Cheapest countries to visit each month, from the US
One list per month. The rule: US State Department Level 1 or 2, no “do not travel” from the US, Canada or Germany, local prices at or under 50% of the US and a weather score of 70+ that month. Each list is ranked by WanderGrade's value grade for a traveller from the US, as of 1 Nov 2026.
| Month | Countries | Top three |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 40 | Vietnam, Thailand, Cape Verde |
| December 2026 | 32 | Thailand, Senegal, Cape Verde |
| January 2027 | 34 | Thailand, Senegal, Cape Verde |
| February 2027 | 36 | Cape Verde, El Salvador, Thailand |
| March 2027 | 34 | Cape Verde, Thailand, Vietnam |
| April 2027 | 39 | Egypt, Cape Verde, Uzbekistan |
| May 2027 | 39 | Cape Verde, Uzbekistan, Zambia |
| June 2027 | 40 | Romania, Cape Verde, North Macedonia |
| July 2027 | 41 | North Macedonia, Romania, Cape Verde |
| August 2027 | 42 | Romania, North Macedonia, Zambia |
| September 2027 | 42 | North Macedonia, Romania, Zambia |
| October 2027 | 38 | Egypt, Cape Verde, Zambia |
See also: the safest cheap countries, any month · the Do Not Travel list.
Left out: US Level 3 and 4, any country the US, Canada or Germany says not to travel to, and countries missing from the State Department's feed (in some months: CĂ´te d'Ivoire and Republic of the Congo).
Prices and grades: WanderGrade's snapshot of 1 Nov 2026 (exchange rates from fxratesapi.com, World Bank PPP carried forward for inflation) · U.S. State Department: fetched 1 Nov 2026 16:30 UTC, newest advisory dated 23 Oct 2026 · Global Affairs Canada: fetched 1 Nov 2026 16:30 UTC · German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt): fetched 1 Nov 2026 16:30 UTC, newest advisory dated 31 Oct 2026.