Cheapest City for a Pint in the UK: 2026 Prices in 18 Cities
Across UK city pubs and bars, a pint costs £6.10 to £7.10 in 2026 going by their menus. Plymouth and Southampton came out cheapest of the big cities, London and Bath dearest. Blackpool is in a league of its own, with pints from £1.60.
Pint prices by UK city
| City | Typical pint | Prices checked |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | £6.10 | 19 from 6 venues |
| Southampton | £6.20 | 19 from 6 venues |
| Bournemouth | £6.25 | 16 from 4 venues |
| Glasgow | £6.28 | 34 from 11 venues |
| Edinburgh | £6.50 | 28 from 11 venues |
| Leeds | £6.50 | 31 from 10 venues |
| Liverpool | £6.50 | 40 from 13 venues |
| Manchester | £6.50 | 50 from 17 venues |
| Norwich | £6.50 | 17 from 5 venues |
| Portsmouth | £6.50 | 23 from 7 venues |
| Sheffield | £6.50 | 14 from 4 venues |
| Nottingham | £6.65 | 24 from 6 venues |
| Cardiff | £6.70 | 25 from 8 venues |
| Birmingham | £6.75 | 35 from 12 venues |
| York | £6.75 | 16 from 5 venues |
| Newcastle | £6.95 | 15 from 5 venues |
| Bath | £7.00 | 15 from 5 venues |
| London | £7.10 | 257 from 79 venues |
The middle price on pub and bar menus we found in 2026, cheapest first. City-centre bars and chains publish menus more often than locals, so a back-street pub will often be cheaper.
The UK average
The ONS average for a pint of lager was £4.74 in August 2026, and the Morning Advertiser's pub survey put the average pint at £5.34 in April 2026. Both include cheaper pubs outside city centres, which is why they come in below the city figures above.
Blackpool: the cheapest pints we found
| Bar | Pint | Price | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ardwick | Foster's, John Smith's or Strongbow | £1.60 | Oct 2026 |
| The Stanley Showbar | Carlsberg or Smooth, Sun–Thu | £1.95 | Oct 2026 |
| Duke | Carlsberg or Thwaites Smooth | £2.50 | Oct 2026 |
| Garlands | Carlsberg or Thwaites Smooth | £2.50 | Oct 2026 |
Prices change all the time; tap the date to see each source.
Blackpool isn't in the table above because most of what we found there is deals like these; its bars with standard menus charge around £6.
How we got these numbers
We collected more than 1,000 UK pint prices in 2026 from pub and bar menus, chain menus and recent articles, and recorded where each came from and when. The city table uses menu prices for a full pint only, with happy hours left out, and only cities where we found at least 14 prices. We'll keep updating it; ontap users can add what they paid too.
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What's the cheapest city in the UK for a pint?
Of the 18 cities we compared, Plymouth (about £6.10) and Southampton (about £6.20) had the cheapest menus. Blackpool has the cheapest deals, with pints from £1.60.
What's the most expensive city in the UK for a pint?
London, at about £7.10 on the menus we checked, followed by Bath at about £7.
What's the average price of a pint in the UK?
The ONS average for a pint of lager was £4.74 in August 2026; city-centre pubs and bars typically charge £6–£7.