1 EUR · 4 November 2026

How much does healthy food cost around the world?

The lowest cost of a daily diet that meets dietary guidelines – vegetables, fruit, legumes, animal-source foods, starchy staples and fats in the recommended proportions, bought at local retail prices. The World Bank calculates it from prices collected in the International Comparison Program (ICP); the data are annual.

Estimated minimum cost of a healthy diet (World Bank/FAO), not average spending on food.

Data: World Bank. Price from: 2025. Converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026. Estimated minimum cost of a healthy diet (World Bank/FAO), not average spending on food. Source · CC BY 4.0 (World Bank terms)

Country ranking

1 person, 1 day · USD

  1. 1 Zimbabwe 0.08 USD 2.00 ZWG
  2. 2 Pakistan 0.92 USD 257.39 PKR
  3. 3 India 0.93 USD 81.40 INR
  4. 4 Egypt 0.95 USD 46.77 EGP
  5. 5 Nigeria 1.00 USD 1,513 NGN
  6. 6 Nepal 1.06 USD 147.93 NPR
  7. 7 Belarus 1.11 USD 3.41 BYN
  8. 8 Kazakhstan 1.13 USD 586.84 KZT
  9. 9 DR Congo 1.13 USD 3,056 CDF
  10. 10 Madagascar 1.19 USD 5,382 MGA
  11. 11 Rwanda 1.19 USD 1,706 RWF
  12. 12 Benin 1.21 USD 701 XOF
  13. 13 Russia 1.25 USD 104.21 RUB
  14. 14 Gambia 1.29 USD 91.90 GMD
  15. 15 Burkina Faso 1.30 USD 757 XOF
  16. 16 Uzbekistan 1.31 USD 16,429 UZS
  17. 17 Kyrgyzstan 1.31 USD 114.65 KGS
  18. 18 Bangladesh 1.32 USD 160.36 BDT
  19. 19 Mali 1.32 USD 771 XOF
  20. 20 Tajikistan 1.34 USD 13.41 TJS
  21. 21 Zambia 1.39 USD 35.05 ZMW
  22. 22 Uganda 1.39 USD 5,002 UGX
  23. 23 Azerbaijan 1.40 USD 2.38 AZN
  24. 24 Sri Lanka 1.41 USD 422.73 LKR
  25. 25 Côte d’Ivoire 1.43 USD 830 XOF
  26. 26 Oman 1.46 USD 0.56 OMR
  27. 27 Malaysia 1.48 USD 6.32 MYR
  28. 28 Togo 1.48 USD 863 XOF
  29. 29 Senegal 1.49 USD 866 XOF
  30. 30 Laos 1.50 USD 30,682 LAK
  31. 31 Bhutan 1.51 USD 131.60 BTN
  32. 32 Saudi Arabia 1.53 USD 5.75 SAR
  33. 33 Morocco 1.54 USD 14.40 MAD
  34. 34 Jordan 1.55 USD 1.10 JOD
  35. 35 Chad 1.56 USD 906 XAF
  36. 36 Indonesia 1.57 USD 25,800 IDR
  37. 37 Kenya 1.57 USD 202.55 KES
  38. 38 Philippines 1.60 USD 92.07 PHP
  39. 39 Ecuador 1.62 USD
  40. 40 Eswatini 1.63 USD 29.24 SZL
  41. 41 Cameroon 1.65 USD 957 XAF
  42. 42 Guinea-Bissau 1.69 USD 984 XOF
  43. 43 Tunisia 1.70 USD 5.11 TND
  44. 44 Niger 1.72 USD 1,000 XOF
  45. 45 Algeria 1.73 USD 227.24 DZD
  46. 46 South Africa 1.74 USD 31.14 ZAR
  47. 47 Botswana 1.75 USD 23.58 BWP
  48. 48 Republic of the Congo 1.75 USD 1,017 XAF
  49. 49 Iraq 1.75 USD 2,275 IQD
  50. 50 China 1.75 USD 12.60 CNY
  51. 51 Cambodia 1.76 USD 7,060 KHR
  52. 52 Fiji 1.84 USD 4.23 FJD
  53. 53 Armenia 1.87 USD 722.36 AMD
  54. 54 Thailand 1.88 USD 61.75 THB
  55. 55 Lesotho 1.91 USD 34.09 LSL
  56. 56 Türkiye 1.91 USD 75.44 TRY
  57. 57 Nicaragua 1.92 USD 70.40 NIO
  58. 58 Moldova 1.92 USD 33.43 MDL
  59. 59 Central African Republic 1.95 USD 1,134 XAF
  60. 60 Kuwait 1.96 USD 0.60 KWD
  61. 61 Colombia 1.96 USD 7,952 COP
  62. 62 Ghana 1.98 USD 24.81 GHS
  63. 63 Namibia 2.01 USD 35.99 NAD
  64. 64 Romania 2.02 USD 9.04 RON
  65. 65 Paraguay 2.02 USD 15,269 PYG
  66. 66 Qatar 2.04 USD 7.41 QAR
  67. 67 Angola 2.07 USD 1,886 AOA
  68. 68 Cape Verde 2.10 USD 205.51 CVE
  69. 69 Bahrain 2.10 USD 0.79 BHD
  70. 70 Bolivia 2.10 USD 14.54 BOB
  71. 71 Mauritius 2.11 USD 97.22 MUR
  72. 72 Djibouti 2.13 USD 378 DJF
  73. 73 Burundi 2.13 USD 6,256 BIF
  74. 74 North Macedonia 2.14 USD 117.14 MKD
  75. 75 Dominican Republic 2.15 USD 133.32 DOP
  76. 76 United Arab Emirates 2.23 USD 8.18 AED
  77. 77 Panama 2.25 USD 2.25 PAB
  78. 78 Brazil 2.26 USD 12.61 BRL
  79. 79 Equatorial Guinea 2.30 USD 1,336 XAF
  80. 80 Gabon 2.31 USD 1,343 XAF
  81. 81 Guatemala 2.31 USD 17.76 GTQ
  82. 82 Honduras 2.36 USD 61.21 HNL
  83. 83 Montenegro 2.40 USD 2.13 EUR
  84. 84 Peru 2.40 USD 8.57 PEN
  85. 85 Mongolia 2.43 USD 8,600 MNT
  86. 86 Brunei 2.44 USD 3.19 BND
  87. 87 Poland 2.45 USD 9.23 PLN
  88. 88 Argentina 2.48 USD 3,080 ARS
  89. 89 Suriname 2.49 USD 92.88 SRD
  90. 90 United Kingdom 2.50 USD 1.90 GBP
  91. 91 Seychelles 2.53 USD 37.20 SCR
  92. 92 Belize 2.55 USD 5.10 BZD
  93. 93 Mexico 2.57 USD 49.51 MXN
  94. 94 Bulgaria 2.58 USD 2.29 EUR
  95. 95 Czechia 2.60 USD 56.97 CZK
  96. 96 Lithuania 2.63 USD 2.33 EUR
  97. 97 Belgium 2.64 USD 2.34 EUR
  98. 98 Austria 2.69 USD 2.38 EUR
  99. 99 Albania 2.71 USD 235.21 ALL
  100. 100 Cyprus 2.71 USD 2.40 EUR
  101. 101 Portugal 2.71 USD 2.40 EUR
  102. 102 Maldives 2.76 USD 42.60 MVR
  103. 103 Slovenia 2.77 USD 2.45 EUR
  104. 104 Chile 2.80 USD 2,666 CLP
  105. 105 Serbia 2.82 USD 293.52 RSD
  106. 106 Singapore 2.83 USD 3.70 SGD
  107. 107 Slovakia 2.86 USD 2.53 EUR
  108. 108 United States 2.86 USD
  109. 109 Croatia 2.87 USD 2.54 EUR
  110. 110 Spain 2.88 USD 2.55 EUR
  111. 111 Hungary 2.92 USD 1,032 HUF
  112. 112 Greece 2.93 USD 2.59 EUR
  113. 113 St. Lucia 2.93 USD 7.92 XCD
  114. 114 Bosnia & Herzegovina 2.96 USD 5.13 BAM
  115. 115 Netherlands 3.01 USD 2.66 EUR
  116. 116 Australia 3.07 USD 4.76 AUD
  117. 117 Ireland 3.11 USD 2.75 EUR
  118. 118 Latvia 3.14 USD 2.78 EUR
  119. 119 Italy 3.18 USD 2.81 EUR
  120. 120 Comoros 3.19 USD 1,389 KMF
  121. 121 Costa Rica 3.19 USD 1,608 CRC
  122. 122 New Zealand 3.24 USD 5.58 NZD
  123. 123 Guyana 3.26 USD 678.80 GYD
  124. 124 France 3.28 USD 2.90 EUR
  125. 125 Uruguay 3.29 USD 135.52 UYU
  126. 126 Trinidad & Tobago 3.31 USD 22.35 TTD
  127. 127 São Tomé & Príncipe 3.39 USD 73.82 STN
  128. 128 Germany 3.44 USD 3.04 EUR
  129. 129 Hong Kong SAR China 3.44 USD 26.82 HKD
  130. 130 Finland 3.48 USD 3.08 EUR
  131. 131 Denmark 3.52 USD 23.28 DKK
  132. 132 Malta 3.53 USD 3.12 EUR
  133. 133 Luxembourg 3.55 USD 3.14 EUR
  134. 134 Estonia 3.65 USD 3.23 EUR
  135. 135 Sweden 3.72 USD 36.55 SEK
  136. 136 Grenada 3.72 USD 10.05 XCD
  137. 137 Israel 3.82 USD 13.20 ILS
  138. 138 Jamaica 3.84 USD 610.36 JMD
  139. 139 Dominica 3.90 USD 10.54 XCD
  140. 140 Canada 3.93 USD 5.50 CAD
  141. 141 Curaçao 3.96 USD 7.09 XCG
  142. 142 St. Kitts & Nevis 4.04 USD 10.91 XCD
  143. 143 Aruba 4.10 USD 7.33 AWG
  144. 144 St. Vincent & Grenadines 4.17 USD 11.26 XCD
  145. 145 Switzerland 4.19 USD 3.48 CHF
  146. 146 Iceland 4.49 USD 576 ISK
  147. 147 South Korea 4.49 USD 6,390 KRW
  148. 148 Norway 4.52 USD 47.04 NOK
  149. 149 Sint Maarten 4.55 USD 8.14 XCG
  150. 150 Lebanon 4.55 USD 407,250 LBP
  151. 151 Antigua & Barbuda 4.91 USD 13.25 XCD
  152. 152 Japan 5.52 USD 826 JPY
  153. 153 Bahamas 6.08 USD 6.08 BSD
  154. 154 Bermuda 6.23 USD 6.23 BMD
  155. 155 Haiti 6.66 USD 869.79 HTG
  156. 156 Cayman Islands 6.96 USD 5.80 KYD

Data: World Bank. Price from: 2025. Converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026.

Where the data come from

Source: World Bank – Food Prices for Nutrition (cost of a healthy diet). Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank terms). Period: 2025. Source page.

Prices are shown in the currency the source published them in. Conversion to another currency goes through the US dollar equivalent from the period of the data (at the rate the source used) and then the latest ECB or NBP rate – so the result may differ slightly from converting at today's rate.

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