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Budapest among the best cities for bargain lovers
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Copenhagen, Denmark is the best city for bargain lovers in Europe. Recognised as the green capital of the world, the city scores first for its highly rated flea and street markets, antique stores and outlets.
That’s according to the latest study by Confused.com (Q3 2022), where research reveals the best cities in Europe for bargain hunters. To do this, the experts created a points-based index system evaluating the volume and quality of markets, antique stores and factory outlets in 51 European countries. They gave each country a bargain index score out of 10.
This study reveals the hotspots offering the best deals for vintage furniture, unique home items, antique jewellery and branded clothing. And whilst bargain lovers are looking for just that, it’s essential that they get the right amount of contents insurance when obtaining these one-off pieces.
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The results:
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|
Rank |
City |
Country |
Flea & Street Markets* |
Average Market Rating (/5) |
Antique Stores* |
Average Antique Rating (/5) |
Outlets* |
Average Outlets Rating (/5) |
Bargain Index Score (/10) |
|
1. |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
0.55 |
4.28 |
1.20 |
4.63 |
0.28 |
4.30 |
8.43 |
|
2. |
Riga |
Latvia |
0.40 |
4.01 |
0.94 |
4.81 |
0.67 |
4.21 |
8.12 |
|
3. |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
0.97 |
3.95 |
2.42 |
4.46 |
0.29 |
4.49 |
8.09 |
|
4. |
Dublin |
Ireland |
1.13 |
3.96 |
1.13 |
4.56 |
0.09 |
4.48 |
7.63 |
|
5. |
Budapest |
Hungary |
0.77 |
3.92 |
1.01 |
4.40 |
0.12 |
4.11 |
7.04 |
|
6. |
Oslo |
Norway |
0.24 |
4.01 |
0.24 |
4.66 |
0.36 |
4.29 |
6.84 |
|
7. |
Porto |
Portugal |
0.30 |
4.02 |
0.67 |
4.33 |
0.07 |
4.73 |
6.81 |
|
8. |
London |
UK |
0.88 |
4.20 |
0.50 |
4.36 |
0.06 |
3.91 |
6.79 |
|
9. |
Rome |
Italy |
0.87 |
3.89 |
0.72 |
4.32 |
0.21 |
4.11 |
6.76 |
|
10. |
Helsinki |
Finland |
1.17 |
3.91 |
0.72 |
4.10 |
0.27 |
3.54 |
6.48 |
Budapest ranks fifth best city for bargain lovers
Budapest, Hungary, is the fifth-best city for bargain lovers in Europe, scoring 7.04 out of 10 in the bargain hunters index. The quality of the Hungarian capital’s antique stores (4.40/5) scored over 17% higher than neighbouring country Tallinn, Estonia (3.65/10). Bargain hunters in Budapest benefit from a higher variety of stores with 80% more markets than in Bucharest, Romania (0.15 per 100,000 people). The quality of factory outlets in the Hungarian city also scored highly in the study with an average rating of 4.11 out of 5. This is over 20% higher than Germany’s capital, Berlin (3.27/5).
Latvia — Riga, Latvia is the second-best city for bargain lovers in Europe, scoring 8.12 out of 10 in the bargain hunters index. With the country’s growing interest in sustainable shopping practices(1), Riga has the highest-rated antique stores of all the top 10 countries analysed (4.81/5). The capital scores 24% higher for its antique stores than neighbouring country Estonia (Tallinn, 3.65) which ranks 30th in the overall results. For those looking for discounted clothing outlets, Riga also scores highly with an average rating of 4.21/5. Bargain lovers are spoiled for choice in the capital, as Riga is home to the highest volume of outlets (0.67 per 100,000 people). This is over three times the number of outlet stores than in the capital of neighbouring country Sweden (Göteborg, with 0.19 per 100,000).
