Average country costs per person per day, regarding everything (accommodation, food, transport, visa and entrance fees) except intercontinental flights:
| Country | Price | Additional remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 30 € | Including excursions to Amazon River and Machu Picchu. |
| Bolivia | 26 € | With the expedition to 6000m summit “Huayna Potosí”. |
| Chile | 29 € | |
| Argentina | 39 € | Not representative: during the trip we had quite a short stay here but the two longest bus journeys through South-America. For comparison: During my 6 months exchange semester, I had to pay approximately 350 € per months for everything (pension, food, bus, hobbies), yet I was not living in Buenos Aires but in the province. |
| New Zealand | 27 € | It was rather a quick stopover at Auckland. |
| Tonga | 29 € | |
| Hong Kong | 24 € | |
| China | 34 € | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 18 € | Once more a big thank you to our great couchsurfing host Charles! |
| Nepal | 18 € | Including Annapurna Circuit Trek. |
| India | 15 € | Our cheapest day here was 0.50 € per person, again also thanks to couchsurfing …. |
| Ethiopia | 22 € | |
| Tanzania | 20 € | Without the safaris, since they are very expensive but not really meaningful for this kind of evaluation about the actual country. |
| Zambia | 45 € | |
| Togo | 24 € | Although having travelled alone there, to enhance comparability the values are calculated as if two persons were travelling. |
| Benin | 24 € | Although having travelled alone there, to enhance comparability the values are calculated as if two persons were travelling. |
Our nationalities:
- in South-America I could call myself to be Argentine (Steffen already was considered to be Israeli)
- in Nepal and India we were respected as trained and skilled soldiers from the Israeli military service
- in West-Africa people believed I was Chadian or Lebanese and talked to me in Arab
Top Ranking & Awards
- most expensive: Zambia
- cheapest: India
- best overall travel destination and infrastructure: South-America
- greatest visa hassles: China, India and above all Iran
- best visa policy: South-America
- most fascinating: China
- most underrated: Bolivia
- most overpriced: Zambia
- most chaotic: India
- most surprising country: China
- most surprising city: Lusaka
- most pedestrian-unfriendly: Kuala-Lumpur
- highest variety of landscapes: Bolivia and Nepal
- best weather: Zambia
- most interesting culture: China
- most xenophobic: Nepal and Ethiopia
- friendliest persons: Argentina
- most welcoming: Tanzania
- most agreeable: Tonga all the time and Zanzibar during Ramadan
- most relaxed (in good and bad ways): Tanzania
- coolest people (in the laid-back sense of the term): Tonga and Togo
- most intimidating magicians and wizards: Benin
- craziest place: India
- best food: China and Kuala-Lumpur
- best seafood: Zanzibar
- best ice-cream: Argentina
- best fruits: Africa and India
- best accent (when speaking both English and French): Togo and Benin
- highest ratio of pretty girls: Argentina and Ethiopia
- and last but not least – worst sports ever: cricket
Là j’ai tout lu et tout compris!
et nous projetons un voyage en Tanzanie l’été prochain , il me semble d’après tes commentaires que c’est un bon choix!