Research reveals the UK cities that experienced the biggest increase in the cost of a night out.
The study analysed various factors such as travel costs, the price of a pint, weekend hotel rates, and the cost of post-night out grub to reveal the UK cities with the biggest increase in the cost of a night over the last two years.
You can find the research in full here: https://www.casino.org/blog/cost-of-a-night-out-uk/
The UK Cities With Biggest Increase In The Cost of a Night Out
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Percentage change in cost from 2022 to 2024 |
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Rank |
City |
McDonald’s Meal |
Average cost of three pints |
Public Transport Cost (one way) |
1 Mile Taxi Price |
Average Weekend Hotel cost |
Total Night Out Cost 2022 |
Total Night Out Cost 2024 |
Percent Change |
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1 |
Oxford |
20.00% |
16.73% |
-36.51% |
22.24% |
159.62% |
£133 |
£303 |
127.6% |
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2 |
London |
23.08% |
8.33% |
7.69% |
-2.27% |
119.58% |
£177 |
£351 |
98.5% |
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3 |
Dundee |
20.83% |
-20.00% |
6.00% |
-13.89% |
72.15% |
£107 |
£162 |
51.0% |
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4 |
Edinburgh |
30.00% |
9.17% |
11.11% |
3.97% |
54.61% |
£179 |
£265 |
48.4% |
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5 |
Glasgow |
18.64% |
12.50% |
10.80% |
47.37% |
45.37% |
£132 |
£186 |
40.6% |
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6 |
Luton |
0.00% |
6.67% |
-33.33% |
-13.60% |
55.00% |
£85 |
£117 |
37.6% |
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7 |
Telford |
27.27% |
29.69% |
25.00% |
-24.36% |
42.25% |
£94 |
£127 |
35.8% |
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8 |
Manchester |
33.33% |
11.11% |
-24.53% |
30.75% |
39.58% |
£122 |
£165 |
34.4% |
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9 |
Derby |
33.56% |
19.14% |
-28.57% |
0.00% |
40.58% |
£93 |
£124 |
33.7% |
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10 |
Bristol |
11.33% |
25.00% |
-21.57% |
23.84% |
37.27% |
£135 |
£181 |
33.5% |
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Oxford has seen the biggest increase in the cost of a night out, rising by a whopping 127.6% over the last 2 years. The largest increase was in hotel prices by 160%.
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Known for its expensive nights, unsurprisingly, the cost of a night out in London has nearly doubled since 2022. Again, hotel prices have seen the biggest increase in London of the factors we looked at, rising by 120%, averaging £171 a night.
Further Information:
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Leicester had the biggest increase in the average public transport cost, at 34.8%.
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Bradford had the biggest increase in the average price of a pint, at 45%.
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Gloucester, Huddersfield, and Peterborough had the biggest increase in the price of a McDonald’s meal at 40%.
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Birmingham had the biggest increase in taxi fares, at 45.8%.
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Oxford had the biggest increase in a night in a hotel at 159.6%.
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