Tunis offers the best value for Indian travellers this year when it comes to the common incidental costs while staying in a hotel,according to a cost comparison report released today by TripAdvisor. 

The results are taken from the second annual TripAdvisor TripIndex Room Service report, which compares the cost of room service items in 48 popular destinations around the world. The study takes into account the cost of a club sandwich ordered through room service, the dry cleaning of one shirt and from the mini bar: a bottle of water, peanuts, amini bottle of vodka and a can of cola. 

The combined cost of these room service items will set you back by INR 1138 in Tunis – almost five timesless thanat the costliest destination, Helsinki, where the price totals INR 5498. South Africa’s Cape Town follows closely as the second best value destination for room service at INR 1419, while another Scandinavian city, Oslo, is revealed as the second most expensive at INR 5415. 

The room rate alone doesn’t give an accurate picture of what the full cost of staying at a hotel can be, especially when you see the wide range of prices for everyday room service items between destinations around the world.TripIndex Room Service gives travellers a useful snapshot of where their money will stretch the furthest when it comes to the cost of these items. 

Our very own Mumbai ranks number 14 among the least expensive cities with the combined cost of the room service items being INR 1916.76. However, when you consider the cost of room service and room rate combined the cost comes to INR 9787.71. 

Shell out in Scandinavia, see savings in Africa 

This year’s results show that you are likely to pay a lot more as four Scandinavian cities make it into theworld’s top ten most expensive destinations. 

Europe as a whole dominates the most expensive list laying claim to six of the top ten. Helsinki in Finland and Oslo in Norway take first and second place respectively while Zurich, Stockholm and Paris are placed fourth, fifth and sixth. Seoul is the only non-European city to be named in the top five most expensive destinations. 

Travellers looking to bag a bargain should head south toAfrica where three of the continent’s destinations feature in the top five places offering the best value – Tunis in Tunisia, Cape Townin South Africa and Marrakechin Morocco.In Europe, the least expensive city destination for room service is Budapest, where a full set of basket items will cost over a third of the price of the equivalent items’ cost in Helsinki. 

London not as pricey as once perceived 

London is often considered one of the world’s most expensive destinations, but when it comes to the common costs incurred once checked-in to a hotel, the capital actually provides better value than many rival European cities. This year, the capital city is ranked 13th place in the priciest list – making it a cheaper option than New York and Paris. 

Jakarta best value for room service and room rates combined 

While Tunis is revealed as the number one destination for best value room service, when you consider the cost of room service and room rate combined, Jakarta at INR 7335.17 replaces Tunis as number one destination for value overall. 

In the most expensive list, it seems that pricey room service and pricey hotel room rates go hand-in-hand as eight of the costliest destinations remain in the top 10. This time however, New York City replaces Helsinki as the most expensive with a total cost of INR 26679.76compared with Helsinki’s INR 17891.39.

TripIndex Room Service at a glance

From the least expensive to the most expensive (green and orange indicate leastand most expensive destinations for each item respectively):

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