Destination	Daily	Days	Months	Range (days)
Pai Thailand	$59	42	1.4	37–50
Kathmandu Nepal	$60	41	1.4	36–49
Hanoi Vietnam	$68	37	1.2	32–43
Luang Prabang Laos	$68	37	1.2	32–43
Chiang Mai Thailand	$69	36	1.2	31–42
Siem Reap Cambodia	$69	36	1.2	31–42
Da Nang Vietnam	$71	35	1.2	30–41
Hoi An Vietnam	$72	34	1.2	30–41
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	$75	33	1.1	29–39
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia	$80	31	1.0	27–37
Antigua Guatemala Guatemala	$86	29	1.0	25–34
Bangkok Thailand	$88	28	0.9	24–33
Tbilisi Georgia	$89	28	0.9	24–33
Cusco Peru	$92	27	0.9	23–32
Marrakech Morocco	$91	27	0.9	24–32
Medellín Colombia	$95	26	0.9	23–31
Tirana Albania	$95	26	0.9	23–31
Bali (Canggu and Ubud) Indonesia	$97	25	0.9	22–30
Lima Peru	$100	25	0.8	21–29
Oaxaca Mexico	$97	25	0.9	22–30
Buenos Aires Argentina	$105	23	0.8	20–28
Mexico City Mexico	$113	22	0.7	19–26
Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje) Tanzania	$113	22	0.7	19–26
Cartagena Colombia	$116	21	0.7	18–25
Istanbul Türkiye (Turkey)	$117	21	0.7	18–25
Rio de Janeiro Brazil	$117	21	0.7	18–25
Cape Town South Africa	$121	20	0.7	18–24
Budapest Hungary	$128	19	0.6	17–23
Playa del Carmen Mexico	$135	18	0.6	16–21
Prague Czechia	$135	18	0.6	16–21
Seoul South Korea	$134	18	0.6	16–22
Athens Greece	$146	17	0.6	15–20
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain	$142	17	0.6	15–20
Porto Portugal	$145	17	0.6	15–20
Funchal (Madeira) Portugal	$151	16	0.5	14–19
Kyoto Japan	$162	15	0.5	13–18
Lisbon Portugal	$161	15	0.5	13–18
Split Croatia	$168	14	0.5	13–17
Tokyo Japan	$168	14	0.5	13–17
Barcelona Spain	$189	13	0.4	11–15

Methodology

Days = savings ÷ (daily estimate + fixed monthly costs ÷ 30.4). The range applies ±15% to the daily figure. Daily estimates are per person, by tier, dated and sourced on each destination page; they exclude flights between places, insurance and visas. Use the Trip Cost Calculator for a full trip budget.

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