Can you actually afford it? Let's do the real maths.
Two calculators, no fluff: what you'd really earn on a working-holiday visa, and what a trip really costs once flights, spending and the extras are in. Honest numbers you can plan on.
Rough estimate. Real wages, tax and rent vary by city, season and employer — treat it as a planning guide, not a payslip.
How much can you earn on a working holiday?
On a working-holiday visa most 18–35s cover their living costs and save on top — how much depends on the country, the job and your hours. Australia and New Zealand pay the highest hourly rates (hospitality, farm and ski work are the classic earners); Canada and Ireland sit lower but with cheaper routes in; Japan rewards English teaching. Our calculator estimates net take-home after tax and typical living costs, then shows what you'd bank over the visa. Figures are rough guides — real wages, tax and rent vary — but they're grounded in typical rates, not hype.
What does a trip really cost?
The sticker price is never the real price. The all-in cost of a trip is the tour or route plus flights, day-to-day spending, insurance, any visa, and the gear you buy before you go. Our budget planner adds it all up and tells you how many months of saving it takes at your pace — the same honest all-in maths we show on every trip page.