Travellers seeking the best value city breaks should head to Eastern Europe, and avoid Stockholm, according to a survey from Post Office Travel Money. The study compares 17 European cities and two American cities (New York and Boston).
The study was based on typical short-break holidays costs, including one night's accommodation, transport fares and other items. Riga in Latvia offered the best value, with the "basket" of items totalling around 130 EUR, while the next best value was Prague with 150 EUR.
The rest of the top five in the costs table were Budapest, Tallinn in Estonia and Warsaw.
London places 12th in the list, with costs of 265 EUR and Stockholm was ranked as the most expensive city, with 350 EUR.
While a return bus or train transfer from the airport to the city centre cost €1,6 in Riga, it would set visitors back €21 in Stockholm. Similarly, while one night for two adults in a three-star hotel in Riga cost €58, the equivalent in Stockholm cost €127, while in New York it was as much as €188.
The survey found Dublin costs were 12.3% lower now than a year ago, while Rome was nearly 10% cheaper than last year while Berlin was down 6%.
Post Office Travel Money head Sarah Munro said: "These price falls are good news for people planning city breaks this spring. However, wide variations in costs between competing cities mean that tourists really do need to do their homework before booking.
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