Average cost of dining per day

JenD

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• Oct 25, 2015

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Just figuring out my budget. Sorry if this has been posted before.

What is an approximate per day cost for meals in your experience?

Thanks
Jen

 

Anniesantiago

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• Oct 25, 2015

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It depends on if you eat out every meal or picnic.
I budget 20 euros a day and get by fine on it, but I only eat one large restaurant meal.
The rest of the day I picnic or cook.

 

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• Oct 25, 2015

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JenD said:

Just figuring out my budget. Sorry if this has been posted before.

What is an approximate per day cost for meals in your experience?

Thanks
Jen

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Jen:

Coffee and pastry in the morning - 2-3 euro's

Sandwich and drink at lunch - 3-5 euro's

Dinner, most often a Pilgrim meal - 8-12 euro's

So my average day would be 13-20 euro's

I do carry snacks Almonds and some type of fruit (plums, oranges, banana's, strawberries) which I purchase periodically.

Hope this helps,

Joe

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

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20 Euros is probably plenty. Of course it's easy to spend more if you want to.

I put together three different budgets here:

http://robscamino.com/27th-of-june-camino-budget/

I tended to eat.....rather a lot. And of course the wine......

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

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JenD said:

Just figuring out my budget. Sorry if this has been posted before.

What is an approximate per day cost for meals in your experience?

Thanks
Jen

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Hi Jen, the cost per day for me was about €30,00 till €35,00 . That's for everything .
Wish you well and a Buen Camino, Peter.

 

jmcarp

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• Oct 26, 2015

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Robo said:

...And of course the wine......

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The pilgrims' menu includes the wine -- at least everywhere we had that.

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

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I'll tend to a Menu del Dia rather than the Menu Peregrino. Usually paying a couple of €'s more but receiving far better food. None-the-less €25-30 a day keeps me fed and well watered

 

Stephen Nicholls

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• Oct 26, 2015

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22.72 Euros - but I LOVE my food!!

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

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If you can, budget a few multi-course traditional Spanish dinners in a good restaurant, pimientos de padron, pulpo, cabrito, etc. Some people try to eak out the longest trip their budget allows by just getting grocery store food. They miss out on a rich piece of culture in the process. If needed, shorten the trip but sample the cuisine.

 

Last edited: Oct 27, 2015

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• Oct 26, 2015

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jmcarp said:

The pilgrims' menu includes the wine -- at least everywhere we had that.

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That was the downfall of my waistline