In an effort to help others planning to travel or explore overseas, I will document my expenses for each country I lived in during the 2023 year. I didn’t keep records for the first 2.5 months in Mexico as almost everything was paid for in cash. Beginning with the next destination, here are my budget travel expenses for Rome – 13 nights. (Italy)
Things To Note
All prices are in Canadian dollars and these destinations were ones I stayed at for more than one week. I consider myself a budget traveller and am frugal as I can be without forgoing too much comfort and privacy. I will always stay in my own place, for safety, I don’t book ‘room only’ or multi dorm hostels.
Food costs included in ‘groceries’ are everything purchased from a grocery store or market, so wine, beer, all food, toiletries, cleaning products, water etc.
Accommodation
I stayed in an Airbnb in Trastevere. I loved the neighbourhood and the host. The apartment itself was in an old building on the ground floor and was TINY, not just small but tiny. It felt quite cold and damp, there were no windows, and I could hear people around me using their toilets which was gross. It was also very expensive, but the cheapest I could get for the money.
Breakdown
Flight from Malta $125
Accommodation (13 nights) $1,545
SIM card $26
Food (groceries) $221.90
Food (restaurants) $126.45
Clothes $24.13
Museums & Attractions $22.68
Taxi from the airport $76.71
Postcards & postage $10.10
Total expenses with accommodation $2,052.97
Average cost per day $157.92 (OUCH!!)
Would I Return?
Absolutely! Rome is one of my all-time favourite cities in the world. There is so much to see and do there. However, I will not be returning any time soon as I simply cannot afford it
Tomorrow I’ll post Split, Croatia!
