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Rachel Pugh

The world's cheapest place for a pint has been revealed - and it's not Manchester

The cheapest place in the world to buy a pint has been revealed, but if you want to get your hands on it, you'll have to embark on a 14-hour long journey.

Research carried out by international shipping specialist Pack & Send UK has found that Hanoi in Vietnam has the cheapest average cost per pint in the world.

According to the research, the average cost of a pint in Hanoi is a miniscule 75p, while the average pint in Manchester will set you back £4.34 - a making it a whopping 479% more expensive.

Hanoi is the cheapest place on the world for a pint, where Doha works out most expensive (PACK & SEND UK)

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Coming out most expensive is Doha in Qatar, where the average price of a cold pint is a staggering £11. So if you're planning on a weekend bender in Doha, you might want to consider taking out a new mortgage - you'll need it.

Prague is the cheapest European city on the list, where the average cost for a pint is a very reasonable £1.21. Flights to Prague from Manchester Airport are currently being sold for as low as  £19.99 (correct at time of writing) on Ryanair, so if you're looking for a budget boozy weekend, it's a great choice.

Also featuring in the top ten cheapest spots for a pint is Budapest, where you'll pay around £1.50 for a beer.

With flights from Manchester again costing as little as £19.99 (correct at time of writing), it's a great location for stag and hen weekends, or for a cheap trip away.

The most expensive European city on the list is Oslo, Norway, where a pint will set you back £8 on average. Reykjavik in Iceland follows closely behind, where a pint of the good stuff costs an average of £7.

The steep prices in these two countries is due to state monopolies on alcohol rates - something which was introduced back in the twentieth century to combat alcoholism. 

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