Cities in Asia is probably the most popular place as the backpacker tourist destination worldwide. One reason is that starting prices are cheaper.
Of the many cities of the backpacking destination, Which the cheapest city?
To answer these questions, a tourist site called priceoftravel.com issued an index named Backpacker Index for 2015.
In this index, the cities in Asia ranked by level of expensiveness city. A city will be better when the money spent a backpacker in the city per day less.
Based on this index, the city of Pokhara in Nepal was the one which is the cheapest city in Asia. The backpacker who went there only going to spend the money as much as US $ 17, or about Rp 213 thousand per day.
How to calculate these figures? According to data from their website, the cost of which is calculated consists of several components. First, the cost of accommodation is calculated based on the price of the cheapest room in the inn of the most expensive. Second, the cost of transportation which assumed a backpacker would ride public transportation 2 times a day.
Third, the most famous performances once a day, whether it's performing arts, museums or similar place. Fourth, the budget to eat 3 times a day. Finally, the cost for 3 bottles of cheap beer, or coffee for those who do not drink beer.
Even so, not all cities in Asia are indexed. This is evident, for example, in the absence of a list of Yogyakarta in this index and only Jakarta and Kuta. In fact, as we know, Yogyakarta is one of the best cities in Indonesia with the necessities of life are pretty cheap too.
Here's a list of the cheapest city for backpackers as well as the estimated costs incurred in the day:
1. Pokhara, Nepal: US $ 17.01 per day
2. Hanoi, Vietnam: US $ 17.42 per day
3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: US $ 17.74 per day
4. Goa, India: US $ 18.12 per day
5. Kathmandu, Nepal: US $ 19.30 per day
6. Chiang Mai, Thailand: US $ 19.85 per day
7. Vientiane, Laos: US $ 20.22 per day
8. New Delhi, India: US $ 23.07 per day
9. Luang Prabang, Laos: US $ 23.51 per day
10. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: US $ 23.75 per day
11. Hoi An, Vietnam: US $ 23.83 per day
12. Bangkok, Thailand: US $ 24.83 per day
13. Colombo, Sri Lanka: US $ 25.76 per day
14. Jakarta, Indonesia: US $ 26.84 per day
15. Mumbai, India: US $ 26.86 per day
16. Manila, Fipilina: US $ 27.49 per day
17. Yangon, Myanmar: US $ 28.32 per day
18. Siem Reap, Cambodia: US $ 28.35 per day
19. Beijing, China: US $ 29.28 per day
20. Kuta, Indonesia: US $ 29.95 per day
source: priceoftravel.com
