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.

Bar chart of the cost of one evening for two across the 24 cheapest cities, with the US median bar far longer than the rest

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.

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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

[{'label': 'Numbeo cost-of-living prices', 'url': 'https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/'}]

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