I’m coming off some UK/EU travel and, for three of us, we were burning a solid $300/day for hotel, food, entertainment (cheap museums, mostly) and incidentals. The worst part is that the hotels we stayed at were probably a notch or two lower than I’d have liked, trying to economize.
I’m planning out another trip to Copenhagen and Amsterdam for next fall, and am just throwing $200 a night at the hotel number in hopes of being close, but even that turns up few options in/near the cities.
What are you all seeing in your travels? Do you have a target number you try and hit?
Really depends on the city. NYC can be insanely expensive. In Manhattan a “cheap” beer (Miller Lite) is $8. Any half way decent dinner is going to run $30-40 per person. In the SE US, you can get beers as cheap as $2 or $3 on happy hour, or $4 regular, and a good meal for $20 per person.
When I’m traveling I try to accept things are going to cost more than at home, it’s all relative.