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Top 10 European countries and cities selling the cheapest beer

25 August 2022 By Jessica Mason

The top 10 European countries and cities with the cheapest beer prices have been unveiled and the results will surprise you.

As the price of a pint of beer continues to rise in the UK, people looking for cheaper pints of beer might want to set their sights on Europe. Here are the top 10 European countries and cities with the cheapest beer prices.

If you’re looking for a cheaper than average pint, then head to Belarus (£0.71), Ukraine (£0.90), and Azerbaijan (£0.91) which have the lowest beer prices across the continent. According to data, unveiled by personal finance experts at Vouchers.co.uk who looked into Numbeo’s Cost of Living database, the cheapest countries in Europe to order a pint of beer .

1. Belarus (£0.71)

2. Ukraine (£0.90)

3. Azerbaijan (£0.91)

4. Moldova (£1.05)

5. Albania (£1.07)

6. North Macedonia (£1.24)

7. Kosovo [Disputed Territory] (£1.28)

8. Bosnia And Herzegovina (£1.29)

9. Bulgaria (£1.31)

10. Hungary (£1.31)

At the other end of the scale, the findings revealed that Norway (£7.55), Iceland (£7.35) and Denmark (£5.72) were by far the most expensive:

1. Norway (£7.55)

2. Iceland (£7.35)

3. Denmark (£5.72)

4. Sweden (£5.67)

5. France (£5.10)

6. Finland (£5.10)

7. Switzerland (£4.90)

8. Netherlands (£4.25)

9. Italy (£4.25)

10. Ireland (£4.25)

As well as analysing country-specific data, the experts also unearthed city-level data for Europe and the UK to find both the cheapest and most expensive cities per European country.

Country	Cheapest city for beer	Restaurant Domestic Beer (0.5 litre draught)	Most expensive city for beer	Restaurant Domestic Beer (0.5 litre draught)
Austria	Innsbruck	£3.23	Linz	£3.50
Belgium	Antwerp	£3.41	Brussels	£4.10
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Banja Luka	£0.87	Sarajevo	£1.53
Bulgaria	Plovdiv	£1.09	Varna / Sofia	£1.31
Croatia	Osijek	£1.59	Dubrovnik	£2.84
Czech Republic	Ostrava	£1.21	Prague	£1.72
Denmark	Odense	£5.62	Arhus	£6.31
Estonia	Tartu	£3.20	Tallinn	£3.83
Finland	Oulu	£4.91	Espoo	£6.83
France	Grenoble	£4.27	Nice	£6.81
Germany	Augsburg	£2.65	Dusseldorf	£3.97
Greece	Heraklion	£2.56	Athens / Thessaloniki	£3.40
Hungary	Szeged	£0.87	Budapest	£1.47
Ireland	Limerick	£4.27	Dublin	£5.10
Italy	Bari	£2.56	Milan	£5.12
Lithuania	Klaipeda	£2.56	Vilnius	£2.98
Malta	Valletta	£2.56	Sliema	£3.41
Netherlands	Utrecht	£3.83	Enschede	£5.12
Norway	Stavanger	£7.59	Bergen	£8.45
Poland	Lublin	£1.49	Warsaw	£2.23
Portugal	Coimbra	£1.28	Faro	£2.35
Romania	Constanta	£1.04	Cluj-Napoca	£1.55
Russia	Rostov-na-donu	£0.88	Kazan	£2.62
Serbia	Nis	£1.09	Belgrade	£1.36
Slovakia	Kosice	£1.53	Bratislava	£1.71
Slovenia	Maribor	£2.13	Ljubljana	£2.55
Spain	Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	£1.70	Alicante	£2.56
Sweden	Gothenburg	£4.87	Uppsala	£5.71
Switzerland	Zug	£4.14	Lausanne	£6.55
UK	Aberdeen	£3.23	London	£6.00
Ukraine	Odessa	£0.81	Lviv	£1.28

However, Albania, Belarus, Iceland, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia were not included due to limited city-level data.

Andrea Knowles, personal finance expert from Vouchers.co.uk said: “With the rising cost of living, it’s fair to say that lots of us are feeling the pinch. The price of everything seems to keep going up and up, and this includes your favourite tipple – and this seems to be the case whether you are visiting your local pub or looking for a refreshment whilst on holiday.”

Knowles added: “Whilst not all of these locations will be top of the list for holidaymakers this year, our analysis does well to show overall where holidaymakers can get the most bang for their buck when it comes to beer prices around the continent”.

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