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Hobart on a budget
What a trip to Hobart really costs, and where the savings are.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Canley, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Hobart is expensive for most international visitors. Budget roughly $80–$130 per person per day on a tight budget, $180–$320 mid-range and $450–$1,000 for luxury, excluding flights. Hotel prices are usually lowest in August.
Key facts
- Budget traveller
- $80–$130 a day
- Mid-range
- $180–$320 a day
- Luxury
- $450–$1,000 a day
- Local currency
- AUD
- Free sights
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Daily budget and trip cost
AMZBooking estimates per person in US dollars, excluding flights, reviewed October 2026. Accommodation is the biggest variable; prices rise in peak months.
| Style | Per day | 3 days | 5 days | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | $80–$130 | $240–$390 | $400–$650 | $560–$910 |
| Mid-range | $180–$320 | $540–$960 | $900–$1,600 | $1,260–$2,240 |
| Luxury | $450–$1,000 | $1,350–$3,000 | $2,250–$5,000 | $3,150–$7,000 |
Typical prices
Approximate prices in Hobart, October 2026. They change; use them for planning, not as quotes.
| Item | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Flat white | about A$5–A$6 |
| Fish and chips from a dock punt | about A$18–A$30 |
| Dozen oysters | about A$30–A$45 |
| Pint of local beer | about A$11–A$14 |
| Main course at a mid-range restaurant | about A$32–A$45 |
| Metro Tasmania bus fare | about A$3–A$5 |
| Hire car per day | about A$60–A$120 |
Money-saving tips
- TMAG, the Botanical Gardens, the mountain and Salamanca Market are all free.
- Pick up picnic supplies at Farm Gate or Salamanca Market rather than eating every meal out.
- Winter outside Dark Mofo has the lowest hotel rates of the year.
- A Parks and Wildlife Service holiday pass covers entry to national parks such as Mount Field if you plan several park visits.
- Book hire cars early for December to February, when supply runs short.
- Fish and chips from the punts is one of the best-value seafood meals in the city.
Free things to do
- Salamanca Market — Every Saturday, a few hundred stalls line Salamanca Place in front of the sandstone warehouses, selling Tasmanian produce, Huon pine woodwork, knitwear, cheese, cider and street food.
- kunanyi/Mount Wellington — The 1,271-metre mountain behind Hobart is reached by a 21 km sealed road to a summit lookout with views over the city, the Derwent and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
- Salamanca Place — This row of Georgian sandstone warehouses was built in the 1830s and 1840s to store whale oil, grain and wool beside the port.
- Battery Point and Arthur Circus — Named after a gun battery built in 1818, Battery Point is a hill of colonial cottages, churches and pubs.
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery — TMAG occupies a group of buildings beside Franklin Square, including the city's oldest surviving building, the 1808 Commissariat Store.
- Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens — Founded in 1818, the gardens on the Queens Domain slope down to the Derwent and include a Japanese garden, convict-built walls, a vegetable patch and the Subantarctic Plant House, which recreates the climate of Macquarie Island with misting and cool air.
Where to stay on a budget
$$ · Best for food lovers, nightlife, budget and solo travellers
North Hobart
A strip of restaurants, pubs and an art-house cinema on Elizabeth Street
$$ · Best for quiet stays, culture and budget
South Hobart
Mountain-foot village of the Cascade Brewery and the Hobart Rivulet track
$$ · Best for families, quiet stays and beach
Bellerive
Eastern Shore village with a ferry to town and views back across the river
Eating well for less
- Scallop pie — Bakeries across Hobart and Battery Point, and roadside bakeries on the way to Richmond and Port Arthur.
- Fish and chips — The floating fish punts at Constitution and Victoria Docks.
- Leatherwood honey — Salamanca Market and Farm Gate Market stalls, and providores around the city.
Getting around for less
Central Hobart, Salamanca and Battery Point are walkable, although hilly. Metro Tasmania buses reach the suburbs, ferries cross the Derwent, and a car is the practical way to see the rest of southern Tasmania.
Questions travellers ask
+How much does a trip to Hobart cost?
About $900–$1,600 per person for five days mid-range, excluding flights (estimate), or $400–$650 on a tight budget.
+Is Hobart expensive?
It is expensive for international visitors. TMAG, the Botanical Gardens, the mountain and Salamanca Market are all free.
+How much money do I need per day in Hobart?
Roughly $80–$130 on a budget and $180–$320 mid-range (estimates).
+When are hotel prices lowest in Hobart?
Usually in August.