NEW YORK CITY LANDS ON
TOP!
(Based on results
from Dateable.com's 14 City cost of dating Index)
When eighty-year old Doris
Drum began dating young men in the neighborhood, in 1932, a movie cost about
25 cents – and that included a candy bar and a comic book. Grandma Drum
reminisces: "My brother, Leck, was given a $1.00 bill from our Dad to take
a girl out on a date. Oh my …How things have
changed."
-- Doris Drum
Dateable.com Visitor from
Nebraska
"I usually spend about $100.00
on a date. Can’t really get around it. Soda and popcorn at a movie,
alone, runs like $10.00. I guess you could save money with a picnic or something,
but nobody does that stuff
anymore."
-- Andrew Kochan
30-year-old from Los
Angeles
What do you want to do? I don’t
know, what do you want to do? Well, let’s get a bite to eat and hit
a movie. Not so fast ...If you’re in a major American city, you better
have at least $100.00 to $125.00 in your wallet.
Guess what? New York tops the
list.
Dateable.com, one of the longest
running Internet romance communities, just completed the initial phase of
their cost of dating index designed to give rough comparative estimates of
the cost of dating in the following 14 American cities: Chicago, Dallas,
Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and
Tuscon.
While many dating costs have remained
the same for the past few years, some have skyrocketed. The following figures
were estimated from an index of flowers (single stem red rose), average dinner
and tip (estimated from a group of "favorite picks" from a variety of restaurant
guides), movie tickets (randomly selected movie theatres), two drinks, and
transportation (either cab fare or .31 cents per mile @ 15
miles).
The biggest variable, of course,
is food costs. All other costs being nearly equal, here are the results.
Not surprisingly, cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco top the
list. But, what’s at the
bottom?
Later, we’ll take a look
at sporting events in some of these
cities.
Dinner & Movie: A Look
at 14
Cities
New York
$135.00
Chicago
$128.60
San Francisco
$124.00
New Jersey
$117.00
Honolulu
$114.00
New Orleans
$110.00
Los Angeles
$109.00
Philadelphia
$110.20
Tuscon
$98.80
Seattle
$90.60
Dallas
$86.00
San Diego
$85.40
Portland
$82.00
Las Vegas
$74.60
The cost of food by thieves behind
movie concession counters was not included in our initial survey. We also
compared the average cost for a pair of average basketball tickets (in those
cities with teams).
Dinner & Basketball Game:
A Look at 6
Cities
New York
$338.00
Los Angeles
$231.00
Dallas
$220.00
Seattle
$204.00
New Jersey
$165.00
Portland $145.00
Looking for some ideas about how
to save money on your next date? For a complete list of 10 Tips for Frugal
Daters, go to www.dateable.com.
© Dateable.com LLC
2001
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