How much would be a good budget in USD for a 5 day trip to Bangkok?

A couple of friends and I are planning to visit Bangkok (and possibly other places in Thailand) around October. How much should we budget for daily meals/transportation/activities , and a good hotel (3-4 stars)?|||If you stay in Budget hotels in Bangkok, $650, inclusive of food, shopping, transport, hotel would be enough.





If you stay in 3-4 Star hotels in Bangkok, $800 would be fine.





$800 would be good too, if you are going to shop till you go crazy and its a lot of fun.|||Living cheaply- about $100/day. This would be eating at the cheaper places (food stalls, food courts), taking the BTS wherever possible- taxis when necessary, and doing cheap/free things in town. You're in luck with the last one- many daytime activities are free or very inexpensive- like visiting a wat (temple) or doing a little sightseeing (chinatown, weekend market, taking a ferry up the Chao Prayah...





Keep in mind that the "upscale" Bangkok can cost the same as the swankiset 4 star place you've been to back home. The sky's the limit.|||Do NOT listen to the last post! 100 dollars a day is CRAZY expensive for Thailand!





The best way to visit Thailand is to go on a tour. Trust me!





Especially if you're a college student , like me...it works out to be WAAYYY cheaper. Plus, you get to hang out with a bunch of college students while you travel.





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It's safer, smarter, chaeaper, and more fun to do it this way.|||A good 3-4 star hotel will cost $50-75 per room. So it depends on how many rooms. You can get cheaper if you look around. $250-$425 for one room.





Food will cost between $3 and $30 per day depending on if you eat off the street carts or go to McDonalds/Pizza Hut/Burger King and have a couple of beers. $450





Transportation costs are pretty cheap I would guess $15 bucks from and to the Airport and maybe $20 per day while in Bangkok. So about $130 for three people.





Maybe $10 per day for entertainment (movies, entance fees etc..) $150.





Shopping $100 dollars each.





So for 5 days about $1500 or about $500 per person for 3 people or $100 each per day.





All inclusive tours are for suckers.





You can go cheaper but the point isn't always to get the cheapest deal but to enjoy your trip. So enjoy your trip.