Slovakia, I’d say. You get a lot for your money there.

portugal or spain. eg, a coffee costs around 3€ in London, 2€ in Athens. In Portugal, 0,50€. Spain has similar prices.

actually, Tim is right. Slovakia has lower prices.

I would have to say Switzerland. For one, they don’t use the Euro, they still have the Swiss Franc. It’s been awhile since I have been there so I am not sure if they accept Euros anyways. Also everyone that I met there in my travels says it’s better to shop there than in any of the surrounding countries especially for watches and swiss army knives. I know a lot of people live in France and commute to Geneva because cost of living is so high, but for tourism, I have to say you get the best value for your dollar there. Plus it is a gorgeous country and extremely clean.

excuse me, but portugal is not a cheap country anymore. it’s probably good value, but not cheap!

Definitely not London! ;-)

You took my words baharder. London is so expensive. I have been thinking about living there for a year or two, saving some money, and coming back here and seeing it double. I would say Italy. There are still many places where for what you pay you get a magnificent room. I stayed in a “hostel” in Florence for 20 euro and I got wooden floors and frescos on the cieling in a building with much character. And the food is relatively cheap. Expect to be dehydrated or paying a lot for water.

I’m not sure what your question has to do with London, but Eastern European (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland…..) Countries tend to be a better value than Western ones.

Eastern Europe defininitly… probably Bulgaria or Romania, both are beautiful.

K

Gee, coffee may be 1€ in Bratislava and 2£ in London, but then you are in Bratislava! Value doesn’t equate to lowest price. It involves quality, convenience, ambience, etc.

A good value in London is catching a train up to Norfolk, or down to Croydon or Brighton, and staying at a B&B where you can get different ideas from the host, and drink in a ‘local’ not some touristy pub near Covent Garden. Its unlikely you’ll run out of peopel that will talk to a Yank.

There are values in Bratislava too…. but (at least from the US) you’ll pay a lot more to get there. e.g. Fly to Vienna and drive across the border (leave lots of time crossing both ways.) You can afford 2-3 times as many nights in hotels as London or Paris, but unless you have relatives there, or you are doing a photo documentary on gypsies – what are your plans for the rest of the trip? You can walk the city centre in a half day. Many speak English and are friendly but are not used to casual tourists just asking a lot of questions about the EU and growth and the fall of Communism….

In the end your time and experience are the true value of traveling, not how cheap the place is…

Sorry for the rant…

Hungary. I spent a week there in March, eating out and staying at a nice hostel, for $100USD. (Not counting airfare.) Beautiful country, cheap/easy metro system. I think a 3-day unlimited metro pass was literally $7USD.

I don’t know why you wanna be dinning and shopping in Europe if looking for something cheap. I would have gone somewhere it’s also worthwhile.

No offense. If you could be in the U.K., everywhere else is cheaper, mate. I loved Spain and it wasn’t expensive.