New Orleans was the most affordable city for backpackers in the United States as of January 2024. According to the source, backpackers could expect to spend around 94.7 U.S. dollars per day in the city. This figure includes a dorm bed at a cheap hostel, three budget meals, two public transportation rides, one paid cultural attraction, and three cheap beers (as an “entertainment fund”).
Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price
(in U.S. dollars)
daily price based on a dorm bed at a good and cheap hostel, three budget meals, two public transportation rides, one paid cultural attraction (measured by the average cost of a major attraction in each city for each day), and three cheap beers (as an “entertainment fund”)
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Price of Travel. (January 29, 2024). Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/
Price of Travel. "Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/
Price of Travel. (2024). Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/
Price of Travel. "Most Affordable Cities for Backpacking in The United States as of January 2024, by Daily Price (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/
Price of Travel, Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Most affordable cities for backpacking in the United States as of January 2024, by daily price (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Price of Travel, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038691/most-affordable-cities-for-backpacking-us/
