Alcohol Prices in Europe by Country

How to read the figures

Each country's price level index compares the cost of the same basket of alcoholic drinks with the EU average of 100. A score of 120 means alcohol costs about 20% more than the EU average; 85 means about 15% less. The figures are for 2025, published by Eurostat in summer 2026. They describe overall price levels, so an individual bottle can still be a better or worse deal in a given shop.

Source: Eurostat, price level indices for alcoholic beverages (prc_ppp_ind_1), 2025, updated 9 July 2026

Where alcohol is cheapest in Europe

Italy has the cheapest alcohol in the EU, at 18% below the average, followed by Germany (14% below), Austria (11% below), Spain (10% below) and Czechia (8% below). These are big wine and beer producing countries with comparatively low excise duties on those drinks.

Where alcohol is most expensive

Iceland is the most expensive country in the comparison, at nearly three times the EU average, followed by Norway (126% above) and Turkey (110% above). Inside the EU, Finland is the most expensive (107% above) and Ireland is second (92% above). The Nordic countries combine high alcohol taxes with state-run retail monopolies: Alko in Finland, Systembolaget in Sweden, Vinmonopolet in Norway and Vínbúðin in Iceland. Ireland has high excise duties and, since 2022, minimum unit pricing.

Luxembourg, Belgium and their neighbours

Luxembourg sits almost exactly at the EU average (2% above). That makes it cheaper than neighbouring Belgium (13% above), about the same as France (1% above), but noticeably dearer than Germany (14% below). The Netherlands is right on the EU average.

What about the UK, the US and Canada?

The UK, the US and Canada are not part of Eurostat's comparison. For those markets, Wyyno compares actual shelf prices store by store, checked on each retailer's own website: see alcohol prices in the UK, the US and Canada on our country pages.