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Source: Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources fuel prices
Quick answer
Accommodation = nights × rooms × rate. Food = days × (adults × adult meal budget + children × child meal budget). Spending = all category costs × (1 + contingency ÷ 100). Available money needed = spending + refundable deposits.
How it works
Use this travel budget calculator to combine transport, rooms, meals, baggage, transfers and activities in Rand, with contingency and a separate deposit total.
Formula
Accommodation = nights × rooms × rate. Food = days × (adults × adult meal budget + children × child meal budget). Spending = all category costs × (1 + contingency ÷ 100). Available money needed = spending + refundable deposits.
Assumptions and common mistakes
Check units, input values and the method before relying on an estimate. Review the existing tool notes and official sources below.
Quick answer
Accommodation = nights × rooms × rate. Food = days × (adults × adult meal budget + children × child meal budget). Spending = all category costs × (1 + contingency ÷ 100). Available money needed = spending + refundable deposits.
2 adults, 3 days, 2 nights, 1 room at R1 000/night and R200 food per adult-day gives R2 000 accommodation and R1 200 food. Add R800 transport: R4 000 subtotal; 10% contingency makes R4 400. A R500 refundable deposit raises funds needed to R4 900. Examples only.
How to use the travel budget calculator south africa
Enter actual days and accommodation nights separately. Add travellers, quoted room rates, meals, transport, baggage, local transport, documents, activities and other costs. Convert foreign amounts to Rand before entering them.
What the result includes
Each cost is entered once. Per-traveller output is an equal average, not a weighted child share. Use Trip Cost per Person for individual allocations. Refundable deposits are excluded from spending but included in available funds needed.
International travel
Use a dated exchange quote and include conversion fees once. This calculator does not fetch exchange rates, destination prices, visa requirements or flight fares.
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Frequently asked questions
How does the travel budget calculator south africa work?
Accommodation = nights × rooms × rate. Food = days × (adults × adult meal budget + children × child meal budget). Spending = all category costs × (1 + contingency ÷ 100). Available money needed = spending + refundable deposits.
Are the prices in the form current?
No. Sample prices explain the calculation. Replace them with your own dated quote, measurement or current pump price.
When does the result update?
Select Calculate after changing the fields. Copy result and Print let you keep the result. Reset restores the example values.
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