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The cheapest cities to eat and drink in Europe – where a restaurant meal costs as little as £4

Published on March 31, 2025 at 02:02 PM

The cheapest cities to eat and drink in Europe – where a restaurant meal costs as little as £4

A NEW study has revealed the most affordable cities to eat and drink, with beers from £1.67 and coffees from £1.03.

Kosovo in southeast Europe came in at the very top, with a restaurant meal costing as little as £4.18.

Aerial view of Pristina, Kosovo.
Pristina in Kosovo is where you can find some of the most affordable food and drink
People dining at a cafe in a Roman alleyway.
Known for their coffee culture, Rome is also cheap when it comes to caffeine

According to global travel booking platform, Omio, Kosovo is an affordable city for everything from beer to a caffeine pick-me-up.

The research revealed that a beer in Kosovo costs as little as £1.67 and you can grab yourself a cappuccino for £1.02

This is a bargain compared to the UK where a beer will set you back on average £4.80 (and considerably more in many places) and the average price of a coffee is £3.73.

Brits can get to Kosovo's capital of Pristina with direct flights from London, with prices starting from £56 according to Skyscanner.

You can also fly there from Manchester and Edinburgh, with layovers in Geneva and Munich.

Other affordable European cities include Skopje in North Macedonia and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where a meal in a restaurant comes in at under £6.

If coffee is more your thing and your tired of forking out big prices for your morning cappuccino, pay a visit to Rome – where a cappuccino will only set you back £1.30.

Another affordable city is Chișinău, in Moldova, where one of our reporters recently discovered they were the only tourist.

Coffee in ChiÈ™inău costs under £1.50, while beers cost from £1.28 and restaurant dishes are priced at £6.42.

Also offering affordable beer are Skopje, Pristina, and Sarajevo, where you can grab a 0.5-litre draught for under £2.

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Macedonia Square in Skopje, with equestrian statues and fountains.
Skopje is in second place when it comes to affordability
Aerial view of Prague, Czech Republic, showing the Charles Bridge and surrounding cityscape.
A meal in Prague, Czech Republic, costs as little as £7.37 in some restaurants

At the other end of the spectrum were Oslo, Vaduz, Reykjavík, Copenhagen, and Bern, which are the most expensive cities to eat and drink.

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Here Is The Full List Of The Most Afforable Cities For Food and Drink

The cheapest cities to eat and drink in Europe – where a restaurant meal costs as little as £4 3

These are the cheapest cities on average to grab a bite and enjoy a drink...

  1. Pristina, Kosovo
  2. Skopje, North Macedonia
  3. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. Minsk, Belarus
  5. Chișinău, Moldova
  6. Podgorica, Montenegro
  7. Ankara, Turkey
  8. Prague, Czech Republic
  9. Sofia, Bulgaria
  10. Budapest, Hungary
Aerial view of Rome, Italy.
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