Budget
In average, we have decided to spend £30 per day including accommodation, visits, food and transport.
But we have also looked into the costs in each country, see below.
| Country | Daily Budget | Accommodation | Total Daily budget | No of days | Total per country |
| China | 25 | 16 | 41 | 21 | £861,00 |
| Vietnam | 19 | 6,5 | 25,5 | 13 | £331,50 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 6,5 | 22,5 | 11 | £247,50 |
| Laos | 19 | 5 | 24 | 10 | £240,00 |
| Thailand | 19 | 7,5 | 26,5 | 12 | £318,00 |
| Nepal | 20 | 15,5 | 35,5 | 11 | £390,50 |
| India | 15 | 20 | 35 | 40 | £1 400,00 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10 | £200,00 |
| Philippines | 8,5 | 6 | 14,5 | 12 | £174,00 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 7,5 | 23,5 | 8 | £188,00 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 6,5 | 21,5 | 20 | £430,00 |
| Singapore | 30 | 20 | 50 | 3 | £150,00 |
| Australia | 25 | 45 | 70 | 5 | £350,00 |
| Chile | 15 | 10 | 25 | 10 | £250,00 |
| Argentina | 20 | 14 | 34 | 34 | £1 156,00 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 25 | 50 | 4 | £200,00 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 10 | 30 | 1 | £30,00 |
| Brazil | 25 | 15 | 40 | 20 | £800,00 |
| Bolivia | 19 | 9 | 28 | 14 | £392,00 |
| Peru | 25 | 10 | 35 | 15 | £525,00 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | £200,00 |
| Colombia | 22 | 8 | 30 | 8 | £240,00 |
| Venezuela | 37,5 | 16 | 53,5 | 6 | £321,00 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 10 | 25 | 10 | £250,00 |
| Nicaragua | 32 | 19 | 51 | 9 | £459,00 |
| Honduras | 20,5 | 9,5 | 30 | 6 | £180,00 |
| Guatemala | 19 | 13 | 32 | 7 | £224,00 |
| Belize | 30 | 15,5 | 45,5 | 9 | £409,50 |
| Mexico | 25 | 30 | 55 | 23 | £1 265,00 |
Hello !
Thanks a lot for your blog it is full of good information about south america. I’m planning a trip for 5 months there and this is very helpful !
I had a question concerning your budget. the figures you show here are the figures you were planning or what you actually spent ?
Have a nice enf of trip !!
Greg from London
Hi Greg
Thanks, glad you found blog useful.
This was projected spend. The only I would add to this is, double the price of what it normally says about price in guides for Brazil and Argentina. We were over budget in both countries.
These countries are very expensive.
Enjoy trip, it’s amazing.
Thanks a lor for your answer !
I have read the same about Brazil and Argentina. Most people say that you can now compare them to Europe.
Enjoy your trip !
Hi -hoping to do something similiar next year , are those daily budgets per person?
Thanks!
This is per person. Good luck with your planning. Any questions you have please don’t hesitate to contact us.
thanks very much, enjoy the rest of the trip!
Hi,
Is the total per country for only 1 person or does that include your whole travel group? If so how many people is that based on?
Hi this is per person. There were just two of us travelling. We were under budget for most of Asia apart from Cambodia and Thailand because of the floodings they had.
Did you make it into Guatemala? Next month I am planning on traveling from Oaxaca to San Cristobal and then into Guatemala, where I plan to visit Tikal ruins. If you visited Tikal, I wondered how you thought it compared to the other sites in Mexico that you visited and also, generally how you thought the costs in the 2 countries compared. Thanks
Hi Chris. We did not go to Guatemala in the end so we have no idea of costs unfortunately. We found Mexico to be very cheap though and amazing. Feel free to ask for anyone regarding San Cristobal and Oaxaca. Enjoy!
Sorry, i cant really help you.
We didn’t make it to Guatemala as planned because it proved too complicated and we were running out of days. So we cannot comment on Tikal. Uxmal I thought was more impressive than Chichen itza.
I thought Mexico was relatively cheap. Sorry I can’t be of any help.
Kwasi
Hey 🙂
Me and a mate are heading to India at the start of next year for about a month and a half. Were you guys strict in this budget or did you find you had room with the amount your budget allowed? And what type of accomodation did you stay in?
Thanks
Hi Jessica
I’ve had a look at our accounts and we had budgeted £2,940 for India for 6 weeks and we actually spent £1,595. This included £326 on accommodation, £497 on transport, £452 on food, £160 on visits, and £151 for extras (souvenirs, clothes…). This was for the two of us.
We stayed in guesthouses mainly. I’m happy to share the places we stayed in if that helps.
You will love India!
Oh that’s awesome! 🙂 would be great if you could share the places you stayed if it’s not too much trouble.
Did you have any trouble with safety etc?
Hi Jessica
Here are the places we stayed at during our trip:
Varanasi: Scindhia Guesthouse
Delhi: Vivek Hotel
Jaipur: Sunder Palace
Jodhpur: Ganpati Guesthouse
Jaisalmer: Surja Hotel
Udaipur: Panorama
Mumbai: Sea Shore
Panjim: Casa Paradiso
Agonda: Chattai
Hampi: Shanthi Guesthouse
Benaulim: Oshin Holiday Care
Fort Cochin: Adam’s Old Inn
Alleppey: Motty’s Homestay
Mamallapuram: Daphne
We never felt at risk in India. They will stare (a lot) and take sneaky photos but we have never experienced any bad behaviour.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Cheers
Julie