Millennials spend $252 on an average date, BMO finds — and social media is spiraling over 'date-flation'
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- Inflation concerns are spilling into "date-flation" discussions online, as social media users react to a surprising stat: Millennials spend $252, on average, for a date.
- The figure, which CNBC reported on in April, comes from BMO Financial Group's 2026 BMO Real Financial Progress Index.
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Inflation concerns are spilling into "date-flation" discussions online, as social media users react to a surprising stat: Millennials spend $252, on average, for a date.
The figure, which CNBC reported on in April, comes from BMO Financial Group's 2026 BMO Real Financial Progress Index. The average "all-in" spend on a date in America — including pre-date grooming and gas money, as well as the cost of the date itself — has climbed to $189, up 12.5% from last year, BMO found. "Date-flation," as the report dubbed it, far outpaced the 2.7% inflation rise over the same period.