Dinner runs about $35 with wine but without tax and tip.

Clearly the range is wide, making the average meaningless: $25 without drinks, tax and tip.

An individual might spend $13 to $15 for three courses, without tip, tax or drinks.

Dinner for two and a bottle of wine, without tip, costs $40 to $50.

Even if you do, the tab is a gentle one, in our case $71.40 for four people without tip.

Dinner for two without wine, tax or tip is about $60.

The range is broad, but dinner should average $20 without tax and tip.

Our dinner for two, without tip or wine, was $63.

Dinner is about $50 a person without wine, taxes or tip.

Does it matter that dinner for two, without wine, tax or tip, cost $120?