{"id":174975,"date":"2017-05-16T19:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=174975"},"modified":"2017-05-16T19:28:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T17:28:38","slug":"south-african-beer-prices-vs-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/174975\/south-african-beer-prices-vs-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"South African beer prices vs the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johannesburg is one of the cheapest places in the world to buy a beer according to a new report by Deutsche Bank.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/cost-of-beer-around-the-world-2017-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a>, the report is based on data collected by\u00a0Deutsche Bank analysts\u00a0on the prices of various services for a recent report to clients. This includes\u00a0how much it costs to get a beer (500ml or 1 pint) in a neighborhood pub in an expat area of a given city in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest on the list is Prague with a beer costing just\u00a0$1.30 (R17.24). Johannesburg is second at $1.70 (R22.53) , while a beer in Cape Town is only slightly more expensive at $2.10 (R27.84).\u00a0Oslo, Norway is the most expensive $9.90 (R131.29), with Singapore $9.00 (R119.30) a close second, and Hong Kong $7.70 (R102.10) third.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Most expensive\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>At the time of writing the rand was trading at R13.26 to the dollar\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Rank (from most expensive to least)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">City\/Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Price (in dollars)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Price (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td>Oslo, Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0131.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0119.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td>Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0102.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td>New York City, USA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a098.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/td>\n<td>Boston, USA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7.20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a095.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td>Paris, France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a092.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<td>Stockholm, Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a091.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<td>Melbourne, Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a088.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<td>Zurich, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a088.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<td>Dublin, Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a086.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Least expensive\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Rank (from most expensive to least)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">City\/Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Price (in dollars)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Price (in rands)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">38<\/td>\n<td>Istanbul, Turkey<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a050.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">39<\/td>\n<td>Frankfurt, Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a050.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">40<\/td>\n<td>Berlin, Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a047.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">41<\/td>\n<td>Mexico City, Mexico<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a035.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">42<\/td>\n<td>Warsaw, Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a030.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">43<\/td>\n<td>Manila, Philippines<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a030.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>44<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2.10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a027.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">45<\/td>\n<td>Lisbon, Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a026.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Johannesburg, South Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a022.54<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">47<\/td>\n<td>Prague, Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a017.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/138643\/these-are-the-25-best-rated-beers-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These are the 25 best-rated beers in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johannesburg and Cape Town are some of the cheapest places in the world to buy a beer according to a new report by Deutsche 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