We love our quick and dirty road trip overnighters and weekend near-cations,  but it’s the more wallet-taxing globetrotting travel that typically weighs more heavily on our bucket lists. No doubt that spending time in each of the major urban hubs offer the best insight into global culture and ethinic diversity, and give us the best opportunity to learn and grow as individuals and as a couple.  Not surprising to anyone, these experiences don’t come cheap. 

Fortunately investing the money and time needed to enjoy this kind of travel is what the DINK lifestyle is all about!  So which of the many amazing cities across the globe require the most financial sacrifice?  And exactly how much is ‘a lot’?

TripAdvisor combined the costs for most expensive and sought after cities for two travelers to have a one-night stay in a four-star hotel, one cocktail per person, a two-course dinner (with wine), and round-trip taxi fare. That's based on travel from June through August of this year.

They looked at 48 of the 50 countries around the world that receive the largest number of international visitors, according to stats from the UNWTO. The site also looked at the 15 most popular cities across the U.S.

Here are the top 10 cities that are the most expensive, and the places we must experience.

If you’ve been to these cities, tell us about it!

All content referenced from a Huffington Post.com previous article