$25.94
Australia |
28 days in May 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty! |
$14.35 (✓) |
$6.60 |
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$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 |
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|
|
$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 |
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|
|
$18.93
Egypt |
15 days in Dec 2000
Year-long trip with my ex. We were young and super thrifty! |
$2.06 (✓) |
$3.54 |
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|
|
$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 |
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|
|
$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 |
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|
|
$31.36
Honduras |
7 days in Jul 2009
|
$17.85 (✓) |
$8.72 |
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|
|
$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 |
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$2.95 |
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$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 |
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|
|
$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 |
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$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 |
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|
|
$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 |
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|
|
$77.50
Puerto Rico |
10 days in Jun 2009
My 40th bday vacation with non-budget-travel friends and family |
$45.20 (✓) |
$7.45 |
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|
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$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 |
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