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Budget for 3 month SE Asia trip?

 
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ramen209



Joined: 14 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:49 pm    Post subject: Budget for 3 month SE Asia trip? Reply with quote

What would you say is a good budget for traveling for 3 months through Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, backpacker style (simple, budget accommodation)?

(won or USD please!)
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Budget for 3 month SE Asia trip? Reply with quote

ramen209 wrote:
What would you say is a good budget for traveling for 3 months through Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, backpacker style (simple, budget accommodation)?

(won or USD please!)


$3000 -$5000 USD.

You may be able to squeak by on a bit less than $1000 per month but you won't be doing much or seeing much other than the inside of a cheap rooming house or a bus.

$30 per day doesn't go very far, even if you do go like a local for most things.

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northway



Joined: 05 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've done very well on around $1,000 a month, but if you're not splitting on rooms you're going to be roughing it. I recommend finding a travel buddy.
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Wad



Joined: 19 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you are on a tight budget be sure to avoid the local girls Smile
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ramen209



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the advice everyone... does anyone know which countries in SE Asia are the cheapest to travel in?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ramen209 wrote:
Thanks for the advice everyone... does anyone know which countries in SE Asia are the cheapest to travel in?


All of them.

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alwaysbeclosing100



Joined: 07 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ttompatz wrote:
ramen209 wrote:
Thanks for the advice everyone... does anyone know which countries in SE Asia are the cheapest to travel in?


All of them.

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low season is always cheaper in any country

others will have opinions on these rankings

india(except for the US visa), bangladesh #1
laos, cambodia, indonesia, burma #2
philippines, thailand #3
vietnam, sri lanka #4
malaysia, brunei #5
singapore, macau #6

go to burma.....just do it.....you can thank me later....
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sesyeux



Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Location: king 'arrys

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i did 5 months on �2.5k. half of that was rooming with the gf though, so i definitely second the other bloke who said find a travel partner to share rooms. a roof over your head, along with eating/drinking, is going to be the main cost overall
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