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What the trip costs

Everything we spend, in CHF — from the visas and jabs before we left to today's coffee. Kept honest so you can judge what a trip like this really takes.

Total so far
CHF 3’712
Average per recorded day
CHF 252
On the road
CHF 1’512
Before leaving
CHF 2’200

Against the budget

CHF 14’288 under budget

21% of the budget used · CHF 3’712 / CHF 18’000

Trip budget
CHF 18’000
Daily allowance
CHF 108
Left to spend
CHF 14’288

The trip is over, so this is the final account: preparation counted as spent up front, the daily allowance was what was left, divided by the days we planned for.

Where the money goes

  • Flights CHF 2’360
  • Other CHF 712
  • Preparation CHF 390
  • Transport CHF 191
  • Accommodation CHF 44
  • Food & drink CHF 14

Spend per country

Totals, with the daily rate for each country beside them.

  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland CHF 1’240/day CHF 1’240
  • 🇻🇳 Vietnam CHF 39/day CHF 116
  • 🇱🇦 Laos CHF 33/day CHF 100
  • 🇹🇭 Thailand CHF 18/day CHF 55

4 of these days has spending nobody wrote down, so the totals below are at least this much rather than exactly this much.

Day by day

Each bar is that day's total, across every category.

ø CHF 252
8 Jan30 May

Running total

Starting from what we'd already spent before leaving.

8 JanCHF 3’712

Every expense

Prices are what Alex + Priya actually paid, converted to CHF at the rate on the day.

Rates: THB — the trip's own rate, VND — the trip's own rate, EUR — European Central Bank, 2026-09-25.