Here's The Average Cost Of A Date Night In Every State, And Wow, I'm Too Broke To Date

    BRB packing my bags and moving to South Dakota where I can actually afford to date someone.

    Delaney Strunk
    by Delaney Strunk

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    Whether you're going to dinner then a movie or grabbing drinks before hitting up a concert, dating in 2018 can be pretty darn expensive.

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    51. According to a survey released by Match.com singles spend an average of $1596 a year on dating! Then when you break it down even further, the average cost for a single date — dinner, a bottle of wine, and movie tickets — comes out to $102.32.

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    And baby boomers wonder by millennials aren't buying houses.

    Using the national average cost of movie tickets, a bottle of wine, and two dinners, the lovely folks over at 24/7 Wall St. figured out the average price of a date per state. Here's the ranking of all 50 states from least expensive to most expensive date.

    50. South Dakota — $38.27

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    49. North Dakota — $42.43

    48. Nebraska — $48.91

    47. Iowa — $50.90

    46. Wyoming — $52.10

    45. Kansas — $54.76

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    44. Montana — $55.57

    43. Arkansas — $59.01

    42. Oklahoma — $63.65

    41. Mississippi — $68.29

    40. Missouri — $71.08

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    39. Wisconsin — $73.21

    38. Ohio — $80.41

    37. Kentucky — $81.76

    36. South Carolina — $84.92

    35. Louisiana — $86.15

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    34. New Mexico — $86.51

    33. Alabama — $87.93

    32. North Carolina — $88.53

    31. Idaho — $90.94

    30. Tennessee — $92.38

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    29. Alaska — $95.60

    28. Indiana — $96.54

    27. West Virginia — $96.84

    26. Utah — $98.28

    25. Arizona — $106.36

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    24. Colorado — $109.12

    23. Minnesota — $109.81

    22. Texas — $110.99

    21. Michigan — $112.90

    20. Nevada — $119.19

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    19. Oregon — $119.79

    18. Georgia — $121.12

    17. Florida — $128.82

    16. Delaware — $134.27

    15. Virginia — $140.85

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    14. Vermont — $153.52

    13. Maine — $157.02

    12. Illinois — $157.96

    11. Rhode Island — $164.57

    10. New Hampshire — $184.60

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    9. Pennsylvania — $193.94

    8. Washington — $195.00

    7. Maryland — $209.33

    6. Massachusetts — $217.51

    5. California — $226.35

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    4. Connecticut — $230.34

    3. Hawaii — $239.95

    2. New Jersey — $259.60

    1. New York — $297.27

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    So how do your date night spending habits stack up against your state? Tell us about it in the comments!