Overview

• Beer now ranges from €14.50 in the Augustiner-Festhalle to €15.80 in the Münchner Stubn, with most large tents at €15.40; Kufflers Weinzelt charges €17.80 for Weißbier.
• Munich’s statistics office reports the sharpest food increases for halbes Hendl and Kaiserschmarrn, with averages near €19.39 and €21.42 respectively, roughly seven percent higher than 2024.
• A liter of water averages €10.95 and can exceed €15 in some venues, while ten public drinking fountains on the grounds offer free refills for brought containers.
• Hotel rooms average €465.37 per night during the festival, about 142% higher than comparison weekends based on Booking.com data cited in media analyses.
• A foam-heavy Maß ordered with codewords like “a Schaumige,” “an Schnitt” or “an Pfiff” is spreading as a status ritual even though it delivers less beer for the full price.