The British Grand Prix's cheapest race-day ticket is among the most expensive of its type on the Formula 1 calendar.
Another cheap option is the prix fixe "business lunch" that many restaurants offer.
(Tickets for good seats can run €400, or more than $500, though some venues, like the Canadian Grand Prix, are cheaper).
A hedonistic procession of salmon-wrapped scallops, star-anise duck consommé, Niman Ranch pork loin and macaroons with marzipan mousse, the dinner was not cheap: $85 a person prix fixe, without wine.
Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips defended the race's ticket prices, telling BBC Sport: "While not cheap, I believe British Grand Prix tickets are competitively priced and offer good value for money.
The cheapest multiple-day ticket for the Japanese Grand Prix ranks fifth at £76 and gives access to the circuit from Thursday through to Monday.
Grand Prix's dubious performance does not come cheap.
Soon, however, as the Hungarian economy grew, costs spiraled and the Grand Prix in Budapest went from being one of the cheapest races to attend to became one of the most expensive as hotels and restaurants jacked up their prices.
While it might be cheaper (and safer) to just head down to your local Gran Prix kart raceway, I suspect the joy of building and riding your very own go-kart might outweigh the risks associated with giving adults a powerful little rig to scoot around on during the odd Fourth of July bacchanal or a Bohemian Grove get-together.
Yes, there is affordable wine, but it's quite a tricky place to eat on the cheap, unless you try your luck with one of the "tourist menu" prix fixe meals on offer, which sounded grim to me.
