- The price of public transport in cities always seems on the rise.
- And getting around Europe's lesser-known capitals can often be a headache in itself, but the bargain prices sometimes make it worth it.
- Here are the 11 cheapest European capitals based on the base price for a single journey on the metro.
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While getting around much of the US means jumping in a car or cab, Europe's major cities are often best explored using their abundant, and cheap, public transport systems.
Many of Europe's capital cities have extensive metro systems which let tourists and locals get around quickly, efficiently, and most of all, cheaply.
Insider has ranked the continent's cheapest capital cities based on the base cost of a single fare, or shortest journey duration, between any two stations on their public transport system.
Here's where you get the most bang for your buck.
11. Lisbon, Portugal: $1.60
A single fare on the metro in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon costs €1.45 ($1.60.)
Source: Lisboa Metro
10. Athens, Greece: $1.54
A single trip in Athens on the Athena metro costs €1.40 ($1.54.)
Source: Athens Transport
9. Budapest, Hungary: $1.15
A single fare on Budapest's Metro costs 350 Hungarian forints ($1.15.)
Source: BKK
8.Warsaw, Poland: $1.12
A single trip on Warsaw's ZTM metro, which can be as long as 75 minutes, costs 4.40 złoty ($1.12.)
Source: ZTM
7. Tallinn, Estonia: $1.10
A single journey on Tallinn's metro costs €1 ($1.10.)
Source: Tallin Metro
6. Prague, Czech Republic: $1.02
The cheapest single ticket on Prague Public Transport (valid for a 30-minute trip) costs 24 Kč ($1.02.)
Source: DPP
5. Sofia, Bulgaria: $0.90
A single journey on the Sofia Metropoliten network costs 1.60 Bulgarian Lev ($0.90.)
Source: Sofia Metropoliten
4. Moscow, Russia: $0.60
A single journey on Moscow's Metro costs 36 rubles, when using the Troika top-up card.
A single trip using an old-fashioned paper ticket costs 55 rubles ($0.86.)
Source: METRO
3. Bucharest, Romania: $0.58
The "One Trip Card" on Bucharest's metro costs just 2.50 Romanian Leu ($0.58)
Source: Metrorex
=1. Minsk, Belarus: $0.32
A single journey in Minsk, Belarus, costs 0.65 Belarusian rubles ($0.32), making it the joint cheapest metro in a European capital.
Source: Official website of Belarus
=1. Kyiv, Ukraine: $0.32
Kyiv is the joint cheapest city in Europe to get around in using the metro.
A single journey between any two metro stations in Kyiv costs 8 Ukrainian hryvnia, equal to $0.32.
Source: Kyiv Post