daily
Total

# of
Days

Date

Notes

Lodging (✓ = shared)

Food

Booze

Transportation

Other Stuff

$25.94 Australia

28 days in May 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$14.35 (✓)

$6.60

$57.44 Belize

9 days in Dec 2018
The budget took a big hit with the tours we did on this trip.

$13.33 (✓)

$8.00

$1.67

$10.94

$23.50

$39.55 British Virgin Islands

9 days in Dec 2022
Joined a live-aboard trip for a week! These are my costs getting there and back and while aboard.

$8.78

$7.11

$1.67

$22.55

$22.10 Cambodia

9 days in Aug 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$1.55 (✓)

$4.50

$27.66 Comoros

15 days in Sep 2016

$11.16 (✓)

$5.87

$0.20

$5.91

$4.52

$15.71 Costa Rica

53 days in Feb 2020
My first time bartering work for lodging (part of the time). I also stayed with a local friend, and house sat for a few days.

$0.83

$6.57

$5.28

$1.45

$1.58

$17.85 Costa Rica

24 days in Feb 2021

$1.67

$6.17

$2.63

$1.00

$6.38

$18.42 Costa Rica

114 days in Jun 2021
house/dog sitting on the beach

$0.65

$5.63

$3.07

$3.05

$6.02

$24.37 Costa Rica

201 days in Mar 2020
stuck in CR because of COVID closed borders! I stayed in one town.

$16.23

$4.59

$0.75

$0.30

$2.50

$28.51 Costa Rica

59 days in Oct 2019
4 weeks in Zancudo staying put in a nice house, then 4 weeks in Monteverde in an apartment, some tourist stuff, lots of drinking

$16.08

$3.29

$3.53

$3.02

$2.59

$36.00 Cuba

7 days in Dec 2008

$12.50 (✓)

$7.00

$18.93 Egypt

15 days in Dec 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$2.06 (✓)

$3.54

$29.83 El Salvador

20 days in Feb 2018

$6.53 (✓)

$4.17

$1.22

$27.60 Fiji

7 days in Apr 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$13.29 (✓)

$9.63

$98.83 French Polynesia

6 days in Dec 2024
My travel buddy paid for most of the lodging, we ate groceries in the room, and only did one outing. Transportation is pricey.

$59.47

$10.70

$28.66

$26.25 Greece

15 days in Dec 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$8.27 (✓)

$9.65

$31.36 Honduras

7 days in Jul 2009

$17.85 (✓)

$8.72

$21.72 India

29 days in Apr 2011
I did not add in the cost of dental work I had done there $440 USD

$5.00

$3.03

$0.79

$7.24

$5.66

$8.54 Indonesia

47 days in Mar 2019
House sitting, had to pay for utilities

$2.95

$1.32

$4.27

$17.68 Indonesia

24 days in Jun 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$3.53 (✓)

$3.99

$32.55 Indonesia

10 days in Mar 2019
$93 of this was for Komodo tour

$15.34

$3.33

$1.63

$1.11

$11.14

$35.12 Laos

4 days in Nov 2008
This was just a quick trip through Vietnam. $35 was for visa.

$3.89 (✓)

$3.30

$15.93

$12.00

$18.99 Malaysia

39 days in Jul 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$3.47 (✓)

$5.52

$87.01 Malaysia

4 days in Jul 2025
Swanky trip just to the Perhentian Islands. This also included a $45 waste of money massage. ;)

$57.64 (✓)

$6.60

$3.62

$7.76

$11.39

$30.95 Mexico

10 days in May 2018
We spent our entire time in Mexico City.

$13.07 (✓)

$7.17

$1.60

$1.03

$11.09

$35.28 Mexico

8 days in Dec 2018

$8.71 (✓)

$8.64

$6.81

$7.23

$3.89

$28.18 Myanmar

19 days in Nov 2015

$13.53 (✓)

$3.48

$0.53

$4.74

$5.90

$23.15 Nepal

30 days in Oct 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$5.64 (✓)

$5.23

$33.27 New Zealand

25 days in Apr 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$3.68 (✓)

$5.72

$33.50 Panama

9 days in Oct 2007

$9.25 (✓)

$7.75

$77.50 Puerto Rico

10 days in Jun 2009
My 40th bday vacation with non-budget-travel friends and family

$45.20 (✓)

$7.45

$162.83 Switzerland

6 days in May 2026
wow, so expensive! This is what I spent, my travel buddy paid for a lot of the expenses

$95.83 (✓)

$14.17

$45.33

$7.50

$35.12 Tanzania

9 days in Nov 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$5.40 (✓)

$3.79

$44.99 Tanzania

20 days in Sep 2016
$100 visa fee(!) and an unexpected in-country flight. $32/day w/o those.

$11.51 (✓)

$6.07

$1.33

$16.05

$10.03

$107.76 Tanzania

8 days in Mar 2025
$100 visa fee(!) $44 mandatory insurance, a day safari :). This doesn't include $533 in airfare, we had half board at our very swanky hotel, etc.

$51.00 (✓)

$5.38

$11.88

$39.50

$20.52 Thailand

46 days in Sep 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$2.42 (✓)

$6.10

$22.62 Thailand

3 days in Nov 2008
This was just a quick stop on our way to Laos and Vietnam. Most trans was the bus to Laos.

$3.68 (✓)

$3.13

$1.67

$13.91

$0.24

$29.43 Thailand

27 days in Jan 2024
Partially shared higher end on Koh Samet, a week in a monastery, some time solo

$7.16

$5.30

$0.70

$14.10

$1.18

$31.55 Thailand

18 days in Mar 2026
solo travel, stayed with friends for a few days

$12.56

$8.00

$2.22

$6.33

$2.44

$42.00 Thailand

15 days in Apr 2018
This was my first test at working abroad. It wasn't for traveling around and I spent more on things like SIM card plan, more comfortable hotel with good WiFi, etc.

$20.40

$4.91

$1.25

$6.97

$5.86

$84.09 Thailand

1 days in Jul 2025
One night in Bangkok! Quick hit 'n run with 2 massages and Wat Pho entry. Oh, and we paid for 2 nights lodging so we could check out late. ;)

$28.00 (✓)

$15.24

$3.05

$13.41

$24.39

$92.61 Thailand

18 days in Jan 2026
group trip, tourist sites, luxury hotels, private transportation

$41.94

$4.17

$18.44

$28.06

$17.76 Vietnam

23 days in Nov 2008

$4.94 (✓)

$4.35

$2.63

$2.43

$3.41

$47.78 Vietnam

6 days in Jul 2025
Since it was my friend's first time in SEA, we stayed in nicer hotels and took private cars.. We did a few tours, and had a $25 visa fee.

$18.83 (✓)

$3.94

$0.19

$9.08

$15.74

$18.18 Zimbabwe

28 days in Nov 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty!

$4.41 (✓)

$4.48

Samsonite Sokyte DLX Softside Underseater

American Tourister discontinued their version (4Kix) which is what I have and I love it! Having an under-seater personal item sized bag is amazing and I can fit everything I need in it. Especially if you wait for a good sale, this luggage is a must-have. With the recessed wheels, you got a lot more space than a spinner. I might personally cut out the laptop sleeve and remove the USB battery.

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Average Costs

Australia

$25.94

Belize

$57.44

British Virgin Islands

$39.55

Cambodia

$22.10

Comoros

$27.66

Costa Rica

$15.71

Costa Rica

$17.85

Costa Rica

$18.42

Costa Rica

$24.37

Costa Rica

$28.51

Cuba

$36.00

Egypt

$18.93

El Salvador

$29.83

Fiji

$27.60

French Polynesia

$98.83

Greece

$26.25

Honduras

$31.36

India

$21.72

Indonesia

$8.54

Indonesia

$17.68

Indonesia

$32.55

Laos

$35.12

Malaysia

$18.99

Malaysia

$87.01

Mexico

$30.95

Mexico

$35.28

Myanmar

$28.18

Nepal

$23.15

New Zealand

$33.27

Panama

$33.50

Puerto Rico

$77.50

Switzerland

$162.83

Tanzania

$35.12

Tanzania

$44.99

Tanzania

$107.76

Thailand

$20.52

Thailand

$22.62

Thailand

$29.43

Thailand

$31.55

Thailand