Budapest revealed as one of the cheapest cities in Europe to go on a date
Springtime is the perfect opportunity for lovebirds to go on a date, but an evening of romance doesn’t have to leave you grimacing at your bank account. So, where are the cheapest cities in Europe to go on a date?
New research from greeting card marketplace thortful.com looked at 61 cities across Europe to find the cheapest, and most expensive, cities to go on a date. Included in the date is a meal for two, a glass wine, cost of a beer, two cinema tickets and the average taxi price.
Cheapest cities
Looking at the data, the top ten cheapest cities to go on a date, are:
- Krakow, Poland – €54.30
- Budapest, Hungary – €61.30
- Prague, Czech Republic – €66.70
- Lisbon, Portugal – €67.20
- Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain – €68.40
- Seville, Spain – €68.80
- Valencia, Spain – €70.70
- Thessaloniki, Greece – €73
- Athens, Greece – €78.90
- Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom – €81.50
Claiming the top spot as the cheapest city to go on a date is Krakow in Poland, where the average cost of a date will take roughly €54.30 out of your bank account. Not bad for a perfect night out! In second comes many people’s favourite city, Budapest in Hungary. This majestic city is relatively cheap for lovebirds looking for a date night, with the price of a date costing you €61.30. Taking third place is the city of a Hundred Spires, Prague in the Czech Republic. This historical city has a lot to offer for couples wishing to explore, and the average date ends at around €66.70.
Britain can only claim a single spot amongst the top ten, ending in 10th place with Kingston upon Hull, where the average cost of a date is €81.50. Spain can pride itself with three spots among the top ten and taking 4th place is Lisbon – the coastal capital city of Portugal.
Most expensive cities
On the other end of the scale are the most expensive cities to bring your partner on a date in Europe, which are as follows:
- Luanne, Switzerland – €196.30
- Zurich, Switzerland – €192.7 0
- Geneva, Switzerland – €181
- Oslo, Norway – €161.50
- Copenhagen, Denmark – €158.20
- Reykjavik, Iceland – €157
- Bergen, Norway – €142.10
- Helsinki, Finland – €141.10
- London, United Kingdom – €135.60
- Stockholm, Sweden – €129.70
- Brighton, United Kingdom – €128.70
All the Nordic countries are among the top 10, but it is Switzerland who tops the list with Lausanne, where the total cost of a date ends at €196.30, €143 more expensive than Krakow! London in the United Kingdom is among the most expensive cities, too, with the average price of a date totalling €135.60, that’s €54.10 more than Kingston upon Hull.
Commenting on the study, a spokesperson at thortful.com comments:
“Knowing that spring and warmer weather is upon us, we wanted to find the cheapest cities in Europe to go on a date. If couples are planning a holiday this year, this might help them decide where to go!”
Methodology:
“The Cheap Date Index” measures the average cost in Euros of a three-course meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant, the average cost in Euros of a mid-range bottle of wine, the average cost in Euros of a 500ml domestic beer, the average cost in Euros for a two cinema tickets, the average cost in Euros of a 1km taxi journey.
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Kingston upon Hull in the UK (usually called ‘Hull’) is one of the poorest cities in England, so it is hardly surprising that it is cheap. It’s the sort of place that if going on a date, one avoids at all costs.
The meal for two in Budapest must be priced on a Burger King or Mc Donalds, because otherwise there is no way to fit in all the other stuff into an outlay of 61 euros. Or perhaps the meal for 2 comprised 2 lángos at a market somewhere.