Average Spend per day: USD88.50**
Places Stayed (both in transit): Miami, Los Angeles
Average Cost of Dinner:
- Miami USD17 total for two people main meal only (hotel)
- Los Angeles USD11 total for two people main meal only (airport)
Average Cost of Accommodation:
- Miami Airport – USD146 for two people, no breakfast, free airport shuttle and free wifi
- Los Angeles Airport – USD116 for two people including breakfast, free airport shuttle and free wifi
Ecuador:
Average Spend per day: USD79.66 per day**
Days: 81 days (Housesitting 42 days)
Places Stayed: Quito, Otavalo, Canoa, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Galapagos Islands
Average Costs of Dinner: (main meal, no starters or dessert)
- Quito – USD 19 total for two people including beer
- Otavalo – USD 21 total for two people including beer
- Canoa – USD 18 total for two people including beer
- Guayaquil – USD 31 total for two people including beer
- Cuenca – USD18.50 for two people including beer
- Galapagos Islands – Santa Cruz USD 29 total for two people including beer
- Galapagos Islands – San Cristobal USD 28 total for two people including beer
Average Costs of Accommodation:
- Quito – USD 48 total for two people per night (including breakfast)
- Otavalo – USD 36 total for two people per night (including breakfast)
- Canoa – Housesitting no costs
- Guayaquil – USD 68 total for two people per night (including breakfast)
- Cuenca – USD 31 total for two people per night (including breakfast)
- Galapagos Islands – Santa Cruz USD 80 total for two people per night (including breakfast)
- Galapagos Islands – San Cristobal USD 45 total for two people per night (no breakfast)
Bus Travel:
- Quito to Canoa (Bahia de Carazquez Bus Station) 353km USD10 per person = 35.3 cents per km
- Canoa (Bahia de Caraquez Bus Station) to Guayaquil 254km USD16 per person = 15.88 cents per km
- Guayaquil to Cuenca 199km USD8 per person = 24.88 cents per km
Mexico:
Average Spend per day: USD43 per day
Days: 122 days (Housesitting 76 days)
Places Stayed: Queretaro, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico City, Zihuatanejo, Acapulco, Morelia, Cuernavaca, Tepoztlan, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta
Average Costs of Dinner: (main meal only, no starter or dessert)
- Queretaro – USD5 for two people (Pizza)
- San Miguel de Allende – USD33 for two people including beer
- Mexico City – USD5 for two people (fast food)
- Zihuatanejo – USD12 for two people
- Acapulco – USD13 for two people
- Morelia – USD17 for two people including beer
- Cuernavaca – USD10 for two people
- Tepoztlan – USD11 for two people
- Guanajuato – USD5 for two people
- Guadalajara – USD26 for two people including beer
- Puerto Vallarta – USD25 for two people including beer
Average Costs of Accommodation:
- Queretaro – USD22 for two people per night
- San Miguel de Allende – no accommodation costs, we were housesitting
- Mexico City – USD35 for two people including breakfast
- Zihuatanejo – USD66 for two people
- Acapulco – USD77 for two people
- Morelia – USD23 for two people including breakfast
- Cuernavaca – USD24 for two people
- Tepoztlan – USD23 for two people
- Guanajuato – USD48 for two people including breakfast
- Guadalajara – USD46 for two people
- Puerto Vallarta – USD28 for two people
Bus Travel:
- Mexico City to Queretaro – 217km USD20 = 10.85 cents per km
- Queretaro to San Miguel de Allende – 65km USD4 = 16.25 cents per km
- San Miguel de Allende to Mexico City – 266km USD16 = 16.62 cents per km
- Zihuatanejo to Acapulco – 254km USD10 = 25.4 cents per km
- Acapulco to Cuernavaca – 291km USD23 = 12.65 cents per km
- Cuernavaca to Morelia – 322km = USD31 = 10.38 cents per km
- Morelia to San Miguel de Allende – 188km USD15 = 12.53 cents per km
- San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato – 100km USD9 = 11.11 cents per km
- Guanajuato to Guadalajara – 272km USD29 = 9.37 per km
- Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta – 306km USD29 = 10.55 cents per km
Nicaragua:
Average Spend per day: USD23.00**
Days: 45 days (44 days housesitting)
Places Visited: Granada, Ometepe Island, Rivas
Average Costs of Dinner: (main meal only, no starter or dessert)
Granada: USD18 for two people including beer
Ometepe Island: USD19 for two people including beer
Rivas: USD23 for two people including beer
Average Costs of Accommodation:
Granada: no accommodation – housesitting
Ometepe Island: no accommodation – house sitting
Rivas: USD34 for two people including breakfast
Bus Travel:
Rivas to San Jose (Costa Rica) – 321km USD29 11.06 cents per km
Costa Rica:
Average Spend per day: USD86.40
Days: 6 days
Average Costs of Dinner: (main meal only, no starter or dessert)
San Jose – USD16.48 for two people including beer
Average Costs of Accommodation:
San Jose – USD38.66 for two people per night including breakfast
Bus Travel:
San Jose to David (Panama) – 413km USD21.38 = 19.32cents per km
Panama:
Average Cost per day: USD33.90
Days: 43 days (32 days housesitting)
Average Costs of Dinner:(main meal only, no starter or dessert)
Boquete: USD40 for two people including beer and wine
Panama City: USD34.50 for two people including beer
Playa El Rompio: USD30 for two people (included 1 bottle wine)
Average Costs of Accommodation:
Boquete:USD45 for two people per night
Panama City: USD41 for two people per night including breakfast
Playa El Rompio: no accommodation costs – house sitting
Bus Travel
David to Panama City: 472km USD15.50 per person = 30.45 cents per km
Panama City to Playa El Rompio: 276km USD9 per person = 30.66 cents per km
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