So…. the most expensive cities might not cost you more when you couchsurf or cook your own food. And cheaper cities, because you might just be willing to pay for cheap accommodation, it might cost you more in the end.
Here’s my experience. From the least to the most expensive cities/country.
(I do city+country comparison together because for some places, I’ve only visited 1 city of that country.)
1. Tallinn (Estonia) @$7.5 per day
2. Helsinki (Finland) @$12.8 per day
3. Singapore @ $15.22
4. Southern India @$16.66 per day
5. Stockholm (Sweden) @$17.83 per day
6. Lithuania @$19.25 per day
7. Kuala Lumpur @19.69 per day
8. Poon Hill Trekking (Nepal) @$20.42 per day
9. Sydney @$24.3
10. Latvia @$27.38 per day
11. Saint Petersburg (Russia) @$29.75 per day
12. Copenhagen (Denmark) @$30.5 per day
13. Uzbekistan @ $36.63 per day
14. Egypt @$37.07 per day
15. Oslo (Norway) @$39.33 per day
16. Tasmania @$43.14
17. Iceland @$47.71 per day