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$1,500 per Month to Travel in Southeast Asia (Justin’s 3-Month Recap)

May 7, 2025
51:14

Today, we bring you our second episode covering Justin’s six-month journey across Asia and Europe.

Luckily, Justin loves documenting the numbers, so you’ll get the most in-depth breakdown of expenses you could hope for.

Listen in to see how he’s living it up in paradise for $45/day.

That number includes accommodation, restaurants, groceries, gyms, activities, government fees, random purchases…literally everything.

Here’s a high-level breakdown for Justin’s half of the full Southeast Asia portion of his 6-month trip:

  • Transportation: $582
  • Accommodation: $1,368
  • Activities: $1,543
  • Restaurants: $299
  • Groceries: $242
  • Gov Fees: $32
  • Misc: $42
  • Gym: $80

Some highlight activities include:

  • 4-day/3-night island hopping tour
  • Mount Batur sunrise jeep excursion
  • 10-hour private driver tour
  • So many beaches and waterfalls
  • Three separate hour-plus massages
  • Three additional days of boat tours in the Philippines
  • 5 separate 1hr+ massages
  • 2 cooking classes
  • Gili Island Snorkeling
  • 8-hour private Nusa Penida tour
  • Ha Long Bay yacht
  • Trang An river + Ninh Binh tour
  • Bai Dinh temple complex
  • 4-day Ha Giang motorcycle loop (Vietnam)
  • Koh Lanta Island hopping
  • 2-day Elephant Nature Park stay
  • 12-hour Chiang Rai temple tour
  • and more…

Want all the data?

Check out Justin’s detailed spreadsheet

We hope you enjoyed this in-depth check-in and look forward to periodically bringing you these over the next few months.

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