Total cost: $1300/19 days

I visited 4 countries in Asia. Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Qatar.

Flight: $125 with my American airline points ($1750 cash price)

I have my budget broken down by country rather than expense

Tajikistan: $175/ 3 days.

Mainly hiked in the Fann mountains and stayed in a guesthouse. My guest house was about $20/night and my meals were about $5-$7/meal. Transport was pretty expensive as the area had many unpaved mountainous roads.

Uzbekistan: $552/8 days (including Visa fee)

Travelled to Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara. Mainly stayed in budget hotels or guesthouses ($30/night). Meals were around $10 at fancy full service restaurants or $5 at more local hole in wall restaurants. Taxis ranged from $1-$4 a ride (I tipped pretty generously). Many attractions charged between $3-$5 to enter though.

Kazakhstan: $431/5 days

Price includes 4 nights at a budget hotel for $30/night in Almaty, a group tour to some nearby lakes with overnight in a private Yurt ($114), attraction fees for ski lifts, taxis, and rail transport from Uzbekistan ($46 for a first class sleeper cabin). Meals generally were around $5-$15 depending on the establishment and how fancy the restaurant is.

Qatar Stopover: $82/1 day. Includes $21 Visa fee for Americans

I flew with Qatar Airways, which allowed me to get a 22 hour layover in Doha. Qatar Airways heavily subsidized the hotel, and I only paid $28 for a 4 star hotel. I found Qatar just as affordable as Central Asia surprisingly.

Miscellaneous costs:

Sim cards: $10 Travel Insurance: $15