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Cost of a healthy diet
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Median: 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
8.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Lowest
United Kingdom
2.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan8.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
2Japan7.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
3Mongolia7.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
4Guyana6.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
5South Korea6.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
By Region
Africa4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day(9 countries)
Other4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day(99 countries)
Asia4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day(25 countries)
South America4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day(7 countries)
North America4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day)High (8.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day)
Africa (9)
Other (99)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 8.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 2 | Japan | 7.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 3 | Mongolia | 7.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 4 | Guyana | 6.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 5 | South Korea | 6.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 7 | Egypt | 6.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 8 | Dominica | 6.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 9 | Lebanon | 6.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 10 | Haiti | 6.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 11 | Suriname | 6.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 13 | Jamaica | 6.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 14 | Bhutan | 6.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 17 | Grenada | 5.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 19 | Thailand | 5.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 21 | Curaçao | 5.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 22 | Bahamas | 5.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 23 | Algeria | 5.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 24 | Montserrat | 5.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 5.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 26 | Mauritania | 5.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 5.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 28 | Serbia | 5.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 29 | Lesotho | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 30 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 31 | Chile | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 33 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 36 | Anguilla | 5.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 37 | Comoros | 5.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 38 | Guinea | 5.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 39 | Hungary | 5.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 40 | Paraguay | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 42 | Guatemala | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 43 | Tunisia | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 44 | Aruba | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 45 | Angola | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 46 | Niger | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 47 | Taiwan, Province of China | 5.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 4.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 49 | Malta | 4.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 50 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 51 | Fiji | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 52 | Bolivia | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 53 | Hong Kong | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 56 | Montenegro | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 57 | Türkiye | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 58 | Albania | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 59 | Honduras | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 60 | Indonesia | 4.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 61 | Latvia | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 62 | Mauritius | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 63 | Nigeria | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 65 | Croatia | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 66 | Brazil | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 67 | Colombia | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 68 | Namibia | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 4.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 70 | Gabon | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 71 | Malawi | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 74 | Cambodia | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 75 | Burundi | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 76 | Norway | 4.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 77 | Belize | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 78 | Liberia | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 79 | Rwanda | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 80 | Ghana | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 81 | Vietnam | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 83 | Somalia | 4.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 84 | Republic of the Congo | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 85 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 86 | Mexico | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 87 | Uruguay | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 88 | Canada | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 89 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 90 | Romania | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 91 | Bermuda | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 92 | Cameroon | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 93 | Philippines | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 94 | Armenia | 4.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 95 | Panama | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 96 | Peru | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 97 | Bahrain | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 98 | Estonia | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 99 | Greece | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 100 | Seychelles | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 101 | Maldives | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 102 | Malaysia | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 103 | Kenya | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 104 | Slovakia | 4.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 106 | Eswatini | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 107 | Botswana | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 108 | Djibouti | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 109 | Nepal | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 4.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 111 | Italy | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 112 | Mozambique | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 113 | Poland | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 114 | Iraq | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 116 | India | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 117 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 118 | Lithuania | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 119 | Germany | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 120 | Zambia | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 121 | Spain | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 122 | Madagascar | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 123 | Chad | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 124 | Pakistan | 4.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 125 | Portugal | 3.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 126 | South Africa | 3.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 127 | Sweden | 3.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 128 | Mali | 3.9international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 130 | Belarus | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 131 | Cyprus | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 133 | Slovenia | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 135 | Togo | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 136 | France | 3.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 137 | Senegal | 3.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 3.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 139 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 140 | Uganda | 3.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 142 | People's Republic of China | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 144 | Czech Republic | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 145 | Finland | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 146 | Ecuador | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 147 | New Zealand | 3.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 148 | Morocco | 3.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 3.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 150 | Singapore | 3.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 151 | Myanmar | 3.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 152 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.5international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 153 | Israel | 3.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 154 | Benin | 3.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 155 | Jordan | 3.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 3.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 157 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.4international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 158 | State of Palestine | 3.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 159 | Sudan | 3.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 160 | Iceland | 3.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 3.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 162 | Argentina | 3.3international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 3.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 164 | Australia | 3.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 165 | Netherlands | 3.2international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 166 | Kuwait | 3.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 167 | Switzerland | 3.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 168 | Kazakhstan | 3.1international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 169 | Denmark | 3.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 170 | Oman | 3.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 172 | Austria | 3.0international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 173 | Ireland | 2.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 174 | Belgium | 2.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 175 | United States of America | 2.8international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 176 | Qatar | 2.7international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
| 177 | United Kingdom | 2.6international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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