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In this post we look at a real life case study of our spending during 15 days in the Netherlands.
This cost analysis is connected to Europe Travel: A Schengen Area Itinerary — 13 countries in 90 Days.
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Here are our aggregated costs per-category over 15 days of travel in the Netherlands. Costs are reflected in US Dollars $.
Category | Average Spend $/Person/Day | # of Days in Country | Total Spend $/Person | Total Spend $/Two People |
Accommodation | $31.71 | 15 | $475.70 | $951.40 |
Transport | $1.48 | 15 | $22.17 | $44.34 |
Shopping + Miscellaneous | $7.32 | 15 | $109.83 | $219.66 |
Sightseeing + Entertainment | $14.24 | 15 | $213.54 | $427.08 |
Wifi | $0.00 | 15 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Laundry | $0.40 | 15 | $6.06 | $12.11 |
Coffee | $5.44 | 15 | $81.53 | $163.06 |
Breakfast | $0.54 | 15 | $8.07 | $16.14 |
Lunch | $11.55 | 15 | $173.32 | $346.64 |
Dinner | $6.87 | 15 | $103.04 | $206.08 |
Snack | $1.17 | 15 | $17.53 | $35.06 |
Drinks | $0.27 | 15 | $4.04 | $8.08 |
Groceries | $6.28 | 15 | $94.24 | $188.48 |
Summary | $87.27 average spend per person day | 15 days of travel | $1,309.05 total per person | $2,618.10 total for two people |
Assumptions per-category
Category | Notes |
Accommodation | –We stayed in hostels. –A typical configuration in the hostel was either a private dorm or a 4-bed shared dorm. |
Transport | –Costs do not include a flight to enter Belgium (we used airline miles). –We used the public transport system within cities. –We traveled throughout Europe by EuRail. The cost of our ticket is not factored in the above averages. |
Shopping + Miscellaneous | |
Sightseeing + Entertainment | –We participated in tip-based walking tours and visited museums. |
Wifi | –Wifi was included in our accommodation costs. |
Laundry | –All of the major city hostels we stayed in offered laundry facilities. –We did our laundry on a weekly basis if laundry facilities were unavailable in our hostel. |
Coffee | |
Breakfast | –Breakfast was included in the cost of our hostel. –We usually ate a light snack for breakfast at our accommodation. |
Lunch | –We ate out almost every day. –It’s our favorite meal to try out local flavors. –Costs are usually less expensive for the same meal offered at dinner. |
Dinner | –We usually eat a light dinner at our accommodation. |
Snack | –We kept snacks on hand. |
Drinks | –Libations at bars are expensive. |
Grocery | –We purchased groceries and breakfast and a light dinner at our accommodation. |
Travel Insurance | –We did not include our travel insurance costs in the overall price listed here. — Our insurance ran $3.17/person/day, totaling $47.55 per person for 15 days, $97.10 for two people. |
Notes
- In categories like laundry, shopping & wifi, we may not have spent any money on these services every day. Instead, we added up the total sum of that costs and divided by the number of days within that particular country. This helped us determine how much to budget for future trips.
- While we were mindful of our spending, especially because we were abroad for so long, we did splurge on meals and special activities. This may have raised the average costs in a particular category.
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A Case Study of Spending During 90 Days in Schengen Area Europe
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Nicole
2 years agoThanks, great breakdown!