.....World Budget Travel Table 2012
The figure shown is a typical daily budget for a traveller/backpacker in each country (in US$). It is based on staying in the cheapest room or dorm in a budget hostel. It takes into account typical transport costs within a country. It is based on eating local street food, in budget restaurants or self-catering and averaging a few alcoholic drinks every night in a non too swanky bar or disco. It includes the cost of some cheap typical daytime activities such as visits to museums but expensive activities such as safari’s or thrill-seeking sports are optional extras and not included in the calculations.
This is only intended to be a guide and obviously everyone is different but it is like everything on myfunkytravel.com based on the real backpacking experiences of people who have recently travelled in the countries so it should be pretty accurate. Prices can vary within countries, for example big or capital cities are often more expensive as are popular package tourist regions such as Cancun in Mexico for example.
The section is in US$ which is the reserve or even main currency in many countries around the world.
As of summer 2011, US$1 is worth in...
Euros: €0.68
British Pound: £0.60
Aussie Dollars: $0.92
Japanese Yen: ¥82
Canadian Dollars: $0.95
Cheap Cheap Cheap!!!
These are the world superpowers of budget travel. It is possible and fairly easy to get by on $15 a day. In these countries $2 can often get you a room for the night, transport you 200km or even buy a fairly large round at the bar. Staying in these countries budget around $100 a week. A whole year of travel just in these countries comes to under $5500 (£3740).
Laos $15
Cambodia $15
Thailand $15
Ethiopia $15
Malawi $15
Nepal $15
Bolivia $15
PICS: Cheap street BBQ's on the backpacker mecca of Kao San Road in Bangkok & zebras in Malawi, the perfect place for a budget safari.
Still Dirt Cheap
Some fascinating countries in this lot and still remarkably cheap travelling. Think around $140/week (£95). A year in these countries works out at approx. $7300, still under £5000.
Nicaragua $20
Ecuador $20
India $20
Peru $20
Vietnam $20
Myanmar (Burma) $20
Malaysia $20
Indonesia $20
The Philippines $20
Guatemala $20
Egypt $20
Ghana $20
Kenya $20
Iran $20
Mongolia $20
PICS: Travel like the locals on a Guatemala chicken bus, a budget room for rent in Saigon, Vietnam & street art in Socialist Nicaragua.
Cheap to Mid Range
If you’re from a western country you’ll still find these countries very cheap and prices around half what they are in Western Europe or the USA and Canada. A year mostly in these countries, you’ll be looking at about $10000 (£6800).
South Africa $25
Colombia $25
Sri Lanka $25
Georgia $25
Turkey
$25
Ukraine $25
China $25
Paraguay $25
Jordan $25
Zambia $25
Czech Republic $30
Estonia $30
Romania
$30
Russia $30
Costa Rica $30
Serbia $30
Morocco $30
Mexico $30
South Korea $30
Taiwan $30
Tanzania $30
The Gambia $30
Mozambique $30
Senegal $30
Uzbekistan $30
PICS: Train Station in Lviv, Ukraine, dorm bunkbeds at a basic hostel in Mexico and the sunsets over Beijing, one of the cheapest big cities in the world.
Mid-Range
A real cross-section of countries from different regions are sitting comfortably in mid-table. Even the wealthy places like Hong Kong and Singapore make it and the rapidly developing Brazil. You’re looking at $270 a week and over $14000 a year, around £9500.
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Hungary $35
Fiji $35
Chile $35
Argentina $35
Uruguay $35
Singapore $35
Hong Kong $40
Brazil $40
Poland $40
Croatia $45
PICS: castle in Budapest, one of Europe's cheapest capitals & the Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak.
Expensive
These countries seem to be having trouble with the very concept of budget travel. If you’ve just arrived from South East Asia or Central America you’re in for a nasty shock. 3 months travel in these wealthy nations can amount to over $5000, roughly the same as a whole year in the cheapest countries in our table.
New Zealand $50
Germany $50
Netherlands $50
Spain $50
Portugal $50
Israel $50
Canada $55
Austria $55
Britain $55
Greece $55
USA $60
Ireland $60
Italy $60
Australia $60
PICS: Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Camp Nou in Barcelona and stylish Vienna
I'm a Backpacker Get Me Out of here!
$10 for a beer. $30 for a bed in a dorm. You cannot be serious!! Norway comes last in the 2010 Budget Travel Table and gets the dubious honour as the most expensive country to travel in, although all of Scandinavia is extortionate. Think over $2000 a month (£1360) when visiting these countries. Don’t bother coming for long periods unless you have some serious funds or a job lined up.
Japan $65
France $65
Iceland $65
Switzerland $70
Finland $75
Norway $80
PIC: Expensive business, travel in Scandanavia
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