A survey by German online florist Bloomy Days of pre-Valentine’s Day prices found Dublin is among the most expensive cities in the world. Cork and Belfast are among the cheapest.
Prague came out top for thrift, with a Valentine’s Day basket of gifts costing €430.84, compared to €1,237.45 in Los Angeles. The Index takes into account the average costs for a dozen red rose1, a day ticket for two to a spa, a meal and wine for two in a Michelin star standard restaurant, an evening for two to the movies (with snacks), and a night in a luxury hotel.
Cork was found to be the least expensive city in Ireland, placing 2nd with an overall cost of €456.82 for all activities. Belfast is placed 4th – at €531.24 – while Dublin is 33rd in the Valentine’s Day Price Index, with an overall cost of €735.07.
The full report can be found here.
The five least expensive cities:
|
City |
A Dozen Red Roses |
Day at a Spa |
1 Michelin Star Dinner w. Wine |
Cinema Tickets w. Snacks |
Night in a Luxury Hotel |
Total |
|
|
1 |
Prague, Czech Rep. |
€24.43 |
€72.00 |
€209.04 |
€19.87 |
€105.50 |
€430.84 |
|
2 |
Cork, Ireland |
€36.00 |
€100.00 |
€121.95 |
€22.87 |
€176.00 |
€456.82 |
|
3 |
Madrid, Spain |
€33.55 |
€72.00 |
€198.00 |
€16.10 |
€178.50 |
€498.15 |
|
4 |
Belfast, Ireland |
€32.23 |
€112.03 |
€178.52 |
€27.46 |
€181.00 |
€531.24 |
|
5 |
Cardiff, Wales |
€33.42 |
€113.14 |
€191.72 |
€30.21 |
€166.50 |
€534.99 |
The five most expensive cities worldwide are:
|
City |
A Dozen Red Roses |
Day at a Spa |
1 Michelin Star Dinner w. Wine |
Cinema Tickets w. Snacks |
Night in a Luxury Hotel |
Total |
|
|
46 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
€42.63 |
€111.92 |
€389.92 |
€52.29 |
€380.00 |
€976.76 |
|
47 |
Sydney, Australia |
€86.25 |
€62.40 |
€555.19 |
€40.80 |
€235.00 |
€979.64 |
|
48 |
New York, USA |
€71.68 |
€85.28 |
€466.40 |
€47.53 |
€322.50 |
€993.39 |
|
49 |
Venice, Italy |
€44.00 |
€70.00 |
€460.00 |
€35.00 |
€403.00 |
€1,012.00 |
|
50 |
LA, USA |
€47.79 |
€132.66 |
€516.10 |
€37.90 |
€503.00 |
€1,237.45 |
