# Cost Of A Can Of Coke. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 28, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863 "2005-05-28T06:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fake\_Plastic\_Trees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Fake\_Plastic\_Trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fake_Plastic_Trees)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/1 "2005-05-28T06:58:49Z")
How much do you pay for a can of coke? Currently in Brisbane, Australia from the vending machine at my school the price is AUD$1.50 (Aproximatly USD$1.10) How much are other people paying for a can of coke? ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/2 "2005-05-28T07:05:38Z")
In the vending machines at work, sixty cents. Which is approximately 79 cents Australian. And 33 pence British. And .48 Euros. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/3 "2005-05-28T07:20:49Z")
75 cents US at the vending machines on campus. IIRC, it’s 100 yen (a little less than $1 US) at the vending machine near my apartment in Japan. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/4 "2005-05-28T07:21:07Z")
$0.75US at work for a single can. $4.99 for a 24 case in stores. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/5 "2005-05-28T07:43:45Z")
Around here it’s more common to find machines that sell 20 oz cans of soda, and the canonical price is US$1 (higher isn’t unheard-of, though). For 12 oz cans, it can get down as low as US$0.50 but US$.0.60 and US$0.75 isn’t unheard-of either. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/6 "2005-05-28T07:52:05Z")
$3.00 for a 12-pack. I just keep it around for mixers, so I never have occasion to buy a single can. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/7 "2005-05-28T10:17:53Z")
At work: $1.25 for a 20oz bottle (or 75 cents if I walk over to the store behind us) At home, I buy 12 packs, but I refuse to pay more than about $2.50 for one, which works out to a little over 20 cents a can. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/8 "2005-05-28T10:29:07Z")
£0.60, from a vending machine. (UK) SGD$1.00, about merkin USD$0.60, from vending machines. (Singapore) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/9 "2005-05-28T10:42:52Z")
In NZD, from $1.00 (fleamarkets, supermarkets) to $1.40 (central city convenience stores). ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/10 "2005-05-28T10:55:38Z")
What you’re really looking for here amounts to a poll. So, let’s move this one to IMHO, which is where we take polls. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/11 "2005-05-28T11:27:59Z")
Depending on the vending machine, between $1 and $1.25 (CND) usually. That’s about what you pay everywhere else too. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/12 "2005-05-28T11:51:54Z")
One riyal, about USD 0.26 ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/13 "2005-05-28T12:25:00Z")
The Economist regularly publishes a comparison of the [prices of Big Macs](http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3503641) around the world. > [@](#): > > The Economist’s Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP), the idea that exchange rates should move to equalise the prices of a basket of goods and services across different countries. Our basket is the Big Mac. For example, the cheapest burger in the chart is in China, at $1.26, compared with an average American price of $3. This implies that the yuan is 58% undervalued relative to its Big Mac dollar-PPP. On the same basis, the euro is 25% overvalued, the yen 17% undervalued. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/14 "2005-05-28T13:03:20Z")
Usually it is 50 cents at a vending machine for a 12 oz can and $1.00 for the 20 oz bottle. It can vary at convenience stores. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/15 "2005-05-28T13:45:48Z")
(all prices, USD) Here it’s 50 to 75 cents in a machine, depending on where you are $1.00 for a bottle (blech) or $6.99 for a case (24). ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/16 "2005-05-28T14:13:05Z")
I can get it for 40 cents a can and 75 cents a bottle at work. Otherwise, it’s usually 50 and 100 cents for cans and bottles, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/17 "2005-05-28T14:28:49Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > One riyal, about USD 0.26 Same price as Qatar. One of the few benefits of the Middle East 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/18 "2005-05-28T14:45:38Z")
There’s a local convenience store that sells all canned Coke products for $.69 each or 3/$1.00. A lot of supermarkets will run specials (especially during the summer) on Coke prducts in the 12-pack. Usually they run $2.50. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/19 "2005-05-28T15:38:34Z")
IIRC, the machines in the building where I work charge 65¢; I mainly get bottles for $1.25. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/20 "2005-05-28T16:20:04Z")
The machines in our break room have 'em for 40 cents for us wage slaves. I sell them for 54 cents (including tax) out at the gas station. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863.md?page=2)