The Top 25 Best Cities For Budget Travelers

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Inexpensive Adventures

Looking to travel more in 2025, but feel like it’s too expensive? We’re with you on that one. There are places you can travel for cheap, though. A recent study by scuba and snorkeling site DIPNDIVE has revealed the top 25 most affordable cities for travelers on a budget, based on data collected from TripAdvisor, Numbeo, and Booking.com. 


Here are their findings, which includes the number of free tourist attractions, the average price for an inexpensive meal, and the average price for a cheap hotel for each city.


Three happy young friends tourists with bikes at Colosseum in Rome having fun
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1. Rome

Free tourist attractions: 976 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $16.20 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $80 

Bangkok
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2. Bangkok

Free tourist attractions: 477 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $3.14 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $8 

Lisbon, Portugal
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3. Lisbon

Free tourist attractions: 285 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $14.04 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $52 

Lukacs Thermal Baths in Budapest, Hungary
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4. Budapest

Free tourist attractions: 295 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $10.80 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $34 

Prague street
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5. Prague

Free tourist attractions: 389 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $10.71 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $34 

Madrid at night
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6. Madrid

Free tourist attractions: 552 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $16.20 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $38 

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The City of Athens Seen from Acropolis
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7. Athens

Free tourist attractions: 203 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $16.20 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $29 

Zagreb, Croatia
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8. Zagreb

Free tourist attractions: 122 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $10.80 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $64 

Aerial view of Unirii Square, Bucharest Romania on a sunny day.
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9. Bucharest

Free tourist attractions: 144 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $12.49 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $28 

Old Town in Warsaw, Poland
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10. Warsaw

Free tourist attractions: 133 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $9.90 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $58 

London bus Oxford Street W1 Westminster
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11. London

Free tourist attractions: 1,426 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $25.98 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $53 

Aerial of Riga, Latvia
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12. Riga

Free tourist attractions: 122 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $10.80 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $38 

Eiffel Tower aerial view, Paris
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13. Paris

Free tourist attractions: 739 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $19.44 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $74 

Berlin skyline with Spree river at sunset, Germany
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14. Berlin

Free tourist attractions: 427 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $16.20 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $58 

Vienna, Austria
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15. Vienna

Free tourist attractions: 318 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $16.20 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $54 

Singapore Skyline sunset
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16. Singapore

Free tourist attractions: 440 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $11.38 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $46 

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17. Amsterdam

Free tourist attractions: 386 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $21.60 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $88 

Brussels
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18. Brussels

Free tourist attractions: 223 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $21.60 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $76 

Stockholm, Sweden
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19. Stockholm

Free tourist attractions: 125 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $14.22 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $67 

Dubai Marina
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20. Dubai

Free tourist attractions: 208 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $10.89 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $14 

Walk of fame - Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles
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21. Los Angeles

Free tourist attractions: 177 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $25.00 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $113 

Helsinki Uspenski Cathedral and harbour waterfront ferris wheel illuminated Finland
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22. Helsinki

Free tourist attractions: 134 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $17.28 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $88 

Chicago
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23. Chicago

Free tourist attractions: 229 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $25.00 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $185 

Lower Manhattan cityscape - Chinatown
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24. New York City

Free tourist attractions: 630 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $25.00 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $339 

View of Bern Old Town in Switzerland
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25. Bern

Free tourist attractions: 42 

Average inexpensive restaurant meal: $26.53 

Average Cheap Hotel Price: $218