Brazil is not really that expensive either, although it depends on how upscale you go. Anyway you can find a decent place for like 500 usd.
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500 usd monthly? In brazil or which country are you talking about ?
yah for a rental
Like in a major city close by to things ?? And im assuming food and what not wouldn't be too expensive right
just check out listings on facebook marketplace to get an idea. set your location to sao paulo and browse.
Is sao paulo similar price to rio de Janeiro?
yah for food a favoured meal of mine was contra-file executivo, i would get like a big piece of steak, two eggs, fries, rice and beans and then strawberry juice with milk like a smoothie plus coffee and that would be $10 (50 brl) pretty much anywhere in sao paulo. or you can get a smaller version (commercial) for less money.
they're big on chicken parm. not much of a breakfast culture though which is a bit of a shame. brazilians just like a bit of coffee and maybe a meat pastry in the morning.
they also have these fun buffet places, except it's not all you can eat, you pay per 100 grams. which is really a smart way of not encouraging over eating but still allowing you to pick and choose whatever you want to eat.
Awesome !!! Im glad 2100 is sufficient for Brazil too , as im r3ally keen on Brazil and if i really like it i may stay for a while
well legally you can only stay for like 3 months unless you get a visa. the way to do it is just bounce around between different south american countries every three months. 6 if u hit up peru.
Brazilian here. 500 usd can get you a really nice place if you go long term rental. I would not be so sure for short stays. I think it's reasonable to expect 40 a day for a short stay rental.
Yes, very much possible.
In Colombia, you can have a menu-del-dia lunch for around $3. A nice-ish meal in a restaurant like Crepes y Waffles would be $10. I stayed in hostels, so not sure of Abnb prices.
In Argentina, its just as cheap - inflation is over 150% a year though so that's brings a few practical problems, like menu prices literally changing every week. Great country, lovely people, and excellent steaks and red wine. Metro in Buenos Aires was ridiculously cheap at like 15 cents a ride.
In both countries, uber is cheap.
Not been to Brazil.
just did a year in South America, went to every country except for Venezuela. More than half of my time was spent in Airbnbs and I moved around a lot which increases cost. Did the touristy things in each country and partied. That is a good budget and you’ll be able to do everything you listed + more. Enjoy! Brazil will be the most expensive and currently Argentina will be the cheapest if you get the blue dollar rate but that may change with the new president coming in.
I did this same trip but over the last 3 years. $2100's not going to cut it.
I'd say you'd need $2500 to travel with friends. $3500 on your own. Minimum.
I fhink this question is lifestyle dependent
Lets say $20 a day for food for 30 days $600 Op wants to eat out once a day
Airbnb = $600 for decent apartment
$350 for flights
So op is at $1550 a conservative end
This could go up if they want a nicer apartment etc
For what OP is looking at, they need $2500 minimum
Yeah, that’s just not true. You could get by with less than $2k in Colombia if you wanted to.
It's more than enough if you are single.
yes. you will be fine.
Yes I haven’t been to Brazil but depends i believe argentina and colombia you should be good at $65/day
Being 10 the finest you'll be around a 7.5. A burger in carls jr is like $15usd.
So i guess id be living pretty good then at 7.5 lol
Step 1 - Check flight costs
Step 2 - Check rent costs
Step 3 - Check food prices
Step 4 - Add up all those amounts for the duration of your stay
Step 5 - Subtract that amount from your total amount
Step 6 - Is it positive or negative
To make a long story short, of course 2.1k is enough to live in the 3rd world. Hell people live on that in Europe.
It's higher than the median individual income in like 3/4th of the US states
Travel can be way more expensive than just living.
You’ll live like royalty on that budget.
Really , okay now im getting excited hahha
It's true, locals I know make nowhere near that and they seem to be able to live just fine, though I know we don't travel to live just like the locals lol
easily yes. i spent $2000 in a month in colombia and i was eating out every meal, taking taxis everywhere, and going out almost nightly. (tbf was staying in hostels, but apartments aren’t necessarily much more expensive)
I’m excited for you
Thank you
Could even include some coke and hookers with that budget, papi.
coke may be cheaper than a cocktail i mean not maybe it is 100% cheaper
Depends, it could be quite close if you want to live in a gated community for safety.
All-in, you'll need at least $2500 if you're traveling with friends. $3500 on your own. The dates add up.
Honestly I’ve been nomading frugally in low cost of living countries and needed around 3500 from traveling every two weeks at least. Even in the cheapest countries in Europe. I don’t really think the budgets quoted here are reasonable. Unless you’re living in the tiniest studio eating rice and beans and walking everywhere.
Yeah, spend that for 2 do in South America, sounds like you want to do what we mostly do daily. We did get a long term lease though. Short term rentals will be more, but probably can still budget. Depends on the city though. For example Medellin prices are high right now for apartments. Quito not so much.
I'm gonna put some reference prices from Argentina today. In 15 days the new elected president assumes and usually that means mayhem and probably changes in this.
-A studio rent: in a nice Buenos Aires area would start in 200/250 USD/Month, including common expenses. (example)
-Eating out, from 5 to 25 USD (this last one is a reaaally reaally nice place, 10 would be my a-ok average)
-Grocery Shopping: Estimate around 50/60 USD to get everything you need, from fresh stuff to pasta, beverages, etc.
-Services: Assuming an apartment sized like the one i've put as an example, you'd be expending around 40/60 bucks in electricity/gas/water/wifi/cell plan total.
-Gym: A gym subscription, in the biggest chain here, which would let you use any of the branches wherever you are, is 24 USD/Month.
-Transportation: Depending on what you do, you could spend around 1/2 dollars per day moving around. In case you'd want to get a cheap beater to move around, most of them are stick shift, and could get something about decent for 10K USD. Monthly costs for a car like that would be ballpark around 110 bucks between insurance, monthly license fees and a parking space. Add to that the fuel, which is like 2 USD/Gallon.
Argentina is ENORMOUS. If you're from Europe, its literally like going from Scandinavia to South of Italy.
I know BA and Foz de Iguazu well. BA is great. Modern. European. Cheap. Exciting.
Next time I'll visit Mandoza, Cordoba, Patagonia etc.
Argentina is like a European country located in South America. Its a good place to start if you've never been to LatAm before.
From BA, you can catch a 2 hour ferry ride to Montevideo, Uruguay.
Thanks for the ferry ride recommendation