{"id":81328,"date":"2017-12-28T03:43:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T03:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=81328"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:12:49","slug":"press-release-december-2017-cost-of-pint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/media\/press-release-december-2017-cost-of-pint","title":{"rendered":"Cost of pint in London double the global average"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Average price of a pint in London is \u00a34.76, around \u00a32.15 more than the global average<\/b><\/li><li><strong>Caracas, Venezuela is the cheapest at just \u00a30.51 a pint while Dubai breaks the bank at \u00a38.58<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>27 December 2017- <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to research collated by price comparison site,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/banking\/international-pint-price-map\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the price of a pint in London is almost double the average price around the world.<\/span><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finder.com has compared the price of a pint in 177 of the world\u2019s most populated cities*. According to latest cost of living data, London ranks in the top 25 most expensive cities to buy a pint (22<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), costing around \u00a34.76 on average.<\/span><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost of a pint in London is almost double the global average, which is around \u00a32.61 a pint. Ranking cheaper than London are Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto, while a pint in Oslo, Norway, Zurich, Switzerland and Reykjavik in Iceland is up to \u00a33.20 more expensive.<\/span><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the cheapest pint in the world can be found in Caracas, Venezuela at \u00a30.512 and the dearest discovered in Dubai at a whopping \u00a38.58. <\/span><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most expensive cities to buy a pint out of 177 cities:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dubai, UAE, \u00a38.58<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doha, Qatar, \u00a38.50<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reykjavik, Iceland, \u00a37.96<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oslo, Norway, \u00a37.17<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mariehamn, Aland Islands, \u00a37.00<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><strong><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon Ostler, CEO of finder UK said: \u201cIt was interesting to see such a wide difference between how much it costs for a pint in different cities around the world. Some people may not realise that there could be big differences in costs of common expenses between cities.<\/span><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen budgeting for family holidays or weekend breaks, it\u2019s important to factor in leisure expenses and anticipate that prices will vary from city to city. By doing your research in advance you will not only be prepared financially, but avoid unnecessary stress and allow for a more enjoyable holiday.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><strong><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a full breakdown of the research, please visit:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/banking\/international-pint-price-map\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/international-pint-price-map<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><b>Notes to editors:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*According to latest cost of living data from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numbeo.com\/cost-of-living\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numbeo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatistan.com\/cost-of-living\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expatistan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On Numbeo, the metric used was \u201cRestaurants: Domestic Beer, (0.5 liter draught)\u201d. On Expatistan, it was \u201c1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)\u201d.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon Ostler, CEO (UK) at finder.com is available for comment, opinion or interview regarding this research.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All prices are converted to Great British Pound<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>For further press information, please contact:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yasmine Triana\/Aaryn Vaughan\/Baillie Horwood<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rooster PR<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T: +44 (0)20 3440 8930<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E: finder@rooster.co.uk<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to research collated by price comparison site, finder.com, the price of a pint in London is almost double the average price around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3788],"tags":[],"asset_tag":[],"class_list":["post-81328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.9 (Yoast SEO v24.9) - 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