Every year, Post Office Travel Money compares the costs of short breaks in cities across Europe for UK holidaymakers – overall and for specific items like accommodation, meals and cultural attractions.

Our annual City Costs Barometer helps you see upfront which destinations are the best value or most expensive before planning your trip, including how prices have changed in the past year.

  • Best-value cities
    1. Lisbon £224.76
    2. Vilnius £225.01
    3. Krakow £250.91
    4. Athens £262.22
    5. Riga £284.99
    6. Porto £325.30
    7. Zagreb £329.72
    8. Budapest £330.53
    9. Warsaw £330.95
    10. Lille £332.11

  • Most expensive cities
    1. Amsterdam £727.07
    2. Venice £687.06
    3. Paris £604.49
    4. Dublin £600.99
    5. Copenhagen £587.08
    6. Florence £580.29
    7. Belfast £561.55
    8. London £560.70
    9. Geneva £552.80
    10. Berlin £552.70

 

  • Lowest-priced accommodation
    1. Lisbon £121
    2. Athens £128
    3. Vilnius £128
    4. Krakow £130
    5. Riga £147

 

  • Most expensive accommodation
    1. Amsterdam £525
    2. Venice £480
    3. Dublin £448
    4. Florence £402
    5. Belfast £392

 

  • Lowest-priced meals
    1. Lisbon £39.01
    2. Athens £40.64
    3. Porto £52.38
    4. Vilnius £52.86
    5. Zagreb £56.99

 

  • Most expensive meals
    1. Copenhagen £150.55
    2. Helsinki £120,11
    3. Vienna £118.13
    4. Geneva £116.02
    5. Nice £99.34

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Last Updated on December 9, 2024