[TL;DR]
Total Cost spent for entire trip: $6621.89
Total airfare + ETA application: SGD1629.40
Total transport cost (bus & trains): SGD499.63 (NZD525.99 + AUD76.40)
Total food and drinks cost: SGD1810.64 (NZD1828.78 + AUD348.72)
Total accommodation cost: SGD1648.92 (NZD1456.50 + AUD215.23)
Total gifts (personal & others) cost: SGD826.17 (NZD911.31 + AUD85.75)
Total entertainment (museums & attractions) cost: SGD65.71 (NZD80)
Total miscellaneous (data plan & basic necessities like soap and washing machine) cost: SGD141.42 (NZD64.30)
Days spent: 34
Number of countries visited: 2
Number of cities visited: 9
Number of flights taken: 4
So I figured I'd do a cost breakdown of my solo trip to Australia and New Zealand so I can better gauge my spendings in the future. Also, if anyone is trying to follow in my footsteps, at least here's a solid post to use as a financial guide.
Pre-Trip Costs:
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA): SGD44.38 for NZ & SGD18.09 for Australia
Plane rides (airfare):
- Singapore to Melbourne: SGD269 (Jetstar with carry-on luggage only)
- Melbourne to Queenstown: SGD279.01 (Jetstar with carry-on luggage only)
- Queenstown to Sydney: SGD419.43 (Jetstar with additional 20kg check-in luggage)
- Sydney to Singapore: SGD599.49 (Scoot with additional 20kg check-in luggage)
Intercity bus rides (transport): NZD52.50 + NZD33.50 + NZD243.50
Pre-payment hostel bookings (accommodation): SGD262.16
Data plans (eSim): SGD53.20 + SGD18.42 + SGD16.99
Trip Costs:
Melbourne, 1 day, total spent: AUD95.78
- Train card top-up (transport): AUD20
- Plain water: AUD5.67
- Random kopitiam lunch: AUD16.50
- McDonald's dinner: AUD15.35
- Airport frappe: AUD5.95
- Chewing gum and sweets: AUD6 + AUD11.20
- Next day airport 3am breakfast: AUD15.11
Queenstown, 2 nights, total spent: NZD285.26
- Flaming Kiwi Backpackers, 2 nights accommodation: NZD98
- Basic necessities like soap, toothpaste, shaver etc.: NZD30.30
- Domino pizza lunch: NZD14
- Fergburger dinner: NZD26.40
- Beech Tree Beer: NZD14.21
- Sausage breakfast: NZD8.50
- Water for the day: NZD20.99
- Beer at Ben Lomond: NZD12
- Fish N Chips: NZD22.80
- Cookie milkshake: NZD13
- Beer at Ballarat: NZD13.26
- McDonald's breakfast on departure day: NZD11.80
Dunedin, 3 nights, total spent: NZD493.32
- Manor House Backpackers, 3 nights accommodation: NZD75
- Chalet Backpackers, 3 nights accommodation: NZD102.50
- Honey & coffee at Intercity break: NZD14
- Postcards: NZD19.50
- Water and dinner: NZD37.58
- Beer at Brew Bar: NZD28
- Corner Cafe big breakfast: NZD29.50
- Dunedin museum: NZD20
- Taco bell: NZ27.46
- Washing machine: NZD4
- Water and snacks: NZD10.68
- Subway lunch: NZD16.10
- Bicycle rental: NZD40
- Larnarch Castle entry: NZD45
- Chinese dinner noodles: NZD24
Oamaru, 3 nights, total spent: NZD470.02
- Change of Intercity bus ride (transport): NZD46.50 + NZD11 (admin fee)
- Empire Backpackers, 3 nights accommodation: NZD120
- The Roost breakfast: NZD30.50
- Postcards: NZD15.82
- Water: NZD3.30
- Cheese factory milkshake: NZD8
- Rainbow confectionery: NZD5
- Star & Garter: NZD110
- Shortblack Cafe breakfast: NZD30
- Water and bread: NZD29.60
- Domino pizza: NZD14
- Steampunk museum: NZD15
- Badger & Mackerel breakfast: NZD31.30
Timaru, 3 nights, total spent: NZD460.19
- Anchor Motel, 3 nights accommodation: NZD237
- Bay Hill Bar dinner: NZD50.50
- Mrs M breakfast: NZD30.50
- Fruits: NZD15.04
- Isotonic & sunscreen: NZD18.73
- Pizza hut: NZD31.46
- Chocolate shake: NZD5.90
- Bullocks steak: NZD42.50
- Timaru station breakfast: NZD28.56
Kaikoura, 2 nights, total spent: NZD219.16
- Dolphin Lodge, 2 nights accommodation: NZD70
- Strawberry tree steak: NZD47.15
- Water and snacks: NZD23.26
- Black rabbit pizza: NZD28.56
- Washing machine: NZD2
- Postcards: NZD21.80
- Chiwi breakfast: NZD26.39
Blenheim, 2 nights, total spent: NZD382.20
- Jack's Backpackers, 4 nights: NZD120
- Ribena: NZD3.65
- Gifts: NZD36
- Goodhome Fish N Chips: NZD28.42
- Water and snacks: NZD22.20
- Gifts: NZD50.50
- Bicycle rental: NZD39.99
- Bubble tea: NZD7.50
- Dinner steak: NZD39.78
- CPR big breakfast: NZD34.16
Christchurch, 4 nights, total spent: NZD723.94
- Urbanz Accommodation, 1 night: NZD49
- Jailhouse Accommodation, 3 nights: NZD148.50 + NZD49.50
- Intercity change of plans: NZD31.50 + NZD13.50
- Water and snacks: NZD25.96
- Jaba grill and bar: NZD51
- Tramway Cafe breakfast: NZD31.50
- Gifts: NZD30
- Milk tea: NZD11
- Base Woodfired Pizza: NZD24.36
- Ice cream: NZD10.10
- Addington coffee big breakfast: NZD34
- Gifts: NZD70
- El fogon steak: NZD42.22
- Washing machine: NZD8
- Esquires big breakfast: NZD33.50
- McDonalds: NZD18.30
- Pad thai and fried rice: NZD42
Invercargill, 3 nights, total spent: NZD395.20
- Tuatara Lodge, 3 nights accommodation: NZD120
- Intercity break point: NZD24.60
- Subway lunch: NZD10.40
- Water and snacks: NZD30.80
- Speights Ale House: NZD48.30
- Tuatara big breakfast: NZD34.80
- Gifts: NZD15
- Burgerfuel: NZD18.70
- Brew Cafe big breakfast: NZD31.20
- McDonalds: NZD18.40
- Washing machine: NZD12
- Auction House big breakfast: NZD31
Queenstown, 3 nights, total spent: NZD1183.19
- Flaming Kiwi Backpackers, 3 nights accommodation: NZD267
- Rosebank cafe milkshake: NZD6
- Manuka honey gift: NZD92
- Keychain gifts: NZD72.55
- Captain's beer: NZD15
- Smashburgers: NZD22
- Society cafe breakfast: NZD33.59
- Luggage: NZD65
- Alcohol: NZD252.97
- Gifts: NZD170.17
- Orbus ride: NZD4
- Chur fish N chips: NZD26
- Marmolada breakfast: NZD22.50
- Plane ride breakfast: NZD12.17
- Pub on wharf steak: NZD56.10
- Washing machine: NZD8
- Beer: NZD48.14
- Orbus to airport: NZD10
Katoomba, 2 nights, total spent: AUD221.91
- YHA Blue Mountains, 2 nights accommodation: AUD88
- YHA breakfast buffet (food): AUD12
- Train from airport: AUD23.56
- Water and soap: AUD22.35
- Fish N Chips: AUD43.50
- Bubble tea: AUD7.50
- Elephant bean breakfast: AUD22
- Cookies: AUD3
Sydney, 3 nights, total spent: AUD413.51
- The Village Glebe, 3 nights accommodation: AUD127.23
- Train from Katoomba: AUD10.08
- Water: AUD6.10
- Gifts: AUD38
- Taco bell: AUD15.45
- Gong cha: AUD8.20
- Subway lunch: AUD18.25
- Mr B steak: AUD24.24
- Ice cream: AUD12.50
- Valhalla grind breakfast: AUD26.50
- Gifts: AUD5.75
- Gum: AUD5
- Train from Bondi: AUD3.04
- Gifts: AUD42
- Chicken dinner: AUD21.65
- Madam frou frou breakfast: AUD22.75
- Water and snacks: AUD6.95
- Train to airport: AUD19.72
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