South America is considered to be one of the most affordable continents for travellers. Below is our financial spend for our journey around Ecuador from January to March 2017.
Assumptions
- The costs are based upon a couple travelling together.
- We did not travel as part of an organised tour but as individual travelers.
- Not considered is the entry or exit transport into/out of the country.
Where We Travelled
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Travel Costs Summary Table
| Country: Ecuador including Galápagos | USD per person per day | |
| Communications | $0 | 0% |
| Groceries | $5.59 | 10% |
| Dining | $7.67 | 14% |
| Leisure | $9.88 | 18% |
| Accommodation | $17.43 | 32% |
| Miscellaneous | $1.83 | 3% |
| Finance | $0.21 | 0% |
| Health | $0.15 | 0% |
| Travel | $10.77 | 20% |
| Government Costs | $1.58 | 3% |
| Total USD per person per day | $55.11 |
| Country: Ecuador without Galápagos Islands | USD per person per day | |
| Communications | $0 | 0% |
| Groceries | $5.83 | 14% |
| Dining | $6.09 | 14% |
| Leisure | $8.74 | 21% |
| Accommodation | $15.99 | 38% |
| Miscellaneous | $1.94 | 5% |
| Finance | $0.23 | 1% |
| Health | $0 | 0% |
| Travel | $3.35 | 8% |
| Government Costs | $0 | 0% |
| Total USD per person per day | $42.18 |
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Other Cost Summaries and Budgets
Travel budget websites calculated the costs as shown in the below table. We are unsure whether their data includes entry/exit cost. However, it is good to compare our actual versus their data.
| Name | Website | Daily Amount Per Person - USD | Comments |
| Budget Your Trip | https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/ecuador | $34.00 | Travel style: All |
Other websites such as Numbeo and Price Of Travel do not show consolidated daily averages but break it down by the various items (for example, bread, milk, etc).
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