Cost-Comparison
NHL vs NBA vs NFL vs MLB
The following chart shows the development of the admission prices of the four big professional leagues of north America from 1994 to today. For each league you will find the price of an average ticket and the Fan Cost Index (the sum of four average tickets, two small beers, four small soft-drinks, two programms, two caps, parking and four hot dogs).
| National Hockey League (NHL) |
National Basketball Association (NBA) |
National Football League (NFL) |
Major League Baseball (MBL) |
|
| 2001/2002 | 49.86 $ | 50.10 $ | 53.64 $ | 18.86 $ |
| 274.66 $ | 277.19 $ | 303.33 $ | 145.83 $ | |
| 2000/2001 | 47.70 $ | 51.27 $ | 49.35 $ | 16.81 $ |
| 264.81 $ | 281.72 $ | 279.90 $ | 132.44 $ | |
| 1999/2000 | 46.38 $ | 48.72 $ | 45.03 $ | 15.00 $ |
| 258.42 $ | 268.45 $ | 256.09 $ | 121.76 $ | |
| 1998/1999 | 42.78 $ | 42.94 $ | 42.15 $ | 13.66 $ |
| 238.91 $ | 241.84 $ | 241.89 $ | 115.06 $ | |
| 1997/1998 | 42.15 $ | 36.88 $ | 39.69 $ | 12.39 $ |
| 234.45 $ | 216.55 $ | 227.54 $ | 107.26 $ | |
| 1996/1997 | 42.78 $ | 34.33 $ | 35.75 $ | 11.32 $ |
| 238.41 $ | 204.38 $ | 208.48 $ | 103.07 $ | |
| 1995/1996 | 34.72 $ | 31.77 $ | 33.63 $ | 10.73 $ |
| 203.31 $ | 192.18 $ | 199.55 $ | 97.55 $ | |
| 1994/1995 | 33.49 $ | 30.03 $ | 30.83 $ | 10.60 $ |
| 195.79 $ | 182.72 $ | 180.33 $ | 96.41 $ |
| Change in % 1994-2002 | NHL | NBA | NFL | MLB |
| Average Ticket | + 48.8 % | + 66.8 % | + 74.0 % | + 77.9 % |
| Fan Cost Index | + 40.3 % | + 51.7 % | + 68.2 % | + 51.3 % |