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Looking for Love Will Cost You More in Zurich Than Anywhere Else

  • Swiss banking hub tops list for cost of a modest night out
  • Oslo and Melbourne the worst places to be a drinker or smoker

Zurich Grossmunster in Winter with Birds flying.

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Nowhere will a night out with a potential life-long love cost you as much as in Zurich. But if the object of your affection likes smokes and booze, you may not want to court in Oslo or Melbourne.

For at least the second year running, Switzerland’s banking hub took the prize for the most expensive city for a date – cab rides, dinner for two at a pub, soft drinks, two movie tickets and a couple of beers – according to Deutsche Bank’s special report “Mapping the World’s Prices 2017.”