Breakfast at the hotel or at a local restaurant?

Tripadvisors' TripIndex Breakfast ranking compares the cost of a one-night stay in selected hotels with breakfast included versus a one-night stay in the same hotel with breakfast at a local restaurant during October and November in 37 major tourist cities around the world. Buenos Aires is the most economical destination for Spaniards.

 

The study, conducted by independent research firm Ipsos, analyzes the following costs: spending a night in a selected hotel with breakfast included, spending the night in a hotel without breakfast, the cost of a breakfast in the hotel, and the cost of breakfast in a local restaurant.

It is found that spending the night with breakfast included in Buenos Aires will only costía 62.79€, seven times cheaper than the price of a hotel stay with breakfast in the most expensive destination hotel in this study, the city of New York, with an average of 464.21€.

When it comes to the cost of a hotel with breakfast versus the cost of eating breakfast at a local restaurant, the cheapest hotel breakfast can be found in Istanbul, at an average price of 5.41€, while the most expensive, with an average price of 26.12€, is Zúrich.

Warsaw and Sharm el Sheikh tie for the cheapest breakfast in a local restaurant, both with an average of 4.10€, while Hong Kong offers the most expensive breakfast in a local restaurant, priced at 32.43€.

For travelers who don't mind leaving the hotel in the morning, the TripIndex Breakfast study shows that for most destinations, opting for just an accommodation package and going to a local restaurant for breakfast can help save euros.

For those who choose this option, the biggest savings can be made in Kuala Lumpur, where travelers can save an average of 23.14€ by opting for a hotel package without breakfast and then having breakfast locally, versus a one-night stay with breakfast included at the hotel. This is followed Sydney, where travelers can save an average of 18.83€.

The study also shows that choosing only accommodation in Madrid is more than 18€ cheaper than accommodation that includes breakfast, if we take into account that breakfast outside the hotel isá on average at 6.54 €, the savings to be madeán choosing only accommodation is more significant. Spain's capital city stands out among the six cheapest destinations where having breakfast in a local restaurant is more affordable than in the hotel.