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

Average Costs

I actually have fun tracking all of my expenses when I travel. The daily total includes all lodging, food, booze, transportation, sightseeing, visas, etc. I leave out the money I spend on gifts for friends and I don't include the flight price.

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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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	$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.
Vietnam	$17.76	$4.94 (✓)	$4.35	$2.63	$2.43	$3.41
23 days in Nov 2008
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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$17.76 Vietnam	23 days in Nov 2008	$4.94 (✓)	$4.35	$2.63	$2.43	$3.41
$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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Average Costs

Australia

$25.94

Belize

$57.44

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

Greece

$26.25

Honduras

$31.36

India

$21.72

Indonesia

$8.54

Indonesia

$17.68

Indonesia

$32.55

Laos

$35.12

Malaysia

$18.99

Mexico

$30.95

Mexico

$35.28

Myanmar

$28.18

Nepal

$23.15

New Zealand

$33.27

Panama

$33.50

Puerto Rico

$77.50

Tanzania

$35.12

Tanzania

$44.99

Thailand

$20.52

Thailand

$22.62

Thailand

$42.00

Vietnam

$17.76

Zimbabwe

$18.18

$25.94 Australia

$57.44 Belize

$22.10 Cambodia

$27.66 Comoros

$15.71 Costa Rica

$17.85 Costa Rica

$18.42 Costa Rica

$24.37 Costa Rica

$28.51 Costa Rica