My very first blog post! ^_^I've been meaning to post Visa applications first but I've been asked about the budget lots of times, so here it is!I'll give you a break down of the budget you can save up for your Paris trip with your friends or family :)
Estimated Budget per person
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| Paris (5 days/4 nights) |
| Airfare | 35,797.00 |
| Hotel Accomodations | 8,485.00 |
| Food (50 euros per day) | 12,882.00 |
| Train cost (CDG - Gare du Nord- CDG) | 2,561.20 |
| Paris Attraction Fees | 1,170.00 |
| Visa Fee | 3,090.00 |
| Total | 63,985.20 |
| * Conversion used is 1 Euro = Php 51.54 | |
*Exclusions:
- Shopping allowance
- Souvenirs
Airfare
This is for roundtrip costs for Manila (NAIA) - Paris (CDG) - Manila (NAIA). The airfare cost posted is the cheapest based on Skyscanner.com.ph wherein the dates is for 5 days in October 2016.Based from my experience, I did see that the airfare could be as cheap as 27k roundtrip (Oman Air had a promo around Sept 2015), so better watch for these steals!
Hotel Accommodations
Php 8,485.00 is per person for the 5d/4n hotel accommodation in a 3 star hotel. I chose a hotel near the Louvre, because trust me you'll save on transportation costs than to book to an area that's far from the Paris center. Also, this is for 4 persons or 2 double bed room rate. If there would be only 2 of you traveling, the rate is around 12-15k per person.
Food
The 50 euros per day would do, this is considering you don't have free breakfast on the hotel you're staying. Their main courses is usually enough, or you can have 1 starter and 1 appetizer. You can go around the Rue's or streets to look for an affordable menu. Its a good thing that their menus with prices are posted outside the cafe's, brasseries and bistros. As a reminder, there are some restaurants that's only open during lunch or dinner (sample: 11am-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm).
Transportation costs
This includes RER Train from CDG Airport to Gare du Nord which is to the Paris Center and back to CDG. Basically the one-way is 10 Euros. The cost also includes, Taxi fare from a hotel near Louvre and back to Gare du Nord station.
Paris Attractions
Louvre Museum should be around 13-15 Euros and Eiffel Tower (2nd Floor). Notre Dame is free, unless you'd want to go up.
Visa Fee
Short stay visa is 60 euros. When I've applied last September 2015 it costs 3,090.00 as posted on the embassy. They won't have any change so better prepare for the exact amount. More on my visa application for another blog post.
