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Cheapest and most expensive cities for beer

July 01, 2015

Krakow and Kiev are the cheapest beer destinations according to a new index. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, July 1, 2015.In a new index that ranks the cheapest – and most expensive – cities for beer-chugging, budget backpackers and travellers, Krakow, Poland and Kiev, Ukraine have emerged the best destinations for getting your beer on.

Because after crunching the numbers, the Polish city and Ukrainian capital emerged the most affordable of 75 cities in GoEuro’s 2015 Beer Price Index: the overall average price of a 33cl bottle of ale in these destinations is about the same price as a cup of coffee at US$1.66 (RM6.23).

For the report, analysts looked at the prices of the five most popular beer brands including imports and local brews at the supermarket and the bar.

Meanwhile, budget traveling beer lovers headed to Geneva will have to nurse their drinks more slowly as the same bottle of beer will set them back an average of US$6.32, the most expensive destination on the list.

The GoEuro report is the latest in a string of food-related price indexes meant to serve as a barometer of the most affordable and priciest travel destinations around the world.

Last week, Hotels.com released the results of their annual Club Sandwich Index, which likewise uses the standard club sandwich – an international staple on hotel room service menus – to serve as a price gauge.

And like the beer index, Geneva topped their 2015 list for the third year in a row, for charging an average of US$31 for a bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Here’s how the cities stacked up:

Cheapest beer cities:

1. Krakow, Poland and Kiev, Ukraine US$1.66
2.Bratislava, Slovakia US$1.69
3. Malaga, Spain US$1.72
4. New Delhi, India US$1.75
5. Ho Chi Minh City US$1.78
6. Mexico City US$1.96
7. Belgrade, Serbia US$1.97
8. Asuncion, Paraguay US$1.98
9. Bangkok, Thailand US$2.11
10. Cairo, Egypt US$2.11

Most expensive beer cities

1. Geneva, Switzerland US$6.32
2. Hong Kong US$6.16
3. Tel Aviv, Israel US$5.79
4. Oslo, Norway US$5.31
5. New York US$5.20
6. Singapore US$5.13
7. Miami US$5.13
8. Helsinki, Finland, US$4.91
9. Tokyo, Japan US$4.77
10. Abu Dhabi (including the price of non-alcoholic beer) US$4.66. – AFP/Relaxnews, July 1, 2015.