◆ 254 city guides · real per-day costs
Find a great trip that fits your budget.
Every Wimup guide carries a real daily cost, what it takes to eat, sleep, move and see the Top 10. Pick a tier and start with the cities that punch above their price.
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Tier 01
Shoestring
under $85 / day
Hostels and guesthouses, street food, public transit. Big experiences, small spend.
99 guides
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Tier 02
Mid-range
$85–160 / day
Comfortable 3-star stays, a mix of restaurants and markets, the odd taxi.
106 guides
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Tier 03
Splurge
$160+ / day
Design hotels, tasting menus and skip-the-line everything. Treat-yourself travel.
49 guides
Shoestring · under $85/day
Where your money stretches furthest right now. 99 guides, cheapest first.
Asia
₹1,800–4,500 / dayRishikesh
IndiaAsia
$25–60 / dayCox's Bazar
Bangladesh
Asia
$25–60 / dayDhaka
BangladeshAsia
$25–60 / dayKhiva
UzbekistanAsia
$25–60 / dayMysore
India
South America
$30–60 / daySucre
BoliviaAsia
$30–70 / dayBukhara
UzbekistanAsia
$30-70 / dayJaffna
Sri Lanka
Africa
$30–70 / daySiwa Oasis
EgyptAsia
$30–70 / dayTashkent
UzbekistanAsia
$30–70 / dayVientiane
LaosAsia
₫700,000–1,800,000 / daySa Pa
VietnamAfrica
$30–75 / dayAswan
EgyptAsia
$35–70 / dayBaguio
Philippines
Africa
$35–70 / dayChefchaouen
MoroccoAsia
$35–70 / dayDa Lat
VietnamAsia
$35–70 / dayHue
VietnamAsia
$35-75 / dayTrincomalee
Sri Lanka
Asia
₱2,000–4,500 / dayVigan
Philippines
Africa
$35–80 / dayAddis Ababa
EthiopiaAsia
$35-80 / dayAnuradhapura
Sri Lanka
Africa
$35–80 / dayConstantine
AlgeriaEurope
$40–75 / dayGjirokastër
AlbaniaAfrica
$35–80 / dayLuxor
Egypt
Asia
$35–80 / dayNew Delhi
IndiaAfrica
$35–80 / dayOran
AlgeriaAsia
$35–80 / dayYogyakarta
Indonesia
South America
$40–80 / dayCuenca
EcuadorAsia
$35-85 / dayGalle
Sri Lanka
Asia
$30–90 / dayJaipur
India
South America
$40–80 / dayLa Paz
BoliviaAfrica
$40–80 / dayOuarzazate
Morocco
Asia
$40–80 / dayPhnom Penh
Cambodia
Europe
$40–80 / daySibiu
RomaniaAsia
₱2,000–5,000 / dayIloilo City
Philippines
Asia
RM180–380 / dayPenang
Malaysia
Asia
₫900,000–2,200,000 / dayHanoi
Vietnam
North America
$40–85 / dayAntigua Guatemala
Guatemala
Asia
$40–85 / dayChiang Mai
Thailand
South America
$40–85 / dayCusco
PeruAfrica
$35–90 / dayHarar
Ethiopia
Asia
$45–80 / dayHoi An
VietnamAsia
$35–90 / dayPokhara
Nepal
Europe
$45–80 / dayTbilisi
Georgia
South America
$40–90 / dayBogotá
ColombiaAsia
$40-90 / dayKandy
Sri Lanka
Asia
$40–90 / dayLuang Prabang
Laos
South America
$40–90 / dayMedellín
ColombiaNorth America
$40–90 / daySantiago de Cuba
CubaEurope
$40–90 / dayTirana
Albania
Africa
$40–90 / dayTunis
TunisiaSouth America
$45–90 / dayArequipa
PeruEurope
$45–90 / dayBrasov
RomaniaAfrica
$40–95 / dayBulawayo
Zimbabwe
Asia
$45–90 / dayChiang Rai
Thailand
Africa
$45–90 / dayEssaouira
MoroccoAfrica
$45–90 / dayFes
MoroccoAfrica
$40–95 / dayGondar
EthiopiaAfrica
$45–90 / dayKumasi
GhanaEurope
$45–90 / dayKutaisi
GeorgiaEurope
$45–90 / dayLublin
Poland
Asia
$45–90 / dayMumbai
IndiaNorth America
$45–90 / dayPuebla
MexicoSouth America
$45–90 / daySalta
Argentina
South America
$45–90 / dayValparaíso
Chile
Africa
$45–95 / dayAlgiers
AlgeriaAfrica
$40-100 / dayArusha
TanzaniaEurope
$45–95 / dayDebrecen
Hungary
Africa
$45–95 / dayDjerba
Tunisia
North America
$50–90 / dayGuanajuato
MexicoEurope
$45-95 / dayPécs
Hungary
Asia
₱2,500–5,500 / daySiargao
Philippines
Asia
$40–100 / dayUbud
IndonesiaEurope
€45–85 / dayVeliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria
Africa
$50–95 / dayMarrakech
MoroccoNorth America
$50–95 / dayMérida
MexicoSouth America
$45–100 / daySanta Marta
ColombiaAfrica
$45–100 / daySousse
TunisiaEurope
$50–95 / dayToruń
Poland
Europe
€45–90 / dayOhrid
North MacedoniaAsia
₱2,500–6,000 / dayCebu City
Philippines
Asia
₱2,500–6,000 / dayPuerto Princesa
Philippines
South America
$50–100 / dayCórdoba
ArgentinaEurope
$50–100 / dayGyőr
Hungary
Asia
$40–110 / dayKathmandu
NepalEurope
$50–100 / dayPamukkale
TurkeyEurope
$50–100 / daySzeged
Hungary
Europe
$55–100 / dayKatowice
Poland
Africa
$45–110 / dayLalibela
EthiopiaEurope
$55–100 / dayOlomouc
CzechiaEurope
$55–100 / dayZakopane
Poland
Asia
$50–110 / dayBangkok
Thailand
North America
$50–110 / dayHavana
CubaEurope
€50–100 / daySofia
Bulgaria
Asia
NT$1,800–3,500 / dayTaichung
Taiwan
Asia
$55–110 / dayKuala Lumpur
MalaysiaAfrica
$55–110 / dayPort Louis
Mauritius
South America
$55–110 / dayQuito
Ecuador
Europe
€55–100 / dayPlovdiv
BulgariaMid-range · $85–160/day
Comfort without the splurge. 106 guides, cheapest first.
Asia
$50–120 / dayBali
Indonesia
Africa
$60–110 / dayCairo
Egypt
South America
$55–115 / dayLima
PeruAsia
$55–120 / dayJeonju
South KoreaAfrica
$55–120 / daySwakopmund
NamibiaAfrica
€55–110 / dayMindelo
Cape Verde
Africa
$60–120 / dayAccra
Ghana
Europe
$60–120 / dayAntalya
TurkeyEurope
$60–120 / dayBucharest
Romania
South America
$60–120 / dayBuenos Aires
ArgentinaSouth America
R$300–700 / dayFlorianópolis
BrazilAfrica
$70–110 / dayGqeberha
South Africa
Africa
$60–120 / dayKigali
Rwanda
South America
$60–120 / dayMontevideo
Uruguay
North America
$60–120 / dayOaxaca
Mexico
South America
$60–120 / dayRio de Janeiro
BrazilNorth America
$60-120 / daySan José
Costa Rica
Asia
$60–120 / daySiem Reap
Cambodia
Asia
$60–120 / dayTaipei
TaiwanEurope
$70–120 / dayBatumi
Georgia
South America
$60–130 / dayCartagena
ColombiaEurope
$70–120 / dayČeský Krumlov
CzechiaAsia
$60–130 / dayGyeongju
South Korea
Africa
$60–130 / dayNairobi
KenyaEurope
€70–110 / dayMeteora
GreeceEurope
€60–120 / dayTartu
EstoniaAsia
$65–130 / daySalalah
OmanSouth America
R$350–750 / daySão Paulo
BrazilEurope
$70–130 / dayCoimbra
PortugalEurope
€70–120 / dayLecce
ItalyEurope
€60-130 / dayLimassol
Cyprus
Europe
$70–140 / dayBodrum
Turkey
Europe
$70–140 / dayIstanbul
Turkey
South America
$70–140 / daySantiago
ChileEurope
$70–140 / daySopot
Poland
Africa
$70–140 / dayWindhoek
Namibia
South America
$80–140 / dayBariloche
ArgentinaAfrica
$70–150 / dayGaborone
Botswana
Europe
$80–140 / dayKotor
MontenegroAsia
$70–150 / dayLabuan Bajo
Indonesia
North America
$70–150 / dayMexico City
Mexico
Asia
$70–150 / dayMuscat
OmanOceania
FJ$150–350 / daySuva
FijiEurope
€80–130 / dayBari
ItalyEurope
€80–130 / dayChania
Greece
Asia
¥12,000–22,000 / dayKanazawa
JapanAsia
$80–150 / dayAqaba
Jordan
North America
$75–160 / dayBelize City
Belize
Europe
$85–150 / dayPorto
Portugal
Europe
€70–150 / dayPrague
CzechiaEurope
€80–140 / daySalamanca
Spain
Europe
$90–150 / dayAthens
Greece
Asia
$80–160 / dayJeddah
Saudi Arabia
Europe
$90–150 / dayLeón
Spain
Europe
$90–150 / dayLisbon
PortugalEurope
$90–150 / dayZadar
Croatia
Africa
$80–160 / dayZanzibar
Tanzania
Oceania
A$130–240 / dayAdelaide
Australia
Europe
$95–150 / dayDortmund
Germany
Asia
¥13,000–24,000 / dayKyoto
Japan
Europe
€90–140 / dayCagliari
Italy
Asia
$90–160 / daySeoul
South Korea
Asia
$90–160 / dayShanghai
ChinaEurope
€90–150 / dayPonta Delgada
Portugal
Europe
€90–150 / daySintra
PortugalEurope
$90–170 / dayAyia Napa
Cyprus
Europe
$90–170 / dayGirona
Spain
Europe
$100–160 / dayPoitiers
France
Oceania
A$140–260 / dayGold Coast
Australia
Oceania
FJ$180–420 / dayNadi
FijiEurope
€90–160 / dayBamberg
Germany
Europe
€80–170 / dayMadrid
Spain
Europe
€100–150 / dayNaxos
Greece
Asia
$90–180 / dayRiyadh
Saudi ArabiaEurope
$95–180 / dayTallinn
EstoniaEurope
€95–160 / dayRovinj
CroatiaEurope
$110–170 / dayGroningen
Netherlands
Europe
€100–160 / dayCork
Ireland
Europe
€90–170 / dayGraz
Austria
Oceania
A$150–280 / dayPerth
AustraliaEurope
€95–170 / dayRegensburg
Germany
Europe
€95–170 / daySiena
Italy
Asia
$100–190 / dayAbu Dhabi
United Arab EmiratesEurope
$110–180 / dayAnnecy
France
Europe
$100–190 / dayBarcelona
Spain
Europe
$110–180 / dayBerlin
Germany
Africa
$90–200 / dayKinshasa
DR Congo
Europe
$110–180 / dayLjubljana
Slovenia
Europe
$110–180 / dayNantes
France
Asia
$120–170 / dayOsaka
JapanOceania
$110–180 / dayRotorua
New Zealand
Oceania
A$150–290 / dayBrisbane
Australia
North America
C$140–260 / dayCharlottetown
CanadaEurope
$110–190 / dayColmar
France
Oceania
NZ$180–320 / dayDunedin
New Zealand
Europe
€110–170 / dayGhent
Belgium
Oceania
NZ$180–330 / dayChristchurch
New Zealand
North America
C$150–270 / dayMontréal
CanadaSouth America
$110–200 / dayPunta del Este
UruguayAsia
$110-200 / dayTiberias
Israel
Oceania
A$170–300 / dayHobart
Australia
Oceania
NZ$190–330 / dayWellington
New ZealandEurope
€110–180 / dayHvar
CroatiaEurope
€110–180 / dayMaastricht
Netherlands
Europe
€110–180 / daySan Sebastián
SpainEurope
NOK 1,200–2,200 / dayBodø
Norway
Splurge · $160+/day
When the trip is the point. 49 guides, cheapest first.
Europe
$120–200 / dayBordeaux
France
Africa
$140–180 / dayCape Town
South Africa
Asia
$120–200 / dayHong Kong
China
Europe
$120–200 / dayRome
Italy
Asia
$120–200 / daySingapore
Singapore
South America
$120–200 / dayUshuaia
Argentina
Oceania
A$170–320 / dayMelbourne
Australia
Europe
€110–190 / dayLyon
FranceEurope
NOK 1,200–2,300 / dayKristiansand
Norway
Europe
€120–190 / dayBruges
Belgium
Europe
€120–190 / dayDubrovnik
Croatia
Asia
¥15,000–35,000 / dayHakone
Japan
Oceania
A$180–330 / daySydney
AustraliaEurope
$120–220 / dayAkureyri
Iceland
Asia
$120–220 / dayDubai
United Arab Emirates
North America
C$170–300 / dayKelowna
CanadaEurope
NOK 1,300–2,400 / dayÅlesund
Norway
Europe
€130–190 / dayGothenburg
Sweden
North America
$120–230 / dayNew Orleans
United StatesNorth America
C$185–300 / daySt. John's
Canada
North America
$140–220 / dayMadison
United States
Europe
$140–220 / dayParis
France
Asia
$130–230 / dayTokyo
Japan
North America
C$180–320 / dayToronto
Canada
Africa
$110–260 / dayLagos
NigeriaEurope
NOK 1,400–2,600 / dayStavanger
Norway
North America
C$185–330 / dayVancouver
Canada
Europe
€120–230 / dayDublin
Ireland
Oceania
NZ$220–420 / dayAuckland
New ZealandEurope
€120–240 / dayVienna
AustriaAfrica
$130–260 / dayVictoria
Seychelles
Oceania
$150–250 / dayPapeete
French Polynesia
Europe
$150–260 / dayLondon
United KingdomEurope
$150–260 / dayReykjavik
Iceland
Africa
$130–280 / dayVictoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Europe
€130–260 / dayAmsterdam
NetherlandsEurope
€140–250 / dayStockholm
Sweden
North America
$180–260 / dayLos Angeles
United States
North America
$180–260 / dayMiami
United States
North America
$150–320 / dayLas Vegas
United States
Oceania
$150–320 / dayQueenstown
New ZealandEurope
CHF 150–280 / dayLugano
Switzerland
North America
$180–320 / dayNew York City
United States
North America
$170–330 / daySan Francisco
United StatesEurope
CHF 170–300 / dayLucerne
Switzerland
North America
$190–340 / dayChicago
United States
Europe
€200–400 / dayMonaco
MonacoEurope
CHF 190–400 / dayZermatt
Switzerland
Europe
CHF 220–450 / daySt. Moritz
Switzerland
What actually moves the number
Three levers that decide your daily spend.
1
When you go
Shoulder season can cut stays and flights 30–40%. The same city in May and August are two different budgets.
2
Where you sleep
One neighborhood over from the icons often halves the room rate, and you walk past the real local spots.
3
How you eat
Markets and street food for two meals, a sit-down dinner for the third, keeps food costs sane anywhere.
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