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Some have done it for as little as $1,000-$2,000 -- but that requires some serious effort and mileage running (think Baht run). On the "realistic" low-end, I would imagine that 1K can be had for $3,000-$4,000 all the way up to over $40,000 depending on what kind of tickets you buy!