
While there have been many complaints from fans about how expensive World Cup tickets are this year, that’s only part of the expense of attending matches.
For PubClubbers – which obviously includes people from Scotland, who apparently drank Boston dry (“all they had was Bud Light,” according to one fan and apparently to Scots that does not qualify as beer) – a big part of the World Cup experience is drinking beer.
And, as anyone who has attended any sporting event or concert these days knows, beer at a ballpark is very expensive. But here’s something that will really open your eyes. The researchers at Playerstime have put together a comparison between the cost of beer in stadiums and the average price in the World Cup host city’s bars. What they found pretty may make the foam in your glass curdle:
Monterrey (Estadio BBVA) – $17.69/beer at the stadium, 519% more than in city bars
Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) – $17.43/beer at the stadium, 416% more than in city bars
San Francisco (Levi’s Stadium) – $24.50/beer at the stadium, 206% more than in city bars
Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium) – $18.50/beer at the stadium, 164% more than in city bars
Houston (NRG Stadium) – 15.23/beer at the stadium, 154% more than in city bars
Seattle (Lumen Field) – $18.49/beer at the stadium, 131% more than in city bars
Dallas (AT&T Stadium) – $16.45/beer at the stadium, 127% more than in city bars
Boston (Gillette Stadium) – $18/beer at the stadium, 125% more than in city bars
Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) – $17.50/beer at the stadium, 119% more than in city bars
New York /New Jersey (MetLife Stadium) – $17/beer at the stadium, 112.5% more than in city bars
Toronto (BMO Field) – $12.59/beer at the stadium, 95% more than in city bars
Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) – $11.50/beer at the stadium, 92% more than in city bars
Miami (Hard Rock Stadium) – $12/beer at the stadium, 50% more than in city bars
Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) – $10/beer at the stadium, 43% more than in city bars
Vancouver (BC Place) – $7.72/beer at the stadium, 19% more than in city bars
Guadalajara (Estadio Akron) – $2.75/beer at the stadium, -3.8% cheaper than in city bars
As you can see, Dallas has the largest difference between stadium and city bar beer prices of any World Cup venue. At AT&T Stadium, fans pay an average of $16 for a beer, compared with only $7.25 in the city. This is 120.7% higher than the average draft beer price at local restaurants in the Big D.

Los Angeles is not far behind with a stadium beer at SoFi Stadium costing $16.50 on average, the highest outright price across the examined stadiums. Despite the city’s already expensive bar scene, fans at the venue still face an overcharge exceeding 106%. Note that these are average prices; more expensive options are available at each stadium, as well.
Previously-mentioned Boston has the closest price parity in the U.S. A beer at Gillette Stadium costs just $8.25, 3.1% more than the average restaurant draft (around $8).
You can see the full report here.

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