What a first trip costs, city by city 💸

Every figure here is a mid-range daily budget per person — a room, food, local transport and sights, excluding flights. Cheapest first. How we work these out.

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The short answer

Across 104 city guides, a day costs between $18–40 in Pai (Thailand) and $120–260 in Santorini (Greece). The median is about $89 a day, and 31 of the 104 come in at $60 a day or less.

Ranked by daily budget

#	City	Daily budget	Cheap meal	Mid-range hotel	Transit	Avg. monthly salary
1	🇹🇭 Pai Thailand	$18–40	$1–2.20	$25–50	$0.55–2	≈ $350
2	🇹🇭 Sukhothai Thailand	$18–40	$1–2.20	$20–46	$0.30–1.10	≈ $380
3	🇹🇭 Ayutthaya Thailand	$20–45	$1.20–2.50	$25–55	$0.30–1	≈ $400
4	🇹🇭 Koh Lanta Thailand	$22–55	$1.20–3	$34–74	$1.50–4	≈ $400
5	🇻🇳 Hanoi Vietnam	$25–50	$1–3	$30–60	$0.30	≈ $350
6	🇻🇳 Hoi An Vietnam	$25–55	$1.50–4	$30–65	$0.30	≈ $320
7	🇹🇭 Chiang Mai Thailand	$25–55	$1–2.50	$30–70	$0.30–1	≈ $450
8	🇹🇭 Krabi Thailand	$25–60	$1.50–3	$35–80	$1–3	≈ $400
9	🇨🇳 Guilin China	$28–55	$1.50–4	$30–65	$0.25–0.50	≈ $780
10	🇨🇳 Harbin China	$28–55	$1.50–4	$30–65	$0.25–0.45	≈ $820
11	🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	$25–55	$1.50–3.50	$30–65	$0.25	≈ $400
12	🇲🇦 Fes Morocco	$25–60	15–35 MAD ($1.50–3.50)	350–800 MAD ($35–80)	5 MAD ($0.50)	≈ $400
13	🇨🇳 Luoyang China	$30–55	$1.50–3.50	$35–65	$0.25–0.50	≈ $850
14	🇹🇭 Hua Hin Thailand	$28–65	$1.50–3	$43–90	$1–3	≈ $460
15	🇹🇷 Konya Türkiye	$30–65	$2.50–5	$35–70	$0.50–0.75	≈ $600–850
16	🇻🇳 Da Nang Vietnam	$30–65	$1.50–4	$35–70	$0.25	≈ $370
17	🇲🇦 Marrakech Morocco	$30–70	20–40 MAD ($2.00–4.00)	400–900 MAD ($40–90)	7 MAD ($0.70)	≈ $450
18	🇹🇭 Pattaya Thailand	$30–75	$1.50–3.50	$35–90	$0.30–1	≈ $450
19	🇹🇷 Selçuk (Ephesus) Türkiye	$35–75	$3–6	$35–70	$0.40–0.70	≈ $500–650
20	🇹🇷 Trabzon Türkiye	$35–75	$3–5	$40–80	$0.40–0.70	≈ $550–750
21	🇨🇳 Xi'an China	$35–65	$1.50–4	$40–75	$0.30–0.60	≈ $950
22	🇨🇳 Chengdu China	$35–65	$2–4.50	$40–80	$0.30–0.60	≈ $1,080
23	🇨🇳 Qingdao China	$35–65	$2–5	$40–85	$0.30–0.50	≈ $1,100
24	🇲🇦 Casablanca Morocco	$35–75	20–40 MAD ($2.00–4.00)	450–1,000 MAD ($45–100)	8 MAD ($0.80) tram	≈ $550
25	🇹🇭 Koh Samui Thailand	$30–75	$1.50–3	$50–115	$1–4	≈ $480
26	🇨🇳 Guangzhou China	$40–75	$2–5	$45–90	$0.30–0.65	≈ $1,250
27	🇹🇭 Bangkok Thailand	$40–80	$1.50–3	$50–100	$0.50–1.80	≈ $800
28	🇹🇭 Phuket Thailand	$35–90	$2–4	$60–140	$0.50–1	≈ $500
29	🇲🇽 Oaxaca Mexico	$40–80	$3–5	$60–120	$0.40	≈ $500
30	🇹🇷 Izmir Türkiye	$40–85	$2.50–5	$55–110	$0.50–0.80	≈ $700–950
31	🇹🇷 Pamukkale Türkiye	$40–85	$3–6	$40–85	$0.40–0.70	≈ $500–650
32	🇲🇽 Guadalajara Mexico	$40–85	$3–5	$65–130	$0.45	≈ $700
33	🇲🇽 Mérida Mexico	$45–90	$3–5	$65–130	$0.35	≈ $600
34	🇹🇷 Fethiye Türkiye	$45–95	$4–7	$55–110	$0.50–0.80	≈ $600–800
35	🇨🇳 Hangzhou China	$45–85	$2–5	$55–110	$0.30–0.55	≈ $1,450
36	🇨🇻 Praia Cabo Verde	$45–85	$5–9	$45–80	$0.60	≈ $420
37	🇨🇳 Suzhou China	$45–90	$2–5	$55–115	$0.30–0.55	≈ $1,350
38	🇨🇻 Mindelo Cabo Verde	$45–90	$5–9	$45–85	$0.55	≈ $430
39	🇵🇪 Arequipa Peru	$45–90	$2.50–5.00	$35–75	$0.30–0.50	≈ $610
40	🇹🇷 Antalya Türkiye	$45–100	$3–6	$60–140	$0.50–0.80	≈ $650–900
41	🇨🇳 Beijing China	$50–95	$2–5	$55–110	$0.40–0.85	≈ $1,400
42	🇲🇽 Mexico City Mexico	$55–100	$3–5	$85–170	$0.30	≈ $850
43	🇹🇷 Cappadocia Türkiye	$50–100	$3–6	$70–150	$0.50–1	≈ $500–700
44	🇨🇳 Shanghai China	$55–105	$2.50–5	$60–130	$0.40–0.85	≈ $1,550
45	🇯🇵 Nara Japan	$60–105	$4–7	$70–130	$1.30–2.00	≈ $1,700
46	🇹🇷 Istanbul Türkiye	$60–110	$3–5	$100–180	$0.60–0.90	≈ $850
47	🇬🇷 Thessaloniki Greece	$55–110	$4–7	$55–105	$1.10	≈ $1,350
48	🇵🇪 Lima Peru	$55–110	$3–6	$45–95	$0.40–0.80	≈ $940
49	🇯🇵 Hiroshima Japan	$65–110	$4–7	$75–140	$1.30–1.90	≈ $1,850
50	🇹🇷 Bodrum Türkiye	$55–120	$3–6	$80–170	$0.50–1	≈ $650–900
51	🇨🇻 Santa Maria Cabo Verde	$55–120	$6–11	$60–120	$1.00	≈ $450
52	🇯🇵 Fukuoka Japan	$65–115	$4–7	$70–140	$1.40–2.00	≈ $1,900
53	🇵🇪 Cusco Peru	$60–120	$3–6	$45–95	$0.30–0.60	≈ $520
54	🇯🇵 Naha Japan	$70–125	$5–8	$80–160	$1.50–2.50	≈ $1,600
55	🇯🇵 Sapporo Japan	$70–120	$5–8	$75–150	$1.60–2.40	≈ $1,750
56	🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta Mexico	$65–140	$4–7	$90–180	$0.35	≈ $650
57	🇵🇹 Sintra Portugal	$65–130	$9–14	$75–150	$2.40	≈ $1,700
58	🇰🇷 Busan South Korea	$65–130	$4.50–7.50	$55–115	$0.95–1.05	≈ $2,450
59	🇯🇵 Nagoya Japan	$75–130	$5–8	$90–170	$1.50–2.20	≈ $2,050
60	🇪🇸 Seville Spain	$70–130	€10–14 ($11–16)	€70–130 ($80–148)	€1.40 ($1.60)	≈ $1,650
61	🇵🇹 Porto Portugal	$70–130	$9–14	$70–130	$1.50–1.80	≈ $1,600
62	🇬🇷 Athens Greece	$70–130	$4–8	$70–130	$1.30	≈ $1,450
63	🇯🇵 Osaka Japan	$80–135	$4–7	$85–170	$1.30–2.20	≈ $2,000
64	🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen Mexico	$70–150	$5–8	$100–200	$0.45	≈ $550
65	🇫🇷 Rennes France	$85–135	$7–12	$95–160	$1.85	≈ $2,350
66	🇯🇵 Kyoto Japan	$85–140	$4–8	$100–190	$1.50	≈ $1,900
67	🇸🇪 Malmö Sweden	$80–145	90–130 SEK ($9.30–13)	1,000–1,700 SEK ($103–175)	32 SEK ($3.30)	≈ $3,300
68	🇰🇷 Jeju South Korea	$75–150	$5.50–9.00	$60–130	$0.90–1.40	≈ $2,300
69	🇯🇵 Yokohama Japan	$85–145	$5–8	$95–190	$1.40–2.30	≈ $2,150
70	🇫🇷 Toulouse France	$90–145	$7–12	$100–170	$1.95	≈ $2,500
71	🇫🇷 Avignon France	$90–145	$8–13	$105–180	$1.80	≈ $2,300
72	🇲🇽 Cancún Mexico	$70–160	$4–7	$110–220	$0.65	≈ $550
73	🇲🇽 San Miguel de Allende Mexico	$75–170	$5–9	$110–230	$0.30	≈ $700
74	🇮🇹 Florence Italy	$85–155	€6–12 ($6.50–13)	€90–180 ($97–194)	€1.70 ($1.85)	≈ $1,950
75	🇵🇹 Lisbon Portugal	$80–150	$11–16	$85–160	$1.90–2.10	≈ $1,750
76	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates	$75–160	$2.50–6.00	$65–140	$0.55	≈ $4,400
77	🇯🇵 Tokyo Japan	$90–150	$4–8	$100–200	$1.20–2.20	≈ $2,200
78	🇫🇷 Marseille France	$90–150	$7–12	$100–170	$1.95	≈ $2,350
79	🇫🇷 Bordeaux France	$95–150	$7–12	$110–190	$1.85	≈ $2,400
80	🇫🇷 Strasbourg France	$95–150	$8–13	$110–185	$2.00	≈ $2,500
81	🇲🇽 Tulum Mexico	$70–170	$5–8	$120–260	$0.50	≈ $550
82	🇰🇷 Seoul South Korea	$80–160	$5–8	$70–140	$1.05–1.20	≈ $2,730
83	🇸🇪 Gothenburg Sweden	$90–160	100–140 SEK ($10–14)	1,100–1,900 SEK ($113–196)	36 SEK ($3.70)	≈ $3,600
84	🇪🇸 Madrid Spain	$90–160	€12–16 ($14–18)	€100–180 ($114–205)	€1.50 ($1.70)	≈ $2,300
85	🇫🇷 Lyon France	$100–160	$8–14	$110–190	$2.30	≈ $2,750
86	🇮🇹 Rome Italy	$95–170	€6–12 ($6.50–13)	€100–200 ($108–216)	€1.50 ($1.60)	≈ $2,100
87	🇪🇸 Barcelona Spain	$95–170	€13–20 ($15–23)	€120–200 ($137–228)	€2.55 ($2.90)	≈ $2,400
88	🇫🇷 Nice France	$110–170	$8–13	$140–220	$1.85	≈ $2,600
89	🇫🇷 Annecy France	$110–175	$9–15	$130–220	$1.75	≈ $2,650
90	🇮🇹 Venice Italy	$100–190	€6–14 ($6.50–15)	€110–220 ($118–237)	€9.50 ($10.20) vaporetto	≈ $2,000
91	🇦🇪 Dubai United Arab Emirates	$90–190	$2.50–6.00	$75–160	$0.80–2.00	≈ $4,200
92	🇦🇺 Cairns Australia	$95–185	$9–15	$85–160	$2.00–3.50	≈ $4,400
93	🇺🇸 Miami United States	$100–200	$8–14	$160–280	$2.25	≈ $4,300
94	🇦🇺 Melbourne Australia	$100–195	$10–16	$95–185	$0–3.75	≈ $5,100
95	🇸🇪 Stockholm Sweden	$110–190	120–150 SEK ($12–15)	1,400–2,400 SEK ($144–247)	39 SEK ($4.00)	≈ $4,120
96	🇺🇸 Seattle United States	$110–210	$8–14	$180–300	$2.75	≈ $6,200
97	🇺🇸 Los Angeles United States	$110–220	$6–14	$180–320	$1.75	≈ $5,200
98	🇦🇺 Sydney Australia	$110–215	$10–17	$110–210	$2.60–4.00	≈ $5,300
99	🇫🇷 Paris France	$130–200	$7–12	$160–280	$2.70	≈ $3,000
100	🇲🇽 Los Cabos Mexico	$100–250	$7–12	$150–350	$0.60	≈ $750
101	🇺🇸 Las Vegas United States	$100–250	$8–15	$90–220	$6	≈ $3,900
102	🇺🇸 San Francisco United States	$130–250	$8–15	$220–350	$2.50	≈ $6,800
103	🇺🇸 New York City United States	$130–260	$5–12	$220–400	$2.90	≈ $5,800
104	🇬🇷 Santorini Greece	$120–260	$6–11	$140–320	$2.00–2.80	≈ $1,500