Dubai emerges most expensive tourist destination in the world

It's official folks, Dubai has emerged as the most expensive tourist city in the world.

According to a survey conducted by airport transfers booking service, Hoppa, Dubai emerged top spot on the list of most expensive cities followed by New York.

Other cities on the list include Botswana, Marrakech and Sydney with London coming in at 6th place.

According to the Daily Mail, holidaymakers spend an average of £278.92 (over N80,000) per person for a one night stay in the city.

The prices were calculated by taking into account six things British people buy on holiday including a pint of beer, cup of coffee, meal for two, a bottle of wine, taxi fares and a hotel room for one night.

Dubai boasts some of the most luxurious hotels in the world including the world's first 7-star hotel, Burj Khalifa.

On the opposite end of the spectrum was  Budapest, which had the cheapest hotel rates of all the countries profiled with it costing just £23.23 (about N7000) per person, per night.