The world’s most romantic city, Paris, has been named the most expensive city in the world to order a Club Sandwich, according to research released today by Hotels.com. The classic chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayo sandwich, available in hotels the world over, has been used as a measure of affordability by the hotel expert.

The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) will give holiday-makers an indication of the costs associated with their holiday destination, using one of the most common items on any hotel menu around the world as a barometer.

The CSI average price has been calculated by taking the real prices paid by guests for a Club Sandwich in 30 hotels in the capital city of each country measured. In total Hotels.com surveyed the Club Sandwich prices in 750 hotels in the five, four and three star category across 26 countries.

In the French capital, the CSI showed prices ranged from an extraordinary Rs. 2907 for a ‘Club’ in a five-star hotel to a more reasonable Rs. 1193 in a two star establishment, with the Paris average cost of a Club coming in at Rs. 1776. The second most expensive city was found to be the Swiss city Geneva, where the sandwich costs an average of Rs. 1747, followed closely by Rs. 1637 for a Club in Oslo.

The UK took tenth position with an average Club coming in at just above Rs. 1,000 and the cheapest sandwich available for Rs. 565. In Spain, a favourite with British holidaymakers, a Club cost an average of Rs. 869, whilst in New Delhi, India, one can find the Club at a most value for money price of Rs. 514 on average. 

Alison Couper from Hotels.com said; “When planning a trip away, many holidaymakers don’t always factor the everyday costs of items including food and drink into their decision making process. By providing people with a Club Sandwich Index it is the perfect way for holidaymakers to assess a destination’s real cost! Paris may well be the gastronomic capital of the world but at an average Rs. 1776 per Club, travellers may be better off sticking to a Croque-Monsieur...” 

The Hotels.com Club Sandwich Index (CSI):

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