Estimates

What is a good budget estimate for a month in Oz?

I will in Australia for all of October, and I'm wondering what a good estimate might be. I will backpacking part of the time, and going as cheaply as possible until I splurge for the last leg in Cairns. I've estimated the following so far: $2000 for air (w/ Quantas pass for domestics) $80 a day for food, hostel, & entrance fees. Is this reasonable?

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1. That's a good estimate - depending on whether you are travelling alone or with a friend. $20 food $10 ground transport [ local buses / passes etc ] $20 -30 accommodation [ in case of seasonality ] $30-50 incidentals [ entrances, clothing etc ] if you want to drive $40 plus petrol , say $30-40 per day. Check out these official tourism sites on Australia, NSW , QLD etc via this link:http://www.tourismrankings.com/Australia/ For accommodation use this site where you can sort and filter your options by location , price , star rating and last minute or year round - you save a lot booking at the last minute , except in peak times. Remember a hostel price is per bed - a hotel is per room [ up to 3 ] or serviced apartment [ up to 4 or more ] ... and locating properly can save you money and time. Australia:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/ Sydney:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Sydney/ Brisbane:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Brisbane/ Melbourne:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Melbourne/ Cairns:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Cairns/ Perth:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Perth/ Adelaide:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Adelaide/ Canberra:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Canberra/ Just in case some folks in other language come in here , i've linked some equivalents: German Site: http://www.hotelsdeutsche.com/Australia/ French Site: http://www.hotelsenfrancais.com/Australia/ Spanish Site: http://www.hotelsespanol.com/Australia/ Italian Site http://www.hotelsitaliano.com/Australia/ Cairns will certainly burn your budget as the excusrsions don't come cheap, but by looking over those TourismRanking links you'll see what's on offer. Don't miss the Daintree with a qualified botanist guide [ essential ] - it's a World unique experience as of course is the Barrier Reef. Hope this helps
2. You should be able to get by on that - with a bit more you could buy a few beers too!
3. if you can get a refund on the qantas pass, do it. what a rip off! you can fly sydney to melbourne for about $90 one way. check www.qantas.com and www.travel.com.au, you'll find for half the price of this pass, you'll cover alot of mileage. just need to plan ahead.