What one date actually costs, in 254 cities
Dinner for two, two draught beers, two coffees and two cinema tickets — the same basket priced in every city. The US median is $148. The cheapest city carried here is $24.
One bar is a mid-range dinner for two plus two draught beers, two cappuccinos and two cinema tickets, all from the same Numbeo basket.
What the chart says
- A single evening out costs $148 at the US median and $24 in Da Lat — a factor of 6.2. The gap is not rent or flights, which people budget for; it is the recurring cost that decides how often you can actually go out.
Where this is wrong
- Numbeo prices are crowd-sourced, not surveyed. They move with who submitted them and when.
- This is the price of the evening, not of a relationship, and not a claim about anyone's expectations.
- Only cities carrying all four price lines are included; a city missing one is left out rather than part-counted.
Sources
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