Travel Budget Calculator
A trip budget from accommodation, daily costs and travel, with a buffer, per person and per day.
Your trip
Filled in with example values. Replace them with your own.
Your estimates
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Results update as you type.
Result
Trip budget for 2 over 7 days: $2,728.00 ($1,364.00 per person, $389.71 a day)
Trip budget
$2,728.00
- Per person
- $1,364.00
- Per day
- $389.71
- Per person per day
- $194.86
- Accommodation6 nights
- $720.00
- Food, transport and activities2 × 7 days
- $1,050.00
- Travel and insurance
- $660.00
- Other
- $50.00
- Buffer10% of $2,480.00
- $248.00
Where the money goes
- Accommodation
- $720.00
- Daily costs
- $1,050.00
- Travel and insurance
- $660.00
- Other and buffer
- $298.00
- Total
- $2,728.00
How the travel budget calculator works
Enter how many people are travelling and for how long, then your estimates: accommodation per night, daily costs per person, and one-off costs such as getting there and insurance. The calculator adds them up and shows the total, the cost per person and per day, and where the money goes.
The formula
Accommodation = Price per night × Nights
Daily costs = (Food + Transport + Activities) × Travellers × Days
One-off = (Travel + Insurance) × Travellers + Other
Total = (Accommodation + Daily + One-off) × (1 + Buffer)
Worked example
2 people, 7 days (6 nights): a room at 120 a night, 40 food, 10 transport and 25 activities per person a day, 300 travel and 30 insurance each, 50 other, 10% buffer.
- Accommodation 720; daily costs (40 + 10 + 25) × 2 × 7 = 1,050; travel and insurance 660; other 50
- Subtotal 2,480; with the 10% buffer, 2,728 in total
- 1,364 per person, about 390 a day
Frequently asked questions
How do I estimate daily costs?
Look up typical prices where you are going: a meal, a day’s public transport, entry to the sights you want to see. Prices vary so much by place and style of travel that the calculator does not suggest any.
What is the buffer for?
Trips rarely cost exactly what was planned. A buffer adds a percentage on top for things you did not think of. How much is up to you.
Why are nights one fewer than days?
A 7-day trip usually has 6 nights. If yours differs, for example with an overnight flight, enter the nights yourself.
Is accommodation per person?
No, per night for the whole group, as most rooms are priced. Food, local transport and activities are per person per day.