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Ranked: Beer Prices by Country in 2025
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Key Takeaways
- Australia is home to the top two most expensive cities for beer, where high taxes account for nearly half of beer costs.
- In Singapore, a beer will cost you $4.27, driven in part by excise taxes.
- By contrast, Shanghai offers some of the lowest beer costs globally, at just $0.82 per bottle, with the most popular brands being Snow Beer and Tsingtao.
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 $4.75 in Sydney in U.S. dollars.
This graphic shows the price of a 0.5L bottle of domestic beer across major global cities, based on data from Deutsche Bank.
Beer Prices Around the World
Below, we show the average cost for a beer in 67 cities worldwide in 2025.
| Ranking | City | Country | Price of a Domestic Beerin 2025 ($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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