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Travel Cost Index 2026

What a day of travel costs in each of the 127 cities we cover, ranked from cheapest to priciest by the mid-range daily budget per person. Data as of .

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Download the CSV 127 rows, one per city: budget and mid-range daily ranges, a cheap meal and a mid-range hotel night, in US dollars, with the month each guide was checked.

How the figures are made

Each city's mid-range daily budget is researched for that guide and covers a mid-range room, eating out, local transport and the sights you came for, per person, excluding flights. The budget figure scales it by 0.6, so treat it as rough. Meals and hotels are typical prices quoted in the guide, converted to US dollars. Every figure is a range, a good-faith approximation rather than a quote, and guides were last checked between July 2026 and September 2026. Read the full methodology.

Across all 127 cities a mid-range day runs from $18–40 in Pai to $180–280 in London; the median is about $90.

Ranked by mid-range daily cost

#CityCountryMid-range / dayBudget / dayCheap mealMid-range hotelChecked
1PaiThailand$18–40$10–25$1–2.20$25–50
2SukhothaiThailand$18–40$10–25$1–2.20$20–46
3AyutthayaThailand$20–45$10–25$1.20–2.50$25–55
4Koh LantaThailand$22–55$15–35$1.20–3$34–74
5KaifengChina$25–45$15–25$1.20–3$30–55
6HanoiVietnam$25–50$15–30$1–3$30–60
7Hoi AnVietnam$25–55$15–35$1.50–4$30–65
8Chiang MaiThailand$25–55$15–35$1–2.50$30–70
9KrabiThailand$25–60$15–35$1.50–3$35–80
10GuilinChina$28–55$15–35$1.50–4$30–65
11HarbinChina$28–55$15–35$1.50–4$30–65
12Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam$25–55$15–35$1.50–3.50$30–65
13FesMorocco$25–60$15–3515–35 MAD ($1.50–3.50)350–800 MAD ($35–80)
14LuoyangChina$30–55$20–35$1.50–3.50$35–65
15Hua HinThailand$28–65$15–40$1.50–3$43–90
16YogyakartaIndonesia$30–60$20–35$1–2.50$25–55
17KonyaTürkiye$30–65$20–40$2.50–5$35–70
18Da NangVietnam$30–65$20–40$1.50–4$35–70
19ZhengzhouChina$35–60$20–35$1.50–4$40–75
20MarrakechMorocco$30–70$20–4020–40 MAD ($2–4)400–900 MAD ($40–90)
21PattayaThailand$30–75$20–45$1.50–3.50$35–90
22Selçuk (Ephesus)Türkiye$35–75$20–45$3–6$35–70
23TrabzonTürkiye$35–75$20–45$3–5$40–80
24Xi'anChina$35–65$20–40$1.50–4$40–75
25ChengduChina$35–65$20–40$2–4.50$40–80
26QingdaoChina$35–65$20–40$2–5$40–85
27CasablancaMorocco$35–75$20–4520–40 MAD ($2–4)450–1,000 MAD ($45–100)
28Koh SamuiThailand$30–75$20–45$1.50–3$50–115
29GuangzhouChina$40–75$25–45$2–5$45–90
30BangkokThailand$40–80$25–50$1.50–3$50–100
31PhuketThailand$35–90$20–55$2–4$60–140
32OaxacaMexico$40–80$25–50$3–5$60–120
33IzmirTürkiye$40–85$25–50$2.50–5$55–110
34PamukkaleTürkiye$40–85$25–50$3–6$40–85
35AswanEgypt$40–80$25–50$1–3$35–80
36UbudIndonesia$40–85$25–50$1.50–3$35–80
37GuadalajaraMexico$40–85$25–50$3–5$65–130
38MéridaMexico$45–90$25–55$3–5$65–130
39FethiyeTürkiye$45–95$25–55$4–7$55–110
40HangzhouChina$45–85$25–50$2–5$55–110
41PraiaCabo Verde$45–85$25–50$5–9$45–80
42LuxorEgypt$40–90$25–55$1–3$35–80
43SuzhouChina$45–90$25–55$2–5$55–115
44MindeloCabo Verde$45–90$25–55$5–9$45–85
45ArequipaPeru$45–90$25–55$2.50–5$35–75
46AntalyaTürkiye$45–100$25–60$3–6$60–140
47BeijingChina$50–95$30–55$2–5$55–110
48MedellínColombia$50–90$30–55$5–8$75–150
49BaliIndonesia$50–100$30–60$1.50–3$40–90
50Mexico CityMexico$55–100$35–60$3–5$85–170
51CappadociaTürkiye$50–100$30–60$3–6$70–150
52CairoEgypt$50–100$30–60$1–3$45–100
53BogotáColombia$50–100$30–60$4.50–7.50$75–135
54ShanghaiChina$55–105$35–65$2.50–5$60–130
55NaraJapan$60–105$35–65$4–7$70–130
56IstanbulTürkiye$60–110$35–65$3–5$100–180
57ThessalonikiGreece$55–110$35–65$4–7$55–105
58LimaPeru$55–110$35–65$3–6$45–95
59HiroshimaJapan$65–110$40–65$4–7$75–140
60BodrumTürkiye$55–120$35–70$3–6$80–170
61Santa MariaCabo Verde$55–120$35–70$6–11$60–120
62FukuokaJapan$65–115$40–70$4–7$70–140
63PécsHungary$65–110$40–65$7–11$69–119
64CuscoPeru$60–120$35–70$3–6$45–95
65NahaJapan$70–125$40–75$5–8$80–160
66SapporoJapan$70–120$40–70$5–8$75–150
67Puerto VallartaMexico$65–140$40–85$4–7$90–180
68EgerHungary$70–120$40–70$7–11$63–110
69SintraPortugal$65–130$40–80$9–14$75–150
70BusanSouth Korea$65–130$40–80$4.50–7.50$55–115
71NagoyaJapan$75–130$45–80$5–8$90–170
72BrnoCzechia$75–125$45–75$6–9$70–120
73SevilleSpain$70–130$40–80€10–14 ($11–16)€70–130 ($80–148)
74PortoPortugal$70–130$40–80$9–14$70–130
75AthensGreece$70–130$40–80$4–8$70–130
76OsakaJapan$80–135$50–80$4–7$85–170
77Playa del CarmenMexico$70–150$40–90$5–8$100–200
78CartagenaColombia$70–140$40–85$6–9$120–240
79RennesFrance$85–135$50–80$7–12$95–160
80KyotoJapan$85–140$50–85$4–8$100–190
81MalmöSweden$80–145$50–8590–130 SEK ($9.30–13)1,000–1,700 SEK ($103–175)
82JejuSouth Korea$75–150$45–90$5.50–9$60–130
83YokohamaJapan$85–145$50–85$5–8$95–190
84ToulouseFrance$90–145$55–85$7–12$100–170
85AvignonFrance$90–145$55–85$8–13$105–180
86CancúnMexico$70–160$40–95$4–7$110–220
87San Miguel de AllendeMexico$75–170$45–100$5–9$110–230
88FlorenceItaly$85–155$50–95€6–12 ($6.50–13)€90–180 ($97–194)
89LisbonPortugal$80–150$50–90$11–16$85–160
90Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates$75–160$45–95$2.50–6$65–140
91TokyoJapan$90–150$55–90$4–8$100–200
92MarseilleFrance$90–150$55–90$7–12$100–170
93BordeauxFrance$95–150$55–90$7–12$110–190
94StrasbourgFrance$95–150$55–90$8–13$110–185
95TulumMexico$70–170$40–100$5–8$120–260
96Český KrumlovCzechia$90–150$55–90$8–12$85–150
97BudapestHungary$90–150$55–90$8–13$88–156
98SeoulSouth Korea$80–160$50–95$5–8$70–140
99GothenburgSweden$90–160$55–95100–140 SEK ($10–14)1,100–1,900 SEK ($113–196)
100MadridSpain$90–160$55–95€12–16 ($14–18)€100–180 ($114–205)
101LyonFrance$100–160$60–95$8–14$110–190
102RomeItaly$95–170$55–100€6–12 ($6.50–13)€100–200 ($108–216)
103BarcelonaSpain$95–170$55–100€13–20 ($15–23)€120–200 ($137–228)
104NiceFrance$110–170$65–100$8–13$140–220
105AnnecyFrance$110–175$65–110$9–15$130–220
106VeniceItaly$100–190$60–110€6–14 ($6.50–15)€110–220 ($118–237)
107DubaiUnited Arab Emirates$90–190$55–110$2.50–6$75–160
108CairnsAustralia$95–185$55–110$9–15$85–160
109MiamiUnited States$100–200$60–120$8–14$160–280
110PragueCzechia$110–180$65–110$7–10$120–215
111MelbourneAustralia$100–195$60–120$10–16$95–185
112StockholmSweden$110–190$65–110120–150 SEK ($12–15)1,400–2,400 SEK ($144–247)
113SeattleUnited States$110–210$65–130$8–14$180–300
114Los AngelesUnited States$110–220$65–130$6–14$180–320
115SydneyAustralia$110–215$65–130$10–17$110–210
116ParisFrance$130–200$80–120$7–12$160–280
117Los CabosMexico$100–250$60–150$7–12$150–350
118Las VegasUnited States$100–250$60–150$8–15$90–220
119EdinburghUnited Kingdom$130–210$80–130$9–15$140–240
120BerlinGermany$130–210$80–130$7–10$125–205
121BathUnited Kingdom$140–220$85–130$9–16$150–260
122HamburgGermany$140–220$85–130$5–10$135–215
123San FranciscoUnited States$130–250$80–150$8–15$220–350
124New York CityUnited States$130–260$80–160$5–12$220–400
125SantoriniGreece$120–260$70–160$6–11$140–320
126MunichGermany$150–240$90–140$10–16$150–250
127LondonUnited Kingdom$180–280$110–170$10–18$190–320

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