Haarlem has most expensive café terraces, Nijmegen is cheapest
The cheapest café terraces in the Netherlands are in Nijmegen, the Telegraaf says in its annual survey of the best places to drink a beer or glass of wine in the summer sunshine.
Haarlem tops the list of expensive terraces, the Telegraaf says.
The paper compared the price of a round of drinks in all the Netherlands’ big cities. In Nijmegen a coffee, soft drink, beer and glass of rosé cost €18.77, while in Haarlem the bill was €22.09.
The biggest price rise was in Urecht, where the round had gone up 5.3% in price compared with last year, taking it to sixth place in the ranking of most expensive cities.
On average, the cost of the four drinks had risen 2.4% compared with 2013.
Den Bosch is the second most expensive city, followed by The Hague, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The survey, carried out by hospitality industry advice bureau Van Spronsen from Warmond, said the cheapest beer – an average of €1.92 – can be found in Eindhoven.
Rosé drinkers are best off in Nijmegen, with the average glass costing €3.15, while Breda tops the cheap list for soft drinks at an average €2.13.
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