Hanoi |
TripAdvisor has released its latest edition of its TripIndex.
It ranks the cheapest cities in the world to visit.
Hanoi
is the cheapest cities in the world to visit. A night out in the Vietnam capital
that includes a four-star hotel room, taxi fare, a cocktail and dinner will set
you back $84.89 on average.
Hanoi is followed by Beijing ($159.05) then Bangkok
($161.90). The next city Budapest is the cheapest
European destination on the list, where a night out in the Hungarian capital
will set you back $193.78 on average, making it slightly cheaper Kuala Lumpur ($194.93). Next comes Warsaw ($199.20), Taipei ($203.62), Jakarta ($204.59), Sofia ($207.28), and Tunis ($216.65).
Asia is the most affordable
continent, with prices in Asian cities range from $141 to just over $200.
The first Australian city to appear on the list, Sydney, comes in at 26.
Beijing |
The TripIndex compares the price of a night out in the most
popular tourist destinations around the world for the summer of 2012. The average costs mentioned cover two cocktails, dinner for
two at a restaurant, taxi fares and a night for two at a hotel.
As well as the cheapest, the most expensive cities are listed. European cities are the most expensive, with London coming in at $500 ($361.64 for accommodation and
$82.61 for dinner), followed by Norwegian capital Oslo
($499.91), Zurich in Switzerland
($485.82) and Paris.
Budapest |
A night out in Paris, which this week MasterCard forecast as
the second most popular city for tourists in the world after London, costs a
total of $480.76, broken down in the following way: tourists shell out $306.71
on average for a room in a four-star hotel, $15.06 for a taxi fare (for a 1.8
mile ride), $57.44 for a cocktail for two in the bar of a five-star hotel and
$101.55 for dinner (two main courses and one bottle of wine).
In North America, popular tourist destination New York is
the most expensive city and sixth most expensive on the overall list at $456.50
($341.63 for accommodation, $15 for a cab ride, $32 for two cocktails and
$67.87 for dinner), while Las Vegas offers the best value at a total cost of
$263.
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