Boozy Brits now shell out eyewatering amount a year on night out - and half is on drink

The cost of living crisis has hit all aspects of life. Food prices are soaring, as are petrol energy bills.

Nothing is safe from spiralling prices. Even the Great British Night Out.

According to new figures, the average person now spends £4,000 a year going out, with around half spent on alcohol alone. On average, people go out five times a month and spend £67 each time they do.

Drinking is the biggest cost on a night out in the UK, with respondents reporting spending an average of £34 on drinks and £29 on taxis, plus occasional costs like tickets/club entry (£44).

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Despite economic pressures, nearly six in 10 still want to go out and have fun with their friends. However, consumers are savvier when it comes to finding deals and getting the best value on days and nights out. Today the average person spends over £1,000 less a year on going out than they did in 2019 the last 'normal' year before Covid and the cost of living crisis.

MoneySuperMarket asked Brits for their tips for bringing the costs of socialising down. Six in 10 invite friends over for pre-drinks at home before heading out, while almost three quarters (73%) choose to walk to venues over getting a cab, and six in 10 (65%) opt for toast at home over a kebab on the way back.

People in Manchester go out more often than anywhere else in the country an average of seven times a month. That's compared to Plymouth, where most people go out once a month and half of people say they NEVER go out-out.

A night out in Manchester costs an average of £77, meaning people in the city spend £3591.60 a year going out £1,123.20 more than the £2,468.40 Londoners, who only go out five times a month, report spending.

People only spend £266.55 a year going out in Plymouth, where only 4% of locals ranked the city's nightlife as good, compared to 28% nationwide.

People in Newcastle believe they have the best nightlife in the country, followed by Liverpool and Manchester perhaps proving that the north of England is truly the UK's cultural capital.

MoneySuperMarket has launched the SuperSave Nightclub. MoneySuperMarket is airing its latest advert featuring Judi Dench to celebrate their new rewards club exclusively for MoneySuperMarket customers.

Lis Blair, Chief Customer Officer at MoneySuperMarket, said: "Our latest research shows socialising is more expensive than ever, and we wanted to offer our earliest SuperSaveClub members a night out where they can have fun without it costing a penny. We designed our real-life Club to be the only club where you leave with more money than you came in with. "The Club is a celebration of SuperSaveClub where, alongside saving on bills, rewards include an annual pass for unlimited access to free days outs, as well as discount codes and cash rewards that you can choose how to spend. We're delighted to have already welcomed over 300,000 members since launch."