Travel budget and cost of living in Wales how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Wales and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Wales. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Wales travel budget.
Travel budget in Wales
Wales: calculate your travel budget
Wales: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Wales for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 64 for 2 ppl.
- $ 15 per person
- $ 11 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1589* (1260 £)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 158 for 2 ppl.
- $ 43 per person
- $ 18 per person
- $ 13 per person
Total budget:
$ 4255* (3374 £)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 158 for 2 ppl.
- $ 77 per person
- $ 31 per person
- $ 26 per person
Total budget:
$ 5916* (4690 £)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Wales in 2025
Cost of living: Wales VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Wales in 2025 is 2% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Wales by expense type
Wales: Restaurant budget

($ 13 to $ 39)
3% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 30 to $ 65)
8% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 8.1 to $ 11)
15% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.8 to $ 8.1)
0% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 5)
10% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.5 to $ 5.7)
18% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.4 to $ 3.8)
10% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 2.5)
21% less than in the United States (USA)

Wales: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 37 to $ 420)
43% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 75 to $ 479)
9% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 70 to $ 536)
31% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 79 to $ 449)
47% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 120 to $ 377)
63% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 82 to $ 431)
2% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 88 to $ 620)
5% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 98 to $ 371)
14% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 75 to $ 372)
37% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 93 to $ 677)
16% more than in the United States (USA)

Wales: Supermarket food budget

($ 1 to $ 2.3)
54% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.9 to $ 2.6)
55% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.2 to $ 3.8)
54% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2 to $ 5.4)
3% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.9 to $ 13)
28% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 5)
47% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 6.3)
30% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.6 to $ 2.5)
49% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.6 to $ 2.5)
35% less than in the United States (USA)

Wales: Public and private transport budget

($ 2.5 to $ 5)
9% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.9 to $ 3.6)
7% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.8 to $ 2.1)
99% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.3 to $ 6.2)
6% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 28 to $ 74)
37% less than in the United States (USA)

Wales: Leisure activity budget

($ 10 to $ 20)
7% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 7.6 to $ 23)
29% less than in the United States (USA)

Wales: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 16 to $ 23)
81% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 35 to $ 128)
58% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 24 to $ 65)
3% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 72)

(fair price: $ 170)

(fair price: $ 158)

(fair price: $ 152)

(fair price: $ 1258)

(fair price: $ 626)
About the information on the cost of living in Wales
The information about the cost of living in Wales shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Wales updated on 12-11-2024.