Trip Budget Chart: Daily Costs by Travel Style
The numbers behind the calculator: per-person daily costs at three paces, with sources and check date. Use them as starting points, not quotes.
Key takeaways
- $75 / $160 / $320 per person per day at budget / mid / luxury pace.
- Flights are never in daily numbers — always add per person on top.
- Bands re-checked quarterly; regional multipliers on the calculator.
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Daily cost per person (excl. flights)
| Bucket | Budget | Mid-range | Luxury | Source basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodging | $29 | $61 | $122 | Hostel / 3-star / 4–5-star mid ranges |
| Food | $20 | $43 | $86 | Street + grocery / casual restaurants / fine dining mix |
| Activities | $15 | $32 | $64 | Mostly free + 1 paid / 1–2 paid / tours daily |
| Local transport | $11 | $24 | $48 | Transit + walking / taxis mix / private drivers |
| Total/day | $75 | $160 | $320 |
$75per day, budget pace
$160per day, mid-range
$320per day, luxury
How to read this table
- Mid-range tracks a typical US/Europe city break; Southeast Asia runs 30–50% lower, Switzerland/Nordics 30–50% higher.
- Flights are never in daily numbers — always add them per person on top.
- Kids: food roughly half, lodging roughly +40% for family rooms (see family example).
Sources and freshness
Bands triangulated from Numbeo city cost data and BudgetYourTrip destination averages (mid segments), October 2026. Re-checked quarterly; flight and hotel prices move daily and are intentionally excluded from daily bands. Figures are planning estimates, not quotes.
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