Can you guess how much dinner for two, a bottle of wine, and two movie tickets will set you back?
Not all dates are created equal. (Ain't that the truth?)
Turns out, their accompanying tabs aren't equal, either. In a recent survey from Match.com, the dating site, along with financial analysis company, 24/7 Wall Street, created an index to determine the average cost of a date in every state of America. As USA TODAY reports, a "date," by the survey's measures included dinner for two, a bottle of wine, and two movie tickets. Nationally, the average cost came out to $102.32, with New York ringing in as the most expensive state for a date with an average cost of $297.27. The best deal? South Dakota, clocking in with an average date cost of $38.27.
Read on to see how each Southern state ranked.
- Alabama: $87.93
- Arkansas: $59.01
- Delaware: $134.27
- Florida: $128.82
- Georgia: $121.12
- Kentucky: $81.76
- Louisiana: $86.15
- Maryland: $209.33
- Mississippi: $68.29
- Missouri: $71.08
- North Carolina: $88.53
- Oklahoma: $63.65
- South Carolina: $84.92
- Tennessee: $92.38
- Texas: $110.99
- Virginia: $140.85
- West Virginia: $96.84
Now that we've talked money, check out "Dates Only Southerners Have Gone On" for some big laughs. Derby races, football games, and bonfires? But of course.
