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cserba

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Apr 7, 2012 11:10 AM
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low budget [?]

hi guys!
i'm coming to iran, but i don't know how many euros i have to bring with me.
can you help me?
i'd like to stay 20 days..
my life style is:
travelling by bus, sleep in hostel and eat in markets and from street.

cserba

lordnapier

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Apr 7, 2012 11:49 AM
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hello

because of the sanctions etc, it would be wise to bring more than you may need. I might suggest 100$ a day, so in your case bring 2000$, or 1,500 euros.

cserba

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Apr 7, 2012 11:51 AM
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hi!
100$ a day is a low budget in iran?

takeshi_kovacs

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Apr 7, 2012 1:35 PM
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#1 seems to misunderstand "budget". According to my research, you'll be pretty comfortable with 30-50 USD p/d. I've personally budgeted 45 USD pd, including contingency and feel this leaves up some space.

My understanding is that you can easliy survive on 20-30 USD, sleeping in dorms an eating at street vendors.

qablo

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Apr 7, 2012 2:52 PM
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Hi. You will be probably more than OK with around 1000€, thinking about 50€/day x 20 days (probably you will expend even less depending the time of the year you go).

If you want to be a bit more safe, bring 1200-1300 € just in case. I recomend 100€ bills (or 50€ bills), so you can change them one by one easier and don´t run around with a lot of IRR. Keep you € bills clean and perfect (no cuts) in some type of internal money belt.

Have fun

cserba

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Apr 8, 2012 3:38 AM
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tnx all!
reading LP..a low budget is 20-30 usd...
i'll be in may, 50 usd per day...are not enought?
50*20=1000 usd.
i used to travel in south east asia..where i survive with 10 usd x day..even less..

moji

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Apr 8, 2012 9:46 AM
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Hi
You can certainly survive on that as the USD has increased a lot, then a hostel may cost like 10 or even less. A dorm can be around 6 $ except for Tehran.
Fast foods are generally less than 2 $.
Intercity buses 5 - 12 $.
Iran is becoming a good destination for budget travelers despite all political difficulties and sanctions.
enjoy your trip!

regards,

moji

cserba

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Apr 12, 2012 12:56 PM
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tnx moji!

how does it work couchsurfing in iran?

lordnapier

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Apr 13, 2012 6:00 AM
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hi Cserba, my apologies I did mean 50$ per day at the maximum. Especially as you are staying in mosaferatkhanehs you will not spend much money. enjoy your travel to this great land.

imrachmania

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Apr 13, 2012 6:01 PM
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My experience : I traveled alone in Iran for 20 days in last dec.- Jan. 2012,
visited about 8 cities + some small towns for daytrip, stayed mostly in dorm-room, but sometimes also in single room, ate enough, usually fast-food or local food, but sometime in restaurant, joined a tour around Yazd, entrance fees are total cheap = spent about 300 Euro! ;)

moji

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Apr 14, 2012 12:08 AM
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Hi cserba

welcome.
Couch-surfing is becoming more common in Iran these days.check www.couchsurfing.com, you will certainly find Iranian couch-surfers.

regards,

moji

cserba

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Apr 14, 2012 12:05 PM
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tnx at all you!!!

tatia

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Apr 15, 2012 1:16 AM
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Hello,

I started to plan my trip to Iran. I wrote some letters to hostels and found prices are more than it was mentioned in my LP's guide book. One guy from Tehran's hotel wrote me, that exchange rate now is 1 USD-19000 IRR, is it right?

ad2007

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Apr 15, 2012 4:05 AM
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Yes, It's right. 1USD = 19000 IRR now. but we have two price for dollar in Iran.
first 1 USD = ~19000 IRR ( 1900 Toman ) : this is free price for dollar and you can buy and sell your dollar with this price in exchange shops and you can buy and sell every money that you need.
second 1 USD = ~12000 IRR ( ~1200 Toman ) : this is official price and you can buy or sell 1500$ with this price not more. and you can do this work in banks or exchanges with your ticket plane and your passport.

moji

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Apr 16, 2012 3:43 AM
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Hi Tatia,

The exchange rate in the open market is very volatile. It was 19000 a couple of days ago. Yesterday it dropped to 16700 after the talks between Iran and 6 world powers.
Today it's 17800.
You'd better try exchange offices (called Sarafi) in main streets down town like Ferdowsi in Tehran.

regards,

moji
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