Indian couple reveals ₹ 6.85 lakh cost of 15-day Europe trip, ₹ 1.85 lakh food bill stuns internet | Today’s news
An Indian couple grabbed attention after sharing a transparent breakdown of the expenses of their recent European vacation. Posting on Instagram, Megha and Shubham revealed that their 15-day summer trip to Amsterdam, Belgium and Italy cost a total of ₹6.85 lakh for a family of three.
The couple detailed their expenses for flights, accommodation, transportation, sightseeing, food and other expenses. However, it was their food and drink bill ₹1.85 lakh which created the biggest discussion on social media.
Breakdown of travel costs
“How much does a 15-day summer trip to Europe for a family of three really cost in 2026? Flights, hotels, trains, food, shopping, ice cream and all the little surprises in between,” reads the caption of the post shared alongside the video on the couple’s joint Instagram page.
The video began with the text “How much did our summer trip around Europe cost”.
As the clip continued, Megha explained that while many travelers share vacation photos and memories, they wanted to provide a complete financial breakdown of their European trip in 2026. During the 15-day vacation, the family visited Amsterdam, Belgium, and Italy.
“Flight, visa and insurance: ₹2.1 million. Accommodations: ₹95,000,” the couple shared.
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Megha noted that their accommodation costs were lower as they stayed with family and friends at some places during the trip.
Transportation and food costs
The couple said they had almost spent ₹80,000 to travel around Europe, including flights, trains, trams and buses.
“Now for our food and drink expenses. Let’s just say it was a lot of gluttony,” Megha joked, before revealing, “Food and drink: ₹1.85 million.”
They also spent ₹75,000 for sightseeing activities, with miscellaneous expenses ranging around ₹40,000.
Summarizing the figures, Shubham said: “This brought our total cost of the trip in Euros ₹6.85 million.”
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Megha then asked: “It was expensive. Very. Would we do it again?” to which Shubham replied, “Suddenly.”
Social media reacts to the food bill
Many social media users were surprised by the amount spent on food and drink.
One person commented: “Everything is good. How come the food and drinks are so expensive? Did you also spend for others when you went out for lunch and dinner? Seems like a lot for 2 people.”
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In response to the query, the couple wrote: “No, not really. But we almost spent 10,000 in a day on food which included breakfast, lunch and dinner. So it’s not much. I think we would have spent that much in India too. So in 15 days that’s 1.5 lakh. Along with that we spent extra on desserts and drinks.”
Another user shared, “We covered 9 countries in 22 days with Indian Punjabi lunch and dinner, free breakfast daily, 3-4 star accommodation at every place, beautiful and comfortable bus for 4 million, it was a great trip.”
The couple replied: “That’s amazing.”
A third user simply wrote: “Wow. Hope you enjoyed it a lot.”
(Disclaimer: This report is based on user generated content from social media. Livemint has not independently verified and does not endorse these claims.)