Whats the avergage price of goods in america?For example whats the average price of a beer ect?

Question

Whats the average price of a meal in a restaurant?

Answer 1

$15-20 for the meal with a standard beverage as the previous poster mentioned is a pretty safe bet, maybe less if you control your portions.  In my travels I've come to realize that American restaurants have massive portions by comparison to other countries I've been to so you could probably get away with half portions at some places.

Alcohol you will find is going to drastically fluctuate (even same brands) state to state, location to location, and also depending on the time of day.  Many dinner and a drink places are going to run you about $3 for a beer or $4-5 for a glass of wine or mixed drink but if you have a slightly more discerning taste in beer you could easily find yourself paying $8 for a pour or if you find yourself in a ritzy club drinks could run you $20.  

Big cities are going to be a whole different beast entirely.  Chicago for example has an additional sales tax pasted on to nearly everything that makes an average meal about as expensive as what you would pay for a good meal elsewhere.

Many places also offer lunch special, dinner specials, drink specials, and things of that nature on certain days or times.  Happy hour is rather common in the 4-8pm bracket and you can generally either drink for pretty cheap at this time, eat for rather cheap if you're drinking, or any other amalgamation of special deals.

Answer 2

Fast food is gonna be under 10 per person

Same for most mom and pop diners

Chain restaurant is gonna run you 15-20 per person without drinks which will be 4-5 extra per drink

Upscale restaurant is gonna be anywhere from 25-60 a person and 6-7 dollar drinks

Hole in the wall bar is gonna be 3-4 bucks a drink

Better bars and clubs are gonna be 5-8 dollars a drink.

Most places run happy hour from around 4-6 (I dont know why its "happy hour" when it lasts for several hours either) you can get 1/2 priced drinks usually sometimes better.  I was at a place last weekend that had 2 dollar drafts (yes guiness was included in that) all night long, needless to say I didnt feel so good the next morning.

If you are sticking to larger cities then its going to be a tad more.  If you are going to Manhattan then double all the prices.

Answer 3

A dinner cost about $20 per person, including a non alcoholic drink at a moderate restaurant.  A bottle of beer will add another $3-4 bucks to your bill.