Media Contact:
Jennifer Klein
President
Dateable.com
Phone: (215) 540-5831
E-Mail: jennifer@dateable.com
NEW YORK CITY LANDS ON
TOP:
RESULTS FROM DATEABLE.COM’S
14 CITY
COST OF DATING INDEX
When eighty-year old Doris
Drum began dating young men in the neighborhood, in 1932, a movie cost
about 25 cents – and that included a candy bar and a comic book. Grandma
Drum reminisces: "My brother, Leck, was given a $1.00 bill from our Dad
to take a girl out on a date. Oh my …How things have changed."
-- Doris Drum
Dateable.com Visitor from
Nebraska
"I usually spend about
$100.00 on a date. Can’t really get around it. Soda and popcorn at a movie,
alone, runs like $10.00. I guess you could save money with a picnic or
something, but nobody does that stuff anymore."
-- Andrew Kochan
30-year-old from Los Angeles
– June 20, 2000 – What do
you want to do? I don’t know, what do you want to do? Well, let’s get a
bite to eat and hit a movie. Not so fast ...If you’re in a major American
city, you better have at least $100.00 to $125.00 in your wallet.
Guess what? New York tops
the list.
Dateable.com, one of the
longest running Internet romance communities, just completed the initial
phase of their cost of dating index designed to give rough comparative
estimates of the cost of dating in the following 14 American cities: Chicago,
Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New Orleans, New
York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tuscon.
While many dating costs have
remained the same for the past few years, some have skyrocketed. The following
figures were estimated from an index of flowers (single stem red rose),
average dinner and tip (estimated from a group of "favorite picks" from
a variety of restaurant guides), movie tickets (randomly selected movie
theatres), two drinks, and transportation (either cab fare or .31 cents
per mile @ 15 miles).
The biggest variable, of
course, is food costs. All other costs being nearly equal, here are the
results. Not surprisingly, cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco
top the list. But, what’s at the bottom?
Later, we’ll take a look
at sporting events in some of these cities.
Dinner & Movie: A
Look at 14 Cities
New York $135.00
Chicago $128.60
San Francisco $124.00
New Jersey $117.00
Honolulu $114.00
New Orleans $110.00
Los Angeles $109.00
Philadelphia $110.20
Tuscon $98.80
Seattle $90.60
Dallas $86.00
San Diego $85.40
Portland $82.00
Las Vegas $74.60
The cost of food by thieves
behind movie concession counters was not included in our initial survey.
We also compared the average cost for a pair of average basketball tickets
(in those cities with teams).
Dinner & Basketball
Game: A Look at 6 Cities
New York $338.00
Los Angeles $231.00
Dallas $220.00
Seattle $204.00
New Jersey $165.00
Portland $145.00
Looking for some ideas about
how to save money on your next date? For a complete list of 10 Tips for
Frugal Daters, go to www.dateable.com.
Please contact Dateable.com
at (215) 540-5831 to set up an interview with Jennifer Klein at
your earliest convenience. Jennifer is a regular contributor to top
media programs and has appeared on ABC television, eyada.com and salon.com.
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