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A few months ago I wrote<\/a> about this chart<\/a> on Rough Guides’ web site calculating how many days you can travel with $1,000 in various countries around the world. Ahead of the upcoming publishing phenomena, otherwise known as the book release of “The Expeditioner’s Guide to the World” (more on that to come), I decided to do an update on the chart, using current statistics, and also expanding the field a bit to include some favorite bargain countries like Vietnam, Argentina, and Indonesia.<\/p>\n

How, you may ask, does one come up with these numbers? Easy, I simply researched the purchasing power of the U.S dollar as a base by referring to the oft-quoted Big Mac Index<\/a>, cross-referenced that with boots-on-the-ground estimates from guidebooks, then converted those numbers using the most up-to-date currency exchange rates.\u00a0 I then put a team of monkeys to work crunching the numbers all night to come up with the following chart.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, and not surprising to most travelers, Asia is the cheapest place to travel right now, with a $1,000 budget lasting you over 40 days in many countries. On the other end of the spectrum is of course Scandinavia, where you can expect to blow your trip savings in a svelte two weeks. (Did that beer really just cost me $18?)<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, these numbers are based upon a backpacker’s budget (i.e, staying in hostels, street food, minimal transport), and these numbers will vary widely depending on the extent you travel in more expensive, urban areas. However, I tried to integrate both urban and cheaper rural travel to better reflect the composition of a typical trip. Now if only your job gave you that many vacation days . . .<\/p>\n

By Matt Stabile<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Stabile is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Expeditioner. The Expeditioner began in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City. You can read his writings, watch his travel videos or contact him at any time at TheExpeditioner.com<\/a>. (@TheExpeditioner<\/a>)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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