Looking for a cheap date night? Wichita and Kansas City make it easy, report says
Parents looking for a cheap date night can look no further than Wichita or Kansas City.
Mattress Advisor analyzed the average cost of a date night in 2020 in cities across the country and one of the cheapest was Kansas City, with people spending $163 on dinner for two, a babysitter, two cocktails, a 20 percent tip, and a movie.
The cheapest cities for a night out are as follows, according to Mattress Advisor.
- San Antonio, Texas: $150
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: $152
- El Paso, Texas: $152
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: $154
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: $154
- Arlington, Texas: $155
- Wichita, Kansas: $157
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: $158
- Louisville, Kentucky: $161
- Kansas City, Mo: $163
The most expensive cities for date night are the following, in order:
- San Francisco, California: $243
- San Jose, California: $232
- New York City, New York: $227
- Seattle, Washington: $217
- Oakland, California: $216
- Washington, D.C.: $215
- Boston, Massachusetts: $213
- Los Angeles, California: $208
- Miami, Florida: $202
- Long Beach, California: $196
The biggest factor in determining the cost of a date night is the cost of a babysitter, which Mattress Advisor found by calculating Care.com’s babysitting rates for a time span of five hours. The report used Expatistan’s cost of living calculator to find how much it is for a dinner, movie tickets and cocktails.
This story was originally published February 5, 2020 at 11:31 AM.