In Nordics it is mainly taxation that brings the price up, and also the state controlled monopoly with alcohol. I don't think wages are that much higher, except Norway.
The monopoly may contribute to the price in resturants, but for the monopoly store, no. In Sweden you can get a can of 0.5l beer for like 2€ in the store.
I loved drinking in Czechia. Being from America I'm used to tipping. I remember a beer with a nice tip was one coin thanks to your currency. There's something about buying a big handled mug of beer with one big coin smacked on the bar that feel fucking medieval.
This is still hella expensive. 150 rubles for half a liter of beer is around double (maybe 1.5x for some brands) what they cost in probably most shops, with some being cheaper in alcohol-centered shops.
Some actually imported stuff goes for that price and tastes considerably better.
There's also domestic beer and the like for around the same price (some cheaper, some more expensive) that tastes better, too.
And all in all, considering the incomes and purchasing power, that 1.6 EUR average in restaurants and stuff sure doesn't feel good.
Just to say it, but in most of the EU a beer in a shop will cost about as much as in Russia. Scandinavia is more expensive due to taxes, but 1.6EUR is fairly normal for a liter.
In Germany, you can get a cheap beer a lot cheaper in a store though:
Of course:
This is a very cheap beer. But the average German mass-market brand is at around 1€/0.5L too (Jever, Krombacher, Becks, Radeberger are the ones I checked).
Sternburg used to be a lot cheaper, I remember it being sold around the 30ct price point a couple of years back.
There is a deposit on bottles/cans but of course that will be returned when you return the bottle.
It says this price is in restaurants; I assume Europe is like North America where the price for a single drink in a restaurant is much higher than at a store, especially if I were to buy a 6 pack in a store?
In Russia it's less than $1 per average 0,5 beer but with a restaurant's mark-up it's $1-3 even if they are the same (like they bring the same bottle sometimes), so the graph checks out I guess. Although, these mentioned prices are even more pointless if you consider how they relate to the average income in said countries.
I could buy a single can of Jupiler at a grocery store for about 80cents in Amsterdam 7 years ago. Noy sure what the price is now, but that's cheaper than an individual soda at an American grocery store
And Jupiler is still a somewhat decent beer as far as standard lager goes, you can also get the "hobo" beers with higher alcohol content and even cheaper by the can.
What's weird in CZ is that at that price you can get craft beer in small brewerys. Big brewerys raised prices after covid and small brewerys pay half tax.
Belgium's, quite a bit off. I'd frequent the hell out of a place that would sell beer that cheap. Most places sell 0.5l's for around €6 nowadays.
The lowest price store bought is ridiculous here though. It's around 90 cents per liter. Most people have some prejudice around it because of the price but it's actually a very good beer. Carapils I ♥️ you!!!
You guys always mess with nice map layouts. Can't you see that the legend also needs space? Maybe move that tiny island of yours a bit to make space for more important stuff?
I don't think they remembered to calculate the price into Euros for the UK. It's about £5 now for a pint. Ales are usually a bit cheaper, but lagers are getting quite pricey
I'm Finnish and we're definitely not as wealthy as Norway, and the 7€ is an average, and I'd say skewed for some reason. I live in one of the main cities in Finland, not a large one, but large for a Finnish one. It's very common to have to pay 8,5€ for a 0.33l (11,15floz) basic lager in the restaurants, cafes and bars that are in the center. It's disgusting.
There are a few cheaper places, but any non-sleazy place basically.