{ "$schema": "https://schema.org/Dataset", "name": "TravelBudget — source lineage", "description": "Named sources and provenance grade behind every cost component, per city.", "version": "2026.1", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "baselineReviewed": "2026-Q3", "freshness": "Exchange rates updated daily. Local cost baselines reviewed quarterly.", "disclosure": "Transport and activity figures come from operators' published tariffs. Accommodation and food are sampled from named public marketplaces and price indexes. Miscellaneous spend is model-derived. Currency conversion uses daily ECB reference rates.", "fx": { "base": "USD", "asOf": "2026-08-21", "fetchedAt": "2026-08-21T15:41:16.647Z", "source": "European Central Bank reference rates via frankfurter.dev", "feed": "https://travelbudget.co/data/fx.json" }, "grades": [ { "grade": "published", "label": "Published tariff", "meaning": "Read from the operator's own fare or admission page. If the operator changes the price, this line is wrong until our next review — tell us and we fix it." }, { "grade": "sampled", "label": "Sampled listings", "meaning": "Summarised from listing and menu prices visible on the named public marketplaces during the review window. Reproducible: run the same query for the same dates and you should land inside our range." }, { "grade": "derived", "label": "Model-derived", "meaning": "Computed by the TravelBudget model from the city cost baseline rather than read off a single source. Documented on /about and reproducible from the published formula." } ], "registry": [ { "id": "booking", "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com", "kind": "marketplace", "cadence": "Quarterly sampling window", "role": "Hotel and guesthouse nightly rates by tier and neighbourhood" }, { "id": "google-hotels", "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels", "kind": "marketplace", "cadence": "Quarterly sampling window", "role": "Cross-check on hotel median rates and seasonal spread" }, { "id": "hostelworld", "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com", "kind": "marketplace", "cadence": "Quarterly sampling window", "role": "Dorm and private-room floor for the budget tier" }, { "id": "airbnb", "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com", "kind": "marketplace", "cadence": "Quarterly sampling window", "role": "Short-let rates for stays of a week or longer" }, { "id": "numbeo", "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/", "kind": "index", "cadence": "Continuously crowd-updated; reviewed quarterly", "role": "Restaurant, grocery-basket and local-transport price levels per city" }, { "id": "oecd-ppp", "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm", "kind": "official", "cadence": "Annual", "role": "Sanity check that city price levels line up with national price levels" }, { "id": "unwto", "name": "UN Tourism (UNWTO) arrivals data", "url": "https://www.unwto.org/tourism-statistics", "kind": "official", "cadence": "Annual/quarterly releases", "role": "Seasonality shape — which months are low, shoulder and peak" }, { "id": "ecb", "name": "ECB reference rates via Frankfurter", "url": "https://frankfurter.dev", "kind": "fx", "cadence": "Every business day", "role": "USD conversion for all local-currency figures" } ], "cities": [ { "slug": "amman", "name": "Amman", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/amman#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Downtown", "Jabal Amman", "Abdali" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Greater Amman Municipality bus network (Amman Bus)", "url": "https://ammanbus.jo" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Amman Citadel", "Roman Theatre", "Jordan Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Amman sampled by tier across Downtown, Jabal Amman, Abdali, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Amman on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Amman, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Amman entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Greater Amman Municipality bus network (Amman Bus)", "url": "https://ammanbus.jo" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Greater Amman Municipality bus network (Amman Bus), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Amman Citadel" }, { "name": "Roman Theatre" }, { "name": "Jordan Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Amman Citadel, Roman Theatre, Jordan Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "amsterdam", "name": "Amsterdam", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/amsterdam#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Centrum", "De Pijp", "Oud-West" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "GVB Amsterdam", "url": "https://www.gvb.nl" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Rijksmuseum", "Van Gogh Museum", "Anne Frank House" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Amsterdam sampled by tier across Centrum, De Pijp, Oud-West, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Amsterdam on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Amsterdam, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Amsterdam entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "GVB Amsterdam", "url": "https://www.gvb.nl" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by GVB Amsterdam, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Rijksmuseum" }, { "name": "Van Gogh Museum" }, { "name": "Anne Frank House" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "athens", "name": "Athens", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/athens#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Plaka", "Koukaki", "Monastiraki" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "OASA / Athens Urban Transport", "url": "https://www.oasa.gr" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Acropolis & Parthenon", "Acropolis Museum", "National Archaeological Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Athens sampled by tier across Plaka, Koukaki, Monastiraki, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Athens on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Athens, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Athens entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "OASA / Athens Urban Transport", "url": "https://www.oasa.gr" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by OASA / Athens Urban Transport, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Acropolis & Parthenon" }, { "name": "Acropolis Museum" }, { "name": "National Archaeological Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Acropolis & Parthenon, Acropolis Museum, National Archaeological Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "auckland", "name": "Auckland", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/auckland#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "CBD", "Ponsonby", "Parnell" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Auckland Transport (AT HOP)", "url": "https://at.govt.nz" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Sky Tower", "Auckland War Memorial Museum", "Waiheke Island ferry" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Auckland sampled by tier across CBD, Ponsonby, Parnell, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Auckland on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Auckland, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Auckland entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Auckland Transport (AT HOP)", "url": "https://at.govt.nz" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Auckland Transport (AT HOP), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Sky Tower" }, { "name": "Auckland War Memorial Museum" }, { "name": "Waiheke Island ferry" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Sky Tower, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Waiheke Island ferry and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "bali", "name": "Bali", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/bali#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Canggu", "Ubud", "Seminyak" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Trans Metro Dewata / scooter rental market" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Uluwatu Temple", "Tirta Empul", "Tegallalang rice terraces" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Bali sampled by tier across Canggu, Ubud, Seminyak, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Bali on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Bali, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Bali entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Trans Metro Dewata / scooter rental market" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Trans Metro Dewata / scooter rental market, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Uluwatu Temple" }, { "name": "Tirta Empul" }, { "name": "Tegallalang rice terraces" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Uluwatu Temple, Tirta Empul, Tegallalang rice terraces and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "bangkok", "name": "Bangkok", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/bangkok#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Sukhumvit", "Silom", "Old City" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "BTS Skytrain & MRT Bangkok", "url": "https://www.bts.co.th" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew", "Wat Arun", "Jim Thompson House" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Bangkok sampled by tier across Sukhumvit, Silom, Old City, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Bangkok on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Bangkok, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Bangkok entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "BTS Skytrain & MRT Bangkok", "url": "https://www.bts.co.th" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by BTS Skytrain & MRT Bangkok, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew" }, { "name": "Wat Arun" }, { "name": "Jim Thompson House" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun, Jim Thompson House and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "barcelona", "name": "Barcelona", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/barcelona#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Eixample", "Gràcia", "El Born" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "TMB Barcelona", "url": "https://www.tmb.cat" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Sagrada Família", "Park Güell", "Casa Batlló" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Barcelona sampled by tier across Eixample, Gràcia, El Born, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Barcelona on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Barcelona, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Barcelona entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "TMB Barcelona", "url": "https://www.tmb.cat" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by TMB Barcelona, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Sagrada Família" }, { "name": "Park Güell" }, { "name": "Casa Batlló" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "berlin", "name": "Berlin", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/berlin#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Mitte", "Kreuzberg", "Prenzlauer Berg" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "BVG Berlin", "url": "https://www.bvg.de" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Pergamon / Museum Island", "Reichstag dome", "Berlinische Galerie" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Berlin sampled by tier across Mitte, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Berlin on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Berlin, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Berlin entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "BVG Berlin", "url": "https://www.bvg.de" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by BVG Berlin, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Pergamon / Museum Island" }, { "name": "Reichstag dome" }, { "name": "Berlinische Galerie" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Pergamon / Museum Island, Reichstag dome, Berlinische Galerie and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "bogota", "name": "Bogotá", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/bogota#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "La Candelaria", "Chapinero", "Usaquén" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "TransMilenio", "url": "https://www.transmilenio.gov.co" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Museo del Oro", "Monserrate funicular", "Museo Botero" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Bogotá sampled by tier across La Candelaria, Chapinero, Usaquén, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Bogotá on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Bogotá, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Bogotá entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "TransMilenio", "url": "https://www.transmilenio.gov.co" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by TransMilenio, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Museo del Oro" }, { "name": "Monserrate funicular" }, { "name": "Museo Botero" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Museo del Oro, Monserrate funicular, Museo Botero and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "brussels", "name": "Brussels", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/brussels#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Centre", "Ixelles", "Saint-Gilles" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "STIB-MIVB", "url": "https://www.stib-mivb.be" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Atomium", "Magritte Museum", "Grand-Place walking circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Brussels sampled by tier across Centre, Ixelles, Saint-Gilles, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Brussels on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Brussels, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Brussels entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "STIB-MIVB", "url": "https://www.stib-mivb.be" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by STIB-MIVB, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Atomium" }, { "name": "Magritte Museum" }, { "name": "Grand-Place walking circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Atomium, Magritte Museum, Grand-Place walking circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "bucharest", "name": "Bucharest", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/bucharest#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Town", "Universitate", "Dorobanți" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "STB Bucharest", "url": "https://www.stbsa.ro" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Palace of the Parliament", "National Museum of Art", "Village Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Bucharest sampled by tier across Old Town, Universitate, Dorobanți, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Bucharest on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Bucharest, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Bucharest entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "STB Bucharest", "url": "https://www.stbsa.ro" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by STB Bucharest, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Palace of the Parliament" }, { "name": "National Museum of Art" }, { "name": "Village Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Palace of the Parliament, National Museum of Art, Village Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "budapest", "name": "Budapest", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/budapest#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "District V", "District VII", "Buda Castle" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "BKK Budapest", "url": "https://bkk.hu" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Széchenyi Thermal Bath", "Hungarian Parliament tour", "Hungarian National Gallery" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Budapest sampled by tier across District V, District VII, Buda Castle, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Budapest on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Budapest, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Budapest entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "BKK Budapest", "url": "https://bkk.hu" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by BKK Budapest, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Széchenyi Thermal Bath" }, { "name": "Hungarian Parliament tour" }, { "name": "Hungarian National Gallery" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Hungarian Parliament tour, Hungarian National Gallery and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "buenos-aires", "name": "Buenos Aires", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/buenos-aires#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Palermo", "Recoleta", "San Telmo" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Subte / SUBE network", "url": "https://buenosaires.gob.ar/subte" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Teatro Colón tour", "MALBA", "Recoleta Cemetery" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Buenos Aires sampled by tier across Palermo, Recoleta, San Telmo, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Buenos Aires on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Buenos Aires, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Buenos Aires entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Subte / SUBE network", "url": "https://buenosaires.gob.ar/subte" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Subte / SUBE network, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Teatro Colón tour" }, { "name": "MALBA" }, { "name": "Recoleta Cemetery" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Teatro Colón tour, MALBA, Recoleta Cemetery and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "cairo", "name": "Cairo", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/cairo#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Downtown", "Zamalek", "Giza" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Cairo Metro (NAT)", "url": "https://cairometro.gov.eg" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Giza pyramids complex", "Grand Egyptian Museum", "Khan el-Khalili circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Cairo sampled by tier across Downtown, Zamalek, Giza, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Cairo on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Cairo, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Cairo entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Cairo Metro (NAT)", "url": "https://cairometro.gov.eg" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Cairo Metro (NAT), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Giza pyramids complex" }, { "name": "Grand Egyptian Museum" }, { "name": "Khan el-Khalili circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Giza pyramids complex, Grand Egyptian Museum, Khan el-Khalili circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "cancun", "name": "Cancún", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/cancun#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Hotel Zone", "Centro", "Puerto Juárez" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "ADO buses & R-1/R-2 city routes", "url": "https://www.ado.com.mx" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Chichén Itzá day trip", "Museo Maya de Cancún", "Isla Mujeres ferry" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Cancún sampled by tier across Hotel Zone, Centro, Puerto Juárez, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Cancún on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Cancún, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Cancún entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "ADO buses & R-1/R-2 city routes", "url": "https://www.ado.com.mx" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by ADO buses & R-1/R-2 city routes, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Chichén Itzá day trip" }, { "name": "Museo Maya de Cancún" }, { "name": "Isla Mujeres ferry" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Chichén Itzá day trip, Museo Maya de Cancún, Isla Mujeres ferry and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "cape-town", "name": "Cape Town", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/cape-town#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "City Bowl", "Sea Point", "Woodstock" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "MyCiTi Cape Town", "url": "https://www.myciti.org.za" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Table Mountain cableway", "Robben Island ferry", "Kirstenbosch Garden" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Cape Town sampled by tier across City Bowl, Sea Point, Woodstock, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Cape Town on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Cape Town, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Cape Town entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "MyCiTi Cape Town", "url": "https://www.myciti.org.za" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by MyCiTi Cape Town, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Table Mountain cableway" }, { "name": "Robben Island ferry" }, { "name": "Kirstenbosch Garden" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Table Mountain cableway, Robben Island ferry, Kirstenbosch Garden and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "chiang-mai", "name": "Chiang Mai", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/chiang-mai#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old City", "Nimman", "Riverside" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "RTC City Bus & songthaew fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep", "Wat Chedi Luang", "Elephant Nature Park" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Chiang Mai sampled by tier across Old City, Nimman, Riverside, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Chiang Mai on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Chiang Mai, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Chiang Mai entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "RTC City Bus & songthaew fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by RTC City Bus & songthaew fares, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep" }, { "name": "Wat Chedi Luang" }, { "name": "Elephant Nature Park" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Wat Chedi Luang, Elephant Nature Park and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "colombo", "name": "Colombo", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/colombo#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Fort", "Cinnamon Gardens", "Mount Lavinia" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Sri Lanka Transport Board", "url": "https://www.sltb.lk" }, "namedAttractions": [ "National Museum of Colombo", "Gangaramaya Temple", "Galle Face promenade" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Colombo sampled by tier across Fort, Cinnamon Gardens, Mount Lavinia, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Colombo on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Colombo, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Colombo entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Sri Lanka Transport Board", "url": "https://www.sltb.lk" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Sri Lanka Transport Board, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "National Museum of Colombo" }, { "name": "Gangaramaya Temple" }, { "name": "Galle Face promenade" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for National Museum of Colombo, Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face promenade and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "copenhagen", "name": "Copenhagen", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/copenhagen#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Indre By", "Vesterbro", "Nørrebro" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "DOT / Movia Copenhagen", "url": "https://dinoffentligetransport.dk" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Tivoli Gardens", "Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek", "Designmuseum Danmark" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Copenhagen sampled by tier across Indre By, Vesterbro, Nørrebro, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Copenhagen on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Copenhagen, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Copenhagen entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "DOT / Movia Copenhagen", "url": "https://dinoffentligetransport.dk" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by DOT / Movia Copenhagen, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Tivoli Gardens" }, { "name": "Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek" }, { "name": "Designmuseum Danmark" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Tivoli Gardens, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Designmuseum Danmark and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "delhi", "name": "Delhi", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/delhi#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Connaught Place", "Paharganj", "Hauz Khas" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Delhi Metro (DMRC)", "url": "https://www.delhimetrorail.com" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Red Fort", "Humayun's Tomb", "Qutub Minar" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Delhi sampled by tier across Connaught Place, Paharganj, Hauz Khas, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Delhi on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Delhi, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Delhi entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Delhi Metro (DMRC)", "url": "https://www.delhimetrorail.com" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Delhi Metro (DMRC), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Red Fort" }, { "name": "Humayun's Tomb" }, { "name": "Qutub Minar" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "dubai", "name": "Dubai", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/dubai#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Downtown", "Marina", "Deira" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Dubai RTA (nol)", "url": "https://www.rta.ae" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Burj Khalifa At the Top", "Dubai Frame", "Museum of the Future" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Dubai sampled by tier across Downtown, Marina, Deira, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Dubai on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Dubai, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Dubai entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Dubai RTA (nol)", "url": "https://www.rta.ae" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Dubai RTA (nol), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Burj Khalifa At the Top" }, { "name": "Dubai Frame" }, { "name": "Museum of the Future" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Burj Khalifa At the Top, Dubai Frame, Museum of the Future and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "dublin", "name": "Dublin", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/dublin#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "City Centre", "Temple Bar", "Rathmines" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Transport for Ireland (Leap)", "url": "https://www.transportforireland.ie" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Guinness Storehouse", "Trinity College Book of Kells", "Kilmainham Gaol" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Dublin sampled by tier across City Centre, Temple Bar, Rathmines, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Dublin on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Dublin, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Dublin entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Transport for Ireland (Leap)", "url": "https://www.transportforireland.ie" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Transport for Ireland (Leap), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Guinness Storehouse" }, { "name": "Trinity College Book of Kells" }, { "name": "Kilmainham Gaol" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College Book of Kells, Kilmainham Gaol and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "dubrovnik", "name": "Dubrovnik", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/dubrovnik#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Town", "Lapad", "Ploče" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Libertas Dubrovnik", "url": "https://www.libertasdubrovnik.hr" }, "namedAttractions": [ "City Walls", "Srđ cable car", "Rector's Palace" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Dubrovnik sampled by tier across Old Town, Lapad, Ploče, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Dubrovnik on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Dubrovnik, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Dubrovnik entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Libertas Dubrovnik", "url": "https://www.libertasdubrovnik.hr" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Libertas Dubrovnik, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "City Walls" }, { "name": "Srđ cable car" }, { "name": "Rector's Palace" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for City Walls, Srđ cable car, Rector's Palace and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "florence", "name": "Florence", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/florence#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Centro Storico", "Oltrarno", "San Marco" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Autolinee Toscane", "url": "https://www.at-bus.it" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Uffizi Gallery", "Galleria dell'Accademia", "Duomo complex" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Florence sampled by tier across Centro Storico, Oltrarno, San Marco, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Florence on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Florence, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Florence entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Autolinee Toscane", "url": "https://www.at-bus.it" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Autolinee Toscane, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Uffizi Gallery" }, { "name": "Galleria dell'Accademia" }, { "name": "Duomo complex" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Uffizi Gallery, Galleria dell'Accademia, Duomo complex and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "hanoi", "name": "Hanoi", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/hanoi#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Quarter", "Ba Dinh", "Tay Ho" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Hanoi Metro & Transerco buses", "url": "https://hanoimetro.net.vn" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Temple of Literature", "Vietnam Museum of Ethnology", "Hoa Lo Prison" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Hanoi sampled by tier across Old Quarter, Ba Dinh, Tay Ho, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Hanoi on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Hanoi, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Hanoi entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Hanoi Metro & Transerco buses", "url": "https://hanoimetro.net.vn" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Hanoi Metro & Transerco buses, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Temple of Literature" }, { "name": "Vietnam Museum of Ethnology" }, { "name": "Hoa Lo Prison" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Temple of Literature, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hoa Lo Prison and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "havana", "name": "Havana", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/havana#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Habana Vieja", "Vedado", "Centro Habana" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Ómnibus Metropolitanos fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Museo de la Revolución", "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes", "Malecón walking circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Havana sampled by tier across Habana Vieja, Vedado, Centro Habana, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Havana on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Havana, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Havana entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Ómnibus Metropolitanos fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Ómnibus Metropolitanos fares, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Museo de la Revolución" }, { "name": "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes" }, { "name": "Malecón walking circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Museo de la Revolución, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Malecón walking circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "helsinki", "name": "Helsinki", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/helsinki#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Kamppi", "Kallio", "Punavuori" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "HSL Helsinki", "url": "https://www.hsl.fi" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Suomenlinna ferry", "Ateneum", "Löyly sauna" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Helsinki sampled by tier across Kamppi, Kallio, Punavuori, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Helsinki on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Helsinki, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Helsinki entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "HSL Helsinki", "url": "https://www.hsl.fi" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by HSL Helsinki, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Suomenlinna ferry" }, { "name": "Ateneum" }, { "name": "Löyly sauna" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Suomenlinna ferry, Ateneum, Löyly sauna and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "ho-chi-minh-city", "name": "Ho Chi Minh City", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/ho-chi-minh-city#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "District 1", "District 3", "Binh Thanh" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "HCMC bus network & Metro Line 1", "url": "https://buyttphcm.com.vn" }, "namedAttractions": [ "War Remnants Museum", "Reunification Palace", "Cu Chi tunnels" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Ho Chi Minh City sampled by tier across District 1, District 3, Binh Thanh, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Ho Chi Minh City on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Ho Chi Minh City, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Ho Chi Minh City entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "HCMC bus network & Metro Line 1", "url": "https://buyttphcm.com.vn" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by HCMC bus network & Metro Line 1, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "War Remnants Museum" }, { "name": "Reunification Palace" }, { "name": "Cu Chi tunnels" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Cu Chi tunnels and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "hong-kong", "name": "Hong Kong", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/hong-kong#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Central", "Kowloon", "Wan Chai" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "MTR Hong Kong (Octopus)", "url": "https://www.mtr.com.hk" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Victoria Peak Tram", "M+ museum", "Big Buddha cable car" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Hong Kong sampled by tier across Central, Kowloon, Wan Chai, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Hong Kong on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Hong Kong, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Hong Kong entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "MTR Hong Kong (Octopus)", "url": "https://www.mtr.com.hk" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by MTR Hong Kong (Octopus), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Victoria Peak Tram" }, { "name": "M+ museum" }, { "name": "Big Buddha cable car" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Victoria Peak Tram, M+ museum, Big Buddha cable car and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "istanbul", "name": "Istanbul", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/istanbul#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Fatih", "Beyoğlu", "Kadıköy" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "İETT / İstanbulkart", "url": "https://www.iett.istanbul" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Hagia Sophia", "Topkapı Palace", "Basilica Cistern" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Istanbul sampled by tier across Fatih, Beyoğlu, Kadıköy, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Istanbul on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Istanbul, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Istanbul entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "İETT / İstanbulkart", "url": "https://www.iett.istanbul" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by İETT / İstanbulkart, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Hagia Sophia" }, { "name": "Topkapı Palace" }, { "name": "Basilica Cistern" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Basilica Cistern and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "kathmandu", "name": "Kathmandu", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/kathmandu#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Thamel", "Patan", "Boudha" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Sajha Yatayat", "url": "https://sajhayatayat.com.np" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Boudhanath Stupa", "Pashupatinath", "Patan Durbar Square" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Kathmandu sampled by tier across Thamel, Patan, Boudha, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Kathmandu on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Kathmandu, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Kathmandu entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Sajha Yatayat", "url": "https://sajhayatayat.com.np" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Sajha Yatayat, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Boudhanath Stupa" }, { "name": "Pashupatinath" }, { "name": "Patan Durbar Square" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath, Patan Durbar Square and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "krakow", "name": "Krakow", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/krakow#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Town", "Kazimierz", "Podgórze" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "MPK Kraków", "url": "https://www.mpk.krakow.pl" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Wawel Castle", "Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial", "Wieliczka Salt Mine" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Krakow sampled by tier across Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Krakow on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Krakow, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Krakow entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "MPK Kraków", "url": "https://www.mpk.krakow.pl" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by MPK Kraków, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Wawel Castle" }, { "name": "Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial" }, { "name": "Wieliczka Salt Mine" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Wawel Castle, Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial, Wieliczka Salt Mine and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "kuala-lumpur", "name": "Kuala Lumpur", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/kuala-lumpur#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "KLCC", "Bukit Bintang", "Chinatown" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Rapid KL", "url": "https://myrapid.com.my" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Petronas Towers skybridge", "Batu Caves", "Islamic Arts Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Kuala Lumpur sampled by tier across KLCC, Bukit Bintang, Chinatown, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Kuala Lumpur on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Kuala Lumpur, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Kuala Lumpur entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Rapid KL", "url": "https://myrapid.com.my" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Rapid KL, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Petronas Towers skybridge" }, { "name": "Batu Caves" }, { "name": "Islamic Arts Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Petronas Towers skybridge, Batu Caves, Islamic Arts Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "kyoto", "name": "Kyoto", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/kyoto#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Gion", "Downtown Kyoto", "Arashiyama" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Kyoto City Bus & Subway", "url": "https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Kinkaku-ji", "Fushimi Inari", "Nijō Castle" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Kyoto sampled by tier across Gion, Downtown Kyoto, Arashiyama, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Kyoto on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Kyoto, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Kyoto entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Kyoto City Bus & Subway", "url": "https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Kyoto City Bus & Subway, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Kinkaku-ji" }, { "name": "Fushimi Inari" }, { "name": "Nijō Castle" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Kinkaku-ji, Fushimi Inari, Nijō Castle and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "lima", "name": "Lima", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/lima#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Miraflores", "Barranco", "Centro" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "ATU / Metropolitano", "url": "https://www.atu.gob.pe" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Museo Larco", "Huaca Pucllana", "Convento de San Francisco" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Lima sampled by tier across Miraflores, Barranco, Centro, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Lima on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Lima, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Lima entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "ATU / Metropolitano", "url": "https://www.atu.gob.pe" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by ATU / Metropolitano, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Museo Larco" }, { "name": "Huaca Pucllana" }, { "name": "Convento de San Francisco" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Museo Larco, Huaca Pucllana, Convento de San Francisco and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "lisbon", "name": "Lisbon", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/lisbon#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Baixa", "Alfama", "Príncipe Real" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Carris & Metro de Lisboa", "url": "https://www.metrolisboa.pt" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Jerónimos Monastery", "Belém Tower", "Tram 28 circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Lisbon sampled by tier across Baixa, Alfama, Príncipe Real, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Lisbon on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Lisbon, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Lisbon entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Carris & Metro de Lisboa", "url": "https://www.metrolisboa.pt" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Carris & Metro de Lisboa, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Jerónimos Monastery" }, { "name": "Belém Tower" }, { "name": "Tram 28 circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Jerónimos Monastery, Belém Tower, Tram 28 circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "london", "name": "London", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/london#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Zone 1", "Shoreditch", "Kensington" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Transport for London", "url": "https://tfl.gov.uk/fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Tower of London", "Westminster Abbey", "British Museum (free, donation-based)" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for London sampled by tier across Zone 1, Shoreditch, Kensington, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search London on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in London, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the London entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Transport for London", "url": "https://tfl.gov.uk/fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Transport for London, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Tower of London" }, { "name": "Westminster Abbey" }, { "name": "British Museum (free, donation-based)" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, British Museum (free, donation-based) and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "madrid", "name": "Madrid", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/madrid#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Centro", "Chueca", "Lavapiés" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Metro de Madrid / CRTM", "url": "https://www.metromadrid.es" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Museo del Prado", "Reina Sofía", "Royal Palace" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Madrid sampled by tier across Centro, Chueca, Lavapiés, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Madrid on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Madrid, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Madrid entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Metro de Madrid / CRTM", "url": "https://www.metromadrid.es" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Metro de Madrid / CRTM, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Museo del Prado" }, { "name": "Reina Sofía" }, { "name": "Royal Palace" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Museo del Prado, Reina Sofía, Royal Palace and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "manila", "name": "Manila", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/manila#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Makati", "Ermita", "BGC" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "LRTA & MRT-3 Manila", "url": "https://lrta.gov.ph" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Intramuros & Fort Santiago", "National Museum of Fine Arts", "Rizal Park" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Manila sampled by tier across Makati, Ermita, BGC, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Manila on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Manila, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Manila entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "LRTA & MRT-3 Manila", "url": "https://lrta.gov.ph" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by LRTA & MRT-3 Manila, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Intramuros & Fort Santiago" }, { "name": "National Museum of Fine Arts" }, { "name": "Rizal Park" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Intramuros & Fort Santiago, National Museum of Fine Arts, Rizal Park and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "marrakech", "name": "Marrakech", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/marrakech#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Medina", "Gueliz", "Hivernage" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Alsa Marrakech city buses", "url": "https://alsa.ma" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Jardin Majorelle", "Bahia Palace", "Saadian Tombs" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Marrakech sampled by tier across Medina, Gueliz, Hivernage, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Marrakech on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Marrakech, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Marrakech entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Alsa Marrakech city buses", "url": "https://alsa.ma" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Alsa Marrakech city buses, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Jardin Majorelle" }, { "name": "Bahia Palace" }, { "name": "Saadian Tombs" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Jardin Majorelle, Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "melbourne", "name": "Melbourne", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/melbourne#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "CBD", "Fitzroy", "St Kilda" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Public Transport Victoria (myki)", "url": "https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au" }, "namedAttractions": [ "NGV International", "Melbourne Museum", "Great Ocean Road day trip" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Melbourne sampled by tier across CBD, Fitzroy, St Kilda, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Melbourne on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Melbourne, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Melbourne entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Public Transport Victoria (myki)", "url": "https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Public Transport Victoria (myki), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "NGV International" }, { "name": "Melbourne Museum" }, { "name": "Great Ocean Road day trip" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for NGV International, Melbourne Museum, Great Ocean Road day trip and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "mexico-city", "name": "Mexico City", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/mexico-city#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Roma Norte", "Condesa", "Centro" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "STC Metro CDMX", "url": "https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Museo Nacional de Antropología", "Teotihuacán", "Frida Kahlo Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Mexico City sampled by tier across Roma Norte, Condesa, Centro, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Mexico City on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Mexico City, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Mexico City entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "STC Metro CDMX", "url": "https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by STC Metro CDMX, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Museo Nacional de Antropología" }, { "name": "Teotihuacán" }, { "name": "Frida Kahlo Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Museo Nacional de Antropología, Teotihuacán, Frida Kahlo Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "mumbai", "name": "Mumbai", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/mumbai#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Colaba", "Bandra", "Andheri" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "BEST buses & Mumbai Metro", "url": "https://www.bestundertaking.com" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Elephanta Caves ferry", "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum", "Gateway of India circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Mumbai sampled by tier across Colaba, Bandra, Andheri, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Mumbai on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Mumbai, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Mumbai entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "BEST buses & Mumbai Metro", "url": "https://www.bestundertaking.com" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by BEST buses & Mumbai Metro, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Elephanta Caves ferry" }, { "name": "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum" }, { "name": "Gateway of India circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Elephanta Caves ferry, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum, Gateway of India circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "nairobi", "name": "Nairobi", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/nairobi#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Westlands", "Kilimani", "CBD" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Matatu & Nairobi commuter rail fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Nairobi National Park", "Giraffe Centre", "Karen Blixen Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Nairobi sampled by tier across Westlands, Kilimani, CBD, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Nairobi on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Nairobi, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Nairobi entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Matatu & Nairobi commuter rail fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Matatu & Nairobi commuter rail fares, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Nairobi National Park" }, { "name": "Giraffe Centre" }, { "name": "Karen Blixen Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "new-york", "name": "New York", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/new-york#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Midtown", "Lower East Side", "Brooklyn" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "MTA New York (OMNY)", "url": "https://www.mta.info/fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Metropolitan Museum of Art", "Empire State Building", "MoMA" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for New York sampled by tier across Midtown, Lower East Side, Brooklyn, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search New York on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in New York, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the New York entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "MTA New York (OMNY)", "url": "https://www.mta.info/fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by MTA New York (OMNY), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Metropolitan Museum of Art" }, { "name": "Empire State Building" }, { "name": "MoMA" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Metropolitan Museum of Art, Empire State Building, MoMA and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "panama-city", "name": "Panama City", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/panama-city#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Casco Viejo", "El Cangrejo", "Bella Vista" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Metro de Panamá", "url": "https://www.elmetrodepanama.com" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Miraflores Locks", "Biomuseo", "Casco Viejo circuit" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Panama City sampled by tier across Casco Viejo, El Cangrejo, Bella Vista, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Panama City on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Panama City, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Panama City entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Metro de Panamá", "url": "https://www.elmetrodepanama.com" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Metro de Panamá, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Miraflores Locks" }, { "name": "Biomuseo" }, { "name": "Casco Viejo circuit" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Miraflores Locks, Biomuseo, Casco Viejo circuit and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "paris", "name": "Paris", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/paris#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Le Marais", "Latin Quarter", "Montmartre" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Île-de-France Mobilités", "url": "https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/titres-et-tarifs" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Louvre", "Eiffel Tower summit", "Musée d'Orsay" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Paris sampled by tier across Le Marais, Latin Quarter, Montmartre, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Paris on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Paris, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Paris entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Île-de-France Mobilités", "url": "https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/titres-et-tarifs" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Île-de-France Mobilités, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Louvre" }, { "name": "Eiffel Tower summit" }, { "name": "Musée d'Orsay" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Louvre, Eiffel Tower summit, Musée d'Orsay and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "porto", "name": "Porto", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/porto#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Baixa", "Ribeira", "Cedofeita" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "STCP & Metro do Porto", "url": "https://www.metrodoporto.pt" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Livraria Lello", "Serralves", "Port cellar tours" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Porto sampled by tier across Baixa, Ribeira, Cedofeita, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Porto on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Porto, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Porto entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "STCP & Metro do Porto", "url": "https://www.metrodoporto.pt" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by STCP & Metro do Porto, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Livraria Lello" }, { "name": "Serralves" }, { "name": "Port cellar tours" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Livraria Lello, Serralves, Port cellar tours and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "prague", "name": "Prague", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/prague#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Town", "Vinohrady", "Žižkov" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "DPP / PID Prague", "url": "https://www.dpp.cz" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Prague Castle", "Jewish Museum circuit", "Astronomical Clock tower" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Prague sampled by tier across Old Town, Vinohrady, Žižkov, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Prague on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Prague, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Prague entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "DPP / PID Prague", "url": "https://www.dpp.cz" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by DPP / PID Prague, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Prague Castle" }, { "name": "Jewish Museum circuit" }, { "name": "Astronomical Clock tower" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Prague Castle, Jewish Museum circuit, Astronomical Clock tower and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "reykjavik", "name": "Reykjavik", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/reykjavik#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "101 Centre", "Vesturbær", "Laugardalur" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Strætó", "url": "https://straeto.is" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Blue Lagoon", "Hallgrímskirkja tower", "Golden Circle day trip" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Reykjavik sampled by tier across 101 Centre, Vesturbær, Laugardalur, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Reykjavik on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Reykjavik, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Reykjavik entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Strætó", "url": "https://straeto.is" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Strætó, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Blue Lagoon" }, { "name": "Hallgrímskirkja tower" }, { "name": "Golden Circle day trip" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Blue Lagoon, Hallgrímskirkja tower, Golden Circle day trip and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "rio-de-janeiro", "name": "Rio de Janeiro", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/rio-de-janeiro#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Copacabana", "Ipanema", "Santa Teresa" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "MetrôRio & SuperVia", "url": "https://www.metrorio.com.br" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Christ the Redeemer", "Sugarloaf cable car", "Museu do Amanhã" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Rio de Janeiro sampled by tier across Copacabana, Ipanema, Santa Teresa, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Rio de Janeiro on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Rio de Janeiro, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Rio de Janeiro entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "MetrôRio & SuperVia", "url": "https://www.metrorio.com.br" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by MetrôRio & SuperVia, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Christ the Redeemer" }, { "name": "Sugarloaf cable car" }, { "name": "Museu do Amanhã" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf cable car, Museu do Amanhã and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "rome", "name": "Rome", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/rome#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Centro Storico", "Trastevere", "Monti" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "ATAC Roma", "url": "https://www.atac.roma.it" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Colosseum & Forum", "Vatican Museums", "Borghese Gallery" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Rome sampled by tier across Centro Storico, Trastevere, Monti, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Rome on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Rome, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Rome entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "ATAC Roma", "url": "https://www.atac.roma.it" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by ATAC Roma, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Colosseum & Forum" }, { "name": "Vatican Museums" }, { "name": "Borghese Gallery" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Colosseum & Forum, Vatican Museums, Borghese Gallery and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "san-francisco", "name": "San Francisco", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/san-francisco#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "SoMa", "Mission", "North Beach" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "SFMTA Muni & Clipper", "url": "https://www.sfmta.com/fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Alcatraz ferry", "SFMOMA", "California Academy of Sciences" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for San Francisco sampled by tier across SoMa, Mission, North Beach, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search San Francisco on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in San Francisco, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the San Francisco entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "SFMTA Muni & Clipper", "url": "https://www.sfmta.com/fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by SFMTA Muni & Clipper, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Alcatraz ferry" }, { "name": "SFMOMA" }, { "name": "California Academy of Sciences" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Alcatraz ferry, SFMOMA, California Academy of Sciences and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "costa-rica", "name": "San José", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/costa-rica#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Escazú", "Barrio Escalante", "Centro" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "INCOFER Tren Urbano & city buses", "url": "https://www.incofer.go.cr" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Poás Volcano", "Museo del Oro Precolombino", "Manuel Antonio day trip" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for San José sampled by tier across Escazú, Barrio Escalante, Centro, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search San José on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in San José, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the San José entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "INCOFER Tren Urbano & city buses", "url": "https://www.incofer.go.cr" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by INCOFER Tren Urbano & city buses, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Poás Volcano" }, { "name": "Museo del Oro Precolombino" }, { "name": "Manuel Antonio day trip" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Poás Volcano, Museo del Oro Precolombino, Manuel Antonio day trip and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "santiago", "name": "Santiago", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/santiago#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Providencia", "Lastarria", "Bellas Artes" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Red Movilidad Santiago", "url": "https://www.red.cl" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Cerro San Cristóbal funicular", "Museo de la Memoria", "Valparaíso day trip" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Santiago sampled by tier across Providencia, Lastarria, Bellas Artes, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Santiago on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Santiago, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Santiago entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Red Movilidad Santiago", "url": "https://www.red.cl" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Red Movilidad Santiago, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Cerro San Cristóbal funicular" }, { "name": "Museo de la Memoria" }, { "name": "Valparaíso day trip" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Cerro San Cristóbal funicular, Museo de la Memoria, Valparaíso day trip and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "seoul", "name": "Seoul", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/seoul#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Jongno", "Hongdae", "Gangnam" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Seoul Metro (T-money)", "url": "https://www.seoulmetro.co.kr" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Gyeongbokgung Palace", "National Museum of Korea", "N Seoul Tower" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Seoul sampled by tier across Jongno, Hongdae, Gangnam, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Seoul on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Seoul, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Seoul entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Seoul Metro (T-money)", "url": "https://www.seoulmetro.co.kr" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Seoul Metro (T-money), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Gyeongbokgung Palace" }, { "name": "National Museum of Korea" }, { "name": "N Seoul Tower" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Museum of Korea, N Seoul Tower and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "siem-reap", "name": "Siem Reap", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/siem-reap#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Market", "Wat Bo", "Sala Kamreuk" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Siem Reap City Bus & tuk-tuk fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Angkor Archaeological Park pass", "Angkor National Museum", "Tonlé Sap tour" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Siem Reap sampled by tier across Old Market, Wat Bo, Sala Kamreuk, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Siem Reap on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Siem Reap, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Siem Reap entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Siem Reap City Bus & tuk-tuk fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Siem Reap City Bus & tuk-tuk fares, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Angkor Archaeological Park pass" }, { "name": "Angkor National Museum" }, { "name": "Tonlé Sap tour" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Angkor Archaeological Park pass, Angkor National Museum, Tonlé Sap tour and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "singapore", "name": "Singapore", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/singapore#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Chinatown", "Bugis", "Tiong Bahru" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Land Transport Authority / SimplyGo", "url": "https://www.lta.gov.sg" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Gardens by the Bay", "National Gallery Singapore", "Singapore Zoo" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Singapore sampled by tier across Chinatown, Bugis, Tiong Bahru, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Singapore on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Singapore, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Singapore entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Land Transport Authority / SimplyGo", "url": "https://www.lta.gov.sg" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Land Transport Authority / SimplyGo, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Gardens by the Bay" }, { "name": "National Gallery Singapore" }, { "name": "Singapore Zoo" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Gardens by the Bay, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Zoo and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "stockholm", "name": "Stockholm", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/stockholm#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Södermalm", "Norrmalm", "Vasastan" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "SL Stockholm", "url": "https://sl.se" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Vasa Museum", "Skansen", "Royal Palace" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Stockholm sampled by tier across Södermalm, Norrmalm, Vasastan, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Stockholm on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Stockholm, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Stockholm entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "SL Stockholm", "url": "https://sl.se" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by SL Stockholm, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Vasa Museum" }, { "name": "Skansen" }, { "name": "Royal Palace" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Vasa Museum, Skansen, Royal Palace and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "sydney", "name": "Sydney", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/sydney#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "CBD", "Surry Hills", "Newtown" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Transport for NSW (Opal)", "url": "https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Sydney Opera House tour", "Taronga Zoo", "Bondi to Coogee walk" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Sydney sampled by tier across CBD, Surry Hills, Newtown, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Sydney on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Sydney, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Sydney entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Transport for NSW (Opal)", "url": "https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Transport for NSW (Opal), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Sydney Opera House tour" }, { "name": "Taronga Zoo" }, { "name": "Bondi to Coogee walk" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Sydney Opera House tour, Taronga Zoo, Bondi to Coogee walk and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "taipei", "name": "Taipei", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/taipei#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Da'an", "Zhongshan", "Ximen" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Taipei Metro (EasyCard)", "url": "https://english.metro.taipei" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Taipei 101 observatory", "National Palace Museum", "Beitou hot springs" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Taipei sampled by tier across Da'an, Zhongshan, Ximen, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Taipei on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Taipei, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Taipei entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Taipei Metro (EasyCard)", "url": "https://english.metro.taipei" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Taipei Metro (EasyCard), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Taipei 101 observatory" }, { "name": "National Palace Museum" }, { "name": "Beitou hot springs" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Taipei 101 observatory, National Palace Museum, Beitou hot springs and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "tbilisi", "name": "Tbilisi", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/tbilisi#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Old Town", "Vera", "Vake" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Tbilisi Transport Company", "url": "https://ttc.com.ge" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Narikala cable car", "Georgian National Museum", "Sulphur baths" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Tbilisi sampled by tier across Old Town, Vera, Vake, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Tbilisi on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Tbilisi, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Tbilisi entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Tbilisi Transport Company", "url": "https://ttc.com.ge" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Tbilisi Transport Company, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Narikala cable car" }, { "name": "Georgian National Museum" }, { "name": "Sulphur baths" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Narikala cable car, Georgian National Museum, Sulphur baths and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "tel-aviv", "name": "Tel Aviv", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/tel-aviv#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Florentin", "Rothschild", "Jaffa" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Israel Ministry of Transport (Rav-Kav)", "url": "https://bus.gov.il" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Tel Aviv Museum of Art", "Old Jaffa circuit", "Jerusalem day trip" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Tel Aviv sampled by tier across Florentin, Rothschild, Jaffa, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Tel Aviv on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Tel Aviv, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Tel Aviv entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Israel Ministry of Transport (Rav-Kav)", "url": "https://bus.gov.il" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Israel Ministry of Transport (Rav-Kav), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Tel Aviv Museum of Art" }, { "name": "Old Jaffa circuit" }, { "name": "Jerusalem day trip" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Old Jaffa circuit, Jerusalem day trip and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "tokyo", "name": "Tokyo", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/tokyo#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Shinjuku", "Shibuya", "Asakusa" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway", "url": "https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/" }, "namedAttractions": [ "teamLab Planets", "Tokyo National Museum", "Shibuya Sky" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Tokyo sampled by tier across Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Tokyo on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Tokyo, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Tokyo entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway", "url": "https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "teamLab Planets" }, { "name": "Tokyo National Museum" }, { "name": "Shibuya Sky" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for teamLab Planets, Tokyo National Museum, Shibuya Sky and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "toronto", "name": "Toronto", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/toronto#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Downtown", "West Queen West", "Kensington" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "TTC Toronto (Presto)", "url": "https://www.ttc.ca/Fares-and-passes" }, "namedAttractions": [ "CN Tower", "Royal Ontario Museum", "Art Gallery of Ontario" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Toronto sampled by tier across Downtown, West Queen West, Kensington, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Toronto on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Toronto, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Toronto entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "TTC Toronto (Presto)", "url": "https://www.ttc.ca/Fares-and-passes" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by TTC Toronto (Presto), plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "CN Tower" }, { "name": "Royal Ontario Museum" }, { "name": "Art Gallery of Ontario" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "vienna", "name": "Vienna", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/vienna#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Innere Stadt", "Neubau", "Leopoldstadt" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Wiener Linien", "url": "https://www.wienerlinien.at" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Schönbrunn Palace", "Kunsthistorisches Museum", "Belvedere" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Vienna sampled by tier across Innere Stadt, Neubau, Leopoldstadt, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Vienna on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Vienna, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Vienna entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Wiener Linien", "url": "https://www.wienerlinien.at" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Wiener Linien, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Schönbrunn Palace" }, { "name": "Kunsthistorisches Museum" }, { "name": "Belvedere" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Schönbrunn Palace, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Belvedere and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "zanzibar", "name": "Zanzibar", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/zanzibar#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Stone Town", "Nungwi", "Paje" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "Daladala routes & shared-taxi fares" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Stone Town heritage walk", "Jozani Forest", "Prison Island boat" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Zanzibar sampled by tier across Stone Town, Nungwi, Paje, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Zanzibar on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Zanzibar, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Zanzibar entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Daladala routes & shared-taxi fares" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by Daladala routes & shared-taxi fares, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Stone Town heritage walk" }, { "name": "Jozani Forest" }, { "name": "Prison Island boat" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Stone Town heritage walk, Jozani Forest, Prison Island boat and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] }, { "slug": "zurich", "name": "Zurich", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/city/zurich#sources", "samplingAreas": [ "Kreis 1", "Kreis 4", "Kreis 6" ], "transitOperator": { "name": "ZVV Zürich", "url": "https://www.zvv.ch" }, "namedAttractions": [ "Kunsthaus Zürich", "Uetliberg railway", "Swiss National Museum" ], "components": [ { "component": "Accommodation", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Booking.com", "url": "https://www.booking.com" }, { "name": "Google Hotels", "url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels" }, { "name": "Hostelworld", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com" }, { "name": "Airbnb", "url": "https://www.airbnb.com" } ], "frame": "Nightly rates for Zurich sampled by tier across Kreis 1, Kreis 4, Kreis 6, mid-week and weekend, on refundable listings.", "howToVerify": "Search Zurich on Booking.com for a mid-week night 6–8 weeks out, filter to the tier you care about, and take the median of the first screen. A private double should land inside our nightly room range." }, { "component": "Food", "grade": "sampled", "gradeLabel": "Sampled listings", "sources": [ { "name": "Numbeo cost-of-living indexes", "url": "https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/" }, { "name": "OECD purchasing power parities", "url": "https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm" } ], "frame": "Menu prices for an inexpensive meal and a mid-range two-course dinner in Zurich, plus a grocery basket, cross-checked against national price levels.", "howToVerify": "Open the Zurich entry on Numbeo, add one inexpensive meal, one mid-range dinner split two ways, and a coffee. Our food line should sit within roughly 15% of that." }, { "component": "Transport", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "ZVV Zürich", "url": "https://www.zvv.ch" } ], "frame": "Single-ride and day-pass tariffs published by ZVV Zürich, plus a typical airport transfer amortised over the stay.", "howToVerify": "Open the operator's fare page and price two to three single rides per day. Our transport line is that figure plus a small allowance for taxis." }, { "component": "Activities", "grade": "published", "gradeLabel": "Published tariff", "sources": [ { "name": "Kunsthaus Zürich" }, { "name": "Uetliberg railway" }, { "name": "Swiss National Museum" } ], "frame": "Posted admission for Kunsthaus Zürich, Uetliberg railway, Swiss National Museum and comparable sites, weighted to roughly one paid attraction per day at mid tier.", "howToVerify": "Add the current ticket prices for the named sites and divide by your trip length. Free-entry cities land lower; pass-based cities land higher." }, { "component": "Misc", "grade": "derived", "gradeLabel": "Model-derived", "sources": [ { "name": "TravelBudget model (documented on /about)", "url": "https://travelbudget.co/about" } ], "frame": "SIM data, laundry, tips, small shopping and slippage — modelled as a share of the other four components rather than sampled.", "howToVerify": "Set it to zero and treat every other line as a hard floor. Most travellers spend it anyway; we would rather over-state than surprise you." } ] } ] }