Homestay Fees in major cities based on current postings Country City # of Host Families Minimum (US$) Avg. (US$) Maximum (US$) ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES 10 $300.00 $398.00 $550.00 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE 44 $280.00 $772.75 $1,000.00 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE 207 $120.00 $747.26 $1,600.00 AUSTRALIA CAIRNS 24 $150.00 $782.92 $2,000.00 AUSTRALIA GOLD COAST 81 $130.00 $802.09 $1,400.00 AUSTRALIA GOLDCOAST 7 $700.00 $895.00 $1,200.00 AUSTRALIA HOBART 5 $300.00 $664.00 $920.00 AUSTRALIA IPSWICH 7 $400.00 $654.29 $1,000.00 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE 179 $120.00 $812.73 $1,500.00 AUSTRALIA PERTH 73 $200.00 $784.00 $1,500.00 AUSTRALIA SUNSHINE COAST 5 $440.00 $688.00 $1,200.00 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY 190 $150.00 $831.66 $1,800.00 BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO 6 $200.00 $416.67 $500.00 BRAZIL SALVADOR 7 $150.00 $735.71 $1,200.00 BRAZIL SÃO PAULO 6 $500.00 $675.00 $800.00 CANADA ABBOTSFORD 41 $500.00 $887.80 $8,000.00 CANADA BARRIE 8 $480.00 $576.88 $650.00 CANADA BRAMPTON 13 $500.00 $717.31 $1,000.00 CANADA BURNABY 188 $300.00 $700.90 $950.00 CANADA BURNABY/VANCOUVER 11 $550.00 $713.64 $750.00 CANADA CALGARY 135 $400.00 $653.16 $1,500.00 CANADA CHILLIWACK 22 $500.00 $695.45 $850.00 CANADA COQUITLAM 121 $500.00 $732.81 $1,000.00 CANADA DELTA 23 $400.00 $680.43 $900.00 CANADA EDMONTON 51 $400.00 $698.88 $1,300.00 CANADA ETOBICOKE 6 $600.00 $791.67 $1,000.00 CANADA HALIFAX 26 $500.00 $703.65 $750.00 CANADA HAMILTON 24 $250.00 $617.71 $750.00 CANADA KELOWNA 13 $525.00 $680.77 $850.00 CANADA KITCHENER-WATERLOO 7 $600.00 $676.43 $750.00 CANADA LANGLEY 35 $500.00 $749.43 $850.00 CANADA LONDON 16 $400.00 $671.25 $800.00 CANADA MAPLE RIDGE 25 $550.00 $752.00 $900.00 CANADA MARKHAM 15 $550.00 $776.60 $900.00 CANADA MISSION 12 $400.00 $804.17 $1,200.00 CANADA MISSISSAUGA 39 $200.00 $672.18 $820.00 CANADA MONTREAL 70 $300.00 $604.91 $1,500.00 CANADA MONTRÉAL 5 $325.00 $615.00 $950.00 CANADA NANAIMO 15 $400.00 $653.33 $1,200.00 CANADA NEW WESTMINSTER 53 $400.00 $705.00 $800.00 CANADA NIAGARA FALLS 6 $475.00 $604.17 $800.00 CANADA NORTH VANCOUVER 130 $270.00 $723.35 $1,200.00 CANADA NORTH YORK 13 $400.00 $711.92 $900.00 CANADA OAKVILLE 12 $700.00 $770.83 $800.00 CANADA OTTAWA 67 $188.00 $641.61 $800.00 CANADA PITT MEADOWS 6 $700.00 $750.00 $800.00 CANADA PORT COQUITLAM 44 $500.00 $765.57 $1,200.00 CANADA PORT MOODY 24 $600.00 $732.29 $850.00 CANADA RICHMOND 85 $400.00 $713.53 $1,200.00 CANADA RICHMOND HILL 10 $500.00 $690.00 $850.00 CANADA SASKATOON 8 $450.00 $642.50 $800.00 CANADA SCARBOROUGH 22 $450.00 $689.09 $800.00 CANADA SOUTH SURREY 9 $500.00 $738.89 $800.00 CANADA ST. CATHARINES 7 $475.00 $667.86 $800.00 CANADA SURREY 260 $350.00 $705.36 $2,000.00 CANADA SURREY/VANCOUVER 5 $650.00 $735.00 $800.00 CANADA THORNHILL 7 $650.00 $737.14 $950.00 CANADA TORONTO 394 $250.00 $716.59 $7,250.00 CANADA VANCOUVER 546 $385.00 $708.81 $1,200.00 CANADA VANCOUVER/BURNABY 10 $600.00 $739.50 $850.00 CANADA VICTORIA 99 $500.00 $727.07 $1,000.00 CANADA WATERLOO 6 $500.00 $733.33 $900.00 CANADA WEST VANCOUVER 16 $650.00 $857.81 $1,000.00 CANADA WHITE ROCK 21 $525.00 $814.29 $1,000.00 CANADA WINNIPEG 35 $350.00 $593.57 $1,000.00 CHILE SANTIAGO 7 $250.00 $477.86 $800.00 CHINA BEIJING 31 $120.00 $1,278.71 $9,000.00 CHINA SHANGHAI 22 $176.00 $495.18 $2,000.00 FIJI NADI 8 $250.00 $512.50 $700.00 FIJI SUVA 6 $300.00 $750.00 $1,800.00 FRANCE PARIS 7 $450.00 $1,246.14 $3,000.00 INDIA ALLEPPEY 5 $250.00 $806.60 $2,400.00 INDIA BANGALORE 7 $200.00 $792.86 $3,000.00 INDIA COCHIN 9 $125.00 $477.78 $1,000.00 INDIA NEW DELHI 9 $500.00 $2,135.00 $7,000.00 IRELAND CORK 5 $650.00 $860.00 $1,000.00 IRELAND DUBLIN 18 $600.00 $856.67 $1,600.00 JAPAN TOKYO 8 $250.00 $707.50 $1,000.00 KENYA NAIROBI 41 $200.00 $890.71 $5,500.00 MEXICO GUADALAJARA 5 $430.00 $488.00 $700.00 MEXICO MEXICO CITY 5 $200.00 $374.00 $520.00 NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND 164 $150.00 $655.63 $1,300.00 NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH 34 $150.00 $630.59 $1,500.00 NEW ZEALAND HAMILTON 7 $400.00 $514.29 $750.00 NEW ZEALAND NORTH SHORE 6 $140.00 $516.67 $860.00 NEW ZEALAND ROTORUA 5 $600.00 $690.00 $800.00 NEW ZEALAND WAITAKERE 5 $625.00 $921.00 $1,600.00 NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON 6 $160.00 $426.67 $800.00 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 24 $500.00 $993.75 $5,000.00 SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN 9 $350.00 $938.89 $4,000.00 SOUTH KOREA SEOUL 26 $200.00 $961.92 $9,000.00 SPAIN MADRID 10 $500.00 $755.00 $1,000.00 TAIWAN TAIPEI 9 $200.00 $594.44 $1,350.00 THAILAND BANGKOK 9 $250.00 $440.00 $500.00 UNITED KINGDOM BRISTOL 6 $120.00 $468.33 $740.00 UNITED KINGDOM CARDIFF 6 $560.00 $728.33 $900.00 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON 46 $150.00 $814.04 $4,500.00 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER 12 $450.00 $920.83 $2,900.00 UNITED KINGDOM NOTTINGHAM 5 $170.00 $488.00 $1,100.00 UNITED STATES ATLANTA 10 $500.00 $1,037.50 $1,800.00 UNITED STATES BOSTON 14 $600.00 $858.93 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES BRONX 5 $600.00 $870.00 $1,200.00 UNITED STATES BROOKLYN 13 $500.00 $887.85 $1,300.00 UNITED STATES CHICAGO 13 $500.00 $753.85 $2,000.00 UNITED STATES CORONA 5 $750.00 $949.60 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES FEDERAL WAY 7 $600.00 $871.43 $1,500.00 UNITED STATES FULLERTON 5 $575.00 $1,595.00 $2,000.00 UNITED STATES HONOLULU 7 $550.00 $1,077.86 $1,600.00 UNITED STATES IRVINE 6 $500.00 $804.17 $1,300.00 UNITED STATES LAS VEGAS 5 $500.00 $740.00 $1,500.00 UNITED STATES LONG BEACH 8 $525.00 $665.63 $800.00 UNITED STATES LOS ANGELES 46 $355.00 $877.72 $3,000.00 UNITED STATES LYNNWOOD 5 $500.00 $664.00 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES MALDEN 5 $850.00 $960.00 $1,200.00 UNITED STATES NEW YORK 13 $500.00 $917.31 $1,400.00 UNITED STATES OAKLAND 5 $450.00 $742.00 $900.00 UNITED STATES OCEANSIDE 5 $600.00 $1,070.00 $1,900.00 UNITED STATES ORLANDO 5 $650.00 $900.00 $1,200.00 UNITED STATES PHILADELPHIA 10 $400.00 $910.00 $1,500.00 UNITED STATES PORTLAND 16 $450.00 $640.00 $1,100.00 UNITED STATES QUEENS 8 $300.00 $687.50 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES SACRAMENTO 10 $500.00 $675.00 $900.00 UNITED STATES SAN DIEGO 70 $430.00 $690.57 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES SAN FRANCISCO 27 $675.00 $884.63 $1,000.00 UNITED STATES SAN JOSE 12 $600.00 $825.00 $1,200.00 UNITED STATES SAN MARCOS 8 $550.00 $811.88 $1,900.00 UNITED STATES SEATTLE 32 $400.00 $617.81 $1,200.00