| For UK residents non-European destinations tend to | | | | £4, £3.50 in Goa, a three-course feast |
| be cheaper once you get there. Destinations such as: | | | | in Morocco costing around £10 and in Cuba |
| Goa, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Gambia, and Cuba | | | | you would expect to pay around £13. Eastern |
| usually surprise the tourist with the low cost of living. | | | | Europe also offers bargain bites with a three-course |
| For example, with the plentiful fresh seafood available | | | | meal on average costing only about £9 ( with |
| in Goa, India, you can easily eat giant garlic prawns | | | | a bottle of wine!) Spain, Greece and Portugal tend to |
| washed down with a chilled local beer every night | | | | fall between £9 -£13 for a reasonable |
| and make a saving from your eating expenses at | | | | feed. There's also the bonus of eating in the sunshine |
| home! However, in contrast, if you are enjoying the | | | | 'al fresco' too, a nice change from the UK where we |
| delights of Iceland it may well become a stressful | | | | struggle to find decent enough weather for a |
| time in the evenings as you peruse the restaurants | | | | summer barbeque. Iceland and Venice are |
| and discover the high prices on the menu. Even fast | | | | destinations that tend to require a holiday loan to eat |
| food options are around 2-3 times the price at home! | | | | and drink! |
| Beer Prices | | | | Shopping Bargains |
| Popular places to visit for 'Stag' and 'Hen' nights, such | | | | The markets in Africa are full of bargains, as long as |
| as Amsterdam and Ireland, are now being beaten on | | | | you are prepared to haggle - start with an offer half |
| prices by Eastern Europe destinations, like Prague. | | | | the asking price and you'll be surprised how much you |
| Familiar beers like Guiness are around Euro 4.00 in | | | | can save. Eastern Europe has great bargains to be |
| Dublin, whereas in Bulgaria you can drink a pint of | | | | had especially in antiques and lace work. The carpets |
| beer for under £1 and enjoy a bottle of wine | | | | and rugs in Turkey are a bargain buy (choose a |
| for around £2 . In France, on average, prices | | | | hand-woven or knotted) - the best value is to be |
| are over 30% cheaper for canned beer and 35% for | | | | found at the outlying villages, rather than the main |
| bottled beer than in the UK. Spain and Portugal also | | | | tourist areas. The US is a brilliant place to buy |
| have very reasonably priced local beer and wine. | | | | designer jeans and trainers, but bottled water is 3 |
| However, to make the best savings you need to | | | | times more expensive than in other countries. |
| travel further, in Goa a pint of beer costs just 50p! | | | | Part of the fun of a holiday is discovering the local |
| Your pint in Florida costs more, around £3 and | | | | culture - enjoying the local cuisine and experiencing |
| in Iceland will cost about £6. | | | | the arts and crafts. These days there is much more |
| Meal Prices | | | | to discover than a straw donkey, sombrero or plastic |
| Again, out of Europe the prices are very reasonable | | | | eiffel tower! |
| with an average meal in Tunisia costing only about | | | | |
