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Below is a table showing the overall expected cost for the year (£9,000 = 13000 EUR) and a breakdown by country - this is based on estimates from the Lonely Planet shoestring budget.

Country
Week (days)
Max. budget/day (USD)/pers. incl. shared room
Travel cost extra/person
Russia
3 (21)
25 x 21 = 525  incl. food and hotel when stopping (accommodation incl. in Trans-Mongolian)
Flight to St. Petersburg (250 USD) and Trans-Mongolian (300 USD)
Mongolia
1 (7)
15 x 7 = 105
  
China
6 (42)
25 x 42 = 1050
 
Tibet
2 (14)
15 x 14 = 210
 
Nepal
3 (21)
15 x 21 = 215
 
India
4 (28)
20 x 28 = 560
 
Sri Lanka
2 (14)
20 x 14 = 280
Crossing to Sri Lanka (100 USD)
India
4 (28)
20 x 28 = 560
Flight to Mandalay (100 USD)
Burma/Myanmar
3 (21)
15 x 21 = 315
 
Laos
2 (14)
20 x 14 = 280
 
Vietnam
3 (21)
25 x 21 = 525
 
Cambodia
2 (14)
20 x 14 = 280
 
Thailand
4 (28)
20 x 28 = 560
 
Malaysia (Bangkok to Singapore)
3 (21)
20 x 21 = 420
 
Indonesia
8 (56)
5 x 56 = 280
Flight to Indonesia (200 USD Bangkok or Singapore to Jakarta)
 
50 weeks (350 days)
6165 USD
950 USD
Add 2/3 of overall price for 2nd person
 
4110 USD
950 USD
Visas
 
500 x 2 = 1000 USD
 
Insurance
 
420 x 2 = 840 USD
 
Total for 2 (15 countries)
12 months
14,015 USD = 10,972 EUR = £7,465
+ £1,500 extra margin (souvenirs, medicine...)