India part 1 (Ladakh, Kashmir, Amritsar, Dharamsala, Uttarakhand)
- Tea: $0.20
- Cheap rice, dal, chapati meal: $0.80
- Meal in a restaurant, w/o drinks: $2
- 3AC train for maybe 8 hours: $9
- Nice clean guesthouse, double bed, no bugs, usually hot water: $10
- 18-hour share-jeep on rugged roads: $24
- Overall burn rate: $29.50/day
Nepal
- Tea: $0.15
- Dal Bhat: $1
- Good coffee: $1
- Rent a cheap bike for a day: $2
- Taxi for 5km across Kathmandu: $3
- Tourist restaurant meal, approx: $4
- Nice clean guesthouse, double bed, no bugs, hot water sometimes depending on when it's sunny: $10
- Rent a nice mountain bike for a day: $12
- Overall burn rate: $31.17/day
Bhutan
- Daily rate for a single traveler, including all meals, transportation, and guesthouse: $240
- My flight (including this here because it's mandatory to purchase at least one flight): $243
- Everything else: about the same as in India or a bit more, but it doesn't matter, because you won't usually be paying anyway
- Overall burn rate: $292.60/day
India Part 2 (Darjeeling, Kolkata, Rajasthan, Hampi, Bangalore, Kerala)
- Coconut on the street: $0.20
- South Indian thali or breakfast: $1
- Room in Rajasthan: $6
- Camel safari, per day: $13
- Double room in a big city or a resort town: $15
- A day racing around Bangalore, including FRRO and plane-rebooking fees: $100
- Overall burn rate: $31.25/day
Cambodia
- Draft beer: $0.50
- Cheapest noodle soup: $1
- Meal of Amok or Lok Lak in a restaurant: $4
- Clean private hostel room in Siem Reap: $5
- Half of a clean, stylish, relaxed beach hut in Otres Beach: $12.50
- Tuk-tuk and driver to get around Angkor for a day: $16
- One-day ticket to visit Angkor: $20
- Overall burn rate: $43.11/day
Singapore
- Iced tea, coffee, barley, bandung: $1
- MRT (subway) ride: $1
- Meal of noodles or something: $4
- Bottle of beer, happy hour: $7
- Meal of shrimp or stingray: $10
- Overall burn rate: $51.50/day
Australia doesn't count because I was with my family the whole time.
New Zealand (the 22 days I was on my own)
- Bottle of soda: $3.20
- 1 hr internet: $4
- Beer in a bar: $6
- Kebab or other quick meal: $8
- Hostel bed: $20
- 6-hour bus ride: $30
- Shiny new waterproof rain jacket: $150
- Touring bike rental for 10 days, including panniers, helmet, etc: $237
- Overall burn rate (including the jacket and bike, but also 8 days of couchsurfing): $64.81/day
Bulgaria
- Coffee: $1
- Banitsa (pastry): $1
- Loaf of bread and chunk of delicious Sirene cheese: $3
- SIM card: $4
- Overall burn rate: $12.63/day (keep in mind I was couchsurfing the whole time, so I didn't pay for housing or most of my meals.)
Motorcycling in Europe
- A liter of gas, average: $2.01
- A gallon of gas: $7.60
- 5 days insurance for Bosnia, as decided on the spot by guards: $52
- All the gas, total (174.2 liters or 46 gallons): $350
- Engine replacement: $524
- Misc other maintenance: $235
- Deposit donated to John: $500
- Total cost: $1694
- Rate per day on the road: $74
- Rate per day where the motorcycle satisfied my transportation needs (including rest days): about $40
Western Europe, part 1 (Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, not counting motorcycling costs)
- Pretzel in Germany: $1
- Gelato in Italy: $2
- Kebab in Zurich: $12
- Hostel bed in Munich: $25
- Rate per day: $101
Eastern Europe (Bosnia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, not counting motorcycling costs)
- Pint of beer: $2
- Kebab: $3
- Restaurant meal: $7
- Hostel bed: $15
- Rate per day: $34
Western Europe, part 2 (Germany and Netherlands)
- Most things: a little more than the US
- Beer in Germany: $3
- Max train cost anywhere in the Netherlands: $30
- Hostel bed in the Netherlands: $45
- Train from Heidelberg to Amsterdam: $101
- Rate per day: $74
Total money spent during the whole trip (10 months): $17382
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