There's no doubt that the culture of a country can have an impact on the costs you encounter while living or traveling there. In Italy, cocktails are often casual and reasonably-priced, whereas the same drink in London might be twice the price for half the portion. Renting an apartment or AirBnB in youth-dominated Berlin is half the price of a hotel, whereas Catalonians balk at subletting their beautiful Barcelona apartments for a price that's less than premium.

For this Wyse Award, we've ranked four European capitals: Madrid, Rome, London & Paris, based on the cost of a six-day trip for two fairly-frugal adults staying at an AirBnB and cooking their own breakfasts and dinner (counter-service for lunch). For the evening's entertainment, they'll head to a funky but not excessively fancy bar, while spending their days doing museums, cafe-hopping, some random activities, and a day trip or two.