DUNFERMLINE has been named as one of the cheapest places in the UK for a pint, despite prices across the country skyrocketing.

According to new figures, Scotland’s newest city was found to be selling a pint for as cheap as £2.97.

Commissioned by hospitality tech company three rocks, the findings show that Dunfermline’s prices remain way lower than the UK average, which has gone above £5 for the first time.

The report was based on 2,500 hospitality businesses, staff and customers which compares the average price of pints and other items across the country.

It follow reports that in the first three months of this year alone, a staggering four licensed premises closed a day.

Dunfermline’s pint prices fare extremely well when compared to other cities in the UK.

In Scotland, Edinburgh is the most expensive with their average pint price sitting at £5.50, followed by Glasgow and Inverness, both at £4.95.

In Perth it's £3.95. 

Unsurprisingly, London comes out as the priciest, with an average pour costing £7.15 with a 10 per cent service charge.

Elsewhere in the UK, Belfast charges a whopping £6.71 for a pint, closely followed by Brighton at £6.60.

The cheapest for a pint was Wrexham in Wales at a very modest £2.20, with Bangor not far behind at £2.42.


The report said American-style charging is pushing prices up. It explained that 74 per cent of the hospitality industry will - or is planning to - apply a service charge as standard for pouring pints and making cocktails.

And a 10 per cent service charge was supported by 52 per cent of the businesses surveyed, with regular punters also in favour of tipping to help support struggling bars.

Scott Muncaster, founder and managing director of three rocks, said: “The UK hospitality industry has been under immense pressure in the last few years.

“Beginning with the pandemic, then one of the biggest labour and skills shortages in decades, and now the cost-of-living crisis, operators need all the help they can get.

“Tipping has long been a sticking point for customers, staff and businesses, with many not knowing what to expect, what to give or how to spread tips out among employees.

“It’s encouraging that customers are supporting the industry, however once the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 comes into force, no hospitality businesses will be able to benefit from tips.”