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The most expensive city destinations in Europe

by Paul Joseph  |  Published September 14, 2015

Milan is the most expensive European city for hotel rooms in 2015, a new survey by TravelMag.com reveals. Comparing rates across 40 popular European cities, the survey placed Italy’s fashion capital at the top of the rankings.

Milan (Photo: Maurizio Mori via Flickr)

The results were amassed by comparing prices for double rooms across September – the most popular month for hotels in Europe. Only hotels located in city centres, rated three stars or more and with a high number of positive guest reviews were included in the survey.

Visitors to Milan during September had to pay an average of €135 euros per night for the most affordable double room. Speaking about the results, Paul Joseph from TravelMag.com said that the city’s hosting of Expo 2015, currently running in Milan until the end of October, is a major cause of the high rates.

Second in the ranking is the Swedish capital of Stockholm, where average prices during September came in at €133 euros. Munich in Germany was the third most expensive city – partly due to the annual Oktoberfest event, which begins in mid-September – where hotel guests paid an average of €127 euros for the cheapest double room.

The table below compares 40 city destinations in Europe for September 2015. The prices displayed reflect the average rate for each city’s least expensive available double room (minimum 3 stars) for the period of September 1st through to September 30th 2015.

1. Milan 135 Euros
2. Stockholm 133 Euros
3. Munich 127 Euros
4. Amsterdam 119 Euros
5. Zurich 116 Euros
6. Copenhagen 114 Euros
7. Paris 107 Euros
8. London 107 Euros
9. Oslo 106 Euros
10. Helsinki 105 Euros
11. Dublin 97 Euros
12. Barcelona 95 Euros
13. Edinburgh 94 Euros
14. Hamburg 93 Euros
15. Berlin 84 Euros
16. Cologne 81 Euros
17. Rome 76 Euros
18. Manchester 76 Euros
19. Lyon 74 Euros
20. Brussels 72 Euros
21. Warsaw 68 Euros
22. Turin 68 Euros
23. Marseille 68 Euros
24. Birmingham 67 Euros
25. Vienna 62 Euros
26. Lisbon 57 Euros
27. Madrid 56 Euros
28. Moscow 53 Euros
29. Belgrad 49 Euros
30. Istanbul 47 Euros
31. Naples 47 Euros
32. Athens 46 Euros
33. Valencia 43 Euros
34. Riga 42 Euros
35. St. Petersburg 41 Euros
36. Budapest 38 Euros
37. Prague 37 Euros
38. Bucharest 34 Euros
39. Sofia 30 Euros
40. Kiev 29 Euros