most affordable cities for backpacking in Europe - would have cost nearly 114 U.S. dollars less per day.
According to the European Backpacker Price Index for 2023, Zurich in Switzerland was the most expensive destination for budget travelers. The average daily cost in that city - based on a cheap hostel, budget meals, price for public transport, and a limited budget for entertainment - amounted to nearly 152 U.S. dollars as of early January 2023. In comparison, the same trip to Budapest - one of the Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars)
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Price of Travel. (January 5, 2023). Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/
Price of Travel. "Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/
Price of Travel. (2023). Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/
Price of Travel. "Least Affordable Cities for Backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by Daily Price Index (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/
Price of Travel, Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Least affordable cities for backpacking in Europe as of January 2023, by daily price index (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Price of Travel, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696870/most-expensive-cities-for-backpacking-europe/