Loads of us love a good bev – particularly in these European countries, which have ranked as the highest alcohol consumers – but doesn’t that cool, crisp beer taste all the better when it hasn’t set you back the best part of a tenner?
Of course it does, and that’s why it’s handy to know the cheapest places to buy it. A study by Magnet Kitchens, which has used data from Numbeo, evaluated 190 cities from across the world to find the cheapest bottles of beer, and the results are in.
According to the study, Taranto, a coastal city in southern Italy, is the most affordable place to buy beer, with a bottle costing a measly 65p (77 cents). Yes, you read that right.
In joint second place it was three German towns: Wuppertal, Bochum and Bochum-Hordel, where a bottle sets you back as little as 71p (84 cents) and in third place it was Zaragoza, a vibrant city in northeastern Spain, where a beer costs around 72p (85 cents).
In fact, this list is completely dominated by Spain and Germany, with the former claiming 12 spots in the top 20, and the latter copping 4 (but those are all in the top 10). So, now you know which countries are the safest bet for a budget beer – check out the destinations below.
The 10 cheapest destinations in Europe to buy beer
1. Taranto, Italy
2. Wuppertal, Bochum and Bochum-Hordel, Germany
5. Zaragoza, Spain
6. Wandsbek, Germany
7. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
8. Alicante and Gijon, Spain
10. Bilbao, Spain
To read more about the study, you can do so right here.
Cheers!
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