Cost me dear

Valentine’s Day originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine who reportedly restored the eyesight of the blind daughter of his jailer. In modern times, Valentine’s Day is associated with substantial spending on gifts and dates by partners and admirers. For instance, in the US, consumers expect to spend USD 25.8 billion on Valentine’s Day or about USD 186 per household participating in Valentine’s Day. Lovers in New York going on a night out are expected to spend a lot more than their peers in other cities across the world. They will spend approximately EUR 246 for the a 3-course restaurant meal, a bottle of wine, water, cinema tickets and a taxi home. Only Zurich tops that at EUR 251, but couples in many other large cities are likely to spend a lot less.

Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced data), February 2024.