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Indians have to work most to buy a bottle of beer
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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Indians have to work most to buy a bottle of beer
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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