Finance: The 18 most expensive cities in the world to eat dinner out at a restaurant

Tokyo, Oslo, Zurich and 15 other cities around the world where eating dinner out at a neighborhood restaurant is liable to run up a big tab.

Making a habit of eating out at restaurants is quick way to bust your budget. Cooking at home is almost always going to be cheaper.

That's especially true in major, cosmopolitan cities like Tokyo, Oslo, and Zurich, where dinner for two at a regular neighborhood restaurant — not even a fancy establishment — will run you over $60. In 15 other cities around the world it will cost at least $40.

That's according to a recent report by Deutsche Bank, which analyzes the cost of living and compares prices among the largest cities around the world.

The report sources prices from Expatistan, a site that tracks cost-of-living expenses in over 200 countries, for a "basic dinner at a neighborhood pub for two" in nearly 50 cities.

Here are the 18 most expensive cities in the world for eating dinner out at a restaurant.

All prices are in US dollars.

18. Singapore — $40.20

17. Helsinki, Finland — $40.70

16. Toronto, Canada — $40.90

15. Chicago, United States — $43.90

14. Dublin, Ireland — $46

13. Amsterdam, Netherlands — $46.40

12. Stockholm, Sweden — $46.50

11. London, United Kingdom — $48.50

10. Paris, France — $48.60

9. Hong Kong — $49

8. Brussels, Belgium — $49.20

7. Boston, United States — $49.70

6. San Francisco, United States — $50.30

5. Copenhagen, Denmark — $55.70

4. New York City, United States — $56

3. Tokyo, Japan — $60.70

2. Oslo, Norway — $63

1. Zurich, Switzerland — $73.70

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