This trip is going to be my first-time ever, solo travelling to a foreign country. I have planned it to occur likely in the beginning of May, 2015 for 10 days. At that time, I would probably finish my 1-year graduate study and I will not have a large budget for luxury trip, especially Japan.
When I visited Japan in 2005, I was shocked about the cost of staying there and thank god I did stay in friend of my mother's BFF apartment so that I did not pay anything for a place to stay.
Though interestingly this Youtube video shows the costing of living in Kobe, Kansai is $1180 per month and it does not differ significantly from cities in Canada.
Transportation to Japan is also expensive from Canada. So I may only afford to buy Economy Class ticket.
My budget for this trip is $4000, roughly a monthly income if I can get an entry level job. Most of the spending will be on transportation, living and dining, where other cost might include tickets and shopping.
Here is a simple calculation for the estimated cost:
Air
Ticket
|
2000 |
Living(8
days)
|
320 |
Food($30/day)
|
300 |
Transportation($20/d)
|
200 |
Shopping
|
300 |
Other
Cost
|
380 |
| TOTAL | 3500 |
The calculation is still an estimation and all other details will be explored in later posts.
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