Rouble collapse brings down Russian tourism costs: The dramatic devaluation of the rouble has had an equally significant impact on the cost of visiting what have in recent times been some of Europe’s most expensive cities. According to the Europe Backpacker Index for 2015, St Petersburg is now the tenth cheapest popular tourist destination in Europe, while it is now cheaper to visit Moscow than Ibiza, Rome or Edinburgh. According to the index, the 20 cheapest European cities to visit are:
- Kiev
- Bucharest
- Sofia
- Krakow
- Belgrade
- Warsaw
- Sarajevo
- Budapest
- Cesky Krumlov
- St Petersburg
- Riga
- Zagreb
- Vilnius
- Bratislava
- Istanbul
- Split
- Prague
- Ljubljana
- Tenerife
- Moscow
Source: Rosbalt