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The 25 cheapest holiday destinations in Europe

Chloe Pantazi
Thursday 01 September 2016 17:15 BST
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Antalya, Turkey
Antalya, Turkey (Shutterstock)

Travelling around Europe can be expensive. But there are a number of affordable cities you can visit, according to recent data from airport transfer website Hoppa that reveals the cheapest places for a holiday on the continent.

The website looked at the average cost of various travel — including a night's stay in a hotel room, dinner for two, a 1-kilometre taxi ride, a cup of coffee, a pint of beer, and a bottle of wine — in 48 European cities.

From big-name beach destinations to lesser known cities, here are the cheapest places for a break:

Note: The total costs next to the name of each city below represent the average daily amount you can expect to spend in each destination, according to Hoppa.

25. Lisbon, Portugal — £162.32

A view of Lisbon from Sao Jorge Castle

Hotel: £116.80

Taxi: £0.40

Pint: £1.39

Coffee: £1.02

Bottle of wine: £3.16

Meal for 2: £23.73

24. Athens, Greece — £160.89

Hotel: £101.40

Taxi: £0.55

Pint: £4.35

Coffee: £2.36

Bottle of wine: £5.54

Meal for 2: £27.69

23. Munich, Germany — £159.75

Hotel: £84.40

Taxi: £1.42

Pint: £2.42

Coffee: £2.21

Bottle of wine: £4.75

Meal for 2: £39.55

22. Riga, Latvia — £147

Hotel: £93

Taxi: £0.39

Pint: £2.23

Coffee: £1.70

Bottle of wine: £4.63 ($6.09)

Meal for 2: £31.70 ($41.67)

21. Budapest, Hungary — £146.83

Hotel: £109.12

Taxi: £0.71

Pint: £1.11

Coffee: £0.98

Bottle of wine: £3.04

Meal for 2: £20.26

20. Warsaw, Poland — £146.29

Warsaw Old Town (iStockphoto)

Hotel: £106

Taxi: £0.40

Pint: £1.69

Coffee: £1.55

Bottle of wine: £4.51

Meal for 2: £18.03

19. Paphos, Cyprus — £144.83

Hotel: £82.30

Taxi: £1.35

Pint: £1.81

Coffee: £2.01

Bottle of wine: £4.75

Meal for 2: £34.07

18. Rotterdam, Netherlands — £143.07

Hotel: £70.30

Taxi: £1.66

Pint: £1.86

Coffee: £2.12

Bottle of wine: £4.58

Meal for 2: £22.92

17. Moscow, Russia — £141.70

Hotel: £92.70

Taxi: £0.21

Pint: £2.01

Coffee: £1.64

Bottle of wine: £4.87

Meal for 2: £25.92

16. St. Petersburg, Russia — £139.33

Hotel: £99.70

Taxi: £0.30

Pint: £1.50

Coffee: £1.54

Bottle of wine: £4.24

Meal for 2: £20.70

15. Prague, Czech Republic — £139.28

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Hotel: £101.60

Taxi: £0.73

Pint: £1

Coffee: £1.29

Bottle of wine: £3.49

Meal for 2: £17.55

14. Berlin, Germany — £137.73

Hotel: £75.50

Taxi: £1.58

Pint: £2.16

Coffee: £1.89

Bottle of wine: £3.96

Meal for 2: £31.64

13. Krakow, Poland

Hotel: £95

Taxi: £0.36

Pint: £1.50

Coffee: £1.24

Bottle of wine: £3.61

Meal for 2: £18.03

12. Dubrovnik, Croatia — £130.20

Hotel: £84.60

Taxi: £1.06

Pint: £1.58

Coffee: £1.16

Bottle of wine: £5.28

Meal for 2: £24.27

11. Nicosia, Cyprus — £130.09

Hotel: £69.70

Taxi: £0.90

Pint: £1.36

Coffee: £2.47

Bottle of wine: £3.96

Meal for 2: £31.70

10. Algarve, Portugal — £124.54

Portugal's Algarve was the cheapest destination surveyed by the Post Office (Shutterstock)

Hotel: £73.90

Taxi: £0.47

Pint: £1.50

Coffee: £1.03

Bottle of wine: £3.36

Meal for 2: £21.75

9. Rhodes, Greece — £120.65

Hotel: £66.50

Taxi: £1.02

Pint: £2.17

Coffee: £2.29

Bottle of wine: £4.75

Meal for 2: £22.92

8. Zagreb, Croatia — £110.50

Hotel: £71

Taxi: £0.63

Pint: £1.26

Coffee: £1.09

Bottle of wine: £4.22

Meal for 2: £21.10

7. Jūrmala, Latvia — £109.77

Hotel: £79

Taxi: £0.42

Pint: £1.01

Coffee: £1.01

Bottle of wine: £3.94

Meal for 2: £12.20

6. Debrecen, Hungary — £96.08

Hotel: £66.70

Taxi: £0.70

Pint: £0.74

Coffee: £0.72

Bottle of wine: £3.24

Meal for 2: £15.60

5. Sofia, Bulgaria — £92.66 ($121.80)​

Hotel: £59.50

Taxi: £0.32

Pint: £1.10

Coffee: £0.84

Bottle of wine: £3.24

Meal for 2: £16.20

4. Istanbul, Turkey — £84.69

Hotel: £41.90

Taxi: £0.49

Pint: £2.49

Coffee: £1.72

Bottle of wine: £7.36

Meal for 2: £14.73

3. Antalya, Turkey — £69.51

Antalya, Turkey (Shutterstock)

Hotel: £34.30

Taxi: £0.63

Pint: £2.31

Coffee: £1.74

Bottle of wine: £6.14

Meal for 2: £12.27

2. Ostrava, Czech Republic — £69.27

Hotel: £39

Taxi: £0.71

Pint: £0.79

Coffee: £1.08

Bottle of wine: £3.50

Meal for 2: £14.57

1. Sunny Beach, Bulgaria — £58.22

Hotel: £30.10

Taxi: £0.36

Pint: £0.55

Coffee: £0.81

Bottle of wine: £2.84

Meal for 2: £15.19

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