Ranked: Where Beer is Cheapest (and Most Expensive) in 2025

Ranked: Beer Prices by Country in 2025

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From Modelo to Carlsberg, beer prices have climbed sharply across the global economy over the past five years.

While inflation has been a driver, taxes often make up a significant share of the final price. Today, a bottle can cost as little as $0.82 in Shanghai and as high as $4.75 in Sydney in U.S. dollars.

This graphic shows the price of a 0.5L bottle of domestic beer across major global cities, based on data from Deutsche Bank.

Beer Prices Around the World

Below, we show the average cost for a beer in 67 cities worldwide in 2025.

Ranking	City	Country	Price of a Domestic Beer in 2025 ($USD)	Relative to NY
1	Sydney	Australia	$4.75	+86%
2	Melbourne	Australia	$4.59	+79%
3	Singapore	Singapore	$4.27	+67%
4	Wellington	New Zealand	$3.61	+41%
5	Dublin	Ireland	$3.60	+41%
6	Birmingham	United Kingdom	$3.41	+33%
7	Oslo	Norway	$3.38	+32%
8	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	$3.32	+30%
9	Geneva	Switzerland	$3.30	+29%
10	Helsinki	Finland	$3.24	+27%
11	London	United Kingdom	$3.22	+26%
12	Vancouver	Canada	$3.13	+22%
13	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Israel	$3.05	+19%
14	Montreal	Canada	$3.02	+18%
15	Auckland	New Zealand	$3.00	+17%
16	New York	United States	$2.96	+16%
17	Boston	United States	$2.89	+13%
18	Paris	France	$2.78	+9%
19	Toronto	Canada	$2.71	+6%
20	Zurich	Switzerland	$2.67	+4%
21	Dubai	UAE	$2.63	+3%
22	San Francisco	United States	$2.57	0%
23	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	$2.56	0%
24	Los Angeles	United States	$2.56	0%
25	Brussels	Belgium	$2.55	0%
26	Milan	Italy	$2.45	-4%
27	Chicago	United States	$2.42	-5%
28	Seoul	South Korea	$2.41	-6%
29	Abu Dhabi	UAE	$2.33	-9%
30	Jakarta	Indonesia	$2.27	-11%
31	Buenos Aires	Argentina	$2.23	-13%
32	Stockholm	Sweden	$2.20	-14%
33	Istanbul	Turkey	$2.18	-15%
34	Tokyo	Japan	$2.14	-16%
35	Bangalore	India	$2.14	-16%
36	Mumbai	India	$2.13	-17%
37	Athens	Greece	$2.05	-20%
38	Delhi	India	$1.87	-27%
39	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	$1.87	-27%
40	Rome	Italy	$1.85	-28%
41	Bangkok	Thailand	$1.84	-28%
42	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	$1.80	-30%
43	Taipei	Taiwan	$1.78	-30%
44	Copenhagen	Denmark	$1.76	-31%
45	Mexico City	Mexico	$1.71	-33%
46	Amsterdam	Netherlands	$1.70	-34%
47	Santiago	Chile	$1.57	-39%
48	Manila	Philippines	$1.50	-41%
49	Vienna	Austria	$1.44	-44%
50	Madrid	Spain	$1.42	-45%
51	Barcelona	Spain	$1.40	-45%
51	Warsaw	Poland	$1.40	-45%
53	Cape Town	South Africa	$1.39	-46%
54	Lisbon	Portugal	$1.35	-47%
55	Johannesburg	South Africa	$1.33	-48%
55	Sao Paulo	Brazil	$1.33	-48%
57	Cairo	Egypt	$1.28	-50%
58	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	$1.24	-52%
59	Munich	Germany	$1.18	-54%
60	Berlin	Germany	$1.17	-54%
60	Budapest	Hungary	$1.17	-54%
62	Bogota	Colombia	$1.12	-56%
63	Moscow	Russia	$1.07	-58%
64	Frankfurt	Germany	$1.06	-59%
64	Prague	Czechia	$1.06	-59%
66	Beijing	China	$0.84	-67%
67	Shanghai	China	$0.82	-68%

In Australia, beer prices are driven up by significant taxes, with beer prices at least 76% higher than in New York City.

Also placing high in the rankings is Singapore (#3), with taxes also playing a role, reflecting government-led initiatives to deter residents from consuming alcohol. In nearby Malaysia, a bottle of beer in Kuala Lumpur averages $3.32—about 30% more than in New York.

Across Europe, the gap is stark: Ireland leads with the priciest pours at $3.33 a bottle, while Prague—where beer is consumed more than anywhere else in the world—offers the cheapest at just $1.06.

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• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/where-beer-is-cheapest-and-most-expensive-in-2025/