We all love a nice cold pint after a tiring week at work, but it appears that some of us work harder than others for that refreshing beverage.
We gathered data on the average monthly salary and average price of a pint of lager from every country in Europe* from Numbeo and Pint Price** and calculated how many minutes it would take for workers in each respective European country to earn enough to buy a pint.
It turns out that there is a vast difference between the amount of time workers from their respective European countries have to graft for a pint, ranging from 4 minutes and 12 seconds to 1 hour, 22 minutes and 48 seconds, so keep reading to see where your country ranks.
| Country | Average Pint Price (£) | Average Monthly Salary (£) | Average Hourly Salary (£) | Time Worked For A Pint (Mins) |
| Monaco | 1.50 | 3975.55 | 22.59 | 4 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Liechtenstein | 3.15 | 4488.31 | 25.50 | 7 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Belgium | 1.27 | 1527.34 | 8.68 | 9 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Netherlands | 1.69 | 1786.17 | 10.15 | 10 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Luxembourg | 2.36 | 2272.68 | 12.91 | 10 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Czech Republic | 0.75 | 697.85 | 3.97 | 11 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Switzerland | 4.56 | 3677.34 | 20.89 | 13 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Slovakia | 0.84 | 640.94 | 3.64 | 13 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Germany | 2.33 | 1818.35 | 10.33 | 13 minutes, 48 seconds |
| San Marino | 2.95 | 2062.06 | 11.72 | 15 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Kazakhstan | 0.48 | 312.97 | 1.78 | 16 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Spain | 1.74 | 1062.62 | 6.04 | 17 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Austria | 2.61 | 1522.39 | 8.65 | 18 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Iceland | 3.79 | 2146.81 | 12.20 | 18 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Malta | 1.75 | 930.33 | 5.29 | 19 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Andorra | 3.00 | 1540.26 | 8.75 | 20 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Slovenia | 1.69 | 842.87 | 4.79 | 21 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Ireland | 3.81 | 1879.44 | 10.68 | 21 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Cyprus | 2.15 | 1035.40 | 5.88 | 22 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Poland | 1.34 | 636.30 | 3.62 | 22 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Denmark | 4.70 | 2164.43 | 12.30 | 22 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Bulgaria | 0.85 | 387.47 | 2.20 | 23 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Romania | 1.00 | 437.93 | 2.49 | 24 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Finland | 4.24 | 1860.55 | 10.57 | 24 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Estonia | 1.69 | 725.14 | 4.12 | 24 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Hungary | 1.02 | 413.22 | 2.35 | 25 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Bosnia | 0.85 | 350.15 | 1.99 | 25 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Portugal | 1.69 | 682.38 | 3.88 | 26 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Belarus | 0.77 | 261.80 | 1.49 | 31 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Lithuania | 1.35 | 532.16 | 3.02 | 27 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Russia | 1.26 | 494.99 | 2.81 | 27 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Croatia | 1.60 | 585.69 | 3.33 | 28 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Sweden | 5.00 | 1755.75 | 9.98 | 30 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Norway | 7.00 | 2419.85 | 13.75 | 30 minutes, 36 seconds |
| France | 4.66 | 1605.68 | 9.12 | 30 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Albania | 0.65 | 214.39 | 1.22 | 31 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Ukraine | 0.50 | 167.58 | 0.95 | 31 minutes, 48 seconds |
| United Kingdom | 3.00 | 1777.89 | 10.10 | 31 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Serbia | 0.85 | 269.13 | 1.53 | 33 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Moldova | 0.58 | 180.95 | 1.03 | 33 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Macedonia | 0.80 | 241.43 | 1.37 | 34 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Italy | 3.94 | 1139.91 | 6.48 | 36 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Kosovo | 1.10 | 311.32 | 1.77 | 37 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Armenia | 0.85 | 238.26 | 1.35 | 37 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Latvia | 2.00 | 509.89 | 2.90 | 41 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Montenegro | 1.53 | 377.90 | 2.15 | 42 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Georgia | 0.90 | 210.41 | 1.20 | 45 minutes, 0 seconds |
| Greece | 2.80 | 606.87 | 3.45 | 48 minutes, 36 seconds |
| Turkey | 2.15 | 460.63 | 2.62 | 49 minutes, 12 seconds |
| Azerbaijan | 1.50 | 191.00 | 1.09 | 1 hours, 22 minutes, 48 seconds |
*Data for Vatican City is unavailable.
** Data for the average pint price in Belarus was taken from Budget Traveller and the data for Liechtenstein’s monthly salary was taken from Wage Indicator. Data for the average pint price in San Marino was unavailable so data was taken from Numbeo for the average price of a 0.5 litre domestic beer.
Sources:
http://www.pintprice.com/ https://budgettraveller.org/cheapest-beer-in-europe-check-my-europe-cheap-beer-index/ https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ https://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/liechtenstein https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/time/decimal-to-time-calculator.php https://www.wageindicator.org/main/labour-laws/collective-bargaining/2014/liechtenstein-annual-wage-report-2012-published-december-19-2014
