Can’t buy me love? The cost of a date night in the UK and around the world
They say love doesn’t cost a thing, but a new
survey has revealed that, in fact, an average date night in the UK clocks in at£75, with those in London paying the most of all (£87).
Globally however, a
date night in the UK is cheaper than the same date in several other major
global cities.
- An
average date night in the UK costs £75
- London
is the UK’s priciest large city for romance, with an average date costing
£87
- Cardiff
is the UK’s cheapest large city for romance, with an average date costing
£48
- Globally,
the average cost for a date is £68
- The
most expensive date night worldwide is in Oslo, Norway (£105) and the
cheapest is in Bogotá, Columbia (£34)
The cost of a date night in the UK
A new analysis from premium dating site Elite Singles has delved into the cost of love, revealing that a typical date
night in the UK (consisting of a mid-range dinner for two, a shared bottle of
wine, two cinema tickets, and an 8km taxi ride home) will set you back an
average of £75.
However, some big cities are pricier than
others: the date mentioned above works out to an average of £87 in
London, £75 in Edinburgh and £71 in Manchester.
If you’d like to save a few quid, then Cardiff
might become your dating destination of choice: an average date night there is
only £48. Other wallet-friendly cities include Leeds, where a date night will
cost £59, Liverpool (£58), and Sheffield (£60).
Cost of a date in 10 major UK cities
1. London: £87
2. Edinburgh: £75
3. Glasgow: £75
4. Plymouth: £73
5. Manchester: £71
6. Brighton: £69
7. Belfast: £63
8. Bristol: £62
9. Birmingham: £62
10.
Newcastle: £62
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The cost of a date night around the
world
As well as looking at the cost of love in old
Blighty, the dating company examined the average cost for a date night in 25
cities around the world.
Using the same criteria for a ‘typical’ date night,
and converting local currencies into GBP,the analysis revealed that the average
global cost of a date is £68.
On a global scale, UK wallets are getting off
relatively lightly: at £71, an average date in a city like Manchester is
cheaper than the same date in many other major global cities, including Sydney,
Paris, Auckland, Hong Kong, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, and
Oslo.
Finally, Oslo is the world’s most expensive place
to have a romantic date night, with a typical evening setting you back an
eye-watering £106. At the other end of the scale is Bogotá, where the same date
adds up to a mere £34.
Cost of a date in 25 major global
cities
1. Oslo,
Norway: £106
2. Tokyo,
Japan: £100
3. New
York, USA: £95
4. Stockholm,
Sweden: £90
5. Amsterdam,
the Netherlands: £89
6. London,
UK: £87
7. Hong
Kong: £84
8. Auckland,
New Zealand: £81
9. Paris,
France: £78
10.
Sydney, Australia: £76
11.
Toronto, Canada:£73
12.
Singapore: £69
13.
Shanghai, China (PRC): £67
14.
Berlin, Germany: £62
15.
Barcelona, Spain: £60
16.
Seoul, South Korea: £60
17.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: £65
18.
Moscow, Russia: £53
19.
Taipei, Taiwan (ROC): £53
20.
Nairobi, Kenya: £52
21.
Mumbai, India: £43
22.
Istanbul, Turkey: £42
23.
Mexico City, Mexico: £40
24.
Cape Town, South Africa: £36
25.
Bogotá, Columbia: £34
