Africa Project
#1 meal costs http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/ 1) click on the country you are visiting 2) click on money 3) if the currency is not in US dollars use the link to the currency converter
Currency Converter #4 http://www.xe.com/ucc/ example to convert South African Rand (ZAR) to the USD United States Dollar)
2.69291 USD
convert
So, if on the Lonely Planet website it said that the a lower priced meal would be 20-50 Rands You need to figure out how much the US dollar is compared to the South Africa Rand. You convert Rands into US dollars and the conversion rate is 2.69291 Therefore the meal would cost about $2.70
South African Rand
into
American Dollar
amount
20
Other Costs
#2 includes cost of medical supplies http://travelclinic.msu.edu/costs/pharmacycosts.html choose what medical supplies you would bring with you
#3 passport fees (for minors passbooks are valid for 5 http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/fees/fees_837.html
years)
#4 lodging staying at a hostel http://www.hostelworld.com/
#4 Lodging Hotel http://www.africastay.com/ enter the city or click on the map
#5 Airfare www.orbitz.com This website includes some air flights & hotel prices This website lists American departure sites 3 letter acronyms of airports like Raleigh = RDU http://www.hotelstravel.com/airports-us.html Lists the 3 letter acronyms of international airports http://www.hotelstravel.com/airports.html hint #1 (the flights will be at least $300 cheaper from Atlanta or Washington D.C. (the District of Columbia= IAD) hint #2 the farther out the date(January), the cheaper the flight will be
other helpful sites
GlobeTravels.com
This website will give you flights and prices for basically any city. TIP – fly into the capitol of your country. It is usually easier to get a flight. It is a good idea to use HotelsTravel.com to find out airport codes for cities in your country, whether capitols or not. http://www.globe-travels.com/index.jsp
Google Searches
“Your city, your country, meal costs” Nairobi, Kenya, average meal prices
Rough Guides:
For food, check out the Travel Journals for the country you’re visiting. People have often included some reviews and pricing for restaurants in various cities. http://travel.roughguides.com/africa.html
The Africa Guide:
For food and hotels, click on your country, then accommodation. Often, a list of hotels, and sometimes restaurants, will come up. Prices are often listed somewhere on one of the websites – you may have to do a little searching, and figure out the transfer rates yourself. http://www.africaguide.com/country.htm
http://www.oanda.com/products/bigmac/bigmac.shtml If you like McDonalds and you’re going to South Africa