City break in Moscow is cheaper than in Barcelona, Berlin or Tallinn
A new rating puttogether by the European Backpacker Index has once again busted a myth about
The PriceOfTravel.com,
an international web-portal, released a list of the most budget-friendly
European cities. The cheapest tourist destinations in Europe are
The European Backpacker
Index-2013 doesn't just consider an overnight in a city's cheapest hostel. It
is also based on the number of favorable reviews received by the accommodation
facility, the cost of two public transport rides, the admission fee to a
tourist attractions and three-course meal with alcohol or a desert with a cup
of coffee.
As for
Surprisingly, some
European cities traditionally regarded by the Russians as much more affordable
destinations than Moscow have taken places of less honor in the rating in
question: Tallinn – 17, Lisbon – 19, Berlin – 20, Athens – 21, Madrid – 23, and
Barcelona – 27th place.
The most expensive
destinations for those travelling on a shoestring are
In a similar European Backpacker
Index rating of worldwide destinations released by PriceOfTravel.com,
"These long-settled stereotypes about Moscow being an interesting but quite pricey travel destination have once again gone through reasonable and evidential correction", said the Head of the Moscow City Committee for Tourism and Hotel Industry, Mr. Sergey Shpilko, "And what's especially important is that these figures, confirmed by our own statistics, have been delivered by an independent international company".