How to Use the Pre-Trip Preparation Cost Checklist
When planning an international trip, it's easy to budget for flights and hotels but forget the smaller preparation costs that add up — travel insurance, an eSIM, or a TSA PreCheck renewal. This calculator takes your traveler count and lets you check off what you need, then adds up per-person costs like insurance and eSIM with flat costs like parking and exchange fees into one total.
The default amounts are rough estimates based on typical U.S. pricing. Actual costs vary by insurer, carrier, program, and trip length, so feel free to edit any item's amount if you already have a specific quote in hand.
Uncheck anything you don't need — skip TSA PreCheck if you're not a frequent flyer, or skip vaccinations if you're already covered — and the total updates instantly to match your situation. Running through this a few days before departure is a quick way to catch preparation items and costs you might otherwise have missed.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are rough estimates based on typical pricing, and actual costs vary by provider, insurer, program, and trip length. You can edit any item's amount to match a quote you already have.
Airport parking is typically billed per vehicle and currency exchange fees are based on the total amount exchanged, so both are usually flat regardless of group size. Edit the amount directly if you want to split them per person instead.