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The 25 cheapest cities in Europe for a weekend break
The latest City Costs Barometer from Post Office Travel Money has been released, revealing the cost of a weekend break in 36 different cities throughout Europe.
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The study looked at the total amount of 12 holiday items, such as a three-course meal with a bottle of wine for two, two nights' accommodation in a three-star hotel, travel and sightseeing costs, a cup of coffee, and a bottle of beer.
The Post Office crunched numbers for each city using currency exchange rates from March 20.
Prices for holiday items were provided by tourist offices and researched online. Accommodation prices were sourced from Hotels.com, using the cheapest available double/twin en-suite room in a city centre location as of March 6 for the travel dates of April 7 to 9.
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Check out the 25 cheapest cities (ranked in descending order) for a two-night trip in Europe, along with the full breakdown of expenses, below:
Coffee: £2 ($2.50)
Beer: £3.50 ($4.37)
Cola: £1.90 ($2.37)
Wine: £4.50 ($5.62)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £55.35 ($69.10)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £3.80 ($4.74)
48-hour travel card: £7 ($8.74)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £12.50 ($15.61)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Titanic Belfast — £17.50 ($21.85)
Top museum: Ulster Museum — Free
Top art gallery: Metropolitan Arts Centre — Free
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £215 ($268.41)
Coffee: £2.46 ($3.07)
Beer: £4.68 ($5.84)
Cola: £4.18 ($5.22)
Wine: £6.15 ($7.68)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £76.30 ($95.25)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £7.75 ($9.68)
48-hour travel card: £14.77 ($18.44)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £ ($1)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Den Gamle By — £12.31 ($15.37)
Top museum: Moesgaard Museum — £14.77 ($18.45)
Top art gallery: ARoS Museum of Modern Art — £14.77 ($18.45)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £148 ($184.76)
Coffee: £2.21 ($2.76)
Beer: £3.10 ($3.87)
Cola: £2.66 ($3.32)
Wine: £3.98 ($4.97)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £70.82 ($88.41)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £22.13 ($27.63)
48-hour travel card: £10.62 ($13.26)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £ ($1)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Belfry Tower — £8.85 ($11.05)
Top museum: City Hall — £3.54 ($4.42)
Top art gallery: Groeningemuseum — £7.06 ($8.82)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £155 ($193.50)
Coffee: £1.06 ($1.32)
Beer: £4.43 ($5.53)
Cola: £3.54 ($4.42)
Wine: £5.13 ($6.40)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £84.10 ($104.97)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £17.71 ($22.10)
48-hour travel card: £16.78 ($20.94)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15.05 ($18.78)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Notre Dame — Free
Top museum: Louvre — £13.28 ($16.57)
Top art gallery: Musee d'Orsay — £10.62 (£13.25)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £124 ($154.77)
Coffee: £2.66 ($3.32)
Beer: £3.10 ($3.87)
Cola: £2.66 ($3.32)
Wine: £3.10 ($3.87)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £70.82 ($88.39)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £3.45 ($4.31)
48-hour travel card: £11.77 ($14.69)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £22.13 ($27.62)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Schonbrunn Palance — £12.57 ($15.69)
Top museum: Kunst Historisches Museum — £13.28 (£16.57)
Top art gallery: Albertina — £11.42 (£14.25)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £116 ($144.78)
Coffee: £2.12 ($2.65)
Beer: £4.25 ($5.30)
Cola: £2.38 ($2.97)
Wine: £4.07 ($5.08)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £57.59 ($71.88)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £7.50 (9.36)
48-hour travel card: £8 ($9.98)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15 ($18.72)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Edinburgh Castle — £16.50 ($20.59)
Top museum: National Museum of Scotland — Free
Top art gallery: National Galleries of Scotland — Free
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £153 ($190.96)
Coffee: £2.51 ($3.13)
Beer: £3.98 ($4.97)
Cola: £3.10 ($3.87)
Wine: £4.25 ($5.30)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £43.93 ($54.83)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £6.99 ($8.72)
48-hour travel card: £11.07 ($13.82)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £19.48 ($24.31)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Colosseum — £10.62 ($13.25)
Top museum: Vatican Museum — £14.16 ($17.67)
Top art gallery: Borghesie Gallery — £13.28 ($16.57)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £130 ($162.25)
Coffee: £1.33 ($1.66)
Beer: £1.33 ($1.66)
Cola: £2.21 ($2.76)
Wine: £2.21 ($2.76)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £43.29 ($54.03)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £8.85 ($11.05)
48-hour travel card: £11.86 ($14.80)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £18.59 ($23.20)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Royal Palace — £9.74 ($12.16)
Top museum: Prado Museum — £14.16 ($17.67)
Top art gallery: Thyssen — £10.62 ($13.25)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £138 ($172.24)
Coffee: £2.21 ($2.76)
Beer: £2.21 ($2.76)
Cola: £3.10 ($3.87)
Wine: £3.54 ($4.42)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £66.40 ($82.87)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £4.96 ($6.19)
48-hour travel card: £12.39 ($15.46)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15.05 ($18.78)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Brandenburg Gate — Free
Top museum: Deutsches Historisches Museum — £7.08 ($8.84)
Top art gallery: Alte Nationalgalerie — £8.85 ($11.05)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £105 ($131.05)
Coffee: £2.89 ($3.61)
Beer: £3.80 ($4.74)
Cola: £2.74 ($3.42)
Wine: £5.62 ($7.01)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £70.69 ($88.23)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £12.77 ($15.94)
48-hour travel card: £6.08 ($7.59)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £11.40 ($14.23)
Top tourist heritage attraction: St Basil's Cathedral — £7.60 ($9.49)
Top museum: The Kremlin — £10.64 ($13.28)
Top art gallery: The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts — £4.56 ($5.69)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £82 ($102.34)
Coffee: £1.33 ($1.66)
Beer: £3.10 ($3.87)
Cola: £3.10 ($3.87)
Wine: £3.54 ($4.42)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £63.74 ($79.55)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £10.62 ($13.25)
48-hour travel card: £8.85 ($11.05)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £19.48 ($24.31)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Massena Museum — £8.85 ($11.05)
Top museum: Matisse Museum — £8.85 ($11.05)
Top art gallery: Museum of Fine Arts — £8.85 ($11.05)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £79 ($98.60)
Coffee: £2.48 ($3.10)
Beer: £4.60 ($5.74)
Cola: £3.45 ($4.31)
Wine: £4.60 ($5.74)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £62.77 ($78.34)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £8.85 ($11.05)
48-hour travel card: £7.70 ($9.61)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £11.51 ($14.37)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Grand Palace/The Old Stock Exchange — Free
Top museum: Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille — £6.20 ($7.74)
Top art gallery: LaM Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art — £6.20 ($7.74)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £95 ($118.57)
Coffee: £1.77 ($2.21)
Beer: £3.10 ($3.87)
Cola: £1.33 ($1.66)
Wine: £3.98 ($4.97)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £60.20 ($75.14)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £3.54 ($4.42)
48-hour travel card: £5.31 ($6.63)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £16.82 ($20.99)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Tallinn Town Hall — £4.43 ($5.53)
Top museum: Seaplane Harbour — £12.39 ($15.46)
Top art gallery: Kumu Art Museum — £7.08 ($8.84)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £89 ($111.08)
Coffee: £1.37 ($1.71)
Beer: £2.12 ($2.65)
Cola: £1.87 ($2.33)
Wine: £3.75 ($4.68)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £53.68 ($67)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £9.99 ($12.47)
48-hour travel card: £7.49 ($9.35)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £7.49 ($9.35)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Dubrovnik City Walls — £18.73 ($23.38)
Top museum: The Rector's Palace — £12.48 ($15.58)
Top art gallery: Gallery of Contemporary Art — £12.48 ($15.58)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £76 ($94.86)
Coffee: £2.74 ($3.42)
Beer: £3.72 ($4.64)
Cola: £3.10 ($3.87)
Wine: £7.08 ($8.84)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £50.46 ($62.98)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £7.61 ($9.50)
48-hour travel card: £7.61 ($9.50)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £11.51 ($14.37)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Cathedrale Norte Dame de Strasbourg — Free
Top museum: Alsatian Museum — £5.75 ($7.18)
Top art gallery: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art — £6.20 ($7.74)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £95 ($118.57)
Coffee: £2.57 ($3.21)
Beer: £2.66 ($3.32)
Cola: £2.21 ($2.76)
Wine: £3.10 ($3.87)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £41.87 ($52.26)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £8.85 ($11.05)
48-hour travel card: £8.85 ($11.05)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15.93 ($19.88)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Palma Cathedral — £2.66 ($3.32)
Top museum: Mueseu de Majorca — Free
Top art gallery: Es Baluard — £5.31 ($6.63)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £102 ($127.31)
Coffee: £1.95 ($2.43)
Beer: £3.36 ($4.19)
Cola: £1.95 ($2.43)
Wine: £3.98 ($4.97)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £38.95 ($48.61)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £10.62 ($13.25)
48-hour travel card: £7.97 ($9.95)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15.93 ($19.88)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Rock of Acropolis — £17.71 ($22.10)
Top museum: The Acropolis Museum — £4.43 ($5.53)
Top art gallery: National Museum of Contemporary Art — £4.43 ($5.53)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £80 ($99.85)
Coffee: £1.69 ($2.11)
Beer: £1.21 ($1.51)
Cola: £1.45 ($1.81)
Wine: £2.35 ($2.93)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £35.63 ($44.47)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £22.33 ($27.87)
48-hour travel card: £7.59 ($9.47)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £10.36 ($12.93)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Prague Castle — £12.08 ($15.08)
Top museum: Museum of Cubism — £5.18 ($6.47)
Top art gallery: National Gallery-Schwarzenberg Palace — £5.18 ($6.47)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £77 ($96.10)
Coffee: £0.62 ($0.77)
Beer: £1.15 ($1.44)
Cola: £1.24 ($1.55)
Wine: £2.66 ($3.32)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £44.26 ($55.24)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £2.57 ($3.21)
48-hour travel card: £12.44 ($15.53)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £13.28 ($16.57)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Jeronimos Monastery — £8.85 ($11.05)
Top museum: Gulbenkian Museum — £8.85 ($11.05)
Top art gallery: Berardo Collection — Free
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £66 ($82.37)
Coffee: £1.50 ($1.87)
Beer: £1.50 ($1.87)
Cola: £1.29 ($1.61)
Wine: £2.58 ($3.22)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £48.36 ($60.36)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £3.44 ($4.29)
48-hour travel card: £5.16 ($6.44)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £12.90 ($16.10)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Wawel Royal Castle — £3.87 ($4.83)
Top museum: Schindler's Factory — £4.51 ($5.63)
Top art gallery: The Gallery of the 19th Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice — £3.44 ($4.29)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £72 ($89.86)
Coffee: £1.66 ($2.07)
Beer: £2.27 ($2.83)
Cola: £1.36 ($1.70)
Wine: £3.63 ($4.53)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £34.80 ($43.43)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £2.12 ($2.65)
48-hour travel card: £9.99 ($12.47)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £18.16 ($22.67)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Matthias Church — £4.54 ($5.67)
Top museum: Hungarian National Museum — £4.84 ($6.04)
Top art gallery: Hungarian National Gallery — £5.45 ($6.80)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £68 ($84.87)
Coffee: £2.15 ($2.68)
Beer: £1.72 ($2.15)
Cola: £1.29 ($1,61)
Wine: £3.22 ($4.02)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £32.24 ($40.24)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £1.89 ($2.36)
48-hour travel card: £5.16 ($6.44)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £12.90 ($16.10)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Royal Castle — £6.45 ($8.05)
Top museum: Warsaw Uprising Museum — £4.30 ($5.37)
Top art gallery: Zacheta Gallery — £3.22 ($4.02)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £79 ($98.60)
Coffee: £2.66 ($3.32)
Beer: £2.21 ($2.76)
Cola: £2.12 ($2.65)
Wine: £3.10 ($3.87)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £53.12 ($66.30)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £2.04 ($2.55)
48-hour travel card: £8.85 ($11.05)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £13.28 ($16.57)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Dome Cathedral — £2.66 ($3.32)
Top museum: Latvian National Museum of Arts — £3.10 ($3.87)
Top art gallery: Art Museum Riga Bourse — £3.10 ($3.87)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £54 ($67.40)
Coffee: £1.33 ($1.66)
Beer: £1.86 ($2.32)
Cola: £1.59 ($1.98)
Wine: £2.12 ($2.65)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £43.38 ($54.14)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £1.17 ($1.46)
48-hour travel card: £6.16 ($7.69)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £10.62 ($13.25)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Church of St Anne — Free
Top museum: National Museum: Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania — £3.10 ($3.87)
Top art gallery: National Gallery of Art — £1.59 ($1.98)
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £67 ($83.62)
Coffee: £2.57 ($3.21)
Beer: £2.30 ($2.87)
Cola: £1.86 ($2.32)
Wine: £2.83 ($3.53)
Three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine: £33.64 ($41.99)
Return bus/train transfer (from airport to city centre): £2.66 ($3.32)
48-hour travel card: £8.85 ($11.05)
Sightseeing city bus tour: £15.05 ($18.78)
Top tourist heritage attraction: Pafos Mosaics — £3.98 ($4.97)
Top museum: Ethnographical Museum of Pafos — £2.66 ($3.32)
Top art gallery: Pafos Municipal Gallery — Free
Two-night stay for two adults in a three-star hotel: £62 ($77.38)
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