# What things cost on the menu in 13 cities

Middle prices from 7,601 restaurant and cafe menus in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Hamburg, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Vienna, as the places' own websites showed them on 18 and 20 October 2026.

- An espresso costs €1.55 in Lisbon and €3.30 in Amsterdam, the middle price of 44 and 83 menus.
- In Vienna a two-course lunch costs €11.80 on the middle menu of 43, and a lunch of one course €11.90.
- The middle main course is highest in Antwerp, €25.50, and lowest in Berlin, €15.90.
- In Amsterdam a burger costs €15.25 across all menus and €16.25 in restaurants, because many of its burger menus online are fast food.

## Each item, from the lowest middle price to the highest

City, middle price (the middle half of the menus, the number of menus). Beer and wine per half litre and per eighth of a litre.

- Espresso: Lisbon €1.55 (€1.34 to €2.00, 44), Lyon €2.00 (€1.89 to €2.32, 88), Madrid €2.00 (€1.90 to €2.40, 53), Milan €2.00 (€1.50 to €2.00, 72), Berlin €2.50 (€2.30 to €2.90, 326), Paris €2.50 (€2.30 to €3.00, 305), Munich €2.60 (€2.40 to €2.90, 141), Cologne €2.75 (€2.50 to €2.90, 88), Hamburg €2.80 (€2.50 to €3.00, 182), Brussels €3.00 (€2.80 to €3.50, 125), Vienna €3.10 (€2.80 to €3.40, 248), Antwerp €3.20 (€3.00 to €3.50, 63), Amsterdam €3.30 (€3.00 to €3.50, 83)
- Cappuccino: Milan €2.50 (€1.80 to €3.00, 42), Cologne €3.70 (€3.50 to €3.90, 81), Berlin €3.80 (€3.50 to €4.00, 305), Hamburg €3.90 (€3.50 to €4.20, 178), Munich €3.90 (€3.70 to €4.13, 128), Amsterdam €3.95 (€3.60 to €4.50, 77), Antwerp €4.00 (€3.60 to €4.50, 64), Brussels €4.00 (€3.70 to €4.50, 109), Lyon €4.00 (€3.60 to €4.20, 49), Vienna €4.50 (€4.10 to €4.90, 200), Paris €5.00 (€4.50 to €6.00, 199)
- Beer, per 0.5 l: Munich €4.80 (€4.50 to €5.50, 165), Lisbon €5.30 (€4.08 to €6.25, 39), Cologne €5.50 (€4.95 to €6.06, 123), Berlin €5.83 (€4.52 to €6.67, 368), Hamburg €6.06 (€5.00 to €6.90, 193), Vienna €6.08 (€4.90 to €7.32, 310), Antwerp €6.40 (€5.27 to €7.18, 32), Brussels €6.82 (€6.00 to €7.58, 93), Amsterdam €7.00 (€5.80 to €8.00, 39), Milan €7.54 (€6.06 to €9.09, 40), Lyon €7.58 (€6.82 to €8.90, 122), Paris €8.33 (€6.82 to €10.00, 408)
- Wine, per ⅛ l: Berlin €4.06 (€3.44 to €4.79, 266), Hamburg €4.17 (€3.44 to €5.03, 139), Vienna €4.20 (€2.93 to €5.00, 238), Cologne €4.22 (€3.53 to €4.94, 86), Lyon €4.57 (€4.00 to €5.21, 62), Munich €4.88 (€3.53 to €5.63, 122), Paris €5.36 (€4.29 to €6.65, 247)
- Margherita: Milan €8.00 (€7.00 to €9.00, 52), Cologne €9.25 (€7.60 to €10.90, 70), Berlin €9.90 (€8.90 to €11.00, 231), Munich €10.90 (€9.90 to €11.90, 107), Vienna €10.90 (€9.90 to €12.00, 108), Hamburg €11.00 (€9.50 to €12.65, 105), Brussels €11.50 (€10.00 to €12.97, 67), Lyon €12.00 (€10.00 to €13.00, 35), Amsterdam €12.50 (€11.00 to €13.73, 47), Paris €12.50 (€11.00 to €13.98, 110)
- Burger: Berlin €9.00 (€7.50 to €12.90, 132), Cologne €11.90 (€8.90 to €16.58, 58), Vienna €12.90 (€10.91 to €16.40, 126), Hamburg €13.90 (€9.90 to €16.90, 105), Madrid €14.00 (€12.90 to €15.00, 58), Munich €14.90 (€10.99 to €17.50, 67), Amsterdam €15.25 (€9.37 to €18.96, 80), Antwerp €15.95 (€5.45 to €22.50, 37), Lyon €16.00 (€13.25 to €18.20, 31), Brussels €16.99 (€9.00 to €19.98, 86), Paris €18.00 (€15.00 to €20.00, 180)
- Main course: Berlin €15.90 (€12.90 to €21.04, 926), Vienna €16.30 (€13.50 to €19.90, 570), Lyon €16.50 (€13.50 to €20.00, 232), Lisbon €16.70 (€14.00 to €21.50, 149), Cologne €17.60 (€13.00 to €22.56, 280), Munich €17.90 (€14.50 to €22.50, 447), Madrid €18.48 (€15.00 to €23.56, 252), Paris €18.80 (€15.00 to €24.00, 897), Hamburg €19.00 (€14.70 to €24.20, 477), Milan €20.00 (€15.25 to €25.00, 174), Amsterdam €21.00 (€16.71 to €25.00, 320), Brussels €21.00 (€16.83 to €27.98, 343), Antwerp €25.50 (€19.38 to €31.60, 168)
- Lunch, one course: Berlin €10.50 (€8.95 to €13.20, 67), Hamburg €11.50 (€8.90 to €12.90, 49), Munich €11.90 (€9.90 to €15.45, 59), Vienna €11.90 (€10.90 to €14.00, 78), Lyon €15.00 (€13.50 to €18.00, 73), Paris €15.00 (€12.90 to €18.00, 148), Brussels €18.00 (€15.00 to €22.50, 49)
- Lunch, two courses: Vienna €11.80 (€10.50 to €13.65, 43), Lyon €19.50 (€16.92 to €23.75, 54), Paris €19.90 (€16.00 to €25.00, 218)
- Cola, 33 cl: Brussels €2.50 (€2.30 to €3.00, 48), Amsterdam €3.00 (€2.75 to €3.25, 35), Berlin €3.20 (€2.66 to €3.65, 127), Cologne €3.50 (€2.90 to €3.90, 48), Hamburg €3.50 (€2.90 to €3.90, 79), Lyon €3.50 (€2.88 to €4.00, 107), Munich €3.90 (€3.50 to €4.05, 75), Vienna €4.00 (€3.50 to €4.50, 239), Paris €4.50 (€3.50 to €5.20, 322)
- Still water, 50 cl: Berlin €2.63 (€2.05 to €3.00, 66), Vienna €2.85 (€2.50 to €3.19, 50), Lyon €3.30 (€2.50 to €3.90, 65), Brussels €3.50 (€2.50 to €4.85, 76), Munich €3.80 (€2.90 to €4.10, 37), Paris €4.00 (€3.00 to €4.90, 237)

## The middle price, city by city

| Item | Amsterdam | Antwerp | Berlin | Brussels | Cologne | Hamburg | Lisbon | Lyon | Madrid | Milan | Munich | Paris | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espresso | €3.30 (83) | €3.20 (63) | €2.50 (326) | €3.00 (125) | €2.75 (88) | €2.80 (182) | €1.55 (44) | €2.00 (88) | €2.00 (53) | €2.00 (72) | €2.60 (141) | €2.50 (305) | €3.10 (248) |
| Cappuccino | €3.95 (77) | €4.00 (64) | €3.80 (305) | €4.00 (109) | €3.70 (81) | €3.90 (178) | – | €4.00 (49) | – | €2.50 (42) | €3.90 (128) | €5.00 (199) | €4.50 (200) |
| Beer, per 0.5 l | €7.00 (39) | €6.40 (32) | €5.83 (368) | €6.82 (93) | €5.50 (123) | €6.06 (193) | €5.30 (39) | €7.58 (122) | – | €7.54 (40) | €4.80 (165) | €8.33 (408) | €6.08 (310) |
| Beer, as served | €4.00 (112) | €3.50 (78) | €4.00 (409) | €4.00 (171) | €3.30 (129) | €4.00 (211) | €2.75 (62) | €4.50 (143) | €3.20 (90) | €4.50 (87) | €4.50 (179) | €5.00 (468) | €4.50 (327) |
| Wine, per ⅛ l | – | – | €4.06 (266) | – | €4.22 (86) | €4.17 (139) | – | €4.57 (62) | – | – | €4.88 (122) | €5.36 (247) | €4.20 (238) |
| Glass of wine, as served | €5.95 (59) | €6.00 (50) | €6.00 (287) | €5.50 (115) | €6.00 (91) | €6.50 (150) | €5.00 (43) | €4.50 (90) | €3.60 (79) | €6.00 (61) | €5.90 (129) | €6.00 (335) | €4.40 (269) |
| Margherita | €12.50 (47) | – | €9.90 (231) | €11.50 (67) | €9.25 (70) | €11.00 (105) | – | €12.00 (35) | – | €8.00 (52) | €10.90 (107) | €12.50 (110) | €10.90 (108) |
| Burger | €15.25 (80) | €15.95 (37) | €9.00 (132) | €16.99 (86) | €11.90 (58) | €13.90 (105) | – | €16.00 (31) | €14.00 (58) | – | €14.90 (67) | €18.00 (180) | €12.90 (126) |
| Main course | €21.00 (320) | €25.50 (168) | €15.90 (926) | €21.00 (343) | €17.60 (280) | €19.00 (477) | €16.70 (149) | €16.50 (232) | €18.48 (252) | €20.00 (174) | €17.90 (447) | €18.80 (897) | €16.30 (570) |
| Lunch, one course | – | – | €10.50 (67) | €18.00 (49) | – | €11.50 (49) | – | €15.00 (73) | – | – | €11.90 (59) | €15.00 (148) | €11.90 (78) |
| Lunch, two courses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | €19.50 (54) | – | – | – | €19.90 (218) | €11.80 (43) |
| Lunch, three courses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | €28.00 (33) | – |
| Cola, 33 cl | €3.00 (35) | – | €3.20 (127) | €2.50 (48) | €3.50 (48) | €3.50 (79) | – | €3.50 (107) | – | – | €3.90 (75) | €4.50 (322) | €4.00 (239) |
| Still water, 50 cl | – | – | €2.63 (66) | €3.50 (76) | – | – | – | €3.30 (65) | – | – | €3.80 (37) | €4.00 (237) | €2.85 (50) |
| Cover charge | – | – | – | – | – | – | €3.95 (53) | – | – | €3.00 (88) | – | – | €3.80 (37) |
| Burger, restaurants | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |
| Burger, fast food | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |
| Burger, cafes and bars | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |
| Margherita, restaurants | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |
| Margherita, fast food | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |
| Margherita, cafes and bars | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked | not asked |

In brackets: the number of menus. A dash means fewer than 30.

Each city on its own page: https://directindex.org/stats/prices/amsterdam, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/antwerp, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/berlin, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/brussels, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/cologne, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/hamburg, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/lisbon, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/lyon, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/madrid, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/milan, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/munich, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/paris, https://directindex.org/stats/prices/vienna

## About these numbers

These are the prices printed on menus that restaurants and cafes publish on their own websites. Places with a menu online lean newer and more central than the average, so a neighbourhood café can be cheaper. A menu online can also be older than the one on the table. Sizes differ by country, so compare beer and wine on the per-litre rows; the cola and the water count only at one size, and a lunch offer by its number of courses. Each price was found on the page it came from, and a city's figure needs 30 menus. Not every city was asked for every item yet.

Cite: What things cost on the menu in 13 cities (The Direct Index, 20 October 2026, directindex.org/stats/prices).
Data: https://directindex.org/stats/prices.csv · Licence: ODbL