Party Economy

Drinks & Alcohol Prices

Beer, wine, spirits, cider and mixers across real South African retailers — what stocking the bar costs in 2026, and how it climbed there from 2022.

207
Products tracked
R2,970.62
Representative basket, 2026
R2,523.92
Same basket in 2022
+17.7%
4-year increase (8-factor model)

Cost of a full drinks & alcohol basket, 2022–2026

The 2026 figure is built from verified live retail prices; earlier years are reverse-engineered with the eight-factor weighted backcast model (inflation, excise, packaging, fuel, electricity, FX, producer list-price and retail margin — weighted differently per category). Every individual product is charted below.

Every product, every retailer

Each chart is one product; each line is a retailer’s verified 2026 price, traced back to 2022 with the Drinks & Alcohol backcast model. Prices are per single unit — per can, bottle, 750ml, pack or kg exactly as named in the product title. Scroll for more, or search by product.

2026 — verified live retail price 2022–2025 — eight-factor backcast model % change 2022→2026

Amstel Lager — 330ml can

Beer · 4 retailers

Amstel Lager — 500ml can

Beer · 3 retailers

Amstel Light — 330ml can

Beer · 2 retailers

Asahi Super Dry — 330ml bottle

Beer · 2 retailers

Beck's — 330ml bottle

Beer · 4 retailers

Black Label — 340ml can

Beer · 2 retailers

Black Label — 750ml quart

Beer · 1 retailer

Brutal Fruit Strawberry — 275ml bottle

Beer · 4 retailers

Brutal Fruit — 275ml bottle

Beer · 4 retailers

Budweiser — 410ml can

Beer · 1 retailer

Carling Black Label — 750ml quart

Beer · 2 retailers

Castle Double Malt — 340ml can

Beer · 3 retailers

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Full product index (207 items tracked)

Beer

  • Amstel Lager — 330ml can
  • Amstel Lager — 500ml can
  • Amstel Light — 330ml can
  • Asahi Super Dry — 330ml bottle
  • Beck's — 330ml bottle
  • Black Label — 340ml can
  • Black Label — 750ml quart
  • Brutal Fruit Strawberry — 275ml bottle
  • Brutal Fruit — 275ml bottle
  • Budweiser — 410ml can
  • Carling Black Label — 750ml quart
  • Castle Double Malt — 340ml can
  • Castle Lager — 330ml can
  • Castle Lager — 500ml can
  • Castle Lager — 750ml quart
  • Castle Lite — 330ml can
  • Castle Lite — 500ml can
  • Castle Milk Stout — 340ml can
  • Castle Milk Stout — 500ml can
  • Corona Extra — 355ml bottle
  • Craft — Darling Brew Slow Beer — 330ml can
  • Craft — Jack Black Lumberjack — 340ml can
  • Erdinger Weissbier — 500ml bottle
  • Flying Fish Pressed Lemon — 330ml bottle
  • Flying Fish — 330ml bottle
  • Guinness Draught — 440ml can
  • Hansa Pilsener — 330ml can
  • Heineken 0.0 — 330ml bottle
  • Heineken — 330ml bottle
  • Heineken — 650ml bottle
  • Leffe Blonde — 330ml bottle
  • Miller Genuine Draft — 330ml can
  • Peroni Nastro Azzurro — 330ml bottle
  • SAB Craft — Devil's Peak Lager — 330ml can
  • Stella Artois — 330ml bottle
  • Tsingtao — 330ml bottle
  • Windhoek Draught — 440ml can
  • Windhoek Lager — 330ml can
  • Windhoek Lager — 500ml can
  • Windhoek Light — 330ml can

Brandy & Cognac

  • Hennessy VS — 750ml
  • Hennessy VSOP — 750ml
  • KWV 10 Year Old — 750ml
  • KWV 15 Year Old — 750ml
  • KWV 3 Year Old — 750ml
  • KWV 5 Year Old — 750ml
  • Klipdrift Export — 750ml
  • Klipdrift Premium — 750ml
  • Klipdrift Special — 750ml
  • Richelieu 10 Year — 750ml
  • Richelieu International — 750ml
  • Rémy Martin VSOP — 750ml
  • Van Ryn's 10 Year — 750ml
  • Van Ryn's 12 Year — 750ml
  • Van Ryn's 5 Year — 750ml
  • Worsbosch Vieux — 750ml

Cider

  • Bernini Bianco — 275ml bottle
  • Bernini Classic — 275ml bottle
  • Bernini Rosso — 275ml bottle
  • Hunter's Dry — 330ml bottle
  • Hunter's Extreme Lemon — 330ml bottle
  • Hunter's Gold — 330ml bottle
  • Savanna Angry Lemon — 330ml bottle
  • Savanna Dry — 330ml bottle
  • Savanna Light — 330ml bottle
  • Savanna Non-Alcoholic — 330ml bottle
  • Strongbow Dark Fruit — 330ml can
  • Strongbow Original — 330ml can

Fortified & Other

  • Mead — Makana Honey Mead — 750ml
  • Port — Nederburg Late Harvest — 750ml
  • Sherry — Tio Pepe — 750ml
  • Vermouth — Martini Dry — 750ml
  • Vermouth — Martini Rosso — 750ml

Gin

  • Beefeater London Dry — 750ml
  • Blind Tiger Gin — 750ml
  • Bloedlemoen Gin — 750ml
  • Bombay Bramble — 750ml
  • Bombay Sapphire — 750ml
  • Cape Town Gin — 750ml
  • Gordon's London Dry Gin — 750ml
  • Gordon's Pink Gin — 750ml
  • Hendrick's Gin — 750ml
  • Inverroche Amber Gin — 750ml
  • Inverroche Classic Gin — 750ml
  • Inverroche Verdant Gin — 750ml
  • Musgrave Pink Gin — 750ml
  • New Harbour Gin — 750ml
  • Six Dogs Blue Gin — 750ml
  • Six Dogs Pink Gin — 750ml
  • Stretton's Dry Gin — 750ml
  • Tanqueray London Dry — 750ml
  • Tanqueray No. TEN — 750ml
  • Whisp Gin — 750ml

Liqueurs

  • Amarula Cream — 750ml
  • Aperol — 750ml
  • Archers Peach Schnapps — 750ml
  • Baileys Irish Cream — 750ml
  • Blue Curaçao — 750ml
  • Campari — 750ml
  • Cointreau — 750ml
  • Disaronno Amaretto — 750ml
  • Frangelico — 750ml
  • Goldschläger — 750ml
  • Jägermeister — 750ml
  • Kahlúa — 750ml
  • Passion Fruit Liqueur — 750ml
  • Peach Schnapps — 750ml
  • Pernod — 750ml
  • Sambuca — 750ml
  • Triple Sec — 750ml

RTD & Alcopop

  • Esprit — 275ml bottle
  • Red Square — 275ml bottle
  • Smirnoff Spin — 300ml bottle
  • Twister Pineapple — 275ml bottle

Rum

  • Bacardi Black — 750ml
  • Bacardi Carta Blanca — 750ml
  • Bacardi Carta Oro — 750ml
  • Captain Morgan Dark — 750ml
  • Captain Morgan Spiced Gold — 750ml
  • Havana Club 3 Años — 750ml
  • Malibu Coconut Rum — 750ml
  • Sailor Jerry Spiced — 750ml
  • Stroh 80 Rum — 750ml

Sparkling & MCC

  • Appletiser — 750ml
  • Graham Beck Brut Rosé — 750ml
  • Graham Beck Brut — 750ml
  • Grapetiser — 750ml
  • House of Krone Borealis Brut — 750ml
  • JC Le Roux Le Domaine Brut — 750ml
  • JC Le Roux Pinot Noir Brut — 750ml
  • Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial — 750ml
  • Prosecco (avg import) — 750ml
  • Veuve Clicquot Brut — 750ml
  • Viljoenard Brut — 750ml

Tequila & Mezcal

  • 1800 Silver Tequila — 750ml
  • El Jimador Reposado — 750ml
  • Jose Cuervo Especial Gold — 750ml
  • Olmeca Tequila Gold — 750ml
  • Olmeca Tequila Silver — 750ml
  • Patrón Silver — 750ml
  • Sierra Tequila Gold — 750ml
  • Sierra Tequila Silver — 750ml

Vodka

  • Absolut Blue — 750ml
  • Absolut Citron — 750ml
  • Belvedere — 750ml
  • Ciroc Original — 750ml
  • Flirt Vodka — 750ml
  • Grey Goose — 750ml
  • Ketel One — 750ml
  • Russian Bear — 750ml
  • Russian Standard — 750ml
  • Skyy Vodka — 750ml
  • Smirnoff 1818 — 750ml
  • Smirnoff Red — 750ml
  • Smirnoff Vanilla — 750ml

Whisky

  • Ballantine's Finest — 750ml
  • Bells Scotch Whisky — 750ml
  • Chivas Regal 12 — 750ml
  • Chivas Regal 18 — 750ml
  • Dewar's White Label — 750ml
  • Famous Grouse — 750ml
  • Fireball Cinnamon Whisky — 750ml
  • Glenfiddich 12 — 750ml
  • Glenlivet 12 — 750ml
  • Grant's Triple Wood — 750ml
  • J&B Rare — 750ml
  • Jack Daniel's Fire — 750ml
  • Jack Daniel's Honey — 750ml
  • Jack Daniel's Old No.7 — 750ml
  • Jameson Black Barrel — 750ml
  • Jameson Irish Whiskey — 750ml
  • Johnnie Walker Black Label — 750ml
  • Johnnie Walker Double Black — 750ml
  • Johnnie Walker Gold Label — 750ml
  • Johnnie Walker Green Label — 750ml
  • Johnnie Walker Red Label — 750ml
  • Label 5 Scotch — 750ml
  • Laphroaig 10 — 750ml
  • Macallan 12 Double Cask — 750ml
  • Monkey Shoulder — 750ml
  • Singleton 12 — 750ml
  • Southern Comfort — 750ml
  • Talisker 10 — 750ml
  • Teacher's Highland Cream — 750ml

Wine

  • Beyerskloof Pinotage — 750ml
  • Box wine red 3L — 3L box
  • Box wine white 3L — 3L box
  • Douglas Green Cabernet — 750ml
  • Drostdy-Hof Claret — 750ml
  • Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc — 750ml
  • Fleur du Cap Sauvignon Blanc — 750ml
  • Four Cousins Sweet Red — 750ml
  • Four Cousins Sweet White — 750ml
  • House wine red (avg) — 750ml
  • House wine white (avg) — 750ml
  • KWV Classic Collection Red — 750ml
  • KWV Classic Collection White — 750ml
  • Leopard's Leap Pinotage — 750ml
  • Nederburg Baronne — 750ml
  • Porcupine Ridge Cabernet — 750ml
  • Robertson Winery Chenin Blanc — 750ml
  • Robertson Winery Shiraz — 750ml
  • Spier Signature Chenin — 750ml
  • Tall Horse Cabernet — 750ml
  • Two Oceans Cabernet Sauvignon — 750ml
  • Two Oceans Sauvignon Blanc — 750ml
  • Wolftrap Red Blend — 750ml

Frequently asked questions

Where do the 2026 prices come from?

Every 2026 price is scraped live from South African retailer and hire-house websites — Checkers, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Woolworths, TOPS, and dedicated party or costume suppliers. Multipack listings are normalised to a per-unit price matching the product title.

How are 2022–2025 prices calculated?

Earlier years are reverse-engineered from the verified 2026 anchor using an eight-factor weighted model: headline inflation, excise (alcohol), packaging PPI, fuel/logistics, electricity, USD/ZAR pass-through, producer list-price increases, and retail margin change — with different weights per category.

How much does a beer cost in South Africa in 2026?

A 330ml beer typically ranges from about R10–R17 per can at major supermarkets in 2026, depending on brand and retailer. Premium imports and craft beers cost more. Each product chart on this page shows exact verified prices by retailer.

Why do Checkers and Pick n Pay show different prices?

Each retailer sets its own shelf price within supplier list-price and promotional cycles. Our charts plot one line per retailer so you can compare who is cheapest for each product in 2026 and how that gap evolved since 2022.

Methodology & sources

1. Verified 2026 anchor (pink cells). Every 2026 price is scraped live from South African retailers and hire houses (Checkers, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Woolworths, TOPS, dedicated party / costume suppliers). Multipack listings are normalised to a per-unit price matching the product title (e.g. a 24-case R299.99 → R12.50 per 330ml can). Outliers beyond 5× the subcategory median are discarded.
2. Master backcast formula (2022–2025). Earlier years are reverse-engineered from the verified 2026 anchor using a weighted eight-factor cost model — not a single CPI divisor:

Index[2026] = 100

Δ[y] = winflation·rinflation[y] + wexcise·rexcise[y] + wpackaging·rpackaging[y] + wfuel·rfuel[y] + welectricity·relectricity[y] + wfx·rfx[y] + wproducer·rproducer[y] + wretail·rretail[y]

Index[y] = Index[y+1] ÷ (1 + Δ[y+1])  for y = 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

price[y] = price2026 × Index[y] ÷ 100

Where w = category weight (sums to 100%) and r[y] = published YoY rate for that driver in year y.

3. The eight cost drivers (annual YoY rates, decimal sources):
DriverSource series2023202420252026e
Headline / category inflationStats SA CPI (P0141)6.0%4.4%3.2%3.5%
Excise duty increaseSARS / National Treasury excise gazettes4.9%4.9%5.2%5.5%
Packaging inflationStats SA PPI — paper, plastic, glass & metal containers8.5%6.2%4.8%4.5%
Fuel / logistics inflationDMRE / DMPR petrol & diesel gazettes (annual avg)-3.5%-4.5%-2.9%3.3%
Electricity inflationNERSA / Eskom approved tariff increases12.7%11.8%9.9%8.5%
Exchange-rate pass-throughSARB USD/ZAR annual average (% change)12.5%-0.8%-1.1%1.7%
Producer / brewery list-price increaseSAB, Distell, Heineken SA supplier notices & industry benchmarks5.5%4.8%4.2%4.0%
Retail margin changeRetailer gross-margin surveys (NAMC, Stats SA trade margins)2.5%1.8%1.5%1.2%
4. Category model — Drinks & Alcohol. Beer, wine, spirits, cider and RTDs — excise-heavy, packaging- and logistics-sensitive, with imported-input FX exposure on wine and premium spirits. Weights applied on this page:
DriverWeight
Headline / category inflation14%
Excise duty increase26%
Packaging inflation11%
Fuel / logistics inflation11%
Electricity inflation7%
Exchange-rate pass-through13%
Producer / brewery list-price increase11%
Retail margin change7%
5. Resulting composite & index for Drinks & Alcohol.
YearWeighted Δ (YoY)Backcast index (2026=100)
202284.96
20235.96%90.02
20243.45%93.13
20253.13%96.04
20264.12%100.00
6. Worked example. A product verified at R100.00 in 2026 on this category model backcasts to R84.96 in 2022 (index 84.96 ÷ 100 × R100.00). Each retailer line on every chart uses the same formula from its own verified 2026 price.
7. Regional modifiers (2026 only). National anchors adjusted by province: Western Cape +2.5% retail / +4% hire; Gauteng +3.5% retail / +2% hire; KwaZulu-Natal −1.5% retail / −5% hire (coastal supply discounts vs inland Gauteng premiums).
8. Other category models on this site. Drinks & Alcohol (excise-heavy), Party Food (food CPI + cold chain), Snacks & Treats (packaging + retail margin), Party Supplies (import FX + packaging), Costume Hire (services + retail margin). Each uses the same eight drivers with different weights.
Generated June 2026. Sources: Stats SA CPI & PPI (P0141, P0142), SARS excise gazettes, DMRE/DMPR fuel & LPG gazettes, NERSA/Eskom tariff determinations, SARB USD/ZAR, Dept of Employment & Labour minimum-wage gazettes, NAMC food-basket survey, SAB industry pricing, and live retailer / hire pricing. 2025–2026 driver rates are estimates anchored to the 3.2% / ~3.5% headline prints. All backcast figures are model estimates in ZAR unless noted.