Thursday is a reminder that the weekend is just around the corner. Time to compare beer prices in Europe!

Who would you like to drink your next beer with? And where?

The beer prices shown here refer to local draught 0.5 litre beer in a restaurant.

Source: Numbeo - as of August 2024

  • Hotzilla
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    5 months ago

    In Nordics it is mainly taxation that brings the price up, and also the state controlled monopoly with alcohol. I don’t think wages are that much higher, except Norway.

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      5 months ago

      The monopoly may contribute to the price in resturants, but for the monopoly store, no. In Sweden you can get a can of 0.5l beer for like 2€ in the store.

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        5 months ago

        Has that changed? I thought that stores only sell light beer and proper beers you need to go to systembolaget?

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          5 months ago

          It has not changed. That is why I said “the monopoly store”, because I did not know if you were aware of systembolaget. The light beers at normal stores are still very expensive.