Fish and chips is one of Britain's favourite food choices, but rising costs are pushing up the prices in our chippies. And some fish and chip dinners could cost you a lot more, depending on where you are in the UK.
A study by MaxFreeBets.co.uk looked at prices in the top chippies, ranked by the Google search term 'best fish and chips', in the 16 biggest cities in the UK. Not surprisingly, London emerged as the most expensive place to experience the original "carry-out" meal with an average cost of £11.17.
The second most expensive was in Birmingham. There the average fish and chip meal would set you back £10.80.
This was followed by Newcastle with an average price of £9.33 with Manchester ranking fourth with an average price of £8.92 and Sheffield just behind with an average price of £8.82. A chippy meal in Nottingham, Swansea, Glasgow and Leeds would set you back £8.78, £8.74, £8.35 and £8.20 respectively.
The cheapest city was Aberdeen with an average price of £6.66, followed by Southampton at £6.98. Next was Dundee (£6.96), then Cardiff (£7.19, Edinburgh (£7.14), Wrexham £7.50 and Liverpool (£7.96)
Many chippies are struggling financially, with prices sky-rocketing for fish, potatoes, cooking oil and even the flour used for the batter. And a third of fish and chip shops are at risk of going under this year due to price pressures, according to insolvency firm Company Debt.
