The Cheapest & Most Expensive Places to Travel in 2025 🏖️

Key takeaways

• Laos is the world’s cheapest country to travel to, requiring an average daily budget of just $15 USD
• This is a stark contrast from Barbados, the most expensive country in 2025 requiring an average daily budget of $330

Methodology

Average daily budget calculations include expenditures made by the traveler on site in the destination country:

1. Accommodation costs (hotel or Airbnb-type reservation)
2. Food expenses (based on local CPI indices and restaurant costs)
3. Transport costs within the country (plane, train, bus, etc.)
4. Expenditure on visits and tourist activities on site

Conversely, this budget does not include the cost of transport to the destination country (typically the cost of a plane ticket).