Add It Up
December 15th, 2010 at 13:08The Numbers:
Days in South America = 206
Days spent traveling with another person = 35
Countries visited = 6
Overnight bus rides taken = 13
Longest bus ride (in hours) = 21
Different hostals slept in = 76
Average price per hostal = $6.17
… in Colombia = $7.52
… in Ecuador = $6.64
… in Peru = $5.66
… in Chile = $10
… in Bolivia = $3.62
… in Argentina = $10.03
Total hours (paid for) on Internet = 194.2
Average Internet price per hour = 60¢
… in Colombia = 70¢
… in Ecuador = 84¢
… in Peru = 41¢
… in Chile = 80¢
… in Bolivia = 39¢
Total money spent on water = $78.80
Total “Cremositas” (Oreo like cookies) consumed in Bolivia = 508
… thus, average per day consumption = 11
Money spent on food per day = $4.85
… in Colombia = $5.98
… in Ecuador = $4.95
… in Peru = $4.42
… in Chile = $7.40
… in Bolivia = $3.38
… in Argentina = $3.30
Empanadas eaten = 200
Feet above sea level, at my highest point = 15,600
Pairs of Sunglasses broken = 3
Beaches visited = 17
Total push-ups done in preparation for said beaches = 5,600
Pictures taken during trip = 11,480
… thus, average number taken per day = 55.7
Pictures that were kept = 5,938
Shirts taken on trip but never worn = 1
Number of times I was called “Gringo” = 55
Total spent on money management (foreign transaction and ATM fees) = $166
Cost per day = $19.77*
(*excludes unordinary expenses, like those listed below)
Total Cost = $5,262.99*
(*includes everything: pre-trip vaccinations, flights, Spanish classes, Christmas gifts, a new camera, …)
Tags: Argentina, Backpacking, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, cost per day, Ecuador, Peru, South America, travel expenses