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Costs & Hotels
Around the World in 2000

 

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Some of you who would like to backpack as I do have asked me to give them an idea of the budget required to do so. In 2000 I travelled 60 100 kilometers in 11 countries in 130 days for a total cost of 7 550$US (58$/day).

Here is a rough breakdown of my 2000 budget followed by detailed transport costs and a list of paid lodgings I used.

Expenses

$US

     
         
Transport 3 400.00      
Lodgings  900.00      
Food & drink  1 300.00      
Insurance  250.00      
Visas  200.00      
Various  1 500.00      
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Total  7 550.00      
         
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Transport

$US

Km

$US/100Km

 
         
Air  3020.00 45 300 6.67  
Bus etc  140.80 6 070 2.32  
Train  197.90 8 600 2.30  
Boat  16.20 130 12.46  
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Totals & Average  33 74.90 60 100 5.61  
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On this trip, I spent 108 nights in 49 different hotels at an average cost of 8.70 $US (not counting the 22 nights passed in the homes of friends or in transit transport).

Here is a list of these hotels. I hope you will find it useful if you plan to visit some of these places. I have tried to give you an idea of what to expect of each place in terms of value for your money. An equal sign means an average value for a given price compared to other lodgings in the same country. A " + " sign means more value for your money than the average in that country and a " - " sign means less.

         
         

City

Hotel

Type

Value

$US

 
 CHINA 
Shanghai Pujiang 10 bed dorm  =  6.20
 Kaili Petroleum Gh.  5 bed dorm   =  3.70
Kunming  Kun Hu  with bathroom   =  12.20
Jinghong  Jinyang  2 bed dorm alone  +  3.70
Menghun  Corner Gh.  with sink   =  3.00
Lijiang  First bend Gh.  common bathroom   +  4.90
Dali  No. 2 Gh.  common bathroom   -  3.70
Dali  Jinhua  4 bed dorm alone   +  3.00
Kunming  Kun Hu  common bathroom   =  8.30
 
 THAILAND     
Chiang Mai Darnet's  with bathroom   +  4.30
Bangkok  Siam Oriental  with shower   -  8.10
Bangkok  New Charoen  with bathroom & fan   +  8.10
 
 MYANMAR     
Yangon  Garden Gh.  AC, bathroom, 5th floor  =  6.00
Taunggyi  Summin  with bathroom   -  8.00
Nyaungshwe  Joy Hotel  with bathroom, balcony   +  4.00
 Meiktila Shwe La Me  with bathroom   =  4.00
Mandalay  Royal  with bathroom   =  5.00
Pyin U Lwin  Golden Dreams  with bathroom   =  4.00
Bagan  Pan Cherry  with bathroom   +  3.00
Yangon  Zar Chi Win  with bathroom   -  6.00
Yangon  Mayfair Inn  with bathroom   =  7.00
Bago  San Francisco  with bathroom   -  3.00
 
INDIA    
Calcutta  Calcutta Gh.  common bathroom   -  4.70
Calcutta  Capital Gh.  with bathroom   =  5.80
Varanassi  Sunshine Gh.  with bathroom   +  4.70
Khajuraho  Gem  with bathroom   +  2.30
Gwalior  DM Hotel  with bathroom   -  2.30
Hyderabad  Asian Lodge  with bathroom   -  3.50
Hyderabad  Apsara  with bathroom   =  2.60
Bangalore  Adarsha Palace  with bathroom   =  5.60
Mysore  Ganesh Palace  with bathroom   =  5.80
Ooty  Garden View  with bathroom    =  7.00
Madurai  TM Lodge  with bathroom    +  5.80
Trivandrum  Pravin Tourist  with bathroom    =  4.50
Kochi  Ninan's  with bathroom    =  3.50
Goa  Republica  with bathroom    +  4.70
Bombay  Colaba  with sink   -  8.10
Bombay  Salvation Army  with bathroom   +  5.00
 
 SEYCHELLES     
Anse Étoile  Calypha  with bathroom    =  32.40
 
 RÉUNION      
St-Denis  Pension Amanda  with bathroom    =  22.40
St-André  Pluies d'Or  with bathroom    =  21.60
 
 MADAGASCAR     
Tananarivo  Roger  with sink   -  5.90
Tananarivo  Jean laborde  with bathroom    +  11.10
Tulear  Central  with bathroom   +  8.90
Fianarantsoa  Moderne  with bathroom   +  7.00
Ranomafana  H. des Thermes  with sink   =  5.60
Antsirabe  Baobab  with bathroom   -  6.70
 
 MAURITIUS     
Mahébourg  Aquarelle  with bathroom   =  12.00
Port Louis  Tandoori  with sink   =  11.20
 
 ENGLAND     
London  Ashlee House  16 bed dorm 

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25.40

 

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