Priced in Sats
A beer (store) (0.5L) is, on average, about
5.8k sats
≈ $3.72 · averaged across 105 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
1.4k sats
Most expensive
18.1k sats
That figure is the price of a beer (store) converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a beer (store) really costs anywhere in the world using a single unit, instead of juggling local currencies.
The number isn't fixed: it moves with both the local cash price of a beer (store) and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same beer (store) tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A beer (store) (0.5L) is about 5,843 sats on average worldwide — roughly $3.72 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 1,429 sats in Zambia to 18,054 sats in United States.
5,843 sats is 0.00005843 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a beer (store), and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same beer (store) tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). Pricing things in sats gives a single universal unit that works across every country without fiat exchange-rate noise.