Hi all ,

Im in earlish stages of sorting a trip from uk to New york to Ushia then home , i was wondering if anyone had any ROUGH costs ie day to day or overall costs of doing this . and rough costs of living ,petrol etc in central and south america.I do have a very rough idea of border costs and monies for unforseen problems .

i will have the bike sorted and equipment so thats not an issue and have had cple of quotes to fly the bike to new york for £ 700 crated.

im planning on leaving around november 2010. Any help would be fantastic .

Cheers all .

For central and south america 30 dollars every day is okey

Damn. Just when I'd resolved not to post on this thread.

I must differ. US$30 will not even buy me gasoline for a day's riding in Argentina or Chile. In high season, $30 will buy a dorm bed in a lot of hostels in the south (Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego). Maybe if you camp a lot, look for the cheaper hostels for occasional stays, do your own cooking, and don't ride very often or very long.....but that doesn't sound like most of us, does it?

US$30 per day will cover you in the cheaper countries if you like to travel on a budget. If, like lots of riders from North America and Europe, you like a bit of luxury, it'll be a big stretch at times. In the more expensive countries, it's not going to get you very far.

Hope that helps.

Mark

I (as is always the way) agree with Mark. On the same-ish trip (substitute Vancouver for NYC), I reckon $60 a day for Latin America and double that for the USA. That includes everything - a mountain of booze, almost no camping.

More camping and less booze = lower budget. But we're still talking cheap hotels north and south.

$60 a day in Nicaragua will mean you live like a prince. It's an average, OK? And it's based on a 20 month BA/Ushuaia/Vancouver trip. (Only 18 months BA to Utah so far, but you get the idea.)

$30 - no way. Unless you stay in Bolivia the whole time.

Gotta differ with whoever said $30 was OK for Central America (other than Nicaragua maybe). Panama - forget it. Costa Rica - ha! try $90. Honduras - that's your bribe money (don't pay it). Guatemala - you can have a fantastic time in Guat for 50-60 a day.

Mexico - well, I spent 2 months there at the end of 2009, and I reckon $60 a day is plenty. Most days you'll spend less, but Mex City and some touristy places will hoist up the average.

*cue bleating from vegan paupers*

DISCLAIMERS:
Your mileage may vary. I drink and will happily stay in shit hotels. All motels in the US are relatively good and cost 35 to 45 dollars. Camping, for me, is an emergency situation. My figures include emergency stuff and insurance, as well as all bike maintenance etc. It's MUCH better to over-budget than the other way round.

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Many thanks guys for the heads up on costs this has helped alot for my budget.

I will be doing as cheap as poss (not a luxuary guy lol) ,so i reckon $50.00 a day would be sufficent.

Thanks again ,

Ben

700 pound seems to be a good price for airfraight!
can you give me the name of a company?
I am planning the same trip, leaving from NY on 10 October.
I did this trip already 2 times.

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i will dig the email out for you , it was a year ago i got the price from uk to new york . £700 , think it mite of been james cargo but that was for a drz 400 which has now changed lol .will find it an mail you it asap .

Ben

I took a different approach for my journey (New Hampshire to Ushuaia to Bs As). Instead of an average per day, top down approach, I tried a bottom up. I estimated total mileage (gas costs, mpg), daily food and accomdations, recreation, parts/repairs, etc. Try this approach and see how it works for you. I haven't calculated all my actual costs (not sure I ever will). Live large and the money goes quick. Be thrifty and it lasts a while. It depends on what you want and what you're looking for. Have a great trip!

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If it is any help, I worked out a budget for $70US a day, that was everything included, so after a month ti would average out and included tyre changes and oils etc. I spent around the $100/day in the states and Canada, but this went down to around the 50-60 in some parts of Central and South. Mexico was cheap, Chile and Argentina are expensive.

I drank a fair bit of so my budget was always going to be higher and that was the way I wanted to travel, I could have done it cheaper, but I may not have enjoyed it as much.

Cheers
TS

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Staying with people along the way will make things cheaper and more interesting Check the tent space on Advrider. You are also welcome to stay with us in Mex City for free and for a small fee with my daughter in Playa del Carmen.