# How much is a drink where you live? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527 "2010-12-17T17:09:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/21 "2010-12-17T20:50:32Z")
Under $3 (just), for a beer or wine or a shot+mixer. Cape Town. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/22 "2010-12-17T20:54:28Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Round these parts, someone asking a question like that picks up the tab. So. . .are you paying? Come to DC and you can find out. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/23 "2010-12-17T20:57:01Z")
A beer is usually $3, but mixed drinks usually start at $6 and up. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/24 "2010-12-17T21:47:50Z")
Depends. If you exclude dollar draft specials, beers are $3-5.50. Mixed drinks, though, depend a lot on where you go. I can get well drinks for probably around $5-6.50 at a lot of places, but more and more around here are charging 7-8 and up for simple mixed drinks. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/25 "2010-12-17T23:30:02Z")
Well, in the year and a half I’ve lived in this town, I’ve never been to either of the ‘local’ bars (local being walking-distance). But sometimes we’ll go to dinner at a place like Outback and order a drink. In those cases, the drinks usually run $6.00-$7.00, a glass of house wine, about $5.00. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/26 "2010-12-18T00:11:03Z")
I voted on the basis of beer prices, which are usually $5-$7 for a draft pint of a decent beer. I would assume mixed drinks are probably a little bit more, but I don’t drink a lot of mixed drinks when I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/27 "2010-12-18T01:14:16Z")
I answered with what I would typically order in the establishment that I would buy it. A Miller Lite beer. About $2. But if I ordering a double Crown Royal, in a restaurant, it would be about $7. ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/28 "2010-12-18T21:00:52Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I put $5 - $7 here in Ottawa. That’s what I was going to say - at my usual hang out, a pint is $7.00 - which really means $9 with tip, or $10 if it’s one of the waitresses I like. This place has great waitresses - attractive and intelligent - the perfect combination. Ya gotta love a person who’s doing a double major in French and Religion, with a minor in History, can talk politics, and is gorgeous to boot. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/29 "2010-12-18T21:36:26Z")
Phoenix, AZ. Most of the bars I go to are neighborhood bars in search of a neighborhood. $3-5 for a beer. Usually closer to $3, cocktails usually start at $4. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/30 "2010-12-18T22:55:31Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Depends here in Firenze..\*\*Savoy \*\* **Hotel** 12 euroes Friends Irish Pub 5 euroes. Ouch! Are you talking about beer? Here in Padova nice wine comes in around 3.50 euros, aperitifs like Spritz (Aperol/Campari, prosecco and soda)around 3 euro. Plain prosecco “on tap” can be even cheaper, say 2 euros in neighbourhood bars but more in the centre. I don’t know about beer as I rarely drink it here, but I think it’d be a bit more, maybe 4 euros. ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/31 "2010-12-18T23:09:07Z")
I chose the “varies too much” option. Thinking about only my regular neighborhood spots here in Chicago and only regular prices, not specials, I can’t recall paying less than $5 or more than $14. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/32 "2010-12-18T23:33:59Z")
I don’t go to bars, and most of the restaurants around here sell the typical macros. I don’t usually buy those either, but I want to say they usually run around $2.25. I have no idea how much mixed drinks are. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/33 "2010-12-18T23:34:10Z")
I had to go off beer prices because that is usually what I drink. Here in St. Louis you are hard-pressed to find beer that costs more than $5 unless you are at a sporting event or other similar fair/outdoor event etc or you are getting something imported, and even then most imports at most bars I have been to are not more than $5. Most of the time a domestic bottle is about $3 give or take a buck. Some places will charge more some less. Mixed drinks I am not sure of because I don’t drink them often. I think those start around $5 though often, sometimes $4. I went to a vodka bar and almost all the drinks there were $10 or more. The restaurant I was at last night features many martinis that are all $8+. It just depends on the establishment moreso for liquor than beer prices I think. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/34 "2010-12-19T21:02:44Z")
In medium-sized town in South Carolina. Beers are around $3, but I think cocktails are more. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/35 "2010-12-19T21:05:38Z")
In a college town. Craft beers are $4-5, macros are $2-3. Well cocktails are probably $3-5 and fancy cocktails with fancy liquors can probably go up to $10. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/36 "2010-12-19T21:26:02Z")
Maastricht, Dutch town of 100 k inhabitants. Prices downtown are about 2,50 euros (3,20 USD) for standard draft beer 3,50 for a glass of wine (5 usd) 8 euro for a mixed drink (10 usd) ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/37 "2010-12-19T22:39:12Z")
I have discovered that I do in fact like a drink now and again, but I’m too damn cheap to buy the stuff myself! ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/38 "2010-12-19T23:52:07Z")
Been to my local this evening (in a suburb of Nottingham, UK) and can report that a pint (568ml/20 fluid ounces) of beer or cider costs anywhere from £2.20 to £2.80 ($3.41 to $4.34) and a double whisky (50ml) is £3.20 ($4.96). ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/39 "2010-12-20T00:15:11Z")
Happy hour domestic beers 2.50 a bottle or draft. Not so happy, 3 1/2 bucks and up. Dearborn Hgts, Mi. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527/40 "2010-12-20T00:43:31Z")
I don’t get out enough to have an accurate number but prices at the bar we had our Christmas party at last week were $7+ (and $3 for a coke!) In Toronto. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-drink-where-you-live/564527.md?page=3)