For US travelers Checked July 2026

How much does a day cost, country by country?

A typical day's cost for a US traveler, 52 countries ranked cheapest to priciest. Each bar is a room plus the on-the-ground spending (food, local transport, activities) for one day.

These are the True Trip Costs desk's own estimates of a typical day for a US traveler, room plus on-the-ground spending. They are meant for comparison and planning, not an official cost-of-living index and not a precise quote. Checked July 2026. Switch the travel style to see how the ranking shifts.

Scale runs to $500 a day for this travel style. Each style is scaled to its own range, so compare the dollar figures, not bar lengths, across styles.

  1. Laos$110
  2. Vietnam$120
  3. Thailand$120
  4. Cambodia$120
  5. Sri Lanka$130
  6. Georgia$135
  7. Colombia$140
  8. Indonesia$155
  9. Mexico$160
  10. Egypt$165
  11. Brazil$165
  12. Argentina$175
  13. Morocco$175
  14. India$180
  15. China$180
  16. Taiwan$185
  17. Ecuador$185
  18. Turkey$190
  19. Hungary$205
  20. South Africa$210
  21. Poland$210
  22. Namibia$210
  23. Portugal$215
  24. Japan$220
  25. Czechia$220
  26. South Korea$225
  27. Croatia$225
  28. Greece$230
  29. Spain$235
  30. Germany$250
  31. Costa Rica$250
  32. Italy$255
  33. Dominican Republic$260
  34. United Arab Emirates$260
  35. Jamaica$260
  36. France$275
  37. New Zealand$280
  38. Ireland$285
  39. Netherlands$290
  40. Hong Kong$300
  41. Sweden$305
  42. Austria$310
  43. Singapore$310
  44. Australia$310
  45. Canada$330
  46. United Kingdom$335
  47. Denmark$335
  48. The Bahamas$340
  49. Norway$355
  50. Iceland$390
  51. Switzerland$460
  52. Aruba$470

The same costs, by region

Pick a region to see its covered countries shaded by typical daily cost: lighter is cheaper, darker is pricier. Mid-range travel style.

Georgia$135Hungary$205Poland$210Portugal$215Czechia$220Croatia$225Greece$230Spain$235Germany$250Italy$255France$275Ireland$285Netherlands$290Sweden$305Austria$310United Kingdom$335Denmark$335Norway$355Iceland$390Switzerland$460

Want the detail behind a number? Open any country's guide for how we get to cash, cards and daily spend. Figures are the desk's own, checked July 2026, and refreshed as we re-check each country.