I don't know where you'd get that calculation from. It's probably more like $18,000 for two people. My brother traveled the world once three years ago for five months and spent $7000 with lots of leisure.
Economy didn't change that drastically for hostels/food abroad.
My brother just got back from visiting 14 countries in 5 months for $7500. He just graduated uni, worked at his part time job for a year and only had $7500 and so he made it work. He said most hostels were $15, he only spent a max of $30 a day on food/sight-seeing so each day was only $45. He flew once and he took trains the rest of the time.
So I'd imagine two people for a few months more along with a few more flights would be about $20,000 or so in total. $50,000-100k for 6 months is absurd. That means you're spending $300 - $500 a day! Most people never exceed $100 a day in Europe unless they're dining at the highest $200 meal restaurants and buying $100 souvenirs.
That depends on what countries you're visiting because while some are only $30 for two in a hostel and maybe $30 on top of that for food/sight-seeing, some are actually double or triple that. So it does depend on what countries you visit.
If the OP is so specific, it will mean he/she'll have to spend more for sure. Insert a few cheaper countries and remove some of the more expensive ones and you're good to go but if not, it'll be more than 20k but definitely not over 40k unless she spends a week in the expensive countries.
It might've been possible to get off with that after the whole 9-11 price drops nearly a decade ago but it would be nearly impossible to travel with only that kind of money unless you are chill with bumming it out
A lot of people think like you. They assume it's more than it is but nope.
Before the hostel and train costs, it's $30 a person per day. With $60 among two people, you can get a full lunch, dinner and entries into a museum or concert. There are also hundreds of free things to do instead of spending it elsewhere. There are free parks, free museums and more.
So x2 =$60. That's 1,800 a month x 6 months and you are left with a mere $10,800 before costs of plane/hostels. Tack on plane fees within Europe, plane fees for America, hostel and hotel costs and that's another $8,000 -$10,000. So in total, it really is $20,000 for 6 months and most likely $27,000 for 8 months. However, if you want to go all out and party like a rockstar spending hundreds of dollars a day, yes, $5000 - $8000 a month is your go-to but most travelers don't do that.
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More like 50-100 to actually travel with leisure
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I don't know where you'd get that calculation from. It's probably more like $18,000 for two people. My brother traveled the world once three years ago for five months and spent $7000 with lots of leisure.
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The economy has changed a lot since then....
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Economy didn't change that drastically for hostels/food abroad.
My brother just got back from visiting 14 countries in 5 months for $7500. He just graduated uni, worked at his part time job for a year and only had $7500 and so he made it work. He said most hostels were $15, he only spent a max of $30 a day on food/sight-seeing so each day was only $45. He flew once and he took trains the rest of the time.
So I'd imagine two people for a few months more along with a few more flights would be about $20,000 or so in total. $50,000-100k for 6 months is absurd. That means you're spending $300 - $500 a day! Most people never exceed $100 a day in Europe unless they're dining at the highest $200 meal restaurants and buying $100 souvenirs.
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That depends on what countries you're visiting because while some are only $30 for two in a hostel and maybe $30 on top of that for food/sight-seeing, some are actually double or triple that. So it does depend on what countries you visit.
If the OP is so specific, it will mean he/she'll have to spend more for sure. Insert a few cheaper countries and remove some of the more expensive ones and you're good to go but if not, it'll be more than 20k but definitely not over 40k unless she spends a week in the expensive countries.
It might've been possible to get off with that after the whole 9-11 price drops nearly a decade ago but it would be nearly impossible to travel with only that kind of money unless you are chill with bumming it out
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A lot of people think like you. They assume it's more than it is but nope.
Before the hostel and train costs, it's $30 a person per day. With $60 among two people, you can get a full lunch, dinner and entries into a museum or concert. There are also hundreds of free things to do instead of spending it elsewhere. There are free parks, free museums and more.
So x2 =$60. That's 1,800 a month x 6 months and you are left with a mere $10,800 before costs of plane/hostels. Tack on plane fees within Europe, plane fees for America, hostel and hotel costs and that's another $8,000 -$10,000. So in total, it really is $20,000 for 6 months and most likely $27,000 for 8 months. However, if you want to go all out and party like a rockstar spending hundreds of dollars a day, yes, $5000 - $8000 a month is your go-to but most travelers don't do that.
I wish I could travel like that!