Budget
Here, we will try to describe at best our budget.
We have decided to travel without working! Actually, we won’t look for any paid jobs. If an interesting opportunity comes to us, why not. We will see in due time.
Actually, we will ‘work’ only in New-Zealand but in exchange for room and board and not for money. It’s called HelpX (a dedicated post will arrive soon). For the rest of our trip, we will backpack like tourists (ok, poor tourists but still tourists).
Even if each night is included in our budget, we hope to find a lot of CouchSurfing (for that too, a post will arrive) to meet locals.
General budget
This table is a summary of all other tables
For the cost estimate, we have taken an average of prices found here and there on the web. Then a safety margin of 20% has been added to regular life expenses for each country. Yes, we like to forecast (see Back-up money and Budget ‘Back to normal life’) to avoid any misfortune…
| Designation | Estimate price € | 20% margin € | Real cost € | Left € |
| Luggage | 2 837 € | 2 837 € | 2 816 € | 0 € |
| Administrative | 936 € | 936 € | 936 € | 0 € |
| Flight tickets | 6 606 € | 6 606 € | 6 606 € | 0 € |
| Hong Kong | 0 € | 0 € | 110 € | 0 € |
| Australia | 4 738 € | 5 686 € | 10 449 € | 5 686 € |
| New-Zealand | 4 928 € | 5 914 € | 5 914 € | |
| French Polynesia | 7 044 € | 8 453 € | 8 453 € | |
| Easter Island | 710 € | 852 € | 852 € | |
| Bali | 1 316 € | 1 579 € | 1 579 € | |
| South America | 2 165 € | 2 598 € | 2 598 € | |
| French administrative | 0 € | 0 € | 589 € | 0 € |
| Back-up money | 19 396 € | 19 396 € | 5 453 € | 13 933 € |
| Budget ‘Back to normal life’ | 7 000 € | 7 000 € | 7 000 € | |
| Total | 57 676 € | 61 856 € | 21 507 € | 40 328 € |
Luggage
We won’t detail purchases for luggage because we bought a lot of stuff. However, we already owned a lot of hiking equipement especially Jeremy.
Administrative
| Designation | Estimate price € | Spent € |
| 2 working holiday visas – New-Zealand | 204 € | 204 € |
| 2 visas – Chile (journey of less than 90 days) | 0 € | 0 € |
| 2 visas – Argentina (journey of less than 90 days) | 0 € | 0 € |
| 2 visas Australia – (ETA included with flight tickets) | 0 € | 0 € |
| 2 health insurances – 12 months | 712 € | 712 € |
| 2 international driver licences | 0 € | 0 € |
| HelpX registration | 20 € | 20 € |
| Total | 936 € | 936 € |
Australia
Here is the forecast for 2 months in Australia. To see how much we spent, it’s on the Australian assessment post.
| Designation | /month $ | /month € | Total (2 months) $ | Total (2 months) € |
| Campervan rental | $2 500 | 1 600 € | $5 000 | 3 200 € |
| Leisure | $500 | 325 € | $1 000 | 650 € |
| Food | $400 | 260 € | $800 | 520 € |
| Diving (x5) | $500 | 325 € | ||
| GPS Australia | 43 € | |||
| Total | 4 738 € |
New-Zealand
In New-Zealand, we plan to do HelpX 75% of our time. During these HelpX, we will be provided with accommodation and meals free of charge, so no expense to sleep and to eat.
| Designation | Week € | /month $ | /month € | Total $ | Total € | |
| Car cost | $2 000 | 1 225 € | ||||
| Leisure | $500 | 300 € | $3 500 | 2 100 € | ||
| Life out of HelpX (1 week / month) | $365 | 225 € | $2 555 | 1 575 € | ||
| Food | $150 | 90 € | ||||
| Motel / Camping | $175 | 110 € | ||||
| Gas | $40 | 25 € | ||||
| Diving (x10) | $1 000 | 600 € | ||||
| GPS New-Zealand | 43 € | |||||
| Car resale | – $1 000 | – 615 € | ||||
| Total for 8 months | 4 928 € | |||||
Bali
| Designation | Week € | Total / week € | Total € |
| Diving (x4) | 100 € | 200 € | |
| Leisure | 100 € | 200 € | |
| Weekly cost | 240 € | 480 € | |
| Accommodation | 100 € | ||
| Meals | 140 € | ||
| 2 flight tickets New-Zealand / Bali | 400 € | ||
| 2 visas | 36 € | ||
| Total | 1 316 € |
French Polynesia
| Designation | Week € | Total / week € | Total € |
| 2 inter-islands passes | 1 094 € | ||
| Weekly cost | 1400 € | 5 600 € | |
| Leisure | 47 750 XPF 400€ | ||
| Accommodation | 63 000 XPF 650 € | ||
| Meals | 41 500 XPF 350 € | ||
| Car rental (5 days) | 350 € | ||
| Diving (x10) | 500 € | ||
| Total | 7 044 € |
Easter Island
| Designation | Total |
| 2 horses rental (5 days) | 400 € |
| Leisure | 100 € |
| Accommodation | 60 € |
| Meals | 150 € |
| Total | 710 € |
South America
| Designation | Week | Total / week | Total € |
| Santiago / Buenos Aires | 790 € | 1 580 € | |
| Leisure | 300 € | ||
| Accommodation | 210 € | ||
| Meals | 280 € | ||
| Ushuaia | 585 € | 585 € | |
| Leisure | 200 € | ||
| Accommodation | 175 € | ||
| Meals | 210 € | ||
| Total | 2 165 € | ||
Back-up money
The back-up money is THE travel safety budget. If we don’t spend it, it will be integrated in the ‘Back to normal life’ budget. As we like to enjoy ourselves and we wish to visit Antarctica (this is hypothetical), maybe we will have to use some of this money… At first, this budget was around 5 000 €, in the end that’s what we have left in our bank account after subtracting the other budgets. It will be updated on a regular basis!
Budget ‘Back to normal life’
Because someday we will go home and we just want to make sure to restart our ‘normal life’ with a financial boost . So, some money is blocked.