According to a British survey report by the UK
Post Office, Cyprus comes in third as the cheapest euro zone country in
which to holiday and presumably to live..
The survey took into consideration the total cost for a cup of coffee,
Coca-cola, bottle of Heineken, bottle of drinking water, Nivea
sunscreen, postcard &stamp, insect repellent, Marlboro light cigarettes,
English newspaper and a three course meal for two in a local taverna.
The total cost came to £41.30 individually, Nivea sunscreen was the most
expensive item at £3.70 and the cheapest, the post card & stamp at
62pence.
Number one on the cheapest list is Portugal, with a total of £33.65 for
the ten items, followed by Greece at £41.06. Spain and France fared very
badly, at almost twice the cost, while Turkey comes in at close to £45.
Amazingly and slightly concerning, there is a difference of £32.25
between neighbouring Spain & Portugal, so it pays to chose where to
holiday in Europe.
World wide, it was the up and coming holiday destination of Bulgaria
that realised a totally shopping basket costs of just £16.86. Thailand
came third with Egypt second. Perhaps obviously, the USA in particular
Florida- proved the most expensive holiday destination, with the ten
items costing £69.41, although admittedly, popular electrical items such
as I-pods or PS3s can be bought much cheaper in the states..
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