Kiev is the most affordable city to see The Nutcracker ($5.86) while San Francisco is the priciest ($112.67)
Belfast the most affordable city to buy Christmas gifts
NewYork is the most expensive city for a Christmassy day
Online travel agency Kiwi.com have produced an Index comparing the cost of one festive day shopping and celebrating in 90 cities worldwide. The Christmas Price Index, which is comprised of two sections, first compares the Cost of a Christmassy Day in each of the locations, calculating how much consumers and visitors pay for festive experiences such as a traditional Christmas meal and a ticket to see The Nutcracker. Secondly, Santa’s Price Index compares the price of gifts for an average family, to determine the most affordable cities for Christmas shopping. Kiwi.com hopes their research inspires more travellers experience their much-loved Christmas pastimes in a brand new destination, wherever may suit their budget.
To carry out the research, Kiwi.com began with 90 cities worldwide. They then calculated the Cost of a Christmassy Day by combining the price of one night's accommodation including breakfast, a local traditional lunch, a two-course Christmas dinner, a typical holiday drink, and tickets to see The Nutcracker. All costs are for one person. Kuala Lumpur is shown to be the most affordable city to visit over the holidays
and New York the most expensive.
In Santa’s Price Index, which compares the cost of a bottle of men’s fragrance, a women’s perfume, a Princess Barbie and a LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Belfast is found to have the most affordable shopping costs, closely followed by the 5 other UK cities featured in the ranking. The United Kingdom’s favorable position in the ranking can be explained by the largely depreciating Pound Sterling over the past year. Jakarta secured the top spot as the most expensive in Santa’s Price Index.
Nine US cities feature in the ranking. Boston, USA ranks as the most affordable US city in position 60 overall in the ranking, at a cost of $796.55 for a Christmassy Day and shopping. This compares to Bratislava, found to be the most affordable city for both a Christmas visit and shopping at $521.04, and New York, found to be the most expensive US city and the most expensive city overall, at $1,131.08.
The full results of the ranking can be found on Kiwi.com’s landing page here.
Further findings from the Cost of a Christmassy Day include:
The city with the most affordable accommodation is Kuala Lumpur at $51.74.The most expensive city is New York at $527.96. The city with the most affordable traditional Christmas lunch is Kuala Lumpur at $7.93.
The most expensive city is Tromsø, Norway at $52.51. The city with the most affordable Traditional Christmas dinner is Prague, Czech Republic at $31.62. The most expensive city is Basel, Switzerland at $206.06. The city with the most affordable holiday drink is Jakarta, Indonesia at 84 cents. The most expensive city is Melbourne, Australia at $10.17.
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