By month · November 12, 2026 · US dollars

The cheapest places to go in February.

As of November 12, 2026, the cheapest countries worth visiting in February are Nepal ($48 a day), Bangladesh ($50 a day), India ($53 a day), counting only places where February is peak or shoulder season and the US advisory is Level 2 or better. For lower prices still, Nepal, Algeria, Morocco are in shoulder season that month.

01NepalThe Himalaya at teahouse prices.Shoulder$48+6.1%
02BangladeshRiver deltas, tea hills and the world's largest mangrove forest, with almost no other tourists.Peak$50−2.1%
03IndiaThe highest ceiling and the lowest floor in travel: nothing is cheaper, nothing is more demanding.Peak$53+4.7%
04LaosSlow rivers, karst mountains, and a currency that has lost most of its value.Peak$58−0.4%
05Sri LankaBeaches, tea country, safari and ruins inside one small island.Peak$61+8.7%
06CambodiaAngkor, a relaxed coast, and a dollarized economy that hides currency moves.Peak$62+0.9%
07VietnamA long, thin country that feeds you extraordinarily well for almost nothing.Peak$64−3.5%
08PhilippinesThe best beaches in Asia, behind the most tiring logistics.Peak$65+6.3%
09AlgeriaThe largest country in Africa, with Roman cities and Saharan landscapes and almost no visitors.Shoulder$67+2.9%
10EgyptThe pyramids, the Nile and the Red Sea after a 2024 devaluation.Peak$69+2.8%
11MoroccoA short flight from Europe to another world, with prices to match its distance.Shoulder$71+8.6%
12El SalvadorThe fastest safety turnaround in the hemisphere, and a surf coast priced in dollars.Peak$77+1.1%
13GhanaWest Africa's easiest introduction.Peak$79+4.5%
14ThailandThe most polished budget destination on earth: everything works, at every price point.Peak$79+5.8%
15SenegalWest Africa's most stable welcome: music, Atlantic beaches and a French-influenced kitchen.Peak$80+6.6%
16MalaysiaSingapore's infrastructure at half the price, with better food.Peak$80+0.4%
17BulgariaThe cheapest country in the EU, now on the euro.Shoulder$83+3.3%
18SlovakiaThe Tatras at a fraction of Alpine prices, and a capital an hour from Vienna.Shoulder$98+4.3%
19MexicoA continent's worth of food and landscapes, with a peso that swings hard in both directions.Peak$99+1.4%
20PanamaA skyline, a canal and two oceans, all in US dollars.Peak$101+1.9%
21ChileThe Atacama to Patagonia, with the best-run infrastructure on the continent.Peak$102+4.8%
22Dominican RepublicAll-inclusive economics: flights and package deals matter more than the peso.Peak$103−6.0%
23TanzaniaSerengeti, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar: bucket-list sights with bucket-list prices.Peak$117+7.7%
24BelizeThe second-longest barrier reef on earth, in an English-speaking country.Peak$123+1.3%
25UruguayThe calm, costly corner of South America.Peak$124+2.2%
26Costa RicaWildlife and stability, at a price: the colón has made it Central America's most expensive stop.Peak$128−5.9%
27JapanThe rich country that got cheap. The yen remains far below where it sat a decade ago.Shoulder$131+4.9%
28JamaicaBeaches, music and mountains, mostly sold as an all-inclusive.Peak$149−2.2%
29New ZealandTwo islands of improbable scenery, best seen slowly by road.Peak$157+1.4%
30Hong KongA vertical city with country parks behind it, priced in a currency pegged to the dollar.Shoulder$164+2.6%
31SingaporeAsia with the difficulty set to zero, and the price set to match.Peak$1650.0%
32AustraliaA long-haul splurge that gets noticeably cheaper whenever the Australian dollar sags.Shoulder$190−4.8%
33MaldivesOverwater villas at any price you care to name, and guesthouse islands at a tenth of it.Peak$232−0.4%

Price is a modeled mid-range day per person in US dollars, excluding flights; the figure beneath it is the real 12-month change. Shoulder means workable weather and lower prices than peak. Countries at advisory Level 3 or 4 are left out.