How much money will I need for a week in Paris?

I'm planning to go to paris france for one week vacation....how much money do i need to bring? ?

• is it expensive there? please give me some ideas?? thanks

• Answer:

  It really depends on what you do. I know someoone who got through 500 euros in a week end. But that included 150 euros in a lap dancing club. About eating: don't buy sandwiches - they can cost almost as much as a meal. Just look around and read the menus intelligently (they have to be displayed by law outside the establishment, so you know what you are letting yourself in for). Cafes tend to put a big mark-up on certain items. Coke for example. So just don't drink coke for a week. The price of a small black coffee at the counter is set (around 1.20 euros), but the price of a large milky coffee can be anything they want to charge four or five euros. You can find places with a set meal for about 8 euros. But beware of hidden extras. Sometimes desert is included, sometimes not. Same goes for drinks. Just read the menu carefully. And restaurants are legally obliged to give tap water free with your meal if you ask for it. If you don't specify, you can end up paying 10 euros for a bottle of mineral water. The basic rule is, read the menus.