Planning Tool

Trip Cost Calculator.

Build a safer working budget for your China trip using practical daily estimates and a built-in contingency buffer.

China can be one of the cheapest or one of the priciest trips you take — a noodle-shop lunch costs ¥20 while a Shanghai hotel with a Bund view costs ¥2,000, and most travelers misjudge which tier they will live in. This calculator builds a working budget from practical daily estimates: choose your travel style, cities, and trip length, and it totals accommodation, food, transport, and activities, then adds a contingency buffer for the surprises every China trip produces — a missed train, a tempting side trip, a SIM card that needs topping up. Change any input and the estimate updates instantly, so you can test 'what if we add three days in Chengdu?' in seconds. Treat the result as a planning scaffold, not a promise: it uses typical mid-range figures and cannot know your personal spending habits. Use it to set a daily ceiling you check against each evening — that single habit prevents most budget blowouts.

Your Trip

Change any detail and the estimate will update instantly.

Conservative estimate
Recommended working budget
— CNY
Calculating USD equivalent…
This is a planning estimate, not a quotation. International flights, visas, luxury shopping, nightlife and travel insurance are not included. A 10% contingency buffer is included automatically.

What the estimate assumes

Practical defaults designed to reduce the chance of under-budgeting.

Two guests per room

Hotel cost uses one room for every two travelers, rounded up.

Standard intercity travel

Approximately ¥350 per traveler for every additional city.

10% safety buffer

Allows room for price changes, small fees and unplanned expenses.