What’s the most unexpectedly expensive place you’ve visited? I knew Switzerland would cost a bit more, but paying $25 for a basic burger and $6 for a bottle of water in Zurich still caught me off guard. I went in thinking I’d be fine on a $100-a-day budget—turns out that barely covered lunch and a train ticket. Have you ever landed somewhere thinking it would be affordable, only to get totally blindsided by the prices? What city emptied your wallet faster than expected?

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Any major US city.

Agree that Switzerland can be pricey.
I was staying in a village and a local farmer was selling some homemade cheese that he left in a box for honor system. I told my host I’d love to try some but only had 5 euro cash on me.

They snickered and said, ohh too bad. No cheese for me.

Switzerland and Singapore

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