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Best Cities for Backpackers 2026

Top cities for budget backpackers ranked by daily cost. Cheap hostels, street food, and affordable transport — the best destinations to stretch your money.

$15/day

Ahmedabad

India

$20/day

Davao Oriental

Φιλιππίνες

$20/day

Cebu

Philippines

$20/day

Bohol

Philippines

$20/day

Maha Sarakham

Thailand

$20/day

Bogor

Indonesia

$20/day

Damascus

Syria

$20/day

Sapa

Vietnam

$20/day

Kolkata

India

#10

$20/day

Central Visayas

Philippines

#11

$20/day

Goiânia

Brazil

#12

$20/day

Guilin

China

#13

$20/day

Kathmandu

Nepal

#14

$25/day

Hanoi

Vietnam

#15

$25/day

Da Nang

Vietnam

#16

$25/day

kuala lumpur

malaysia

#17

$25/day

Nha Trang

Vietnam

#18

$25/day

Hue

Vietnam

#19

$25/day

Mumbai

India

#20

$25/day

Chiang Mai

Thailand

#21

$25/day

Erzurum

Turkey

#22

$25/day

Porto Alegre

Brazil

#23

$25/day

Cebu City

Philippines

#24

$25/day

Cairo

Egypt

#25

$25/day

Jakarta

Indonesia

#26

$25/day

Langkawi

Malaysia

#27

$25/day

Colombo

Sri Lanka

#28

$25/day

Marrakesh

Morocco

#29

$25/day

Bali

Indonesia

#30

$25/day

Essaouira

Morocco

#31

$25/day

Tbilisi

Georgia

#32

$25/day

Manila

Philippines

#33

$25/day

Marrakesh

Marokko

#34

$25/day

Krabi

Thailand

#35

$25/day

Bogota

Colombia

#36

$25/day

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

#37

$25/day

Malta

Brazil

#38

$25/day

Baku

Azerbaijan

#39

$25/day

Taizhou

China

#40

$30/day

Bucharest

Romania

#41

$30/day

Coron

Philippines

#42

$30/day

Ljubljana

Slovenia

#43

$30/day

Maribor

Slovenia

#44

$30/day

São Paulo

Brazil

#45

$30/day

Buenos Aires

Argentina

#46

$30/day

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

#47

$30/day

Havana

Cuba

#48

$30/day

Nairobi

Kenya

#49

$30/day

Vilnius

Lithuania

#50

$30/day

Sinop

Turkey

#51

$30/day

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

#52

$30/day

Istanbul

Turkey

#53

$30/day

Belgrade

Serbia

#54

$30/day

Koh Samui

Thailand

#55

$30/day

Lima

Peru

#56

$30/day

Wadi Musa

Jordan

#57

$30/day

Marrakech

Morocco

#58

$30/day

Ko Lanta

Thailand

#59

$30/day

Taipei City

Taiwan

#60

$30/day

Beijing

China

#61

$30/day

Bangkok

Thailand

#62

$30/day

Cape Town

South Africa

#63

$30/day

Casablanca

Morocco

#64

$30/day

Hoi An

Vietnam

#65

$30/day

Tirana

Albania

#66

$30/day

Craiova

Romania

#67

$30/day

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

#68

$35/day

Porto

Portugal

#69

$35/day

Kutna Hora

Czechia

#70

$35/day

Shanghai

China

#71

$35/day

Sofia

Bulgaria

#72

$35/day

Bratislava

Slovakia

#73

$35/day

Granada

Spain

#74

$35/day

Mexico City

Mexico

#75

$35/day

Phuket

Thailand

#76

$35/day

Kraków

Poland

#77

$35/day

Seoul

South Korea

#78

$35/day

Krakow

Poland

#79

$35/day

Koh Lanta

Thailand

#80

$35/day

Busan

South Korea

#81

$40/day

Zagreb

Croatia

#82

$40/day

Tenerife

Spain

#83

$40/day

Wilkes-Barre

United States

#84

$40/day

Lanzarote

Spain

#85

$40/day

Cancun

Mexico

#86

$40/day

Warsaw

Poland

#87

$40/day

Český Krumlov

Czechia

#88

$40/day

Cadiz

Spain

#89

$40/day

Jena

Germany

#90

$40/day

Lathrop

United States

#91

$40/day

Athens

Greece

#92

$40/day

Córdoba

Spain

#93

$40/day

Riga

Latvia

#94

$40/day

Kamakura

Japan

#95

$40/day

Split

Croatia

#96

$40/day

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Spain

#97

$40/day

Villanova Mondovì

Italy

#98

$40/day

Osaka

Japan

#99

$40/day

Kyoto

Japan

#100

$40/day

Segovia

Spain