It does seem that many people feel that the price of Beer in Australia is very high in comparison to the prices in Britain.
I am not sure if that is only for drinking in Pubs, or for purchases from the Bottle Shops.
In late 2008, I saw these prices for drinks served in pubs:
NSW
$3.90 Schooner
$3.10 Middy
NSW
$3.50 Schooner
$2.50 Middy
QLD
$3.50 Schooner in RSL
$3.90 Schooner
Beer Glass Sizes
- Schooner 425ml = 75% of a pint
- Schooner in Victoria 485ml = 85% of a pint
- Schooner in South Australia 285ml = 50% of a pint
- Middie 285ml = 50% of a pint
- Jug 1140ml = 2 Pints
More Size Conversions at: www.britzinoz.com/page.php?60
A small selection of common drink sizes:
Schooner 285ml 10 ounces South Australia
Schooner 425ml 15 ounces New South Wales and A.C.T.
Schooner 425ml 15 ounces Northern Territory
Schooner 425ml 15 ounces Victoria
Schooner 425ml 15 ounces Western Australia
Schooner  425ml 15 ounces QueenslandÂ
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Pint 425ml 15 ounces South Australia
Pint  568ml 20 ounces New South Wales
Pint  568ml 20 ounces A.C.T.
Pint  568ml 20 ounces Victoria
 And, at www.beerguide.com.au/frequently-asked-questions
Australian Glass Sizes
I have also seen these sizes of Australian Beer measurements:
New South Wales
200 ml Glass
285 ml Middy
425 ml Schooner
Norther Territory
200 ml Six
285 ml Seven
425 ml Handle
Queensland
200 ml Glass
285 ml Pot
425 ml Schooner
South Australia
200 ml Butcher
285 ml Schooner
425 ml Pint
Tasmania
200 ml Seven
285 ml Ten
425 ml Pint
Victoria
200 ml Glass
285 ml Pot
Western Australia
200 ml Bobby
285 ml Glass
425 ml Pot
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Beer and spirits are a total rip off in Australia. In Central Europe one can buy a 750ml bottle of cheap spirit for under 10 Dollars. You can get beer for 70 cents (0.5liter bottle or can). And the beer is not poisoned with fluoride there.
It’s all tax here in Australia, which goes to the corrupt politicians. And, NO!… the tax money does NOT GO BACK to the community, as they claim, but it goes to the richest few hundred people….
It would be interesting to see actual comparison prices, especially when compared to wages.
Take Poland (in Central Europe) for example, the average wage in 2010 was $1,290 per month, compared to over $4,000 in Australia. On that basis it can be expected that prices of beer, and other things, must be cheaper in Poland.
As far as the tax is concerned, a very large portion of all the tax collected does actually go back to the lower socio-economic community, often in the form of Family Tax Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, disability pensions, health and education services… etc.
I do agree with you on the Politicians comment though. These Life Pensions for Politicians who serve for just 8 years is plain robbery.
I’ve just checked some bottle shop prices, and found these three at both Tesco UK and 1st Liquor Australia.
1st Choice Liquor in Australia
Fosters Gold (24x375ml) for $45.00
Tesco UK
Fosters Gold (20x300ml) for £14.00
43% higher in Australia (per litre quantity)
1st Choice Liquor in Australia
Smirnoff Vodka Red Label 1 litre $38.90
Tesco UK
Smirnoff Vodka Red Label 1 litre £20.89
24% higher in Australia
1st Choice Liquor in Australia
Corona Bottles (24x355ml) $44.90
Tesco UK
Corona Extra (12x330ml) £11.00
26% higher in Australia (per litre quantity)
However… this is at a time that the drop in value of overseas currencies have caused everything in most countries to drop in value, when compared to Australia.
If we reconvert those prices at the previous normal exchange rates of A$2 to the GBP, then we get the following:
Fosters 7% more expensive in Australia
Smirnoff 7% Cheaper in Australia
Corona 5% Cheaper in Australia
However, the best way is to work out how many bottles can be bought with each countries average wage
I just got back from Europe.
Beers/ spirits etc are more expensive in the UK than the mainland. Hence the ferries loaded with “for personal use” cigarrettes and booze going from France to the UK not the other way.
As of Friday last week 20, 500 mls bootle of beer ave. Cost ten Euro dollars in Germany, this is not Poland, Czech, Albania etc so the basics are 1 Euro for 1 lite of beer.
Looking in the paper “Western Australian” on the weekend, case of beer 39.99. 24 x 375 mls bottles = 4 dollars 44 cents a litre.
Current exchange rate 1 Aus dollar buys 82 Euro cents.
So the Germans are paying the equivelant of 1 dollar 22 cents Australian for there beer per litre, now go figure that one.