A date can burn a hole in your pocket and, as Statista details below, in some cities, the cost of a romantic evening is absolutely extortionate.
If you meet someone from Switzerland on holidays and subsequently visit them with the intention of paying for dinner and drinks, you better start saving.
A "cheap date" in Zurich costs around $200. That's according to Deutsche Bank's 8th annual survey of global prices and living standards.
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In the analysis, a cheap date is defined as cab rides, dinner/lunch for two at a pub or diner, soft drinks, two movie tickets and a couple of beers.
Some may disagree with Deutsche Bank's definition that such a date is actually "cheap". Nevertheless, Oslo, which is well known for its high prices, comes in second with costs adding up to $164. Copenhagen comes third with a date costing around $158 on average.
Things are cheaper in Cairo and Bangalore where a romantic evening would only cost around $42.
Poster Comment:
I have not been to the movies since 2011 when I took my grand nieces and nephews to some matinees. I do not drink beer and my town is so small that we no longer have a taxi. I am saving a ton of money.
#1: Fred Mertz To: Horse (#0)
Fred Mertz posted on 2022-02-21 07:31:50 Reply Private Reply
#2: BTP Holdings To: Fred Mertz (#1)
Amsterdam is $140.80 plus all the legal weed you can handle. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2022-02-21 07:42:40 Reply Private Reply
#3: Esso To: Horse, 4um (#0)
1979, "Alien".
Me neither, I go right to the hard stuff.
Me too. I'm a strict adherent of women's liberation. I make them pay.
Esso posted on 2022-02-21 07:49:13 Reply Private Reply
#4: Horse To: Fred Mertz (#1)
Horse posted on 2022-02-21 08:31:36 Reply Private Reply
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Horse posted on 2022-02-21 09:42:34 Reply Private Reply
#7: Lod To: Esso (#3)
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Lod posted on 2022-02-21 09:49:27 Reply Private Reply
#8: StraitGate To: Lod, Esso (#7)
Did I ever tell y'all about the time I got a whole year behind on paying my wife's allowance?
I worked and worked, and finally saved enough to pay her off. And let me tell you -- with one income, several children to feed, and ammo being so expensive -- fifty-two dollars was a lot of money to come up with.
StraitGate posted on 2022-02-21 10:33:45 Reply Private Reply
#9: Lod To: StraitGate, Esso, 4um (#8)
Lod posted on 2022-02-21 11:20:59 Reply Private Reply
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StraitGate posted on 2022-02-21 11:38:22 Reply Private Reply
#11: Lod To: StraitGate (#10)
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Lod posted on 2022-02-21 12:02:33 Reply Private Reply
#12: Esso To: Lod, 4um (#9)
Yeah. I needed to go to the bank today, which I do at least twice a year, and they're closed.
Esso posted on 2022-02-21 12:45:12 Reply Private Reply
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Esso posted on 2022-02-21 12:47:25 Reply Private Reply
#14: StraitGate To: Esso, Lod (#13)
In that case, why don't you send Lod the $5 for me? Thanks.
StraitGate posted on 2022-02-21 14:12:22 Reply Private Reply
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