2010 Prices for Selected Popular Cultural Goods and Services (November)
Country |
A. Private Sector Culture Industries |
B. Public or Subsidized Arts Institutions |
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1. Music |
2. Books |
3. Film |
4. Museums |
5. Arts Education |
6. Theatre |
|
Regular price of the Katie Melua Album "The House" |
Regular price of the latest Stieg Larsson hardcover book "The Girl Who Played with Fire" |
Typical price of a cinema ticket for the latest international feature film, "Avatar" |
Entrance fee to an exhibition in a main national museum / gallery of modern art |
Hourly rate for children's piano lesson at a local public music school |
2nd balcony or 3rd category ticket for medium-sized opera in the main opera house located in the capital |
|
Albania |
3.60 EUR |
12.25 EUR |
3.60 EUR |
0.75-1.50 EUR |
Free |
1.50 EUR |
Armenia |
Not available |
Not available |
1 000-1 500 AMD |
1000 AMD |
About 600 AMD |
2 000 AMD |
Austria |
16.99 EUR |
23.60 EUR |
8.50 EUR |
9 EUR |
12 EUR |
70-75 EUR |
Azerbaijan |
9 AZN |
14.20 AZN |
8 AZN |
10 AZN |
0 AZN |
11 AZN |
Belgium |
18.99 EUR |
19.99 EUR |
9 EUR |
10 EUR |
65 EUR/year |
80 EUR |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Not available at the moment, was around 15 EUR |
46 KM |
6 KM (average price) |
free |
100 KM/per year |
8 KM |
Bulgaria |
44.70 BGN |
18 BGN |
12 BGN |
10 BGN |
15 BGN |
12 BGN |
Canada |
10 CAD |
16.87 CAD |
16-19 CAD |
15 CAD* |
56 CAD |
127 CAD |
Croatia |
116 KN |
199 KN |
33 KN |
30 KN |
60-140 KN |
80 KN |
Cyprus |
17.99 EUR |
24.90 EUR |
7.5 EUR |
3 EUR |
15 EUR |
35 EUR |
Czech Rep. |
569 CZK |
215 CZK |
219 CZK |
250 CZK |
100 CZK |
700 CZK |
Denmark |
100 DKK |
200 DKK |
90 DK |
O DKK (general exhibitions) / 95 DKK (particular exhibitons) - 12.74 EUR |
300 DKK |
450 DKK |
Estonia |
12.7 EUR |
16.8 EUR |
4.1 EUR |
5.5 EUR |
14 EUR |
18.5 EUR |
France |
15.99 EUR |
21.85 EUR |
7 EUR |
12 EUR |
2.3 EUR |
125 EUR |
FYR of Macedonia |
600 MKD* |
600 MKD* |
180 MKD |
60 MKD |
400-500 MKD |
200 MKD |
Georgia |
12 GEL |
N/A |
10-15 GEL |
1.5-3 GEL |
5-15 GEL |
5-10 GEL |
Germany |
14.99 EUR |
22.95 EUR |
6-9.50 EUR |
8-10 EUR |
20-30 EUR |
32-57 EUR |
Hungary |
4 200 HUF |
3 190 HUF |
1 850 HUF |
1 200 HUF |
2 500 HUF |
7 500 HUF |
Ireland |
9.99 EUR |
8.99 EUR |
10.70 EUR |
Free |
30 EUR |
21.50 EUR |
Italy |
21.50 EUR |
19.50 EUR |
10 EUR (in 3d) |
10 EUR |
15 EUR |
48 EUR (first night) 32 EUR (performance) |
Latvia |
14.99 LVL |
10.98 LVL |
4.25 LVL |
2.5 LVL |
- |
6-10 LVL |
Liechtenstein |
27.90 CHF |
39.90 CHF |
15 CHF |
12 CHF |
40 CHF* |
-** |
Lithuania |
55 LTL |
38.7 LTL |
17-18 LTL |
6 LTL |
80-90 LTL |
50-130 LTL |
Moldova |
12-15 EUR |
15-25 EUR |
5-10 EUR |
0.18-1 EUR |
2.5 EUR |
7-20 EUR |
Netherlands |
12.99 EUR |
29.95 EUR |
9 EUR |
14 EUR |
17 EUR |
55 EUR |
Norway |
99 NOK |
349 NOK |
75 NOK |
Free of Charge |
200 NOK |
490 NOK |
Poland |
12.3 EUR |
12 EUR |
7 EUR |
3.5 EUR |
10 EUR |
8 EUR |
Portugal |
14.99 EUR |
22.21 EUR |
5.95 EUR |
5.00 EUR |
20-50 EUR |
25.00-45.00 EUR |
Romania |
15 EUR |
13 EUR |
ca. 5 EUR |
4-5 EUR |
About 5 EUR |
5-6 EUR |
Russia |
850 RUB |
385 RUB |
350 RUB or 3D 600 RUB |
150-200 RUB |
200 RUB |
1100 RUB |
San Marino |
17.50 EUR |
27 EUR |
5 EUR |
Free |
230 EUR |
gallery 13 EUR |
Serbia |
5 EUR |
8.9 EUR |
3.9 EUR |
3 EUR museum; gallery-free entrance |
5-6 EUR |
5 EUR |
Slovakia |
20 EUR |
15 EUR |
5 EUR |
3.50 EUR |
1.50 EUR |
13 EUR |
Slovenia |
8 EUR |
34.90 EUR |
7.50 EUR* |
5 EUR |
3.5 EUR |
17 EUR |
Spain |
18.18 EUR |
22.5 EUR |
7.13-7.26 EUR* |
7 EUR |
10.63 EUR** |
72 EUR |
Sweden |
169 SEK |
(sold out in hardcover) |
60 SEK |
120 SEK |
100 SEK |
280 SEK |
Switzerland |
42.90 CHF |
38.90 CHF |
17 CHF |
20 CHF |
78.50* CHF |
65-220 CHF |
Ukraine |
55-75 UAH |
110-140 UAH |
40-90 UAH |
35-60 UAH |
25-50 UAH |
50-90 UAH |
UK |
5 GBP |
10.13 GPB** |
5 GBP*** |
Free**** |
30 GPB***** |
20-52 GBP |
Source: European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research (ERICarts) based on data provided by Compendium authors from respective countries. Data collected during November 2010 (currency exchangerates 3rd week of November, 2010).
* Canada: Special Exhibitions at National Gallery of Art.
* Hungary: soft cover only, hardcover would be around 23 EUR.
* Russia: Main: 300 RUB for foreigners; 150 RUB Russian and CIS citizens; 70 RUB students, retired, etc. / Modern Art: 300 RUB for foreigners; 200 RUB Russian and CIS citizens; 100 RUB students, retired, etc.
* Spain: Weekdays (except discount day): 7.13 EUR; Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 7.26 EUR. Both figures are the arithmetic mean of the prices of several cinemas in the capital.
** Spain: It is the arithmetic mean of several local public music schools in Spain.
* Switzerland: Example fort he City of Zurich. The price is reduce to half when the child lives in the city of Zurich.
* Liechtenstein: CHF 659 per Semester for 50 Minuten (659:20:5*6 = 40).
** Liechtenstein: No opera house in Liechtenstein.
* Slovenia: XpanD cinema including 1 Euro for 3D glasses.
* UK: Price of CD at HMV and Amazon is £4.99.
** UK: Price of Hardcover book at Amazon is £10.13. Independent bookshops will often charge the full cover price.
*** UK: Average price is just over £5. Price for adult ticket at Odeon Cinema on a Friday evening is £5.95. Cinema prices in Central London are more expensive (eg c£8).
**** UK: Current exhibitions at Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool are free.
***** UK: Based on fees charged by Merton Music Foundation (http://www.mmf.org.uk/), a South London suburban area. Fees will vary according to locality.
****** UK: Range of prices for Upper Circle, English National Opera.