If you judge the cost of holidaying in a country by the price of ice cream, head to Bulgaria this summer, says currency expert
ICE, (International Currency Exchange).
ICE has created the
ICE Lickometer to reveal the cost of an ice cream in key holiday hotspots around the globe.
According to ICE’s research, Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria offer the best price on a refreshing ice cream at just 59 pence. An ice cream in Riga, Latvia is around 60 pence and in Dubrovnik, Croatia Brits would pay just 71 pence.
Berlin also offers great value at just 84 pence, while Prague is around the same at 83 pence. However, ever-popular France sees costs soar, along with the summer temperatures, with an ice-cream costing between £1.68 and £2.94 in Paris, whilst it’ll cost £1.86 for a cone along the canals of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The USA and Canada remain hot favourites for British travellers, but the weakening Pound against the Dollar means they don’t offer the best value.
An ice cream in Toronto costs £1.84. In the US, surprisingly, Los Angeles ice-creams don’t come with a movie star price tag and start at just 68 pence, going up to a reasonable £1.02, whilst in Miami you could splash out £4.44 or a more reasonable £1.02 to £2.73 in New York.
The most expensive ice cream was found in Canada’s Vaughan, which since its incorporation as a city in 1991 has become one of Canada's fastest-growing municipalities, and an ice cream there will set you back a whopping £6.72.
Similarly, in the heat and dust of Cairo, Egypt, an ice cream could be hard to swallow, after parting with £6.08 for the privilege. Meanwhile, in Turkey an ice cream will cost between 88 pence and £1.32 and in Thailand, travellers can cool down for just 64 pence.
“Getting a good exchange rate on your holiday money by shopping around online is important but it’s also good to have an idea of day to day costs and the price of an ice cream is a very good indicator,” said Joanna Williams, Head of Marketing for
ICE.
“Non-Euro hot spots are certainly the best place to get more licks for your holiday lolly this summer, according to the ICE Lickometer, so it’s perhaps not surprising that the Bulgarian Lev is now the third most ordered currency from ICE, after the Euro and US Dollar.
“ICE’s competitive online exchange rate means customers currently get 65 extra Bulgarian Levs than if they used a high street bank – that’s around 48 more ice creams.”
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