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Scotland's 'cheapest and most expensive' places for a pint named
Prices for a drink vary wildly across the country.
New research has revealed the average price of a pint in locations around Scotland. Both the cheapest and most expensive destinations around the country were named.
With summer in full swing, people around Scotland will be looking to head to their nearest beer garden and enjoy a drink in the sun. However, the price of a pint can vary wildly across the country.
To help show where beer is the most and least affordable, Online Marketing Surgery and MG Timber have created the Pint Report. The report looks looks at areas in Scotland with the highest and lowest prices for a pint.
Four different destinations in Scotland all place joint-first as the cheapest place for a pint in the country. The average cost in Bathgate, Dumfries, Oban, and Stevenston was found to be £3.
Rounding out the top five most affordable areas in Scotland for a drink is Kilmarnock. According to the experts, the average cost of a pint in the East Ayrshire town is £3.25.
On the other hand, the priciest place for a pint in Scotland was revealed as Edinburgh. The experts found that the average cost of a pint in the Scottish capital is £5.50.
Four other locations in Scotland all place joint-second on the list of most expensive destinations in the country for a drink. According to the report, the cost of a pint in Annan, Glasgow, Inverness, and Livingston was found to be £5.
Elsewhere, the most expensive place in the whole of the UK for a drink was found to be Witney in Oxfordshire. According to the Pint Report, the average cost of a pint in the market town is £7.
Meanwhile, the cheapest place in the UK for a pint according to the Pint Report is Arun in West Sussex. Pints in the local government district were revealed to cost an average of just £2.
The Pint Report states: "As the cost of living continues to be a hot topic across the UK, one of the simplest pleasures, enjoying a pint at your local pub, is feeling the impact."
It continues: "In response to growing public interest in price disparities across the country, we have teamed up with MG Timber, a UK manufacturer of handcrafted pub benches and outdoor furniture, to launch the Pint Report. The report ranks the cheapest and most expensive towns and cities to buy a pint of beer, revealing striking regional differences in cost."
To put together the report, the experts collated the average price of a pint in cities and towns across Scotland and the UK. To do this, they used data from cost of living database Numbeo.
See below for the full lists of the cheapest and priciest destinations in Scotland for a pint. More information can be found on the Online Marketing Surgery website.
Top five cheapest areas in Scotland for a pint
Bathgate £3
Dumfries £3
Oban £3
Stevenston £3
Kilmarnock £3.25
Top five most expensive areas in Scotland for a pint
Edinburgh £5.50
Annan £5
Glasgow £5
Inverness £5
Livingston £5
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