Innsbruck drink prices jump up to 58% amid steep beer and spritzer hikes

The Arbeiterkammer (AK) Tirol surveyed 17 cafés and bars in Innsbruck’s city centre in July. Compared with the same period last year, average drink prices rose about 3 percent, but alcoholic beverages saw larger increases – draft beer up 7.38 percent and spritzers up 6.54 percent.

Price spreads were pronounced: a 0.33 L bottle of mineral water cost between €3.10 and €4.90 (a 58 percent gap), a small draft beer (€0.30 L) ranged from €3.60 to €5.20 (average €4.49), and a 0.25 L spritzer varied from €3.60 to €5.60 (average €4.61). Coffee extensions were €3.20‑€4.80 (average €3.92) and fruit juices €3.50‑€5.20 (average €4.12). Compared with the neighbouring city of Graz, Innsbruck’s drink prices were on average 4.16 percent higher.