City selection assist
Upfront cost variance by city
Compare cities before locking a venue. Numbers grounded in NVE historical spend across templates.
London
Total estimated
$985K
+13% vs cheapest
Top drivers
- Strong vendor ecosystem keeps third-party costs ~15% under Paris
- VAT registration handled inline
Paris
Total estimated
$1.1M
+30% vs cheapest
Top drivers
- Labor multiplier 1.4× Amsterdam baseline
- Custom fab needs to ship from Lyon — duties bite
Amsterdam
Total estimated
$875K
Cheapest
Top drivers
- Custom fab 30% cheaper than Paris or London
- But travel is +12% — most attendees fly in further
New York
Total estimated
$1.2M
+35% vs cheapest
Top drivers
- Union venue rates +18% vs non-union baseline
- Manhattan F&B per-head 30% above average
For an Immersion Day-template event, Amsterdam comes in at -23% vs Paris and -11% vs London. The trade-offs: Amsterdam custom fab and vendors come in at $175K against Paris's $230K, but travel runs $145K — higher than Paris's $130K because most attendees fly further.
London is the middle path: vendor line is $200K — that's -13%vs Paris on third-party costs, which matches NVE's historical ~15% London-under-Paris pattern. Travel $130K tracks Paris and beats Amsterdam by -10%.
Choose Amsterdam if budget is the binding constraint, London if you want a balanced read, Paris if luxury-coded venues are non-negotiable.