The city with the cheapest pints on average has been revealed but the city which has claimed the unwanted prize of most expensive is surprisingly not London.
With summer just around the corner, many Brits will be looking forward to one of the nation’s favourite pastimes of enjoying a pint or two in a pub garden with friends.
However, with the rising cost of lagers and ales across the country, it is becoming an increasingly expensive hobby.
This is especially true for the Brits who live in the cities where the price of a pint is now on average £6 or more.
However, a handful of people can still enjoy a tipple without breaking the bank and one lucky city can drink a beer for less than £4.
That fortunate city is Derby where the average cost of a beer is just £3.60. However, this still pales in comparison to the average national cost a decade ago which was just £2.79.
The next cheapest cities all cost on average £4 and they are Aberdeen, Leicester, Luton and Southend.
At the other end of the spectrum, some of the most expensive beers can be found in Brighton, Belfast and Portsmouth where they all cost £6 on average.
With summer just around the corner, many Brits will be looking forward to one of the nation’s favourite pastimes of enjoying a pint or two in a pub garden with friends
Derby (pictured) has the cheapest pints in Britain costing on average just £3.60
Surprisingly, London does not have the title of the most expensive beer in London – where a pint is also £6.
Instead it is the tiny Northern Irish city of Lisburn which has been handed the unwanted prize of most expensive pint in the UK – where the average cost is an eye-watering £6.10.
However, London still holds the crown for the most expensive pint in the UK overall. With a pint in some areas of the capital costing as much as £9.
Northern cities which are renowned as cost-effective boozing hotspots are no longer as cheap and cheerful as they once were.
In Newcastle the average pint is £4.90 and in Liverpool and Manchester a beer will set you back a fiver.
Jodie Wilkinson, Head of Partnerships at takepayments, the UK’s fastest-growing card payment solutions providers, claims the cost of beer in the North demonstrates the changes in affordability across the UK.
She said: ‘The UK’s affordability landscape is shifting, and our study highlights some key trends that could have long-term implications for both businesses and consumers.
‘While London remains the least affordable city, what’s striking is how other cities – particularly in the North – are catching up regarding high living costs.
It is the tiny Northern Irish city of Lisburn (pictured) which has been handed the unwanted prize of most expensive pint in the UK – where the average cost is an eye-watering £6.10
Northern cities which are renowned as cost-effective boozing hotspots are no longer as cheap and cheerful as they once were. In Newcastle the average pint is £4.90 and in Liverpool and Manchester (pictured) a beer will set you back a fiver
‘The idea that northern cities are universally “cheap” is being challenged, with places like Manchester and Leeds now ranking among the least affordable in the UK.’
In other metrics, Nottingham was one of the cheapest cities to enjoy a three-course meal for two, with this activity expected to cost Brits an average of £50.
Edinburgh and Manchester were two of the most expensive cities outside of London for eating out, with a three-course meal for two costing £20 more than Nottingham’s average of £70.
Coffee costs also highlighted affordability gaps.
East Midlands had the cheapest Cappuccino price at £2.69, and the Scottish capital was on the more expensive side with a cappuccino expected to cost you £3.71