Capital rated poor value

The Capital has been ranked as the second bottom place in Britain offering the best value to tourists, according to a new cost-comparison index launched today.

TripAdvisor based its inaugural TripIndex on the combined cost of one night's accommodation at a four-star hotel, a pizza, a dry martini and a five-mile taxi journey.

Glasgow was ranked fourth of the five best value cities at 131.40, but Edinburgh's average bill came to 174.

Belfast was found to be the best value for money, coming in at only 106.54. London is the most expensive city at 227.99.

Worldwide, Bangkok was the cheapest in the list at 69.46, while the most expensive was Paris at 268.