What is the cheapest country to travel to right now?

Across the 68 cities we track, the lowest mid-range daily cost is Kathmandu, Nepal at about $94/day in shoulder season. Several other Southeast Asian and South Asian capitals sit within 20% of that figure.

How much does a week abroad cost on average?

A typical mid-range traveller spends about $2142 per person for a seven-day trip on the ground (accommodation, food, local transport, activities, miscellaneous). Budget travellers run roughly half that; luxury travellers run 2–3× more. Flights, visas and insurance are added separately as fixed costs.

Which city is the most expensive?

Zurich currently tops the index at about $728/day mid-range, driven primarily by accommodation. Zurich, Reykjavik, New York and London cluster at the top of the list.

How recent are these cost estimates?

Numbers reflect mid-2025 market rates and are recalibrated annually, with spot-updates whenever a destination sees a material price shift (currency moves, fuel-driven transit hikes, post-event resets). All inputs come from public sources and are designed to be cross-checkable.

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Every daily figure on TravelBudget is the sum of five categories — accommodation, food, local transport, activities, and miscellaneous — modelled per city for budget, mid-range and luxury travellers. Flights, visas and travel insurance are deliberately excluded so the per-day number stays comparable across all 68 cities.

Costs are anchored to shoulder season. Low season trims roughly 15% off the daily total and peak adds about 25%, but the relative ranking between two cities almost never flips. That means you can confidently use this index for first-pass planning: pick a region, scan the cheapest and priciest anchors, then open a city page for the full breakdown, seasonal swing and trip-length estimates.

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Cheapest 5 cities

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Most expensive 5 cities

Regions

Spend by region

All 16 regions, ranked by average mid-range daily cost. The cheapest and priciest anchor in each region link to the full city page.

Region	Cities	Avg mid $/day	Cheapest	Most expensive
South Asia	4	$115	Kathmandu $94	Mumbai $128
North Africa	2	$157	Cairo $120	Marrakech $194
Southeast Asia	9	$168	Chiang Mai $108	Singapore $471
Central Asia	1	$171	Tbilisi $171	Tbilisi $171
South America	5	$193	Bogotá $128	Rio de Janeiro $257
Caribbean	1	$194	Havana $194	Havana $194
Eastern Europe	4	$199	Bucharest $171	Prague $236
Sub-Saharan Africa	3	$236	Cape Town $236	Zanzibar $236
Central America	4	$279	Mexico City $236	Cancún $342
Middle East	4	$312	Amman $154	Dubai $471
Southern Europe	8	$335	Athens $257	Rome $408
East Asia	5	$343	Taipei $236	Tokyo $408
Western Europe	8	$464	Berlin $322	Zurich $728
Oceania	3	$471	Auckland $428	Sydney $514
Northern Europe	4	$477	Helsinki $408	Reykjavik $556
North America	3	$642	Toronto $471	San Francisco $728

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FAQ

Common questions about destination costs

What is the cheapest country to travel to right now?: Across the 68 cities we track, the lowest mid-range daily cost is Kathmandu, Nepal at about $94/day in shoulder season. Several other Southeast Asian and South Asian capitals sit within 20% of that figure.
How much does a week abroad cost on average?: A typical mid-range traveller spends about $2142 per person for a seven-day trip on the ground (accommodation, food, local transport, activities, miscellaneous). Budget travellers run roughly half that; luxury travellers run 2–3× more. Flights, visas and insurance are added separately as fixed costs.
Which city is the most expensive?: Zurich currently tops the index at about $728/day mid-range, driven primarily by accommodation. Zurich, Reykjavik, New York and London cluster at the top of the list.
How recent are these cost estimates?: Numbers reflect mid-2025 market rates and are recalibrated annually, with spot-updates whenever a destination sees a material price shift (currency moves, fuel-driven transit hikes, post-event resets). All inputs come from public sources and are designed to be cross-checkable.