{"id":31418,"date":"2016-05-22T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T03:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/8-tips-for-new-york-on-a-budget\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T18:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T23:58:32","slug":"8-tips-new-york-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/8-tips-new-york-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Citytrip | 8 tips for New York on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York: a city high on the list for many. Unfortunately, The Big Apple is also among the most expensive cities in the world. With our salary in pesos, it was a challenge to visit New York for two weeks on a limited budget. Because although New York is already not exactly cheap by Dutch standards, with a Colombian salary and the state of the peso, it is not affordable at all. Still, we did not want to let this stop us from seeing New York, and decided to find ways to spend as little money as possible, but still enjoy this city to the maximum<\/strong>. Here I give you 8 tips that helped us immensely to keep the trip to New York affordable.<\/p>\n

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Tip 1: Stay in a non-obvious place<\/h2>\n
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New York is bursting with hotels and hostels.<\/strong><\/a> Plenty of choice, but all incredibly expensive. And when you find a cheap option, it’s also nice if the quality is somewhat good and you’re also staying in a nice neighborhood. For hours I searched for a hotel that met these requirements, but I did not find the place. When we started looking outside the box, we found a great apartment in Jersey City<\/strong><\/a>. Although on the other side of the Hudson river: you’re right in New York and you pay a lot less! Jersey City is also hearty fun to wander around and enjoy spectacular free views from the boardwalk and park of the New York skyline as well as the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n\n\t\t