BAD NEWS for new students in Brighton - the city is one of the most expensive in the country for a night out.
Research by international payment experts Xendpay found students exploring Brighton’s nightlife spend an average of £37.12 - the third most expensive in the UK.
London and Oxford took first and second place in the report, with a cost of £49.66 and £42.30.
Analysis found that the average cost of a beer in Brighton was £5.16 - the most expensive outside of London, with a fast-food combo meal costing £5.81 and an average taxi fare of five miles setting students back £17.
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Top ten list of most expensive cities for a student night out
- London - £49.66
- Oxford - £42.30
- Brighton - £37.12
- Edinburgh - £36.36
- Cambridge - £33.49
- Nottingham - £33.01
- Reading - £32.77
- Exeter - £32.72
- Glasgow - £32.49
- Aberdeen - £32.29
By contrast, Dundee is the cheapest city for students, paying only £25.36 on average for a night out - with a pint of beer only setting students back just £3.08 on average.
However, it was Leicester where students can find the cheapest pint - at £3.03.
A spokesperson for Xendpay said: “Freshers is right around the corner for new and returning university students. With the cost of a night out in London being almost double that of a night out in Dundee, students will need plenty of money-saving savvy to have a good night which doesn’t drain their bank account.”
Top ten list of least expensive cities for a student night out
- Dundee - £25.35
- Cardiff - £27.33
- Swansea - £27.35
- York - £28.14
- Norwich - £28.28
- Newcastle - £29.36
- Leicester - £29.95
- Southampton - £30.26
- Belfast - £30.34
- Liverpool - £30.42
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