20 Most Expensive Countries To Buy Alcohol


Bangalore: “I think the warning labels on alcoholic beverages are too bland. They should be more vivid. Here is one I would suggest: "Alcohol will turn you into the same (thing) your father was.”  - George Carlin, When will Jesus bring the Pork chops?

In a small place called Japalli, in Andhra Pradesh, a punishment was introduced by a committee of women to try and stop the menace of liquor in the area. Any married man who was caught drinking was hauled up before the village elders and slapped five times with his wife’s slipper in front of local residents-Yes Drinking in India can be hazardous to one’s health! Let us take a look at 20 countries where drinking takes a heavy ‘toll’ – quite literally. The data was compiled from mytravelcost.com.

Global Rank #1 Singapore

India is 71% cheaper

Every year, high school students and graduates from India who have done fairly well in their finale flock to Singapore to pursue their higher education and even the nerdiest student in world will not deny that no college student passes out without alcohol in their system.

Very few clubs in Singapore close before 3am. Singapore's nightlife is largely concentrated along the three Quays — Boat, Clarke and Robertson — of the Riverside, with the clubs of Sentosa and nearby St James Power Station giving party animals even more reason to dance the night away.

Global Rank #2Norway

India is 69% cheaper

In 2009, each Norwegian over the age of 15 years bought on average 6.8 litres of pure alcohol. Almost half of this alcohol (3 litres) was in the form of beer. This comes from statistics from the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research. Norwegian laws for alcohol are in place to stop alcohol consumption. These laws were implemented over a century ago and are still in place today.

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