How U.S. Food Prices Compare to What the Rest of the World Pays

As we’re pummeled by inflation here in the United States, groceries get harder and harder to afford. Want to put food inflation into some perspective? TitleMax put together a report about globally rising product costs. 

Here are the average U.S. prices for popular groceries compared to what the rest of the world pays, (featuring some of the most and least expensive countries) shown here adjusted into U.S. dollars.

Eggs

• U.S. average for 12 eggs: $2.67
• Lebanon: $7.86
• Switzerland: $6.48
• Norway: $5.12
• Austria: $5.05
• Australia: $4.93
• Iran: $0.95
• Russia: $0.99
• Bahrain: $1.03
• Paraguay: $1.04
• Angola: $1.06
• World Average Price: $2.31

Rice

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of rice: $3.62
• Japan: $5.27
• Lebanon: $5.14
• Macao: $4.87
• Nigeria: $4.61
• South Korea: $4.01
• India: $0.68
• Iran: $0.70
• Paraguay: $0.76
• Thailand: $0.77
• Bangladesh: $0.77
• World Average Price: $1.69

Beef

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of beef: $24.18
• South Korea: $61.41
• Switzerland: $52.91
• Hong Kong: $51.46
• Norway: $38.06
• Denmark: $32.32
• Russia: $2.59
• Paraguay: $3.11
• Pakistan: $4.58
• Cameroon: $4.59
• Colombia: $4.68
• World Average Price: $13.34

Chicken Fillets

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of chicken fillets: $9.10
• Switzerland: $27.74
• Iceland: $15.77
• Norway: $15.006
• Croatia: $14.82
• Lebanon: $14.37
• Brazil: $2.41
• Pakistan: $2.42
• Thailand: $2.42
• Turkey: $2.64
• Uzbekistan: $2.71
• World Average Price: Unknown

Sugar

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of sugar: $1.10
• Lebanon: $4.26
• U.K.: $2.78
• Norway: $2.73
• Tanzania: $2.59
• Oman: $2.57
• Iran: $0.40
• Algeria: $0.57
• Slovakia: $0.60
• Sri Lanka: $0.60
• Egypt: $0.60
• World Average Price: $1.23

Milk

• U.S. average for 1 liter of 2% milk: $1.92
• Lebanon: $5.24
• Zambia: $4.40
• Hong Kong: $2.95
• Macao: $2.94
• Canada: $2.43
• Iran: $0.40
• Tunisia: $0.46
• Algeria: $0.57
• Poland: $0.61
• Belarus: $0.65
• World Average Price: $1.45

Salt

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of salt: $1.41
• Macao: $3.44
• Ghana: $2.84
• Uruguay: $2.39
• Austria: $2.05
• Switzerland: $1.85
• Iran: $0,10
• Russia: $0.12
• Egypt: $0.12
• Kazakhstan: %0.13
• Algeria: $0.13
• World Average Price: $0.15

Flour

• U.S. average for 2 pounds of flour: $1.02
• Macao: $4.19
• Jordan: $2.96
• Saudi Arabia: $2.82
• Switzerland: $2.67
• Hong Kong: $2.31
• Tunisia: $0.31
• Algeria: $0.42
• Belgium: $0.47
• Bangladesh: $0.48
• Argentina: $0.49
• World Average Price: $1.27

Cooking Oil

• U.S. average for 1 liter of cooking oil: $3.69
• Lebanon: $13.49
• Japan: $4.72
• Sri Lanka: $4.45
• Switzerland: $4.25
• Israel: $4.18
• Iran: $0.50
• Belgium: $1.31
• Poland: $1.32
• Algeria: $1.32
• Russia: $1.43
• World Average Price: $2.52

Potatoes

• U.S. average for “about 7” potatoes: $1.50
• South Korea: $3.74
• Hong Kong: $2.70
• Australia: $2.70
• Costa Rica: $2.61
• Macao: $2.60
• Iran: $0.14
• Bangladesh: $0.18
• Pakistan: $0.27
• Turkey: $0.28
• Poland: $0.29
• World Average Price: $1.16

Apples

• U.S. average for “about 5” apples: $3.30
• South Korea: $7.80
• Japan: $6.88
• Algeria: $6.43
• Macao: $5.99
• Lebanon: $5.89
• China: $0.67
• Ukraine: $0.71
• Iran: $0.72
• Slovenia: $0.84
• Angola: $0.84
• World Average Price: $2.68

Bananas

• U.S. average for “about 7” bananas: $1.21
• South Korea: $3.69
• Switzerland: $3.22
• Luxembourg: $2.98
• Norway: $2.85
• Singapore: $2.53
• India: $0.36
• Angola: $0.41
• Iran: $0.43
• Guatemala: $0.56
• Ivory Coast: $0.62
• World Average Price: $1.56

Heineken

• U.S. average for a bottled Heineken: $2.20
• Norway: $4.40
• Australia: $3.78
• Lebanon: $3.77
• Malaysia: $3.25
• Japan: $3.01
• Nigeria: $0.63
• Vietnam: $0.71
• Ukraine: $0.72
• Hungary: $0.76
• Panama: $0.81
• World Average Price: $1.56

Evian Water

• U.S. average for a 1.5 liter Evian water: $2.18
• India: $13.23
• Colombia: $7.70
• Norway: $7.68
• Brazil: $7.51
• Chile: $7.22
• France: $0.64
• Argentina: $0.67
• Belgium: $1.03
• Switzerland: $1.08
• U.K.: $1.25
• World Average Price: $3.34

Coca-Cola

• U.S. average for a 16 ounce Coke: $2.75
• Australia: $2.89
• New Zealand: $2.86
• Norway: $2.73
• Denmark: $2.58
• Iran: $0.15
• Pakistan: $0.22
• Nigeria: $0.26
• Indonesia: $0.27
• Turkey: $0.30
• World Average Price: $0.97

Johnnie Walker Scotch (Red Label)

• U.S. average for a 700-ml bottle of Johnnie Walker Red: $21.98
• Lebanon: $71.68
• Bahrain: $53.19
• United Arab Emirates: $47.06
• Sri Lanka: $44.52
• Norway: $44.13
• Angola: $9.86
• Philippines: $10.31
• Japan: $10.99
• Burma: $11.00
• Costa Rica: $11.40
• World Average Price: $22.01

Dominos

• U.S. average for one large Domino’s pizza: $11
• Japan: $22
• U.K.: $21
• Chile: $17
• Morocco: $17
• Peru: $15
• Indonesia: $4
• India: $5
• Egypt: $5
• Russia: $6
• Romania: $6
• World Average Price: $10

McDonald’s

• U.S. average for a Big Mac meal: $5.99
• Switzerland: $14.07
• Germany: $11.42
• Norway: $10.62
• Belgium: $10.29
• Netherlands: $10.23
• Russia: $2.93
• Turkey: $3.69
• Malaysia: $3.89
• Romania: $4.37
• South Africa: $4.50
• World Average Price: $7.43

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