Travel budget and cost of living in the United States (USA) how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to the United States (USA) and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in the United States (USA). Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your United States travel budget.
Travel budget in the United States (USA)
United States: calculate your travel budget
United States: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in the United States (USA) for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 95 for 2 ppl.
- $ 15 per person
- $ 9.1 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1983*
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 153 for 2 ppl.
- $ 35 per person
- $ 17 per person
- $ 12 per person
Total budget:
$ 3887*
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 221 for 2 ppl.
- $ 57 per person
- $ 32 per person
- $ 24 per person
Total budget:
$ 6217*
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in the United States (USA) in 2021
Cost of living: United States VS England
On average, the cost of living in the United States (USA) in 2021 is 10% higher than in England.
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices England in in England and England by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in the United States (USA) by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in the United States (USA) compared to the national average.
Local prices in the United States (USA) by expense type
United States: Restaurant budget

($ 8.4 to $ 27)
7% less than in England


($ 15 to $ 51)
17% less than in England


($ 6.9 to $ 9.8)
1% less than in England


($ 3 to $ 7.6)
0% less than in England


($ 1.4 to $ 4.9)
6% more than in England


($ 1.9 to $ 5.9)
15% more than in England


($ 1.4 to $ 3)
5% more than in England


($ 1 to $ 2)
18% more than in England

United States: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 81 to $ 155)
14% more than in England


($ 93 to $ 173)
33% more than in England


($ 127 to $ 250)
57% more than in England


($ 188 to $ 358)
76% more than in England


($ 402 to $ 648)
96% more than in England


($ 108 to $ 139)
60% more than in England


($ 113 to $ 245)
27% less than in England


($ 106 to $ 257)
7% more than in England


($ 158 to $ 303)
98% more than in England


($ 115 to $ 275)
17% less than in England

United States: Supermarket food budget

($ 0.5 to $ 1.7)
30% less than in England


($ 1.3 to $ 4.9)
103% more than in England


($ 1.9 to $ 7.5)
190% more than in England


($ 1 to $ 4.2)
11% less than in England


($ 5.4 to $ 23)
46% more than in England


($ 4.3 to $ 17)
20% more than in England


($ 2.2 to $ 8.6)
88% more than in England


($ 1.6 to $ 9.7)
75% more than in England


($ 1.8 to $ 7.2)
75% more than in England


($ 0.8 to $ 6.5)
68% more than in England


($ 1 to $ 3.1)
64% more than in England


($ 1 to $ 3)
41% more than in England


($ 6.5 to $ 21)
18% more than in England

United States: Public and private transport budget

($ 1 to $ 3.7)
33% less than in England


($ 35 to $ 126)
21% less than in England


($ 1.2 to $ 3.1)
0% less than in England


($ 0.5 to $ 1)
60% less than in England


($ 2.5 to $ 5.9)
19% less than in England


($ 20 to $ 140)
38% more than in England

United States: Budget for living and housing

($ 90 to $ 296)
22% less than in England


($ 0 to $ 0.2)
15% less than in England


($ 51 to $ 124)
54% more than in England


($ 677 to $ 3317)
36% more than in England


($ 562 to $ 2918)
34% more than in England


($ 714 to $ 6436)
28% more than in England


($ 640 to $ 4398)
31% more than in England


($ 11 to $ 101)
10% less than in England


($ 492 to $ 2433)
24% less than in England


($ 7357 to $ 38617)
11% less than in England

United States: Leisure activity budget

($ 8.8 to $ 17)
11% less than in England


($ 16 to $ 38)
14% more than in England

United States: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 6 to $ 15)
46% less than in England


($ 26 to $ 65)
45% less than in England


($ 21 to $ 60)
11% less than in England


($ 51 to $ 109)
11% less than in England


($ 51 to $ 149)
13% more than in England

Plane ticket budget

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About the information on the cost of living in the United States (USA)
The information about the cost of living in the United States (USA) shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Easyvoyage and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in the United States (USA) updated on 12-01-2021.