Following on from a range of ‘cost of living’ studies showing Australia to be amongst the world’s most expensive places to reside, Deutsche Bank has released the below index, which could interest some of MacroBusiness’ younger and more cash-strapped readers.
Using a price parity calculation, Deutsche Bank has created the “cheap date” index, which comprises 1) a standard bouquet of roses (for the romantics out there); 2) taxi fares; 3) pizza; 4) soft drinks; 5) two movies tickets; and 4) some beers.
According to Deutche, Sydney and Melbourne top the list, meaning that dating is relatively more expensive in these cities than most other places internationally.
With non-concession movie tickets in Australia costing nearly $20 these days, I am not too surprised by these findings. I guess for those more cash-strapped readers, there is always the old fashioned method of dating: a long stroll in the park and a chat.
