💰Budget & value

Cheapest Countries to Travel in 2026

By WanderTourScore EditorialPublished 25 January 2026Last updated 25 January 2026

We ranked 25 countries by affordability using World Bank PPP-based price level data, inverted so countries where your money stretches furthest score highest. Countries with Level 3 or 4 travel advisories are excluded.

#	Country	Affordability	🛡️ Safety	📈 Development
1	🇪🇬EgyptNorthern Africa	95	51	75
2	🇱🇦LaosSouth-Eastern Asia	90	68	62
3	🇸🇱Sierra LeoneWestern Africa	89	58	47
4	🇧🇹BhutanSouthern Asia	89	65	70
5	🇮🇳IndiaSouthern Asia	88	50	69
6	🇹🇯TajikistanCentral Asia	88	68	69
7	🇬🇲GambiaWestern Africa	87	40	52
8	🇳🇵NepalSouthern Asia	87	58	62
9	🇦🇴AngolaMiddle Africa	86	57	62
10	🇺🇿UzbekistanCentral Asia	86	65	74
11	🇷🇼RwandaEastern Africa	85	50	58
12	🇱🇰Sri LankaSouthern Asia	84	50	78
13	🇲🇼MalawiEastern Africa	84	59	52
14	🇿🇲ZambiaEastern Africa	84	61	60
15	🇹🇳TunisiaNorthern Africa	84	43	75
16	🇻🇳VietnamSouth-Eastern Asia	84	66	77
17	🇲🇬MadagascarEastern Africa	83	59	49
18	🇮🇩IndonesiaSouth-Eastern Asia	83	77	73
19	🇬🇭GhanaWestern Africa	83	62	63
20	🇹🇭ThailandSouth-Eastern Asia	83	56	80
21	🇰🇬KyrgyzstanCentral Asia	82	60	72
22	🇹🇱Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern Asia	82	68	63
23	🇲🇾MalaysiaSouth-Eastern Asia	82	77	82
24	🇸🇷SurinameSouth America	81	26	72
25	🇪🇷EritreaEastern Africa	80	45	50

Methodology

Rankings are computed from real-world open data sources including the Global Peace Index, World Bank (intentional homicides as a civilian-safety signal, WGI political stability, PPP-based price level affordability, protected areas, forest cover, international tourism receipts, and IUCN threatened species counts), US State Department travel advisory levels, UNDP (Human Development Index, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, and Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI), ILGA-style legal protections plus TGEU/Transrespect anti-violence reporting for LGBTQ+ traveler scoring, Open-Meteo (climate normals), UNESCO (heritage sites and gastronomy-city recognitions), Wikidata (distinguished restaurant counts and winter-sports results), and OpenStreetMap (restaurant density, cuisine diversity, and luxury hotel counts). Countries with a Level 3+ US State Department travel advisory are excluded. Learn more about our methodology on the About page.

Data current as of May 2026 and may change. Rankings are generated algorithmically from publicly available datasets and are not a substitute for independent research. Do not rely solely on this information when making travel decisions. Always verify conditions with official government sources. Terms of Use · About our data