💰 Travel Budget Calculator
Enter your total budget, trip length and number of travellers to see per-day and per-person spending, with a suggested category breakdown.
Per day
285.71
Per person / day
142.86
Per person total
1,000
A typical daily split (guidance)
Amounts are in whatever currency you enter, no conversion. The category split is a rough starting point (accommodation and food usually dominate); adjust it to your trip. Keep a contingency of ~10-15% for the unexpected. 🔒 In your browser.
How the travel budget calculator works
The tool divides your total budget by the number of days to give a daily figure, and by travellers for the per-person share, so you can sanity-check a trip before booking. It then splits the daily amount across the usual categories, accommodation, food, local transport, activities and extras, as a starting point you can adjust. Worked example: a 3,000 budget for a 10-day trip for 2 people is 300 per day and 1,500 per person; splitting the daily 300 by a typical shape gives roughly 105 for accommodation, 75 for food, and the rest across transport, activities and extras. The split is only a template, a self-catering week and a restaurant-heavy city break spend the same total very differently.
Amounts are in whatever currency you enter, with no conversion. The category split is only a typical shape, accommodation and food usually dominate, but a beach week and a city break spend very differently. Keep a contingency of about 10-15% for the things you can't predict.
Frequently asked questions
How do I budget for a trip?
Start from a total you're comfortable with, divide by the number of days for a daily target, then split that across accommodation, food, transport, activities and extras. The tool does the arithmetic and suggests a split to adjust.
How much should I budget per day?
It depends entirely on the destination and style of travel. The tool shows your per-day and per-person figures from your total so you can compare them against typical costs for where you're going and adjust the trip or the budget.
What's a typical spending breakdown?
As a rough guide, accommodation is often the largest share (~35%), then food (~25%), with local transport, activities and shopping/extras making up the rest, but this varies a lot by destination and travel style.
Should I keep a contingency?
Yes, set aside roughly 10-15% for the unexpected: a pricier-than-planned meal, a last-minute ticket, a taxi when you're tired, or a currency swing. It keeps a small surprise from derailing the trip.
Does it convert currencies?
No. It works in whatever currency you type and never sends your figures anywhere. Budget in your home currency or the destination's, just keep it consistent.
How do I split a travel budget by category?
Apply percentage shares to the daily figure. A common starting split is about 35% accommodation, 25% food, and the remaining 40% across local transport, activities and shopping, then adjust for your trip. The tool suggests a split from your total for you to tweak.
Should I budget per day or for the whole trip?
Both help. A per-day figure is easy to check against real prices at your destination and keeps daily spending in view, while the whole-trip total including flights and a 10-15% contingency tells you what the holiday actually costs. The calculator shows per-day, per-person and total from a single number.