# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/21 "2005-05-28T17:18:13Z")
Living in a student area, it all depends. 50p for a can in the student’s union, 65p (IIRC) for one in a shop well positioned between university buildings and student accommodation 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/22 "2005-05-28T23:08:25Z")
Here in the wilds of Arkansas, one can from a vending machine will sell for .55. Some convenience stores will sell the cans for anywhere from .50 to .75 depending on the store. 20 oz bottle sell for around a dollar, but when the new Diet Coke with Splenda appeared, it sold for .55 for a 20 oz bottle. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/23 "2005-05-28T23:21:26Z")
$2 Canadian for a locally bottled, odd-tasting 355mL bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/24 "2005-05-29T01:16:16Z")
At work, Coke from the machine is 40 cents for a can. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/25 "2005-05-29T02:19:51Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > One riyal, about USD 0.26 You’re getting ripped off! It’s USD $0.24 here in Tianjin, China. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/26 "2005-05-29T02:44:42Z")
A can of Coke around here is usually 50 cents or 75 cents. However, I always get the Sam’s Choice cola. Tastes the same and it’s only 25 cents. ---
**Author:** ![infamousmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@infamousmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infamousmom)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/27 "2005-05-29T07:00:08Z")
> [@Fake Plastic Trees](#): > > How much do you pay for a can of coke? $1.25 per six-pack, on sale, which works out to about 21¢ per can. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/28 "2005-05-29T07:09:16Z")
Sixty-five cents from the machine at work. We normally wait for one of the stores to have it on sale, four 12-packs for $10, and stock up. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/29 "2005-05-29T07:25:56Z")
I remember coming back from Europe and being shocked that a six pack of Coke cost more than a six pack of generic beer! In Las Vegas at the local Walmart, there are vending machines with a plastic bottle of 20 ounce Coke for 60 cents. If you go into the store, a 2 liter bottle is $1.08. I am really surprised to hear Coke is so cheap in the Arab countries and China! Maybe we could raise the price as the gas prices rise? ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/30 "2005-05-29T07:32:48Z")
The standard 355 mL can is typically $0.50-$0.65 with $0.50 being the most common and $0.60 also being quite common. Anything higher than that most people around here would consider a rip off. $1.00 seems to be the big standard around here for the 20 oz. bottles, though I’ve seen those go as high as $1.50 in a regular vending machine and $2.00 in vending machines placed in certain specialty areas. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/31 "2005-05-29T11:19:08Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I am really surprised to hear Coke is so cheap in the Arab countries and China! Maybe because they want to make up for being seen as a pro-Israeli supplier? Thinking about it, cans in the UK are slightly smaller, 330ml. Sometimes a small shop gets German cans so you get more for your money. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/32 "2005-05-29T13:47:41Z")
If I’m at work early enough, a can of Coke is free, since they’re sitting on a table with the rest of the catered food. Otherwise it’s probably a buck in the vending machine-- I never want a coke bad enough to bother buying one. ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/33 "2005-05-30T08:06:42Z")
In Sydney, Australia a 600ml (20 oz) Coke costs AUD$2.80 (USD@2.13). ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/34 "2005-05-30T15:08:42Z")
Depending on what vending machine I use, either $0.60, $0.75, or $1.00. (Needless to say, I try my hardest not to use the $1.00.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/35 "2005-05-30T21:29:26Z")
The places where you’re gouged of course are at movie theaters ($4.50 for a 32 oz), concerts/plays ($1 for a cup) and hotels. I stayed in a hotel recently where the Coke machines were $1.25 (USD) for a can. I drank water on general principal. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/36 "2005-05-31T03:52:46Z")
I really don’t have incident to buy single cans from vending machines. Single 20oz bottles are usually a buck. Occasionally $1.25. I do suck them down at home, and try desperately to not buy a 12 pack for more than $2.50 apiece, but will go up to $3 per 12 pack if I’m running out. It’s not uncommon for me to stick one in my bag when heading out to work, either. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/37 "2005-05-31T04:58:35Z")
We drink Pepsi. 😃 Only costs $0.22194444444444444444444444444444 a can from Costco. Coke is about a two cents more per can. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863/38 "2005-05-31T15:16:34Z")
At my work, the 12oz cans are $0.60 each. In most convenience stores, 20oz bottles are $1.19. In a grocery store, you can usually get a 2 liter bottle for anywhere from $0.89 to $1.59, depending on if it’s on sale or not. This is in the NE Ohio area. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-a-can-of-coke/305863.md?page=1)