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The cost of a night out in New York, NY

A typical night out in New York runs about $164.04 for a group of 4 ($41.01 per person) — from real, itemized receipts across the city.

$164.04

Typical total for a group of 4 on a night out in New York — food, drinks, tax, and tip.

19%
Average tip
Service fee
rarely charged
2.1
Typical party
people

What things cost in New York

Beer$8.10
Cocktail$14.73
Hard seltzer$9.67
Appetizer$11.97
Entrée$20.04
Side$6.36
Dessert$14.73
Other alcohol$10.92

Average price per item, from real itemized receipts.

At the store in New York

Beer$9.38
Entrée$2.99
Other drink$3.15

Take-home price per can or bottle, from grocery and liquor store receipts. Kept separate from the bar and restaurant prices above.

Price trends in New York

Venues we track in New York

How we compute this

These figures are averages from real, itemized bills that Tab Tender users split in New York. We trim outliers and only publish a city once we have enough independent venues, so no single restaurant's prices drive the numbers. Updated July 2026.

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