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Comment on Budget Airlines Asia List by Greg Lee

Greg Lee — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:48:55 +0000

This is the latest Malaysian Airlines Travel Fair 2010. Very Cheap. This is a once a year Malaysia Airlines treat.

Comment on Cheapest Countries in Asia by budgetmonkeydave

budgetmonkeydave — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:13:22 +0000

Yeah, prices certainly vary between big cities and small towns, and between touristy areas and off-the-beaten path destinations.

I’m not sure, however, that per capita GDP is the best indicator of prices. The problem is that GDP doesn’t take into account the value of a currency and other cost of living factors, like availability of goods and services. For instance, I imagine the very poorest countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo or Haiti would be much more expensive than Thailand or Vietnam. Of course these are extreme cases and generalities tend to break down at the margins.

It’s an interesting theory though, and I’d be interested to see how closely related cost of living (and travel) is to GDP per capita.

Comment on Cheapest Countries in Asia by Waiguoguizi

Waiguoguizi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:28:21 +0000

These are averages that do not reflect reality.

I have live in several places in China. In some my costs easily exceeded your estimate, in others I only used half your stated amount and drinks were already included.

I think a better estimate in general is to look at the GDP of a country as a guideline and then check the city you want to go.

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Comment on Latin America’s Cheapest Countries for Travel by salvador dali

salvador dali — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:26:06 +0000

at the moment most expensive are BRAZIL AND VENEZUELA….cities like rio de janeiro, sao paulo or caracas will end your budget even before you realise.

poor quality of life there and more expensive then most countries in europe.

this is from a european point of view …euro is 50% stronger then usd, cause if you look at the US point of view, rio and sao paulo are among the top 3 most expensive cities in all AMERICA.

Comment on Volcán Mombacho Canopy Tour by Maria Mendoza

Maria Mendoza — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:19:33 +0000

Necesitamos precio especial para 30 muchachos y un total de 36 personas. Gracias,

Maria Mendoza

Comment on Isla de Ometepe: Swimming by Lara Mostert

Lara Mostert — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:44:09 +0000

Hello - we are starting a Monkey Museum in our primate sanctuary http://www.monkeyland.co.za

I would like to have the museum up and running for 2010 when we host the FIFA soccer world cup in our country.

I am currently collecting monkey paraphernalia and would like to include your business in our museum - it may be a nice advertising platform for you? and will not cost much, just the postage to South Africa….

Could you please send any marketing material you have to us here at Monkeyland. The postal address is:

MONKEYLAND
P.O.Box 1190
Plettenberg Bay
South Africa
6600

Comment on Cheapest Countries in Western Europe for Travel by Michael

Michael — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:06:47 +0000

Lonely Planet guide book prices are usually 2-3 years out of date by the time they go to print, but in this case it’s more like 10 years.
Finland is expensive compared to many countries. A 2 hour bus journey (minimum travel time between towns) is from 15 euro’s, and double that for the trains!
‘Budget’ accomodation about 40 euro’s a night, plus any food drinks and you’re looking at around 70 euro’s a day realistically.
Although you could always hitch-hike and camp out in the beautiful forest’s if travelling in summertime, but you’ll need lots of mosquito (and bear) repellent.

Comment on Cheapest Countries in Western Europe for Travel by John

John — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:54:15 +0000

Do you know how to find really cheap places to live in the worlds most developed countries? I go to small towns in USA, for example in South-East, South Carolina for instance - good weather, lower living costs - you can find an apartment in downtown of a biggest city in SC for under $1000 a month… no… as low as $500-$700 a month. But that’s not all, - you drive through small towns and can find rentals as low as $200 a month! Not a week, but a month. Say $215 a month rent in a small town about 40 km from a major city in USA. All you need is a car and gasoline money at around $0.50 per litre. And you can buy a decent brick house for as low as $30000-$40000 in a big town. So what you do is you don’t live in a city, but outside of it. I’m sure even in western Europe one can find rental and immovable property bargains outside of big cities.

Comment on Cheapest Countries in Western Europe for Travel by BudgetMonkeyDave

BudgetMonkeyDave — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:30:39 +0000

Milo,

The methodology I used to calculate these figures is laid out clearly in the Latin America costs post. The basic data comes from Lonely Planet estimated costs for food and lodging, assuming one is sharing a low-end double room with a buddy.

I mention clearly in that post that the figures are certainly underestimates and should be taken with a grain of salt, but that my hope is that they might shed some light on the relative costs of travel in these countries.

I invite anyone with on-the-ground experience in these countries to provide their input to augment this picture, as you so have so kindly done.