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| Bondi Beach came in at number 50 on a list of most expensive beaches to visit |
AMSTERDAM, NL - Online travel specialists, TravelBird, have released their annual Beach Price Index, featuring more than 300 seaside locations from 70 countries around the globe. On a year-to-year basis, the price of a beach holiday can change substantially when you take into account factors such as currency fluctuation and inflation. As a company which prides itself on inspiring travellers, TravelBird ranked the beaches in order to provide holidaymakers with the information they need to make a smart decision when booking.
TravelBird first examined an extensive catalogue of the world’s most popular beaches, before reducing this to a final shortlist of just over 300 locations, ranked on the cost of spending a day at each. To calculate their affordability, the price of five essentials were then researched for each destination: the cost of a bottle of sun cream (200 ml), a bottle of water (500 ml), a beer (33 cl bottle), lunch (including drink and dessert for one person), and an ice cream. The sum of these five essentials determined the final affordability ranking of each seaside location. All prices were calculated by standardising the sizes of products, and with monetary transactions true to exchange rates on 1st June 2017.
“It is very interesting for travellers who are planning their trip to see how much the price of spending a day at the beach varies across the world. There are many useful tips in here. One to easily forget, currency fluctuations can make a big difference in the actual cost of your holiday, so keep those in mind. For example, beaches in the UK have become almost 10% more affordable for continental European visitors due to the decline of the pound after the Brexit referendum” said TravelBird CEO Steven Klooster. “Also, if you are keen on enjoying local food on the beach, pick Vietnam for instance, where you can enjoy delicious local food on the beach that is very affordable. Another one: in some places you pay a lot for sunscreen, up to 3 times more than you would pay in The Netherlands, so make sure you take some with you!“
The study reveals the 10 most expensive beaches are:
#
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Beach
|
Country
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Sunscreen
|
Water
|
Beer
|
Ice-cream
|
Lunch
|
Total
|
1
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Kristiansand Beach
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Norway
|
€20.36
|
€2.50
|
€8.00
|
€4.27
|
€25.82
|
€60.95
|
2
|
Huk Beach
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Norway
|
€19.50
|
€2.80
|
€8.33
|
€4.80
|
€23.00
|
€58.43
|
3
|
Solastranda
|
Norway
|
€19.00
|
€2.67
|
€7.20
|
€4.44
|
€23.60
|
€56.91
|
4
|
Mareto Plage Publique
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French Polynesia
|
€20.72
|
€1.90
|
€6.89
|
€3.76
|
€22.10
|
€55.37
|
5
|
La Plage de Maui
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French Polynesia
|
€19.70
|
€1.90
|
€7.07
|
€3.33
|
€23.10
|
€55.10
|
6
|
Åkrasanden
|
Norway
|
€21.00
|
€2.42
|
€7.99
|
€4.00
|
€19.28
|
€54.69
|
7
|
Hamresanden
|
Norway
|
€21.67
|
€2.25
|
€7.00
|
€4.10
|
€18.88
|
€53.90
|
8
|
Ribersborg Beach
|
Sweden
|
€16.40
|
€2.00
|
€6.41
|
€3.12
|
€24.27
|
€52.20
|
9
|
Anse Vata
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New Caledonia
|
€14.46
|
€1.72
|
€7.00
|
€2.15
|
€26.69
|
€52.02
|
10
|
Anse Georgette
|
Seychelles
|
€25.12
|
€0.89
|
€6.50
|
€1.17
|
€16.66
|
€50.34
|
In contrast, the study reveals the 10 most affordable beaches are:
#
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Beach
|
Country
|
Sunscreen
|
Water
|
Beer
|
Ice-cream
|
Lunch
|
Total
|
310
|
Cua Dai Beach
|
Vietnam
|
€1.84
|
€0.47
|
€1.92
|
€0.83
|
€7.37
|
€12.43
|
309
|
City Beach
|
Vietnam
|
€2.19
|
€0.31
|
€2.02
|
€0.83
|
€7.76
|
€13.11
|
308
|
Long Beach
|
Vietnam
|
€2.42
|
€0.41
|
€1.97
|
€0.93
|
€7.87
|
€13.60
|
307
|
Marsa Nayzak
|
Egypt
|
€6.24
|
€0.20
|
€1.85
|
€0.78
|
€6.44
|
€15.51
|
306
|
Sunken City
|
Egypt
|
€6.72
|
€0.19
|
€1.91
|
€0.79
|
€6.26
|
€15.87
|
305
|
Varkala Beach
|
India
|
€3.75
|
€0.35
|
€3.13
|
€0.69
|
€8.69
|
€16.61
|
304
|
Benaulim Beach
|
India
|
€4.39
|
€0.29
|
€3.02
|
€0.58
|
€8.63
|
€16.91
|
303
|
Palolem Beach
|
India
|
€4.39
|
€0.23
|
€2.95
|
€0.63
|
Other findings from the study include:
- Sun cream is most expensive when bought from beaches in The Seychelles, costing 25.12 euros for a 200ml bottle. In comparison, Cua Dai Beach in Vietnam has the world’s least expensive sun cream, costing just 1.84 euros per bottle.
- The seaside location with the most expensive bottle of water is Huk Beach in Norway, costing 2.80 euros for a 500ml bottle. The beach with the least expensive bottle of water is Sunken City in Egypt, where the same sized bottle costs just 0.19 euros.
- The beach with the most expensive beer globally is Huk Beach in Norway, where a 33cl bottle costs 8.33 euros. In contrast, Soma Bay in Egypt is the seaside destination with the least expensive beer, available for just 0.59 euros.
- Norway’s Huk Beach also has the world’s most expensive ice creams, at 4.80 euros each. Egypt’s El Gouna is the beach with the least expensive ice creams in the world, costing just 0.49 euros.
- West Palm Beach in the American state of Florida has the world’s most expensive seaside lunch, costing 26.99 euros for one person. Egypt’s El Gouna is the beach with the most affordable lunches, available for just 5.31 euros.
The research can be found here:
UK version: https://travelbird.nl/beach-price-index-2017-uk/
US version: https://travelbird.nl/beach-price-index-2017/
UK version: https://travelbird.nl/beach-price-index-2017-uk/
US version: https://travelbird.nl/beach-price-index-2017/
