Vientiane, Laos was the most affordbale city for backpackers as of January 2025 at 18.41 U.S. dollars per day. This figure includes a dorm bed at a good and cheap hostel, three budget meals, two public transportation rides, one paid cultural attraction and three cheap beers (as an “entertainment fund”).
Most affordable cities for backpacking worldwide as of January 2025, by daily price
(in U.S. dollars)
daily price based on a dorm bed at a good and cheap hostel, three budget meals, two public transportation rides, one paid cultural attraction, three cheap beers (as an “entertainment fund”).
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Price of Travel. (January 8, 2025). Most affordable cities for backpacking worldwide as of January 2025, by daily price (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537895/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-worldwide/
Price of Travel. "Most affordable cities for backpacking worldwide as of January 2025, by daily price (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 8, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537895/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-worldwide/
Price of Travel. (2025). Most affordable cities for backpacking worldwide as of January 2025, by daily price (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537895/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-worldwide/
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