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Budget for Europe?

Hey everyone! First of all I would just like to say congratulations to Christianne, this website is amazing!

At the moment I am planning a 1 month backpacking trip around Europe for after Covid and I was wondering, how much would be a good budget? I am planning on visiting Italy, Switzerland, Austria and a couple of other places. They're not the cheapest countries, I know, but I will be staying in hostels, cooking my food, doing loads of free things. Any help is greatly appreciated as this is my first time doing something like this😊 Thank you!

-Claudia

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Olivia

Jun 30, 2020

I'm also planning a 1 month Europe trip, solo. My estimated budget £50 a day and £1500.This includes accommodation, transport (from UK and around Europe), food and activities.

I got this by looking at the average hostel price in each city and making list of things i want to do and how much they cost. If there is a certain activity you want to do and its over budget just factor that in to the total cost.

I'm not planning on going to Switzerland so yours may come out a bit higher but remember to factor in rest and chill days as you may only spend money on food and accommodation.

Hope this helps x

Claudia Pinn

Jun 30, 2020

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I'll be flying from the UK and I have a couple of cheap flights within Europe to get to specific places I really wanted to visit. Otherwise it's buses, trains and ferries. The most expensive are the swiss trains which is why the outcome was more expensive, plus the more expensive hostels. I made quite a specific itinerary of the things I wanted to see (a lot of Star Wars film locations) because I don't know when I'll next be able to travel freely like this.

Olivia

Jun 30, 2020

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I think your budget is pretty spot on for where your going. As much as we want the cheapest possible trip, its just unavoidable paying higher prices in some cities

Anke

Jul 07, 2020

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You might want to look into Interrail passes, relatively cheap and easy to get around. Otherwise I would advise Flixbus.

Cooking in hostels saves a loooot of money and is a great opportunity to meet other people. Usually I made 2 portions, one portion I ate for diner, the other portion I ate for lunch or saved for the day after.

Nikki

Jun 27, 2020

Hey, just like you already stated, they indeed aren't the cheapest coutry, especially Switzerland. However, you can easily stay on a budget in Europe but you just have to remember that it isn't like Asia. You more have to think like an australia budget. For a decent hostel in Switzerland you can expect to pay around the 40€ (sometimes way less but sometimes more). I would suggest couch surfing if you're comfortable with that since (i personally think so) the people in Switzerland are kind. Transport and accomodation will be your biggest cost. I would suggest stippeling out a route from the bigging so you dont back track and spend unnecessary costs on transport. per day 79 - 85USD will be a good budget for someone with medium backpackers costs (this is around the 70 - 80€) Italy is actually quite doable if you choose the right cities, hostel costs are very different per city but range from 18 - 30€. eating out is a big expense in italy so cooking for yourself is a good idea, however, i noticed that not every hostel in italy has a kitchen so if you are looking for a hostel, always check for a kitchen! I would suggest having a budget of 60 - 75 euro per day based on hostels, 1 meal eating out and a saving for some cool things to do. Austria is not as expensive as Switzerland but is a bit more expensive than Italy. Like i said before it really depends on where you are going. Accomodation will range between 16 - 30€ if you are going for a hostel. I would suggest going for a 65 or 70 budget a day because there are a lot of fun activities in Austria which you don't want to miss! Also beautiful train trips so safe up for that! I hoped i helped you with sketching this picture and if you need any help with or these countries or any other country in Europe, let me know and i'll see if i ever went there or have friends who did!

Claudia Pinn

Jun 27, 2020

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Thank you! This definitely helps. I have done a lot or research into hostel prices etc so I think I'll be alright.

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