International vacationers drink at a espresso store in Hoi An, central Vietnam, 2023. Photograph by VnExpress/Hoang Phong
The traditional metropolis of Hoi An has been named the world’s least expensive long-haul vacation spot for British vacationers for the primary time, surpassing Indonesia’s Bali, in accordance with a brand new report.
The common complete price of eight standard vacationer gadgets in Hoi An is calculated at about £51 (US$64), in accordance with the newest annual Vacation Cash report launched by the Submit Workplace, the U.Okay.’s main foreign money trade company.
“The previous port metropolis of HoiAn leads the best way for vacationers on a funds, due to decrease restaurant and bar prices and a substantial drop within the worth of the Vietnamese dong,” the report stated.
The listing was compiled primarily based on the common native worth of eight standard vacationer gadgets at 40 vacationer locations internationally. These important gadgets embrace a cup of espresso, a pint of beer, a can/bottle of Coca-Cola, a bottle of water, solar cream, insect repellent and a three-course dinner for 2 with a bottle of wine.
In accordance with the report, a pint of beer in Hoi An prices solely £1.16, a can/bottle of Coca-Cola at £0.72, and suncream at £3.70 and a three-course dinner for £39.20.
Cape City in South Africa which claimed the highest spot final 12 months was pushed to the second place, adopted by Mombasa in Kenya and Tokyo in Japan.
Kuta in Bali got here in eighth.