How Much Is a Pint in Manchester? (2026 Prices)
A pint in Manchester typically costs about £6.50 in 2026, a little under London and well above the UK average of £4.74. Happy hour brings it down to around £4. Here's what we found across more than 40 Manchester pubs and bars.
Manchester pint prices at a glance
| Price | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| UK average, pint of lager | £4.74 | ONS, Aug 2026 |
| UK average, all pints (pubs) | £5.34 | Morning Advertiser, Apr 2026 |
| Middle of the Manchester menus we checked | £6.50 | ontap, 2026 (half paid £5.95–£6.85) |
| Typical Manchester happy-hour pint | £4.00 | ontap, 2026 |
| Hotel bars (Malmaison, Dakota) | £7.50 | ontap, 2026 |
City-centre bars and chains publish their menus, so they make up most of what we found; a back-street local will often be cheaper than the middle figure.
Where to find a cheaper pint in Manchester
| Bar | Pint | Price | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary (MMU Students' Union) | Boundary Beer | £3.00 | Oct 2026 |
| Hare and Hounds | Holt's Bitter (cask) | £3.40 | Mar 2026 |
| Sinclair's Oyster Bar | Samuel Smith's, cheapest pint | £3.50 | May 2026 |
Students' union bars may need a student or guest card; Samuel Smith's pubs are cash only. Prices change all the time; tap the date to see each source.
Manchester happy hours
| Bar | Pint | Price | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Shuffle | Amstel, Mon–Fri 3–7pm | £4.00 | Sep 2026 |
| Junction | Guinness or Cruzcampo, Tue–Fri | £4.00 | Aug 2026 |
| The Jane Eyre | House pilsner, Tue–Fri 3–6pm | £4.00 | Aug 2026 |
| Affleck and Brown | House lager, noon–7pm | £4.20 | Aug 2026 |
| Nell's (NQ, Kampus, MediaCity) | Pints, Sun–Fri 4–6pm | £4.50 | Sep 2026 |
Happy hours change often, so check before you go. Prices change all the time; tap the date to see each source.
What drives the price
- The beer: Holt's and Samuel Smith's cask bitter is the cheapest pint in town; premium lager and craft IPA sit at £6.50–£7.50.
- The postcode: Deansgate, Spinningfields and hotel bars cost the most; the Northern Quarter has the most happy hours.
- The time: plenty of bars knock £2–3 off a pint between 3pm and 7pm.
How we got these numbers
We collected 81 Manchester pint prices from 42 pubs and bars in 2026, using their own menus, chain menus and recent articles, and recorded where each came from and when. The middle figure uses menu prices only; happy hours are counted separately.
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How much is a pint in Manchester?
About £6.50 in 2026 going by bar and pub menus; half the prices we found were between £5.95 and £6.85.
Where's the cheapest pint in Manchester?
Students' union bars (from £3), Holt's pubs and Samuel Smith's pubs (around £3.50). See the tables above.
Is Manchester cheaper than London for a pint?
A little. The middle of the Manchester menus we checked was £6.50, against about £7 in London.