Holidaymakers looking for value for money this summer should travel to Bulgaria for the most affordable beer in Europe, new research has found.
The best place to buy beer is in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, where tourists have to pay just £1.01 for a 330ml bottle, according to research from the Post Office. It found that the Algarve region in Portugal ranked second, where a beer cost just £1.02. Spain’s Costa del Sol took third place at £2.18.
Stockholm in Sweden was the most expensive for beer, at £6.69, followed by Paris in France at £5.59. The average price of a pint of lager in Britain costs £4.09.
However, wine drinkers face different odds, with Portugal taking first place for the best value. A 175ml glass of house wine cost just £1.31. That was followed by Bulgaria at £1.94 and Costa del Sol at £2.39. Stockholm was the most expensive again, at £9.32. That was followed by Copenhagen in Denmark, at £8.94.
In Britain, the average price for a glass of wine was £4.10, rising 3pc since the start of the year.
Nick Boden, of the Post Office, said: “Bulgaria and Portugal…
