New York, USA

How Much Does New York Cost?

A week for two runs about $2,275 for the hotel and daily spend (you're already in New York) (estimate). Day to day, a hotel night runs about $175 (estimate), and daily spend is $45–$150 a person.

Fare, hotel night and daily spend for New York, USA, line by line, from where you fly — from backpacker to luxury.

What a trip to New York costs

The fare from where you fly, the usual hotel night and daily spend. Change the travellers, nights or travel style.

Travellers2 travellers
Nights7 nights
Travel style
Changes daily spend only; the hotel night stays the same.
  1. Fare · none
    You're flying from New York, so there's no flight in this trip.
    —
  2. Hotel night (estimate) · $175 × 7 nights
    Our city guide's estimate: we don't check New York hotel prices ourselves yet. 2 travellers share a room.
    $1,225
  3. Daily spend · $75 × 2 travellers × 7 days
    Restaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.
    $1,050
Trip cost: hotel + daily spend (no flight needed) (estimate)$2,275

7 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range. The hotel night is our guide's estimate; the rest are usual prices we track. Not a price you can book.

How we know
  • Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from your city on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
  • Hotel night: our city guide's estimate, because we don't check New York hotel prices ourselves yet.
  • Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
  • Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.
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Daily spend by travel style

Per person per day: food, getting around and something worth doing. The hotel isn't in it; a hotel night runs about $175 (estimate).

Budget, per day
$45A week for two with the hotel: $1,855, before flights
Mid-range, per day
$75A week for two with the hotel: $2,275, before flights
Luxury, per day
$150A week for two with the hotel: $3,325, before flights

Where a day's spend goes

Pick a travel style to see how a day's spend splits in New York. The hotel is separate.

Drawn to scale against a luxury day in New York. The hotel is separate.

  • FoodCasual restaurants$31
  • TransportMetro + occasional taxi$19
  • Sights & activitiesPaid attractions, tours$25
  • Daily spend, per person$75

Money-saving tips for New York

  • Get a 7-day unlimited MetroCard for the subway — it runs 24/7
  • Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise for stunning views
  • Eat everything: dollar pizza slices, Chinatown dumplings, Smorgasburg markets
  • See a Broadway show — TKTS booth in Times Square sells same-day discounted tickets
  • Visit during shoulder season (April to June, September to November) for the best balance of weather and prices
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