Of those I have only been to Stockholm, and it was a couple yrs ago, and I go by € not $, but it should most certainly be fine for there. It's not a cheap city, but if you're not just throwing money away frivolously, then it shouldn't be an issue at all. There's hostels cheaper than €30/night, so, yeah. Have fun!
Awesome, thank you! I'm generally pretty careful with my money while traveling, the most I'll buy for myself is a postcard or something small. Thanks a lot for your answer! :)
I am mostly speaking on behalf of Norway. 125 USD is roughly 730 NOK. There's a good chance hostels will cost half of that. If you find cheap hostels perhaps with a cooking area (to make your own food from a grocery store) I think you'll be fine, but it will limit how many museums and things you can do per day. Things that might cost more than you think: museum/attraction entrance fees, airport shuttle, intercity transport, dining out (even a small lunch from a not-sit-down place can run you $12), postage if you want to mail cards to people back home, bottled water (and there's no reason to buy bottled, tap water is safe).
If you want to splurge on a decent meal out I would do it in sweden rather than norway. From my experience it costs only 2/3rds and sweden often has more awesome food:) (after many days on the go eating fresh vegetables is a very helpful energy boost). If you are a student bring valid (marked with 2013-2014 or similar) student ID, that will get you up to 50% discounts on transport/entrance fees++.
I'm not opposed to cooking my own food (I work as a cook haha) so that's definitely an option for me! I don't mind upping my budget for Norway a bit either, if it means being able to do more. Do you think $150-$160 a day is a more realistic budget if I'd like to go to a few museums?
Sweden would be our last stop, so it'd definitely be the place we'd splurge on a better meal (better idea of where we stand financially at that point) and I am always up for awesome food. :D Unfortunately I'm done with schooling, so there's no savings for me. ): haha.
I think that might be better. Museum admission can be $20-$30. Definitely budget more for Norway each day, and keep expenses like airport shuttles out of that amount. I think it will largely depend on which deal you get with a hostel, if you need a bus pass to get around and if you can cook there yourself.
Alright, thank you! I'm basically looking for the lowest budget that would still allow us to have a decent time and do a few things while there, so $125 was bare minimum, and I don't mind moving up from that. Most places I've been I've done a lot of walking with buses here and there if there's somewhere I want to go but would take an hour's walk.
Norway is expensive. Sandwiches alone can be about 20$. A meal at McDonald's costs about 30$... just to give you a rough estimate. Use your money wisely. :)
Wow, that is definitely expensive. I'm usually very careful with my money while traveling anyway, I'll just be extra careful while in Norway haha. Thank you! :)
I live in Denmark and sometimes visiting Norway and Sweden. Important question is what time of year you are planning to come? All Nordic countries have holiday season in July - August, when hotels (and some other businesses) officially raise prices. Unfortunately this is the part of the year when you have most chances of getting a good weather.
Speaking of Copenhagen: $100 per day may get you a shared room in hostel and one basic meal (McDonalds burger and 0.5l water). For visiting attractions and using public transport you will need to add another $50 per day.
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If you want to splurge on a decent meal out I would do it in sweden rather than norway. From my experience it costs only 2/3rds and sweden often has more awesome food:) (after many days on the go eating fresh vegetables is a very helpful energy boost). If you are a student bring valid (marked with 2013-2014 or similar) student ID, that will get you up to 50% discounts on transport/entrance fees++.
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Sweden would be our last stop, so it'd definitely be the place we'd splurge on a better meal (better idea of where we stand financially at that point) and I am always up for awesome food. :D Unfortunately I'm done with schooling, so there's no savings for me. ): haha.
Thanks for the answer!! :)
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Thank you so much! You've helped me quite a bit.
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Speaking of Copenhagen: $100 per day may get you a shared room in hostel and one basic meal (McDonalds burger and 0.5l water). For visiting attractions and using public transport you will need to add another $50 per day.
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