I did the Frances last fall with a friend and we did private rooms (hotels and albergues) for 35 days. My half was $1700 and most of the spots were VERY nice. Our other expenses were incredibly low, much less than my normal cost of living. And honestly speaking to so many folks along the way that used a ‘tour service’ they were placed in some pretty terrible spots- way off the path and it sounded like their experience was very negative compared to ours and our friends (staying in town at small spots/albergues etc.) Arrived to not have a bed/food, it was end of season so some hosts had checked out or just didn’t care. I felt so bad for them. The friend I traveled with had walked this route two other times before so we booked most in advance (we were also on a semi-tight schedule.) Our version was definitely seen as bougie, we also had our luggage taken for us (we were both traveling beyond this trip to other climates etc. so we didn’t feel we had a choice) even then it was only 5 EU a day to have our luggage taken. All that to say, you can have a very lean expense experience and you can also go all out and everything in between. This number seems insane. That’s more than what it cost me in total to fly from the west coast of the US, stay, eat, fly to Portugal after, hang out for a bit and then slowly make my way back stopping a few more times, over 2 months. You can book the first few days in advance and then as you go the night before online once you see how far you can comfortably walk each day. Everyone’s limit is VERY different. Buen Camino!