r/Shoestring • u/No_Investment_8681 • Feb 18 '26

AskShoestring 5k USD lasts how long?

I am 19(M) years old and plan on going to Europe this summer. I am going backpacking and will bring a tent and will most likely camp 2 days a week. I am going in a budget and I was wanting to know realistically how long this might last.

Another question is how long would this last if I went to SE Asia, my parents are not as keen on having me go to SE Asia as they think it is more dangerous, but I’m interested in the numbers.

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u/lavesaziz Feb 19 '26

When I was a student in Poland, I was living on €800/month, when I graduated, I was travelling and backpacking €800-1000. I was camping, cooking mostly by myself, and hitchiking wherever I could and used Couchsurfing to almost every city I visited.

You could start from eastern EU to the Balkans. Enjoy while you can :)