Travel budget calculator
Trip budget from nights, meals and activities.
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How it's calculated
The budget has three parts: getting there (transport per person times travellers), sleeping (lodging per night times nights), and living (food and activities per person per day, plus local transport for the group, times the days, which is nights plus one). The buffer adds a percentage on top for the unplanned. Per person splits the total; per day spreads it over the days of the trip.
How much should I budget per day for food?
It depends on the destination more than anything. Roughly $30–40 a day in Southeast Asia or Mexico eating well, $50–70 in Spain or Portugal, $80–100 in New York, London or Tokyo if you eat out for every meal, and double that for fine dining. Breakfast included at the hotel takes off a fifth.
Why nights plus one?
A five-night trip has six days with meals and things to do: you arrive on day one and leave on day six. If you fly out early on the last day, drop the days by one in your head, or leave it in as part of the buffer.
What does the buffer cover?
Tips, souvenirs, a taxi when the train stops running, a museum you did not know about, baggage fees, currency conversion fees, the pharmacy. Ten percent covers most trips; take 15–20% somewhere expensive or unfamiliar.
Results are estimates for informational purposes only and are not financial, medical or legal advice.