I kept track of all the money I spent during my hike (I’m obsessive enough to do this is my regular life as well). I can answer the main question of this blog post very simply: I spent €6,500. Not too bad for such a big trip. As it took 6 and a half months, that cleanly works out to 1000€/month.
So, what does that include?
My total cost of €6,500 includes all of the money I spent since I left home to begin my hike, and my final day on the trail. My flights to/from the trail are also included. The main expense that’s not taken into account here is the gear I started with, since I already owned most of that. Below is a pie chart and table breaking down where that money went. You can find the spreadsheet here.
Additional Information
Some general costs in 2022:
- I was generally spending about €10/day on food. Less from big supermarkets, or cheap countries, more from small stores in expensive places.
- Typical hut in Bulgaria €10 (20lv)
- Typical hut in the Alps (with alpine club membership) €20
- Typical hut in the Pyrenees €20
- Typical albergue on the Camino <€10
- Trail runners from a store (not online) €110
€6.5K well spent, I reckon.
Pretty surprised how cheaply you were able to do the trail!
Very encouraging planning to hike this in a couple years after I finish the triple crown.
If you were to do it again are there things you would spend more money on? things you would spend less on?
I think I would do the same for accommodation. I already stayed indoors when I felt like I needed a shower or to dry out.
I probably should have spent more on food as my diet was pretty bad (although lots of the places I passed through didn’t have better options). But I probably could have “eaten out” more. I did this sometimes, but it’s never as enjoyable alone (for me at least). I also needed more rest days in hindsight, so that would have increased the costs.
Pretty surprised how cheaply you were able to do the trail!
Very encouraging planning to hike this in a couple years after I finish the triple crown.
If you were to do it again are there things you would spend more money on? things you would spend less on?