How much does a date cost?

Picodi.com analysts have calculated how much money you need to spend on a date in various cities around the world.

Priceless moments

The study covered 56 capitals and large cities of the world. The contractual date consisted of a dinner at a restaurant, a bottle of wine and cinema tickets.

Zurich, Oslo and Helsinki are the most expensive cities in this report. The price of a romantic evening out in the city ranges from $184 to $226.

Abuja was placed in the cheaper half of the ranking–in 23rd place from the bottom. In the capital of Nigeria, a dinner for two in a mid-price restaurant with wine and cinema screening costs ₦ 33,500 ($81). Similar prices can be found in Moscow, Mexico City and Johannesburg. On the other hand, in New York such a date would cost $175.

The cheapest cities from a dating perspective are Bogota and Istanbul. A similar romantic evening in these cities costs $48 and $44.

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Methodology

The ranking takes into account the prices of a three-course dinner in a mid-price restaurant with a bottle of wine and the prices of standard tickets to network cinemas for a 2D evening screening at the weekend. The average exchange rates from the first half of January 2022 according to Google Finance were used to convert the local currencies.

Public Use

The infographics and statistical data presented in the report can be freely used for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, indicating the author of the study (Picodi.com) with a link to this subpage. If you have any questions, please contact us: research@picodi.com.