How much cash would i need to backpack around the world?

Question

Im 19 years old 20 in feb im tired of this one place missouri ive been here my whole life.. i want to backpack around the world im not quite sure where but ... starting in europe then going through india to asia.. and spend a whole about 5-6 months to a year doign this.. how much would it cost? i would like to spend like 10-15 a day on food, and sleep in a sleeping bag outside *not sure if thats allowed* where would i stay and how? would 4-5 thousand dollars be enough?

Answer 1

As Dan said, europe will be the the most expensive part, you'll have to change your dollars to euros and for 15 $ you'll get only 10 € today. A mac donald meal is 6,50 € in Paris and there's no refill ;)

Sleeping outside -if allowed- might be...wet and cold. The weather is mostly cold and rainy from october till march/april (except some places in Italy and Spain) while it's hot in Asia. I would recommand that you strart your trip from Asia where everything is much cheaper (food/hotel/...)

You should check on visa's for every country you'll visit.

In Europe you may use http://www.couchsurfing.com/

to save on hotels and make friends.

Good luck !

Answer 2

a lot unfortunately :(

Answer 3

RV and about 50,000

Answer 4

4-5 k is plenty.  Be prepared to get very skinny on your travels.  You can cut your food down to $2/ day.  Go for it, brother...  

Answer 5

thats pretty tough to answer.  places like london and paris, your likely to spend 10-15 dollars on a meal at mcdonalds that would cost 4 bucks back here.  alot of places might not allow you to sleep outside.  i would suggest finding a friend to travel with, saftey in numbers kind of deal. first i would try to get a general idea of the countries you would try to visit. also check out a map of europe/asia cause to get from the fun europe of germany, austria italy ireland that area to the india/asia part you gotta cross through probably 1 if not more not so safe countries so you might consider taking a cheap one way flight from western europe over to india or asia.  but in general, if i was gonna be gone for 6 months, id take a minimum of 6 grand, preferably 7500 after having my plane tickets paid for

Answer 6

my father in law"s friend just came back from a trip backpacking around the world, it cost him $17000......so it is quite a pricey excursion, but well worth it...he hopes to do it again in three years!!!