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(Vancouver prices sourced at Everything Wine, Shopper’s Drug Mart and Cineplex Odeon. All figures in Canadian dollars at the official conversion rate.)
— Gordon McIntyre
How does Vancouver compare with other romantic cities around the world when it comes to the cost of Valentine’s Day? A fancy dinner, romantic cruise of Coal Harbour, roses, it can all add up. Global data provider AIRINC came up with a simple basket of cost-of-living items and compared the price of wine, chocolate and a movie in five cities worldwide. We added Vancouver, which in this case isn’t really that expensive after all — as long as you’re not buying your sweetheart some real estate.
A bottle of red wine: Casillero
del Diablo: $15.49 Two general-admission movie tickets: $22.50 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $3
TOTAL: $40.99
VANCOUVER
A bottle of red wine: Casillero
del Diablo: $11.52 Two general-admission movie tickets: $20.75 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $4.12
TOTAL: $36.39
PRAGUE
BUENOS AIRES
A bottle of red wine: Casillero
del Diablo: $13.72 Two general-admission movie tickets: $30.74 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $4.06
TOTAL: $48.52
A bottle of red wine:
Casillero del Diablo: $14.70 Two general-admission movie tickets: $41.08 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $8.47
TOTAL: $64.25
PARIS
A bottle of red wine: Casillero
del Diablo: $19.68 Two general-admission movie tickets: $49.90 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $5.77
TOTAL: $75.35
SYDNEY
FLORENCE
A bottle of red wine: Casillero
del Diablo: $10.63 Two general-admission movie tickets: $25.40 A Lindt 100-gram chocolate bar: $3.95
TOTAL: $39.98