The cheapest holiday destinations for pints and prosecco revealed

There’s hotspots in Malta, Turkey and Spain where buying a beer won’t break the bank

Malta was crowned best in class for boozing on a budget (Getty Images)

Looking to leave London’s weather and steep drinks prices behind your next getaway? Malta has been crowned the best holiday destination for boozing on a budget this autumn.

TravelSupermarket calculated the cost of a week-long stay at a three-star hotel, paired with seven beers and seven glasses of sparkling wine to curate a list of affordable overseas watering holes.

Mediterranean archipelago Malta took the top spot with a week and 14 alcoholic beverages for £502pp on average, followed by Dalaman and Antalya in Turkey with total costs of £528 and £538 respectively.

However, beer tourists will be best served at Egyptian beach bars – £1.43 a bottle – closely trailed by Antalya (£2.08).

For fans of fizz, Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Dorada were found to be the most affordable areas for budget glasses of prosecco at just £3.01. Paphos in Cyprus came second for cheap bubbles with sparkling wine at £3.87 per glass.

Outside of Europe, the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic ranked 10th, with travellers paying £573pp for a week away wetting your palette.

As for the most expensive holiday destination for drinking, a week in Larnaca, Cyprus with all the trimmings, could set travellers back £1,157pp.

Elsewhere, big drinking habits in Dubai would cost around £1,029, while sinking pints during a week in Gran Canaria was the priciest spot in Europe at £689pp.

Chelsea Dickenson, known as the ‘Cheap Holiday Expert’ online, said: “When TravelSupermarket revealed their study on the cheapest places to find prosecco, I was over the moon! In the last few years, we’ve really seen prices go up in many destinations, and so it was a great reminder that there are still plenty of bargains out there so that we can really treat ourselves when we’re on our next holiday.

“With the results under my belt, I headed off to Tarragona in Costa Dorada to see just how easy it was to find sparkling wine for £3.01, and I was delighted to discover it was so, so easy. Literally, the first bar that I walked past had Cava for just £2.96, and there was a lot of choice for places offering a glass of fizz for a similar price. The cheapest price I found was just £2.10 a glass, and the best bit? The measures are massive everywhere. Honestly, I think it’s at least a glass and a half versus what we get served in the UK.”

The cheapest holiday destinations for pints and prosecco

1. Malta – £2.15 bottle of beer | £5.59 glass of prosecco
2. Dalaman – £2.81 bottle of beer | £6.56 glass of prosecco
3. Antalya – £2.08 bottle of beer | £11.71 glass of prosecco
4. Costa Dorada – £3.01 bottle of beer | £3.01 glass of prosecco
5. Algarve – £4.30 bottle of beer | £5.16 glass of prosecco
6. Bourgas – £3.01 bottle of beer | £5.63 glass of prosecco
7. Egypt – £1.43 bottle of beer | £13.35 glass of prosecco
8. Lanzarote – £2.58bottle of beer | £4.26 glass of prosecco
9. Crete – £3.44 bottle of beer | £6.02 glass of prosecco
10. Dominican Republic – £1.98 bottle of beer | £5.94 glass of prosecco
11. Fuerteventura – £2.71 bottle of beer | £4.30 glass of prosecco
12. Mallorca – £2.58 bottle of beer | £4.30 glass of prosecco
13. Costa del Sol – £2.58 bottle of beer | £3.01 glass of prosecco
14. Corfu – £4.30 bottle of beer | £6.02 glass of prosecco
15. Tenerife – £2.58 bottle of beer | £5.16 glass of prosecco
16. Costa Blanca – £2.58 bottle of beer | £4.73 glass of prosecco
17. Paphos – £2.58 bottle of beer | £3.87 glass of prosecco
18. Gran Canaria – £3.01 bottle of beer | £5.59 glass of prosecco
19. Cancun – £3.99 bottle of beer | £7.97 glass of prosecco
20. Dubai – £9.62 bottle of beer | £11.71 glass of prosecco
21. Larnaca – £2.58 bottle of beer | £5.16 glass of prosecco

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