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The Very Subjective, Oversimplified and Unscientific Budget Formula Important Notes: We always advise you have access to backup money in case of emergencies or unforeseen issues.

Geography matters! Prices in every city are different. This is an oversimplified formula for backpackers with a healthy mix of high to low priced cities. For instance, if you are spending most of your time in more expensive places (Northern Europe, Switzerland or the UK) add €20. If you are spending most of your time in the Balkans, Poland and other cheaper more Eastern regions, subtract €20. This Formula Assumes: You will use cheap public transportation and no taxis.

Plane tickets are already paid for.

International credit card and debit card fees are accounted for.

City-to-city tickets and/or rail pass costs are accounted for. —- Start With a Base of €85 Per Day. add & subtract accordingly 1. Eat – 15 if you will buy your food at grocery stores or on the street

– 10 if you will buy more of your food at a grocery store or on the street, but sometimes at a cheap restaurant

DO NOTHING if you will sometimes buy food at grocery stores and on the street, but also eat at cheap restaurants

if you will sometimes buy food at grocery stores and on the street, but also eat at cheap restaurants + 10 if you will eat most meals out at cheap restaurants and on the street

+ 20 if you will eat most of your meals out at cheap and moderately priced restaurants 2. Sleep - 15 if you will have mostly free lodging via camping and Couchsurfing

DO NOTHING if you will stay most nights in cheap dorms at hostels

if you will stay most nights in cheap dorms at hostels + 20 if you will be mixing it up with hostel dorms, hostel private rooms and a cheap hotel once in awhile

+ 40 if you will always have a private room – hostel or cheap hotel 3. Drinking – 20 if you never drink

– 10 if you will almost always drink at your hostel a few nights a week and typically do not go out

DO NOTHING if a few nights a week you will go out to a bar

if a few nights a week you will go out to a bar + 10 if you will drink most nights at a bar

+ 20 if you will drink most nights at a bar and go to clubs every once in awhile

+ 30 if you will drink out almost every night and go to clubs 4. Sites, excursions and activities – 15 if you will only ever go to free sites and no excursions or activities

– 10 if you will rarely pay for a site unless it is really important

DO NOTHING if you will pay a little bit every day for a site here and there

if you will pay a little bit every day for a site here and there + 10 if you plan on going to sites, museums and other attractions that cost money some days

+ 20 if you plan on going to more expensive sites and excursions a few times a week

+ 25 if you plan on going to most sites, take excursions, purchase concert and event tickets —- To Sum Up

At its cheapest, your budget is €20 a day. This is not advisable and almost always unattainable. Things come up and they cost money. The most expensive outcome is €200 per day. This is very comfortable, but still considered a budget trip because even with this budget, eating at expensive restaurants and staying at expensive hotels is unfeasible. What do you think? Comment and let us know your budget tips!

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