Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Japan
¥100
32B
New Zealand
NZ$1
26B
UK
£1
50B
USA
US$1
31B
For current exchange rates see
www.xe.com
.
Daily Costs
Budget: Less than 1000B
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Basic guesthouse room: 300-800B
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Market or street stall meal: 40-60B
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One beer: 100B
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Getting around town with public transport: 20-50B
Midrange: 1000-3000B
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Flashpacker guesthouse or midrange hotel room: 800-1500B
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Western lunches and seafood dinner: 150-350B
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Organised tour or activity: 1000-1500B
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Motorbike hire: 300-500B
Top End: More than 3000B
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Boutique hotel room: 3000B
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Fine dining: 350-500B
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Private tours: 1500B
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Car hire: 1500B
Opening Hours
Banks and government offices close for national holidays. Some bars and clubs close during elections and on certain re-
ligious public holidays when alcohol sales are banned.
Banks
9.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday; 24hr ATMs
Bars
6pm-midnight
Clubs
8pm-2am
Government Offices
8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday; some close for lunch (noon-1pm)
Restaurants
8am-10pm; some local restaurants are open only to 3pm or 4pm
Shops
10am or 11am to 9pm
