Looking for love will cost you.
In the past six years, the price of eating out in NYC has increased nearly 30% , according to the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance and Office of the New York City Comptroller, while other costs associated with going out, such as taxis and Ubers, have also risen sharply.
Local men complain that dating has become ridiculously pricey.
“The dates keep getting more expensive,” said Benny Boas, a 31-year-old CEO of an educational tech startup who lives on the Upper East Side. “It takes me about $1,000 to realize I don’t really like somebody.”
“You can really dig yourself into a hole,” added Charles Gargano, a 31-year-old attorney who lives on the Upper East Side and recently had a date with a Staten Island woman. Wanting to be a gentleman, he offered to meet her at a restaurant near her home — and ended up spending $150 to Uber there.