People say that Venice is expensive.
I’ve just spent 17 nights in Venice. People often wonder what Venice costs. So a 68 year old guy, travelling solo, staying in an apartment, cooking some simple meals, eating out several times. I took four day trips, to Verona, Padua, Possagno and San Vito di Altivole.
Costs ran out at about 53 euro a day, or about 900 euro total, excluding rent.
Museums were 130 euro, which included two passes through the Archi Biennale at twenty euro per go, plus a guide book.
Transport – 145 euro, but vaporettos were cheap as I have a Venice Unica card. That includes transport to Verona, Padua, Possagno and San Vito di Altivole.
Breakfasts, lunches, spritzes, gelati etc 205 euro.
Supermarket – 210 euro
Dinners – 90 euro – three @ 30 euro
Other things, random costs, coins for street musicians, traghettos, whatever, 120 euro.
So that might be a fair guide. Add to that air fares and accomodation and you would have a rough budget. You’d need to maybe add a bit for vaps, depending on what you do.