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How much does it cost to see a city in a day?

By Daniel Maroto · Updated September 2026

We ran the numbers: how much the admission tickets cost to see a city's must-sees in a single day. We analysed 97 destinations counting only paid museums and landmarks (no tours or excursions). The gaps are huge.

HEADLINE FIGURE
From €0 to €124 a day, tickets onlySeeing the must-sees costs €30 a day in tickets on average. But Dubrovnik (€124) and A Coruña (€3) play in different leagues; and in 9 cities the best sights aren't paid at a ticket office.

The 12 priciest cities for tickets

Sum of admission prices to a city's must-see museums and landmarks.

124 €
100 €
93 €
91 €
80 €
70 €
70 €
68 €
68 €
67 €
65 €
SpainRest of EuropeRest of the world

Average by region

Average daily ticket cost. Spain is a bargain next to the big capitals.

Spain
20 €
Rest of Europe
42 €
Rest of the world
31 €

All 97 cities, sortable

CityCountryTickets/dayPaidFree
DubrovnikCroatia124 €433 %
SingaporeSingapore100 €340 %
BudapestHungary93 €357 %
FlorenceItaly91 €544 %
ViennaAustria80 €433 %
New YorkUnited States70 €250 %
EstocolmoSweden70 €420 %
LondonUnited Kingdom68 €250 %
Siem ReapCambodia68 €257 %
ParisFrance67 €325 %
RomeItaly65 €433 %
Rio de JaneiroBrazil65 €233 %
GranadaSpain64 €340 %
LanzaroteSpain64 €429 %
CairoEgypt61 €433 %
ValenciaSpain60 €40 %
AmsterdamNetherlands58 €320 %
IstanbulTurkey55 €250 %
GironaSpain53 €260 %
AthensGreece47 €340 %
BrusselsBelgium46 €357 %
MilanItaly45 €340 %
DublinIreland44 €250 %
MéridaSpain43 €420 %
CopenhagueDenmark41 €233 %
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates40 €133 %
TenerifeSpain40 €180 %
PisaItaly40 €333 %
BarcelonaSpain39 €233 %
AgraIndia38 €613 %
WarsawPoland38 €550 %
CordobaSpain37 €517 %
LisbonPortugal35 €30 %
MadridSpain33 €260 %
VeniceItaly33 €225 %
NaplesItaly33 €320 %
OsakaJapan32 €340 %
Kuala LumpurMalaysia30 €267 %
Mexico CityMexico29 €417 %
San Lorenzo de El EscorialSpain28 €225 %
SevilleSpain26 €233 %
SalzburgAustria25.3 €257 %
ToledoSpain25 €433 %
KrakowPoland25 €425 %
LeónSpain25 €325 %
MarrakeshMorocco23 €260 %
EdinburghUnited Kingdom22 €180 %
Palma de MallorcaSpain21 €325 %
BangkokThailand21 €325 %
SegoviaSpain21 €340 %
CartagenaSpain21 €517 %
MalagaSpain20 €30 %
Buenos AiresArgentina20 €167 %
SeoulSouth Korea20 €333 %
NiceFrance20 €263 %
BerlinGermany19 €175 %
BaliIndonesia19 €517 %
TokyoJapan18 €150 %
DelhiIndia18 €356 %
BurgosSpain17 €240 %
BilbaoSpain16 €150 %
PortoPortugal16 €250 %
SalamancaSpain16 €250 %
PragueCzech Republic15 €175 %
MunichGermany15 €180 %
ÁvilaSpain15 €320 %
NerjaSpain15 €175 %
BrugesBelgium14 €160 %
SplitCroatia14 €275 %
SantanderSpain14 €267 %
Santiago de CompostelaSpain12 €180 %
KyotoJapan12 €363 %
Hong KongChina12 €257 %
SantoriniGreece12 €143 %
CuencaSpain12 €160 %
OviedoSpain11 €233 %
Alcalá de HenaresSpain10 €240 %
SitgesSpain10 €167 %
ZaragozaSpain9 €250 %
RondaSpain9 €180 %
AranjuezSpain9 €175 %
CadizSpain7 €167 %
CáceresSpain7 €175 %
PamplonaSpain7 €267 %
HanoiVietnam6.7 €333 %
San SebastiánSpain4 €150 %
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam4 €250 %
A CoruñaSpain3 €180 %
CancunMexico0 €033 %
HavanaCuba0 €080 %
AlicanteSpain0 €075 %
PhuketThailand0 €056 %
SorrentoItaly0 €050 %
ChinchónSpain0 €0100 %
MontserratSpain0 €067 %
Gran CanariaSpain0 €0100 %
IbizaSpain0 €0100 %

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«Must-see» = a priority-1 attraction (the ones we always recommend). The cost adds up only the tickets to monuments and museums on that list; we exclude guided tours and full-day excursions. So every figure is reproducible — here is what makes up each one.

Verification: General-admission prices, compiled and reviewed in September 2026. The current price and availability show when you book; check each monument's official site for reduced or free rates, free-entry slots and any changes.

See each city's breakdown — which tickets make up each figure
Dubrovnik · 124 € = Murallas de Dubrovnik 35 € + Fuerte Lovrijenac 35 € + Teleférico al monte Srd 27 € + Isla de Lokrum 27 € · +2 free
Singapore · 100 € = Gardens by the Bay 23 € + Marina Bay Sands SkyPark 22 € + Universal Studios Singapore 55 € · +2 free
Budapest · 93 € = Gran Sinagoga de la calle Dohány 28 € + Parlamento de Hungría 35 € + Balneario Széchenyi 30 € · +4 free
Florence · 91 € = Basílica de Santa Croce 8 € + Palazzo Vecchio 12 € + Cúpula de Brunelleschi 30 € + Galería de los Uffizi 25 € + Galería de la Academia 16 € · +4 free
Vienna · 80 € = Museo de Historia del Arte (Kunsthistorisches) 21 € + Palacio Hofburg 16 € + Palacio de Schönbrunn 26 € + Palacio Belvedere 17 € · +2 free
New York · 70 € = Empire State Building 42 € + Memorial y Museo del 11-S 28 € · +3 free
Estocolmo · 70 € = Palacio Real de Estocolmo (Kungliga slottet) 16 € + Museo Vasa (Vasamuseet) 19 € + Skansen (museo al aire libre y zoo) 21 € + Ayuntamiento de Estocolmo (Stadshuset) 14 € · +1 free
London · 68 € = London Eye 33 € + Torre de Londres 35 € · +2 free
Siem Reap · 68 € = Angkor Wat 34 € + Amanecer en Angkor Wat 34 € · +4 free
Paris · 67 € = Museo de Orsay 16 € + Torre Eiffel (cima) 29 € + Museo del Louvre 22 € · +1 free
Rome · 65 € = Galería Borghese 15 € + Coliseo, Foro y Palatino 18 € + Museos Vaticanos y Capilla Sixtina 27 € + Panteón de Agripa 5 € · +2 free
Rio de Janeiro · 65 € = Cristo Redentor 30 € + Pan de Azúcar en teleférico 35 € · +1 free
Granada · 64 € = Espectáculo de flamenco en cueva del Sacromonte 28 € + Alhambra y Generalife 18 € + Palacios Nazaríes 18 € · +2 free
Lanzarote · 64 € = Cueva de los Verdes 17 € + Mirador del Río 9 € + Fundación César Manrique 8 € + Parque Nacional de Timanfaya 30 € · +2 free
Cairo · 61 € = Mezquita de Muhammad Ali 12 € + Pirámides de Giza 15 € + Gran Museo Egipcio 22 € + Ciudadela de Saladino 12 € · +2 free
Valencia · 60 € = Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias 14 € + Oceanogràfic 35 € + Lonja de la Seda 2 € + Catedral y Miguelete 9 €
Amsterdam · 58 € = Rijksmuseum 22 € + Museo Van Gogh 20 € + Casa de Ana Frank 16 € · +1 free
Istanbul · 55 € = Santa Sofía 25 € + Palacio Topkapi 30 € · +3 free
Girona · 53 € = Catedral de Santa María de Girona 8 € + El Call (barrio judío) 45 € · +3 free
Athens · 47 € = Acrópolis de Atenas 20 € + Museo de la Acrópolis 15 € + Museo Arqueológico Nacional 12 € · +2 free
Brussels · 46 € = Museos Reales de Bellas Artes de Bélgica 15 € + Museo Magritte 15 € + Atomium 16 € · +4 free
Milan · 45 € = Terrazas del Duomo 15 € + Catedral del Duomo 15 € + La Última Cena de Da Vinci 15 € · +2 free
Dublin · 44 € = Trinity College y Libro de Kells 18 € + Fábrica Guinness Storehouse 26 € · +2 free
Mérida · 43 € = Teatro Romano de Mérida 17 € + Anfiteatro Romano de Mérida 17 € + Museo Nacional de Arte Romano 3 € + Alcazaba Árabe de Mérida 6 € · +1 free
Copenhague · 41 € = Palacio de Christiansborg (Christiansborg Slot) 22 € + Castillo de Rosenborg (Rosenborg Slot) 19 € · +2 free
Dubai · 40 € = Burj Khalifa (piso 124) 40 € · +1 free
Tenerife · 40 € = Teleférico del Teide 40 € · +4 free
Pisa · 40 € = Torre inclinada de Pisa 20 € + Catedral de Pisa 10 € + Baptisterio de San Juan 10 € · +2 free
Barcelona · 39 € = Sagrada Família 26 € + Park Güell 13 € · +1 free
Agra · 38 € = Taj Mahal al amanecer 13 € + Fuerte de Agra 8 € + Tumba de Itimad-ud-Daula 4 € + Mehtab Bagh 3 € + Tumba de Akbar en Sikandra 4 € + Fatehpur Sikri 6 € · +1 free
Warsaw · 38 € = Castillo Real de Varsovia 9 € + Palacio de la Cultura y la Ciencia 6 € + Museo del Alzamiento de Varsovia 7 € + Museo POLIN de Historia de los Judíos Polacos 8 € + Palacio de Wilanów 8 € · +5 free
Cordoba · 37 € = Medina Azahara 9 € + Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba 13 € + Patios de Córdoba 6 € + Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos 5 € + Puente Romano y Torre de la Calahorra 4 € · +1 free
Lisbon · 35 € = Torre de Belém 8 € + Monasterio de los Jerónimos 12 € + Castillo de San Jorge 15 €
Madrid · 33 € = Palacio Real de Madrid 18 € + Museo del Prado 15 € · +3 free
Venice · 33 € = Basílica de San Marcos 3 € + Palacio Ducal 30 € · +1 free
Naples · 33 € = Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Nápoles 18 € + Capilla Sansevero 10 € + Castel Sant'Elmo 5 € · +1 free
Osaka · 32 € = Castillo de Osaka 4 € + Acuario Kaiyukan 16 € + Umeda Sky Building 12 € · +2 free
Kuala Lumpur · 30 € = Torres Petronas 18 € + Torre de Kuala Lumpur 12 € · +4 free
Mexico City · 29 € = Castillo de Chapultepec 6 € + Templo Mayor 5 € + Palacio de Bellas Artes 4 € + Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul) 14 € · +1 free
San Lorenzo de El Escorial · 28 € = Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial 15 € + Valle de Cuelgamuros 13 € · +1 free
Seville · 26 € = Real Alcázar de Sevilla 14 € + Catedral y Giralda 12 € · +1 free
Salzburg · 25.3 € = Fortaleza de Hohensalzburg 13.3 € + Casa natal de Mozart 12 € · +4 free
Toledo · 25 € = Catedral Primada de Toledo 12 € + Alcázar de Toledo 5 € + Sinagoga del Tránsito 4 € + Iglesia de Santo Tomé (El Greco) 4 € · +2 free
Krakow · 25 € = Castillo de Wawel 8 € + Catedral de Wawel 5 € + Basílica de Santa María 4 € + Fábrica de Schindler 8 € · +2 free
León · 25 € = Catedral de León 8 € + Real Basílica de San Isidoro 7 € + Casa Botines 10 € · +1 free
Marrakesh · 23 € = Palacio de la Bahía 7 € + Jardín Majorelle 16 € · +3 free
Edinburgh · 22 € = Castillo de Edimburgo 22 € · +4 free
Palma de Mallorca · 21 € = Catedral de Mallorca (La Seu) 10 € + Palacio Real de la Almudaina 7 € + Castillo de Bellver 4 € · +1 free
Bangkok · 21 € = Gran Palacio Real 13 € + Templo Wat Pho 5 € + Templo Wat Arun 3 € · +1 free
Segovia · 21 € = Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso 9 € + Alcázar de Segovia 8 € + Catedral de Segovia 4 € · +2 free
Cartagena · 21 € = Teatro Romano de Cartagena 6 € + Castillo de la Concepción 4 € + Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (ARQUA) 3 € + Barrio del Foro Romano (Molinete) 5 € + Muralla Púnica 3 € · +1 free
Malaga · 20 € = Alcazaba de Málaga 4 € + Castillo de Gibralfaro 4 € + Museo Picasso Málaga 12 €
Buenos Aires · 20 € = Teatro Colón 20 € · +2 free
Seoul · 20 € = Palacio Gyeongbokgung 3 € + Palacio Changdeokgung y Jardín Secreto 5 € + Torre N de Seúl (Namsan) 12 € · +2 free
Nice · 20 € = Museo Marc Chagall 10 € + Museo Matisse 10 € · +5 free
Berlin · 19 € = Isla de los Museos 19 € · +3 free
Bali · 19 € = Templo Ulun Danu Beratan 5 € + Bosque de los Monos 5 € + Arrozales de Tegallalang 2 € + Templo de Uluwatu 3 € + Templo de Tanah Lot 4 € · +1 free
Tokyo · 18 € = Mirador Shibuya Sky 18 € · +2 free
Delhi · 18 € = Fuerte Rojo 6 € + Qutab Minar 6 € + Tumba de Humayun 6 € · +5 free
Burgos · 17 € = Catedral de Burgos 11 € + Museo de la Evolución Humana 6 € · +2 free
Bilbao · 16 € = Museo Guggenheim Bilbao 16 € · +2 free
Porto · 16 € = Librería Lello 8 € + Livraría Lello 8 € · +3 free
Salamanca · 16 € = Universidad de Salamanca 10 € + Catedral Nueva y Vieja 6 € · +2 free
Prague · 15 € = Castillo de Praga 15 € · +3 free
Munich · 15 € = Palacio de Nymphenburg 15 € · +4 free
Ávila · 15 € = Muralla de Ávila 5 € + Catedral de Ávila 8 € + Convento de Santa Teresa 2 € · +1 free
Nerja · 15 € = Cuevas de Nerja 15 € · +3 free
Bruges · 14 € = Campanario de Brujas 14 € · +3 free
Split · 14 € = Catedral de San Domnio 7 € + Campanario de la Catedral 7 € · +6 free
Santander · 14 € = Centro Botín 8 € + Palacio de la Magdalena 6 € · +4 free
Santiago de Compostela · 12 € = Museo de la Catedral y Pórtico de la Gloria 12 € · +4 free
Kyoto · 12 € = Templo Kiyomizu-dera 3 € + Pabellón Dorado Kinkaku-ji 3 € + Castillo Nijo 6 € · +5 free
Hong Kong · 12 € = Victoria Peak (The Peak) 11 € + Star Ferry 1 € · +4 free
Santorini · 12 € = Yacimiento arqueológico de Akrotiri 12 € · +3 free
Cuenca · 12 € = Catedral de Cuenca (visita guiada) 12 € · +3 free
Oviedo · 11 € = Catedral de Oviedo 7 € + Santa María del Naranco 4 € · +1 free
Alcalá de Henares · 10 € = Universidad de Alcalá (Colegio de San Ildefonso) 6 € + Corral de Comedias 4 € · +2 free
Sitges · 10 € = Museo del Cau Ferrat 10 € · +2 free
Zaragoza · 9 € = La Seo - Catedral del Salvador 4 € + Palacio de la Aljafería 5 € · +3 free
Ronda · 9 € = Plaza de Toros de Ronda 9 € · +4 free
Aranjuez · 9 € = Palacio Real de Aranjuez 9 € · +3 free
Cadiz · 7 € = Catedral de Cádiz 7 € · +2 free
Cáceres · 7 € = Concatedral de Santa María 7 € · +3 free
Pamplona · 7 € = Catedral de Santa María la Real 5 € + Museo de Navarra 2 € · +4 free
Hanoi · 6.7 € = Templo de Ngoc Son 1.2 € + Templo de la Literatura 1.5 € + Espectáculo de marionetas de agua 4 € · +3 free
San Sebastián · 4 € = Funicular de Monte Igueldo 4 € · +2 free
Ho Chi Minh City · 4 € = Palacio de la Reunificación 2 € + Museo de los Vestigios de la Guerra 2 € · +4 free
A Coruña · 3 € = Torre de Hércules 3 € · +4 free
Cancun · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +1 free
Havana · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +4 free
Alicante · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +3 free
Phuket · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +5 free
Sorrento · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +4 free
Chinchón · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +4 free
Montserrat · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +4 free
Gran Canaria · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +5 free
Ibiza · 0 € = no paid tickets among its must-sees · +6 free

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FAQ

How much are tickets to see Madrid, Barcelona, Rome or Paris?

Seeing the paid must-sees costs about €33 in Madrid, €39 in Barcelona, €65 in Rome and €67 in Paris (per person, one day, tickets only). Build your plan on any budget with the Trip Planner.

Which city is the most and least expensive?

The priciest for tickets is Dubrovnik (€124). Among paid ones, the cheapest is A Coruña (€3). And in 9 cities the ticket cost to landmarks is €0 because the best of them is beach, nature or excursions.

What does this figure include and exclude?

It includes only the admission price of the paid must-sees (museums, landmarks, viewpoints). It excludes transport, accommodation, meals and tours/excursions. See the full method on the methodology page.

Why do some beach cities show €0?

Because their highlights aren't paid at a box office: beaches, viewpoints, walks. It doesn't mean the trip is free — spending there goes to excursions or experiences, which we exclude for a fair comparison.

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