Total expenses for a trip to France and Switzerland

Total expenses for a 7-day trip to France and Switzerland for a couple

We are independent DIY travelers on a 10-day trip, spending 3 days flying, 2 days in Switzerland, and 5 days in Paris. We flew in and out of Geneva. Being budget-conscious, I summarized all our expenses (excluding shopping). Here are the total costs for two people 💰

Travel expenses (total for two: 15,845 Rupees)

Airfare: Hangzhou → Geneva: 5,570 Rupees
Paris → Hangzhou: 5,645 Rupees

🚆 Train: Swiss Travel Pass (2 days): 1,722 Rupees (The earlier you buy, the cheaper!)
Interlaken West → Basel: 579 Rupees
Basel → Paris: 1,425 Rupees

🚇 Metro: Paris Metro weekly pass: 516 Rupees

🚖 Taxi: Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport: 386 Rupees

Accommodation: 🏨 (7 nights: 6,456 Rupees)
Two nights in Interlaken: 2,809 Rupees
Five nights in Paris: B&B 3,645 Rupees (Located in District 16, safe and affordable. The host was friendly and accommodating—a lovely Chinese lady.)

Tickets 🎫 (957 Rupees for two people)
Louvre Museum ticket: 354 Rupees
Versailles Palace ticket: 338 Rupees
Paris Opera ticket: 161 Rupees (10 Euro discount when purchasing Orsay ticket)
Orsay Museum ticket: Free!! (Free on the first Sunday of every month)
Seine River cruise ticket: 104 Rupees

Food 🍝 (Total 4,138 Rupees for two people)
In Switzerland, we ate instant noodles and shopped at Co-op for two days, spending only 490 Rupees.
Five days in Paris cost 3,648 Rupees (including two meals per day, with the most expensive being oysters at 1,000 Rupees, while the rest ranged from 200-500 Rupees).

Other expenses (Total 2,818 Rupees for two people)
Visa: 1,856 Rupees
Photo printing for visa: 32 Rupees
Insurance: 475 Rupees
Adapter: 42 Rupees
SIM card: 213 Rupees
Pocket Wi-Fi rental: 200 Rupees

Post by 香兰 (xiānglán) | Oct 26, 2025

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