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> We collated the prices of a 330ml bottle of beer in supermarkets around the world using online shops, focusing on well-known beer brands such as Corona and He
by actuator 6y ago
> We collated the prices of a 330ml bottle of beer in supermarkets around the world using online shops, focusing on well-known beer brands such as Corona and Heineken.
There in lies the problem. I was wondering why some low income but high grain output countries like China and India have high beer prices. In case of China, it seemed odd that beer was even costlier than its rich neighbours like South Korea and Japan. If you look at the prices of imported beer which are subject to high import duties and shipment costs, it is not going to give a fair picture.
- shalmanese 6y agoEven Heinekens in China are not that expensive. It mainly comes down to Chinese not drinking beers in "hotels". Chinese usually drink as a part of a meal and the beers in a restaurant, even one attached to a hotel, are market price. But an actual bar at a hotel is mainly used for business meetings and such where you're mainly renting the real estate so the same beer can be 10x the price of 1 30m away sold by the same vendor.