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mollayo
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 Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:46 am Post subject: How much money should I take to China? |
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| I'm going to Beijing for Lunar New Year. I'll be there Wednesday - Sunday. My hotel is already paid for. I just need spending money for food, trinkets, and entrance fees. Any ideas on how much Korean money I should exchange? Thanks. |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| 150k. Get the rest with your atm card while you're there (make sure your card is internationally accepted if using a Korean one). |
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mollayo
Joined: 11 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not using my ATM card while there. I'm just taking cash and wondering how much I should take. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| mollayo wrote: |
| I'm not using my ATM card while there. I'm just taking cash and wondering how much I should take. |
You could easily get by on $50 per day (taxis, food, entrance fees, etc).
In my personal experience, if you think you will be dragging back any shopping then you may want more.
Personally, I always budget $100 per day, have no worry about doing what I want, eating where I want, shopping where I want, and bring home what I don't spend.
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JBomb
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I second $100 a day. Beijing is inexpensive, but you should always budget for hidden costs. |
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D.D.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| depends on what you want to do. if you go to bars and stuff could spend 150us a day otherwise chinese food and sightseeing is cheap. watch out for scams such as going for tea or buying art from students. |
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mollayo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks! Definitely not going to any bars, and I'm to paranoid to let anyone I don't know talk me into going to a tea house or "art gallery." I think I'll exchange 600k won. |
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