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How much does a trip to Hobart cost?

What a trip to Hobart costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Hobart come to A$130–150 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

Full Hobart guide

Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

A$1,900–2,200

≈ $1,300 – $1,600 · rate of October 6, 2026

A$130–160 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
A$1,900–2,200
Most trips land in here
Set aside
A$2,200
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
A$200
10% of the trip
  • FoodA$940–1,200
  • Airport, both waysA$96.00
  • Sights and activitiesA$550–770
  • Nights outA$96–130
  • Lodging tax and odds and endsA$74–100

Of that, in cash: A$0–200

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Hobart costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

A$71.00–92.00 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
A$44.00–64.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
A$20.00–28.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$3.20–4.60

Mid-range

A$130–150 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
A$67.00–88.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
A$39.00–55.00
Nights outNow and then
A$6.90–9.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$5.30–7.20

Comfort

A$190–230 per person per day

The best food level we can price, a taxi when it helps, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
A$79–110
Getting aroundPublic transport, and a taxi now and then
A$3.80
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
A$78–110
Nights outNow and then
A$6.90–9.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
A$8.00–11.00

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Hobart

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3A$260–320
A$87–110 a day		A$430–510
A$140–170 a day		A$610–750
A$200–250 a day
5A$400–510
A$80–100 a day		A$660–800
A$130–160 a day		A$970–1,200
A$190–240 a day
7A$540–690
A$78.00–99.00 a day		A$930–1,100
A$130–160 a day		A$1,400–1,700
A$190–240 a day
10A$750–970
A$75.00–97.00 a day		A$1,300–1,600
A$130–160 a day		A$1,900–2,400
A$190–240 a day
14A$1,000–1,300
A$74.00–96.00 a day		A$1,800–2,200
A$130–160 a day		A$2,700–3,300
A$190–240 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Hobart

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole CafeA$6.00From the source Oct 2026
Baked eggs with sourdough and butter, Pigeon Hole CafeA$18.10From the source Oct 2026
Fish wrap and chips, Fish FrenzyA$20.00From the source Oct 2026
Little Frenzy (crumbed fish, a scallop and a calamari ring, with chips), Fish FrenzyA$20.00From the source Oct 2026
Mixed fish and chips, crumbed, Fish FrenzyA$29.00From the source Oct 2026
Customs House burger (beef, cheese and bacon) with chips, Customs House HotelA$31.50From the source Oct 2026
Chicken or veal schnitzel with chips and salad, Customs House HotelA$32.00From the source Oct 2026
Tasmanian fish and chips (gummy shark), Customs House HotelA$34.00From the source Oct 2026
Cascade Lager beer, Fish FrenzyA$12.00From the source Oct 2026
Glass of house wine, Fish FrenzyA$10.00From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Any Metro Tasmania bus: free for everyone until 30 June 2027A$0.00From the source Oct 2026
Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting timeA$15.28From the source Oct 2026
SkyBus Hobart Express, airport to the city, adult one way (children free on a family fare)A$24.00From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Mona (Museum of Old and New Art), adult from outside Tasmania (price rises on 22 October 2026)A$39.00–45.00From the source Oct 2026
Port Arthur Historic Site, general admissionA$55.00From the source Oct 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy (A$26.00) to Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy + Little Frenzy (crumbed fish, a scallop and a calamari ring, with chips), Fish Frenzy (A$46.00).
Local and cheap
From Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Baked eggs with sourdough and butter, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy (A$44.10) to Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Baked eggs with sourdough and butter, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy + Little Frenzy (crumbed fish, a scallop and a calamari ring, with chips), Fish Frenzy (A$64.10).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy + Mixed fish and chips, crumbed, Fish Frenzy + Cascade Lager beer, Fish Frenzy (A$67.00) to Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Baked eggs with sourdough and butter, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Fish wrap and chips, Fish Frenzy + Chicken or veal schnitzel with chips and salad, Customs House Hotel + Cascade Lager beer, Fish Frenzy (A$88.10).
Restaurants most of the time
From Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Mixed fish and chips, crumbed, Fish Frenzy + Customs House burger (beef, cheese and bacon) with chips, Customs House Hotel + Cascade Lager beer, Fish Frenzy (A$78.50) to Flat white, regular, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Baked eggs with sourdough and butter, Pigeon Hole Cafe + Chicken or veal schnitzel with chips and salad, Customs House Hotel + Tasmanian fish and chips (gummy shark), Customs House Hotel + Cascade Lager beer, Fish Frenzy + Glass of house wine, Fish Frenzy (A$112).
Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Oct 2026

Which area to stay in Hobart: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Hobart, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: A$12.00–24.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: A$23.00–24.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: A$18.00 less per person per day.
  • “Mixed fish and chips, crumbed, Fish Frenzy” (A$29.00) instead of “Tasmanian fish and chips (gummy shark), Customs House Hotel” (A$34.00): A$5.00 less each time.

What does not

  • Sharing a taxi: “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time” costs A$15.28, which split 4 ways is A$3.82 a head. Public transport is free.
Questions

Questions about money in Hobart

How much money do you need for a week in Hobart?

For seven days, A$930–1,100 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Hobart?

For 3 days, A$430–510 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Hobart?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: A$71.00–92.00 on the “Budget” style, A$130–150 on the “Mid-range” style, and A$190–230 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Hobart on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: A$71.00–92.00 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Hobart?

From A$26.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to A$110 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Hobart?

Public transport is free. “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time”: A$15.28.

Is there a lodging tax in Hobart?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Hobart?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about A$0–100 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Hobart?

By card: in general.

Do you tip in Hobart?

Restaurants: optional. Hotels: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

The rest of Hobart

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