'Nights out getting more expensive': Price of pint increase disappoints Wolverhampton drinkers
The price of a pint has been one thing consistently affected by the cost of living crisis, with Wolverhampton a city particularly hit by price rises.
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Pubs across the city have been left looking at profit margins and having to raise the price of beer to ensure they can still run and make a profit.
In recent research conducted by casino games site casino.org to compare prices for various consumer items in cities across the UK, Wolverhampton was ranked second on the top 10 list for the average price of a pint increasing, behind only Bradford in West Yorkshire.
The research found that the average price of a pint in Wolverhampton had risen by 32.4 per cent between 2022 and 2024, from £3.40 two years ago to £4.50 this year.
For people living and working in Wolverhampton, the news of the increase by more than a pound over a two year period was met with disappointment and a wish for more to be done to bring the price down.
Owen Bradley from Stowlawn said he liked to go out in Wolverhampton, particularly in the Billy Wright, and the 38-year-old said less tax on the pint would be a good start.
