The Cost Keeps Going Up, But It’s Still A Pretty Good Deal
One of the first questions people ask before heading to Munich Oktoberfest is, “How much does the beer cost?” The answer changes every year, and while prices continue to climb, ordering a 1-liter Maß remains one of the essential Oktoberfest experiences.
You can’t have Oktoberfest without beer, and in Munich they go through a lot of the national drink of Germany.
The beers are served in heavy 1-liter glass mugs that almost require arm curls to get from the table to your mouth. How the barmaids manage to carry fist fulls of them remains one of the great mysteries of Oktoberfest. Pro’s tip: Don’t get in their way.
So how much does a beer coast at Munich Oktoberfest? The price is €15.80 in 2026 at most beer tents, up slightly from €15.40 last year. That’s about $18 in USD. Augustiner-Festhalle is the cheapest large beer tent at €14.90,
But don’t blame the greed of the bierhalls or the breweries. The increase is due to a rise in the cost of making the beer, from ingredients such as barley and hops to energy to make the brew down to the stainless steel barrels and even the wooden pallets on which the kegs are placed.
So how much beer do you get for your Euros? One liter is equal to two quarts or almost 34 ounces. So that’s the equivalent of nearly three 12-ounce beers and is still a bargain by big-city and prices in the U.S.
In other words, drink up because that’s what Munich Oktoberfest is, a big worldwide drinking party.
Here’s a tent-by-tent breakdown of beer prices (with last year’s beer prices in parentheses).
Main Tents:
Armbrustschützen-Festzelt: 15.90 euros
Augustiner-Festhalle: 14.90 euros
Bräurosl: 15.40 euros
Festzelt Tradition: 15.80 euros
Fischer-Vroni: 15.40 euros
Hacker-Festzelt: 15.40 euros
Hofbräuhaus festival tent: 15.80 euros
Käfer Wiesn-Schänke: 15.80 euros
Löwenbräu festival tent: 15.90 euros
Marstall: 15.80 euros
Ochsenbraterei: 15.80 euros
Paulaner festival tent: 15.40 euros
Schottenhamel festival hall: 15.80 euros
Schützen festival tent: 15.80 euros
Kuffler’s wine tent (wheat beer only): 15.80 euros
Small Tents:
Ammer: 14.50 euros
Familienplatzl: 14.60 euros
Feisinger’s Käs & Weinstub’n: 15.20 euros
Fisch-Bäda: 15.40 euros
Glöckle-Wirt: 15.50 euros
Goldener Hahn: 15.50 euros
Haxnbraterei: : 15.20 euros
Heimer: 15.30 euros
Heinz sausage and chicken roasting: 15.50 euros
Veal roastery: 15.50 euros
Münchner Knödelei: 15.30 euros
Münchner Stubn: 15.80 euros
Poschner: 15.60 euros
Vinzenz Murr Metzgerstubn: 15.30 euros
Wildstuben: 15.40 euros
Wirtshaus im Schichtl: 14.90 euros
Zur Bratwurst: 15.10 euros
Oide Wiesn:
Tradition tent: 15.35 euros
Musicians’ tent: 14.80 euros
Museum tent: 14.60 euros
Folk singers’ tent: 14.90 euros
Are The Beers Worth The Price?
Oh definitely. For one thing, you can’t really put a price on the beer tents experience, hoisting big and heavy mugs while singing songs with hundreds of other people.
More Munich Oktoberfest Posts:
• Munich Oktoberfest 2026 Everything You Need To Know Complete Party Guide (pubclub.com)
• Munich Oktoberfest Travel Blog: Experiencing The Beer Tents For The First Time (pubclub.com)
• Oktoberfest Munich Top Party Tips & Beer Tents (pubclub.com)
• Munich Oktoberfest Hofbrau House Is The Best Beer Tent (pubclub.com)
• Oktoberfest In Munich Is The Ultimate Beer Drinker’s Heaven (pubclub.com)
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