The cheapest cities to get a pint of beer has been revealed as punters face now paying on average £4 for a pint - a record first.
As the cost of living continues to soar with increasing food prices, energy bills and now high interest rates, the cost of a pint at the local is sadly not immune.
Whilst drinking at pubs has always been a bit more expensive than drinking at home, punters try and make the most of their local boozer - especially as the pandemic shut the watering holes for so long.
But some regulars have noticed the price of beer sky-rocket as Wetherspoons customers were recently outraged after it was revealed some bars were charging £6.29 a pint in different parts of the country - for the same beer.
If that wasn't bad enough it was revealed this month a pint now costs more than £4 on average - which is a first.
However, in order to try and find the cheapest pint for less than £4, research was undertaken by comparison site Finder who explored the cities where the average pint costs a fraction of the £6.29 pint.
The comparison site used crowd-sourced consumer price database Numbeo and a cost of living calculator Expatistan to calculate the average price for a pint in each city in the UK.
They compared the top twenty cheapest cities for buying a pint of beer.
Below is the list - see if your city makes the list for the cheapest pint of beer.
Cheapest cities to buy a pint of beer
1. Derby - £3.00
2. Inverness - £3.00
3. Kingston upon Hull - £3.32
4. Perth - £3.46
5. Gloucester - £3.50
6. Peterborough - £3.50
7. Leicester - £3.63
8. Swansea - £3.65
9. Aberdeen - £3.67
10. Preston - £3.69
11. Aberystwyth - £3.70
12. Northampton - £3.74
13. Coventry - £3.78
14. Leeds - £3.79
15. Plymouth - £3.84
16. Newcastle - £3.88
17. Southend - £3.91
18. Reading - £3.99
19. Exeter - £4.00
20. Ipswich - £4.00
Punters believe the price of a pint of beer is still too expensive with 52% outraged at having to pay £4 for a pint of beer, according to a recent YouGov survey for Campaign for Real Ale.
And in recent years the decline of the British pubs has seen thousands sadly shut down daily - with the pandemic forcing lots of locals to shut.
With the hospitality industry still recovering from the pandemic - and the current cost of living crisis - bosses believe it is harder for punters to justify pints.
As Campaign for Real Ale boss Nik Antona said: “Businesses that have survived the pandemic are now being threatened again by inflation and spiralling energy costs — just as consumers are dealing with the cost of living crisis and reigning in spending.”
