Search

Bucharest and seven other cities in Eastern Europe dominate the 2026 ranking of the best new city-break destinations created based on value for money by the British Post Office and published in its traditional City Costs Barometer .  To compile the ranking, the Barometer compared the total cost of usual tourist expenses and two nights of accommodation at a three-star hotel for two people. Five emerging cities were highlighted as offering the best value for money among the 50 destinations studied, while eight of the top ten places were dominated by Eastern Europe. Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has a rich religious and cultural history, was rated as the city with the best value for money on the continent for a short vacation in the Travel Money cost comparison report, for GBP 248.27.  Bucharest (GBP 258), Tirana (GBP 263), Belgrade (GBP 265), and Trencin (GBP 272) also ranked among the five cities with the lowest prices and on the list of the 12 cities added this year to the city costs barometer.  "Bucharest in Romania combines wide streets, parks and historic areas with a lively café and nightlife scene.