Budget — Los Angeles

Reference budget €220-280/day/person. Accommodation (50-60% budget): Santa Monica 3* €250-450/night, West Hollywood boutique €250-500, Beverly Hills luxury €500-1,500 (Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Wilshire, Peninsula), Hollywood Boulevard €200-350, Airbnb Venice/Silver Lake/Echo Park €150-300. Food: diner breakfast $15-25, lunch $20-40, dinner $50-100/person (Kogi food trucks $15-25 very affordable, gourmet $100-200). Tip 18-20% + 9.5% sales tax (count +28%). Activities: Universal Studios $109-149, Disneyland $109-189 (Park Hopper 2 parks +$85), Warner Bros Studio Tour $84-100, TCL Chinese Theatre + Walk of Fame free, Getty Center free (parking $25), Hollywood Sign hike free, Griffith Observatory free, star bus tour $50-70, MOCA $25, LACMA $25, Catalina Island ferry + day $100-150. Transport: car hire $50-100/day Sixt/Enterprise LAX (compact to SUV), gasoline $4-5/gallon (most expensive US), hotel parking $25-50/day (never included), street meter parking $2-5/h, Uber/Lyft $10-30 typical LA ride. Total 5 nights for 2 people excl. flights: €3,500-7,000 by category.