Do you think the average cost of a date in the Lonestar State is cheaper or more expensive than the rest of the country?

With restaurants raising prices and the cost of movie tickets on a constant climb, its getting expensive to date these days. The website 24/7 Wall St. compiled the average cost of a date consisting of dinner for two, a liter of wine, and two movie tickets, coming up with a national average just breaking the hundred dollar mark with $102.32.

As for Texans, they're holding close to the national average, not making it too much of a hit to the wallet to have a nice night out with a special someone. Just be glad you're not having to impress someone on a date in New York or Hawaii.

The Average Cost of a Date per State, from Highest to Lowest:

StateAvg. Date Cost
New York$297.27
New Jersey$259.60
Hawaii$239.95
Connecticut$230.34
California$226.35
Massachusetts$217.51
Maryland$209.33
Washington$195.00
Pennsylvania$193.94
New Hampshire$184.60
Rhode Island$164.57
Illinois$157.96
Maine$157.02
Vermont$153.52
Virginia$140.85
Delaware$134.27
Florida$128.82
Georgia$121.12
Oregon$119.79
Nevada$119.19
Michigan$112.90
Texas$110.99
Minnesota$109.81
Colorado$109.12
Arizona$106.36
Utah$98.28
West Virginia$96.84
Indiana$96.54
Alaska$95.60
Tennessee$92.38
Idaho$90.94
North Carolina$88.53
Alabama$87.93
New Mexico$86.51
Louisiana$86.15
South Carolina$84.92
Kentucky$81.76
Ohio$80.41
Wisconsin$73.21
Missouri$71.08
Mississippi$68.29
Oklahoma$63.65
Arkansas$59.01
Montana$55.57
Kansas$54.76
Wyoming$52.10
Iowa$50.90
Nebraska$48.91
North Dakota$42.43
South Dakota$38.27

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