Revealed: the cheapest cities for a pint of beer in the UK

Have you winced at the sound of a bartender announcing the price of your pint recently? Or murmured rude words under your breath when the price of half-pint sounds ridiculously close the the cost of a full glass? You’re not alone. Recent research shows that there has been a 10 percent jump in the number of people finding the average cost of a pint to be ‘unaffordable’.

A survey commissioned by the Campaign for Real Ale recently found that 52 percent of people said pints were becoming unaffordable, up from 42 percent in 2019. Pub-goers face paying an average of £4 for a pint across the UK, while Londoners are lucky if they’re getting a pint for less than £5.

And now, as if to help us all out in these tough times, another report, from comparison site Finder, has found the places with the most wallet-friendly pints. And where came top? Out of all places surveyed, Derby and Inverness have been named the two British cities with the cheapest beers – at just £3 on average.

The survey combined data from crowdsourced price database Numbeo and cost-of-living calculator Expatistan to find the average price for a cold one in every British city.

Here are the top 20 cities for a cheap pint, according to Finder:

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

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