Cheapest UK cities for nights out unveiled with costs like 2022 and £4.50 pints

On Sep 7, 2024

Alan Partridge’s beloved Norwich is the best value UK city for a night out, new data shows.

The Norfolk DJ’s home town has bucked the cost of living trend with prices remaining roughly the same or even going down. At £4.50, a pint of the Knowing Me, Knowing You star’s favourite malty bitter is now just 15p more than two years ago.

The room rate at his travel tavern is £3 cheaper than 2022, coming in at £95, while a cab home has climbed from £4.54 to £5.66 per mile. A ruddy good burger and chips after a night on the tiles has increased by more than 30% to £7.83, however, overall costs have only increased by a minuscule 0.5%.

And Alan will undoubtedly have the last laugh when he hears that prices in London, a city the former BBC chat show host believes is inferior to Norwich, have rocketed by almost 100% over the same period.

Pints — Some UK cities have managed to avoid harsh inflation (stock image)
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Other inflation-proof cities include Swindon where a pint at £5 has stayed the same price since 2022, with overall costs just 1.9% up. A taxi home in Wolverhampton following a bender has gone down from £4.39 to £4.12, despite costs generally rising by 2.9%.

And a hotel room in Leeds, where it’s just 3.8% pricier than 2022, has dropped by £2 a night, while Liverpool has seen the price of a pint plummet from £4.65 to £4.58, even though overall costs have increased by 4%.

The report, compiled by Casino.org, said: “Norwich has seen the lowest overall increase in the price of a night out, only rising by 0.5% since 2022. The city’s low population density means the cost of living hasn’t increased as much as other more populated areas.”

It added: “It comes as no surprise that the capital takes the top spot as the most expensive city for a night out.”

Top 10 lowest price increases for revellers:

Norwich (0.5%)
Swindon (1.9%)
Wolverhampton (2.9%)
Leeds (3.8%)
Liverpool (4%)

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