After having spent more than two weeks back in Austria, I am slowly feeling at home again. I am already looking for a new job, but I still enjoy looking back on my RTW trip (e.g. when leafing through my pictures). Furthermore, I finally know exactly how much I spent while travelling – which was, fortunately, less than anticipated.
| Type | Expenses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Sub Category | planned | actual | Difference |
| Stay | Taiwan | 630,– EUR | 346,94 EUR | -283,06 EUR |
| Singapore | 120,– EUR | 93,86 EUR | -26,14 EUR | |
| Australia | 360,– EUR | 361,69 EUR | +1,69 EUR | |
| Fiji | 600,– EUR | 545,15 EUR | -54,85 EUR | |
| New Zealand | 3960,– EUR | 3460,66 EUR | -499,34 EUR | |
| Cook Islands | 800,– EUR | 485,17 EUR | -314,83 EUR | |
| United States of America (Winter) | 560,– EUR | 408,55 EUR | -151,45 EUR | |
| Nicaragua | 1020,– EUR | 975,73 EUR | -44,27 EUR | |
| Costa Rica | 1400,– EUR | 992,90 EUR | -407,10 EUR | |
| Panama | 330,– EUR | 100,18 EUR | -229,82 EUR | |
| United States of America (Spring) | 1120,– EUR | 444,12 EUR | -350,42 EUR | |
| Canada | 325,45 EUR | |||
| United Kingdom | 0,– EUR | 19,87 EUR | +19,87 EUR | |
| Flights | RTW-Ticket incl. Fiji | 2600,– EUR | 2760,01 EUR | +160,01 EUR |
| New Zealand | 0,– EUR | 165,74 EUR | +165,74 EUR | |
| Cook Islands | 300,– EUR | 301,74 EUR | +1,74 EUR | |
| Central America | 500,– EUR | 629,82 EUR | +129,82 EUR | |
| Health | Vaccinations & Prophylaxis | 0,– EUR | 158,53 EUR | +158,53 EUR |
| Insurance | 1000,– EUR | 982,46 EUR | -17,54 EUR | |
| Luxury | Diving Course | 200,– EUR | 244,62 EUR | +44,62 EUR |
| Waitomo Caves | 200,– EUR | 144,46 EUR | -55,54 EUR | |
| Scenic Flights | 400,– EUR | 288,41 EUR | -111,59 EUR | |
| Other | 200,– EUR | 0,– EUR | -200,– EUR | |
| Equipment | Guide books | 100,– EUR | 108,97 EUR | +8,97 EUR |
| Other | 0,– EUR | 83,31 EUR | +83,31 EUR | |
| Damage & Loss | 0,– EUR | 369,91 EUR | +369,91 EUR | |
| Total | 16 400,– EUR | 14 798,26 EUR | -1 601,74 EUR | |
In short, one should not underestimate the cost of flights and health care (especially vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis, which completely slipped my mind). Neither should anyone overestimate the endurance of his or her gear. Fortunately, the actual stay was (almost) always cheaper than expected.
| Country | Daily Expenses | Total Expenses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| planned | actual | Hostels | Food | Transport | Other | |
| Taiwan | 35,– EUR | 19,27 EUR | 129,42 EUR | 85,83 EUR | 83,92 EUR | 47,77 EUR |
| Singapore | 60,– EUR | 46,93 EUR | 19,93 EUR | 35,14 EUR | 7,34 EUR | 31,46 EUR |
| Australia | 60,– EUR | 60,28 EUR | 95,40 EUR | 53,51 EUR | 76,39 EUR | 136,39 EUR |
| Fiji | 50,– EUR | 45,43 EUR | 160,85 EUR | 165,35 EUR | 144,91 EUR | 74,04 EUR |
| New Zealand | 60,– EUR | 52,43 EUR | 842,08 EUR | 412,61 EUR | 855,12 EUR | 1 350,86 EUR |
| Cook Islands | 50,– EUR | 30,32 EUR | 162,06 EUR | 131,85 EUR | 35,– EUR | 156,27 EUR |
| United States of America (Winter) | 80,– EUR | 58,36 EUR | 109,95 EUR | 81,34 EUR | 54,47 EUR | 162,79 EUR |
| Nicaragua | 30,– EUR | 26,37 EUR | 222,31 EUR | 321,24 EUR | 48,50 EUR | 383,68 EUR |
| Costa Rica | 35,– EUR | 22,57 EUR | 227,27 EUR | 421,27 EUR | 99,93 EUR | 244,44 EUR |
| Panama | 30,– EUR | 25,05 EUR | 29,31 EUR | 23,15 EUR | 21,86 EUR | 25,87 EUR |
| United States of America (Spring) | 80,– EUR | 44,41 EUR | 64,42 EUR | 160,79 EUR | 108,23 EUR | 110,68 EUR |
| Canada | 80,– EUR | 32,55 EUR | 63,59 EUR | 66,35 EUR | 108,81 EUR | 86,70 EUR |
| United Kingdom | 50,– EUR | 19,87 EUR | 0,– EUR | 11,73 EUR | 0,– EUR | 8,14 EUR |
| Total | 48,23 EUR | 36,90 EUR | 2 250,64 EUR | 1 846,08 EUR | 1 644,48 EUR | 2 819,08 EUR |
These figures should only be taken as a guidance for similar trips. Please note that
- the category "Transport" includes all overland transport (even over long distances), but no flights,
- the full board in Fiji has been added in equal parts to the categories "Hostels" and "Food",
- the Spanish courses in Nicaragua have been added to the categories "Hostels", "Food", and "Other" in the relative proportions of 1:2:3 (in accordance with the individual price of lodging and food),
- my daily costs in Costa Rica are lower due to my volunteering work,
- the costs for my volunteering work in Costa Rica have been added to the categories "Hostels", and "Food" in the relative proportions of 5:12 (as I happen to know that 12,– USD of the 17,– USD I paid daily were given to the project for food),
- I spent about a week each staying with friends in Taiwan, Canada and the United States,
- the details down to the last cent are suggesting an accuracy that does not exist (due to changing currency exchange rates and accounting errors).
Hallo Bernie,
wir planen auch gerade eine Weltreise und sind auf deine informative Seite gestoßen.
Wir überlegen gerade welches das richtige Schuhwerk für so eine Rundreise sein sollte. Was waren denn deine Erfahrungen, braucht man den hohen alpinen Bergschuh oder reicht eine leichte Halbschuhvariante.
Vielen Dank und beste Grüße,
Olga und Mario
Hallo Olga und Mario,
das ist eine gute Frage. Ich persönlich war über gute Wanderschuhe ganz froh, weil ich inbesondere in Neuseeland viel in den Bergen unterwegs war. In der Südsee waren meine Wanderschuhe allerdings eher unnützer Balast.
Es kommt also ganz darauf an, wo eure Reise hingehen soll. Eine gute Entscheidungshilfe zu dieser und vielen anderen Fragen rund ums Thema Weltreise bietet übrigens Weltreise-Info.de.
Liebe Grüße, Bernie