City guides
Budget travel guides
Travelling cheaply in major cities: hostel picks by neighbourhood, getting around, the cheap-eats scene and money-saving habits.
Canada 🇨🇦 · CAD
Toronto
Toronto is Canada's biggest city + most expensive to visit — but a proper budget trip is doable at CA$65-95 (US$48-70) per day if you hostel + TTC + street eat.
USA 🇺🇸 · USD
Miami
Miami rejects budget travel unless you know which beach is free (all of them), which neighborhoods are hostel-heavy (South Beach), and which food is cheap enough to survive on (Cuban $8 sandwich vs $40 restaurant dinner).
Mexico 🇲🇽 · MXN
Mexico City
Mexico City (CDMX) is the best-value big-city trip in the Americas — MXN 900-1,500 ($46-77) covers a full day of taco stalls + Metro + Roma Norte coffee + a Frida Kahlo house visit.