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How many hours of work does it take to buy a half a litre of beer at a retail outlet?
According to UBS, a Swiss bank, it takes a German earning the national median wage just under seven minutes of work to purchase half a litre bottle.
Let's see how many minutes it takes in 28 countries, including India, around the world.
Source: The Economist
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Image: A waitress carries beer after the opening of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.
Photographs: Michael Dalder/Reuters
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India
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 54 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.40
Global rank: 1
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a shopping mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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The Philippines
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 38 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.15
Global rank: 2
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Image: A dancer performs during the Kalesa Festival in Manila.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
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Colombia
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 36 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $2.75
Global rank: 3
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Image: A cafe in Bogota.
Photographs: Fredy Builes/Reuters
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Nigeria
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 28 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $0.54
Global rank: 4
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Image: An aerial view shows the central business district in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos.
Photographs: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
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Vietnam
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 27 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $0.70
Global rank: 5
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Image: Tourists sit on stools and drink beer at the old quarters in Hanoi.
Photographs: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters
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South Africa
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 24 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.80
Global rank: 6
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Image: A view of Johannesburg.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.de Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
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Thailand
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 23 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.40
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Bangkok.
Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
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Brazil
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 21 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.70
Global rank: 8
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Image: People ride horses along a main avenue in the financial centre of Sao Paulo during World Car Free Day.
Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
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Japan
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 17 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $4.15
Global rank: 9
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Image: Pedestrians walk on the street at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters
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Mexico
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 16 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.60
Global rank: 10
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Image: A hot air balloon floats past people watching the sunrise at the Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.
Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 15 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $3.65
Global rank: 11
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Image: Traffic passes the Houses of Parliament in London.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Spain
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 14 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $3.05
Global rank: 12
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Argentina
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 13 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.70
Global rank: 13
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Image: A view of Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
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Italy
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12.5 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $2.80
Global rank: 14
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Image: Duomo cathedral in Milan.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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South Korea
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12.3 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $2.90
Global rank: 15
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Image: A view of central Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Ukraine
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12.2 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $0.65
Global rank: 16
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Image: Pedestrians pass an inflatable lotus at Independence Square in Kiev.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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Australia
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12.2 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $3.70
Global rank: 17
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Image: An outdoor shopping mall in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
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Poland
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12.2 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.75
Global rank: 18
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Image: People walk at Plac Zamkowy in Warsaw's Old Town.
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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Russia
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 12 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.40
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of the Metropol hotel in Moscow.
Photographs: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
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Canada
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 11 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $3.20
Global rank: 20
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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France
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 10 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $2.45
Global rank: 21
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Image: Orsay Museum in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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China
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 8 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $0.55
Global rank: 22
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Image: China Maritime Museum at the Shanghai Lingang Industrial Park.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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Romania
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 7 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $0.80
Global rank: 23
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Image: A woman walks down the steps in front of Romania's National Library in Bucharest.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
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The Netherlands
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 6 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $2.48
Global rank: 24
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Image: Tourists cycle as they drink beer and sing karaoke on a beer bike in Amsterdam.
Photographs: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters
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Germany
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 5 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.90
Global rank: 25
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Image: Revellers scuffle for the first free beer in the traditional one-litre beer mug at the opening of the World's biggest beer fest, the Munich Oktoberfest, at the Theresienwiese in Munich.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Czech Republic
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 4 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.25
Global rank: 26
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Image: British tourists drink beer in central Prague.
Photographs: David W Cerny/Reuters
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The United States
Minutes of work needed to buy 500ml of beer: 3 minutes
Retail price for 500ml of beer: $1.80
Global rank: 27
Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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