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Ep.43 - Budget Report LANGKAWI, Malaysia - $48 per day - 28 Days

Updated: Jul 4

Thinking of visiting Langkawi?  As full-time budget travellers, this discussion serves to show you that you don’t need to break the bank to have a fantastic time relaxing and exploring Langkawi. We first visited Langkawi Island in 2014 and returned to spend a month here in August 2019. 


Our “Budget Report” episodes discuss actual expenditures for specific destinations as well as what you can expend to spend should you want to spend more or less than we do.

In this episode:

Accommodation (55% of our total spending)

Food (34% of our total spending)

Transport 

Cell & Data

Sightseeing

General


Wondering what we consider to be budget-conscious travel? Listen to Episode 3:


TOP TIPS to keep your travel costs down: 

1. Keep your accommodation costs low as this makes up the largest portion of your travel budget,

2. Eat and drink local and stay out of western restaurants & coffee shops,

3. Avoid drinking alcohol.


For more on Langkawi you should have a look at the following articles on our blog:



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