When I go on Camino I allow 20 euros a day - this allows ten euros (max) for the albergue and ten for the evening meal. Most days I spend far less than this - five euros for the albergue, eat in for another five (for two meals - but if you are cooking for yourself it can easily cost you almost as much as eating out; in 2009 when walking alone I rarely cooked for myself for this reason but for me and my sister it halves the price of eating out easily). Then maybe 2 euros for a drink (hot chocolate) and a snack (tortilla or cake) as I walk.
Some days of course I spent more if I went to a private albergue and then ate out as well as having a snack in a bar during the day (and after Triacastella the price of this snack did seem to go up to three to four euros) but it balances out.
Only once over six years have I had to stay in a hotel when I arrived in Triacastella late and there were no beds left in the albergue (I always walk around Easter or September-October) but it is a good idea to have some extra put aside in case this is necessary.
I haven't ever slept out although some people suggest that it's common in the summer months.
So for 2013 I was fine on my average of 20 euros although I spent more on souvenirs and presents for people when I got to Santiago. On this we also wrote a postcard to our parents almost every day but then put four at a time in envelopes that we had taken with us - well worth the small extra weight when stamps to the UK are 70-80 cents a time.
Let me know if you have any questions about the cost on the Camino and I'll try to answer them.
Some days of course I spent more if I went to a private albergue and then ate out as well as having a snack in a bar during the day (and after Triacastella the price of this snack did seem to go up to three to four euros) but it balances out.
Only once over six years have I had to stay in a hotel when I arrived in Triacastella late and there were no beds left in the albergue (I always walk around Easter or September-October) but it is a good idea to have some extra put aside in case this is necessary.
I haven't ever slept out although some people suggest that it's common in the summer months.
So for 2013 I was fine on my average of 20 euros although I spent more on souvenirs and presents for people when I got to Santiago. On this we also wrote a postcard to our parents almost every day but then put four at a time in envelopes that we had taken with us - well worth the small extra weight when stamps to the UK are 70-80 cents a time.
Let me know if you have any questions about the cost on the Camino and I'll try to answer them.
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