There are a few things one really needs to know on a Friday ahead of a big weekend – the weather (you’re in luck Cape Town), when and where you’ll be watching Sunday night’s Euro 2016 final (come on the French), and how our beer prices compare to the rest of the world.

Fine that last one isn’t necessary, but if you’re here reading this then I guess it’s of interest to you.

A European ticketing and travel comparison site called GoEuro is behind the Beer Price Index, which compares data from 70 cities around the world.

The news is great for us Capetonians – we’ve now leapt from 12th to 3rd in terms of the cheapest, happy days.

Here’s the top 10 from BusinessTech:

And now the 10 where you’ll be forking out serious cash for a bevvie:

Don’t be too bleak Jozi folks, because according to another study your booze prices are pretty darn decent too:

In the 2016 Deutsche Bank world prices report, the financial group showed that Joburg and Cape Town are some the cheapest cities in the world for foreigners trading in dollars – particularly when it came to alcohol purchases.

Both Joburg and Cape Town ranked in the top 5 cheapest cities for “sins” (drinking and smoking) – coming in second and third cheapest, respectively.

Just because it’s good value for money doesn’t mean it can’t be helluva tasty – our new office favourite is anything from Devil’s Peak Brewery, and they’re still going down a treat.

Y’all just have yourselves a festive old weekend,  soak up the sun and drive safe.

[source:businesstech]