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We may have gone a long time without the sauce last year, but South Africa’s love affair with booze remains unbroken. An official survey released by Expensivity has confirmed that SA is home to the world’s cheapest beer prices – based on the average price for a bottle of ale. If this doesn’t make you feel patriotic, nothing will.
Researchers collated costs for 330ml bottles of beer in supermarkets around the world, using online shops. They also contacted international hotel bars to find out their prices for the same product. That way, the team could calculate an average value based on the lower and upper ranges of bottled beers.
Although many countries sell beer for less than what South Africa does in its supermarkets, our cheap and cheerful hotel consumption prices are the best in the world. This helped create a very narrow range between both products, as the average cost for a bottle of beer in Mzansi sits at just $1.68 – or R24.80.
Ukraine comes in second, narrowly missing out with an average of $1.76. They are closely followed by Argentina in third, with Bosnia and Ghana making up the top five. Tunisia and Rwanda also feature in the top 15. The cheapest ‘store beers’ can be found in Spain, going at just 68 cents per bottle. Muy Bueno, may we say…
Meanwhile, Haiti drinks the least beer out of the country’s surveyed. Armenia is also low on the list, despite its affordable booze bill. But spare a thought for those in Qatar – locals have to pay upwards of R160 for ONE BOTTLE of the good stuff.