Manchester crowned the nightclub capital of Europe in new research

A new study has revealed Manchester as the nightclub capital of Europe amongst a line-up of 10 of the best party cities.

Everyone knows Mancunians are proud of their city’s nightlife offering, especially its legendary music scene.

There’s too many venues to choose from, offering a variety of alternative and mainstream music genres, to suit every reveller looking for a top night out on the town. 

According to the team at Online Betting Guide (OLBG), who have created the European Nightlife Index, they have ranked the best party capitals in Europe…

Manchester takes the top spot with the most bars and nightclubs, at just over 55 per 100,000 people. Manchester has 218 bars and nightclubs, the 14th-highest total on the list.

Its high number of bars and nightclubs means there is a wide variety of venues to enjoy a good night out, whether it be a traditional pub, cocktail bar or unique venue. 

The Czech city of Prague follows closely behind, with around 54 bars and nightclubs per 100,000 people. The capital has 633 bars and nightclubs, the second highest in Europe. Prague boasts a spectacular nightlife scene, including Central Europe’s biggest music club. 

The Scottish capital Edinburgh came third place with 40 bars and nightclubs per 100,000 people. 

Research was based on hotel prices, safety scores, the cost of domestic beer, the number of bars and nightclubs, taxi prices, and the number of casinos in each city.

The team at OLBG normalised the number of bars, nightclubs and casinos by population using World Population Review.

These factors were then put into a weighted table, giving each factor a normalised score out of 10. The team then took an average of these scores to give each of our cities a nightlife score out of 10.

Further insights taken from the study revealed Stockholm is crowned the worst city in Europe for nightlife with a nightlife score of 2.28/10. 

With some of the lowest number of bars and nightclubs at 2.31 per 100,000 people. A night out in the Swedish capital will also come at a cost with an average beer costing €6.92 (£6.01) per drink. 

However, the Polish city of Warsaw has the cheapest Airbnb prices in Europe, costing just over €74 (£65) per night. Depending on the location and the time of your stay, some Airbnbs are available for less than €30 (£26) per night. 

And finally, Bern, Switzerland takes the crown as the safest city in Europe, with a safety score of 80.24. Bern is a well-lit city with a low crime rate, with public transport running until the early hours of the morning. 

The top ten European party capitals are ranked as follows:

1. Manchester
2. Prague
3. Edinburgh
4. Lisbon
5. Amsterdam
6. Barcelona
7. Geneva
8. Zurich
9. Glasgow
10. Athens