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Paris trip budget: a three-night planning worksheet
A worked example for two adults sharing one room, with three nights and three full sightseeing days. All figures are assumptions in EUR, not live quotes.
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| Item | Assumption | Three-night / three-day total |
|---|---|---|
| Room, shared | EUR 180 per night | EUR 540 |
| Food, two adults | EUR 45 per person/day | EUR 270 |
| Local transport, two adults | EUR 12 per person/day | EUR 72 |
| Activities, two adults | EUR 35 per person/day | EUR 210 |
| Subtotal | Exclusions apply | EUR 1092 |
What this example includes
The example assumes a room at EUR 180 per night, food at EUR 45 per person per day, local transport at EUR 12 per person per day, and activities at EUR 35 per person per day. These are editable planning allowances chosen to demonstrate the arithmetic. They are not researched average prices, guaranteed rates, or an offer. Obtain quotes for your dates before treating the result as a spending target.
The calculation
Three room nights cost EUR 540. Six person-days of food cost EUR 270; local transport adds EUR 72; activities add EUR 210. The example subtotal is EUR 1092 for two adults. A discretionary 15% contingency is EUR 163.80, bringing the illustrative total to EUR 1255.80. The contingency is a planning choice, not a prediction.
Important exclusions
Flights, airport transfers, insurance, visas or travel authorizations, shopping, and currency conversion charges are excluded. Accommodation taxes, deposits, breakfast, and booking fees are not separately assumed; add any amounts excluded from your actual room quote. An extra arrival meal or departure day also needs a separate allowance. Children, solo travel, and multiple rooms change the arithmetic.
Where to adjust first
Replace accommodation with a real total-stay quote before refining small daily costs. Next, price your must-do attractions directly and remove the generic activity allowance for those days to avoid double counting. Check transport products against your actual routes rather than buying a pass automatically. Keep at least one flexible low-spend period instead of reserving an activity in every available gap.
Use the calculator below
Change the nightly room cost and daily per-person allowances to match your quotes. The calculator holds occupancy at two adults and duration at three nights and three sightseeing days so its assumptions remain clear. It shows a subtotal and optional contingency but does not add the excluded items. Save your confirmed prices separately and recheck cancellation conditions before paying.
Build a Paris-specific activity total
List the Louvre, tower access, and a cruise only if you would choose each without a bundle. Price the exact visitor categories and tower level directly. Replace the worksheet’s activity allowance with that admission total; do not add both. For a museum-light trip, use one paid anchor and neighborhood walks as the comparison case.
Keep Paris transfers and room extras separate
Obtain an airport-to-hotel quote or official route fare for your actual arrival airport. The local-transport allowance above is not an airport-transfer quote. Check whether your room total includes breakfast and locally collected accommodation taxes. If you choose a dinner cruise, replace the corresponding meal allowance as well as adding the cruise cost, so the same dinner is not counted twice.
Make the example yours
Two adults · one shared room · three nights · three sightseeing days. All inputs are in EUR. Flights, airport transfers, and other exclusions above are additional.
Official sources and booking checks
Use these direct sources to confirm current arrangements. Routes and comparisons above are Talooki’s planning suggestions; budget allowances are illustrative.
- Paris tourist office: first-visit options (opens a new tab)
- Louvre visitor information (opens a new tab)
- Eiffel Tower official website (opens a new tab)
- Louvre opening calendar (opens a new tab)
Recheck opening calendars, entry requirements, accessibility, prices, and cancellation terms for your dates. Tell us about a correction.