Cost of a healthy diet by country, 2025
The cost of the cheapest locally available foods that meet the Healthy Diet Basket standard (starchy staples, vegetables, fruits, animal-source foods, legumes, nuts and seeds, and oils and fats), in purchasing power parity dollars per person per day.
164 places ranked for 2025. Highest: Japan (Int$8.27 per person per day). Lowest: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Int$2.66 per person per day). The median is Int$4.56 per person per day.
Highest 10
- 1. Japan Int$8.27 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 2. South Korea Int$7.37 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 3. Mongolia Int$7.28 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 4. Guyana Int$7.02 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 5. Lebanon Int$6.97 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 6. Bosnia and Herzegovina Int$6.88 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 7. Syria Int$6.85 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 8. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Int$6.71 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 9. Dominica Int$6.69 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 10. Haiti Int$6.51 per person per daye (Estimated value)
Lowest 10
- 164. Democratic Republic of the Congo Int$2.66 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 163. Qatar Int$2.73 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 162. United Kingdom Int$2.75 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 161. United States Int$2.86 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 160. Saudi Arabia Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 159. Oman Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 158. Kazakhstan Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 157. Belgium Int$3.12 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 156. Ireland Int$3.14 per person per daye (Estimated value)
- 155. Switzerland Int$3.22 per person per daye (Estimated value)
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 164. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
In short
- Among the 164 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Japan (Int$8.27 per person per day) and the lowest Democratic Republic of the Congo (Int$2.66 per person per day).
- Half of the countries are above Int$4.56 per person per day and half below.
- From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 153 countries and fell in 10.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Int$8.27 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 2 | South Korea | Int$7.37 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 3 | Mongolia | Int$7.28 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 4 | Guyana | Int$7.02 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 5 | Lebanon | Int$6.97 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Int$6.88 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 7 | Syria | Int$6.85 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Int$6.71 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 9 | Dominica | Int$6.69 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 10 | Haiti | Int$6.51 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 11 | British Virgin Islands | Int$6.42 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 12 | Jamaica | Int$6.21 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 13 | Bhutan | Int$6.17 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 14 | Egypt | Int$6.06 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | Int$6.05 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 16 | Brunei | Int$6.04 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 17 | Grenada | Int$6.01 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 18 | Suriname | Int$5.94 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | Int$5.82 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria | Int$5.75 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 21 | Serbia | Int$5.74 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 22 | Chile | Int$5.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 23 | Bahamas | Int$5.63 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | Int$5.60 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 25 | Mauritania | Int$5.57 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 26 | Algeria | Int$5.56 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 27 | Aruba | Int$5.49 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 28 | Comoros | Int$5.47 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 29 | Lesotho | Int$5.47 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 30 | North Macedonia | Int$5.39 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 31 | Bolivia | Int$5.38 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 32 | Malta | Int$5.37 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 33 | Hungary | Int$5.36 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 34 | Guinea | Int$5.33 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 35 | Paraguay | Int$5.31 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | Int$5.24 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 37 | Laos | Int$5.23 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 38 | Tunisia | Int$5.22 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | Int$5.21 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 40 | Angola | Int$5.18 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 41 | Guatemala | Int$5.18 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 42 | Albania | Int$5.16 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 43 | Latvia | Int$5.16 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Int$5.15 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 45 | Croatia | Int$5.10 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 46 | Indonesia | Int$5.09 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 47 | Montenegro | Int$5.08 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 48 | Colombia | Int$5.04 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 49 | Costa Rica | Int$5.04 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 50 | Curaçao | Int$5.02 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 51 | Malawi | Int$5.01 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 52 | Niger | Int$5.01 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 53 | Eswatini | Int$4.95 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 54 | Norway | Int$4.91 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 55 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Int$4.91 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 56 | Brazil | Int$4.89 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 57 | Estonia | Int$4.89 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | Int$4.88 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 59 | Iraq | Int$4.88 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 60 | Namibia | Int$4.88 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 61 | Honduras | Int$4.85 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 62 | Djibouti | Int$4.84 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 63 | Mauritius | Int$4.84 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | Int$4.80 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 65 | Iran | Int$4.80 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 66 | Bermuda | Int$4.78 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 67 | Gabon | Int$4.78 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 68 | Cambodia | Int$4.77 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 69 | Ethiopia | Int$4.75 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 70 | Fiji | Int$4.75 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 71 | Belize | Int$4.69 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 72 | Burundi | Int$4.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 73 | Ghana | Int$4.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 74 | Greece | Int$4.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 75 | Hong Kong SAR, China | Int$4.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | Int$4.60 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 77 | Bangladesh | Int$4.59 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 78 | Viet Nam | Int$4.59 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 79 | Cameroon | Int$4.58 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 80 | Rwanda | Int$4.58 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 81 | Türkiye | Int$4.58 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 82 | Slovakia | Int$4.57 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 83 | Armenia | Int$4.56 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 84 | Italy | Int$4.55 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 85 | Poland | Int$4.55 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 86 | Mexico | Int$4.54 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 87 | Uruguay | Int$4.54 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Int$4.50 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 89 | Gambia | Int$4.49 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 90 | Mozambique | Int$4.49 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 91 | Philippines | Int$4.48 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 92 | Republic of the Congo | Int$4.48 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 93 | Canada | Int$4.46 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 94 | Panama | Int$4.46 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 95 | Maldives | Int$4.45 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 96 | Peru | Int$4.45 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 97 | Botswana | Int$4.44 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 98 | Malaysia | Int$4.42 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 99 | Seychelles | Int$4.40 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | Int$4.38 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | Int$4.37 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 102 | Lithuania | Int$4.37 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 103 | Germany | Int$4.35 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 104 | Sweden | Int$4.35 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 105 | Central African Republic | Int$4.34 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 106 | Spain | Int$4.33 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 107 | Bahrain | Int$4.32 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 108 | Portugal | Int$4.30 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 109 | Slovenia | Int$4.26 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 110 | Romania | Int$4.21 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 111 | Nepal | Int$4.19 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 112 | Cyprus | Int$4.18 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 113 | Zambia | Int$4.18 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 114 | Nigeria | Int$4.17 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 115 | France | Int$4.12 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 116 | India | Int$4.11 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 117 | South Sudan | Int$4.09 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 118 | Madagascar | Int$4.08 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 119 | Chad | Int$4.07 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 120 | South Africa | Int$4.02 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 121 | Belarus | Int$4.01 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 122 | Finland | Int$4.00 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 123 | Czechia | Int$3.99 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 124 | Mali | Int$3.98 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 125 | Togo | Int$3.95 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 126 | West Bank and Gaza | Int$3.95 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 127 | Pakistan | Int$3.94 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | Int$3.92 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | Int$3.91 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | Int$3.89 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | Int$3.88 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 132 | Senegal | Int$3.83 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 133 | Moldova | Int$3.81 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 134 | Uganda | Int$3.74 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 135 | Luxembourg | Int$3.73 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 136 | New Zealand | Int$3.71 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 137 | Ecuador | Int$3.66 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 138 | Israel | Int$3.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 139 | China | Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 140 | Côte d'Ivoire | Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 141 | Iceland | Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 142 | Morocco | Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 143 | Singapore | Int$3.62 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 144 | Liberia | Int$3.60 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 145 | Benin | Int$3.58 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 146 | Netherlands | Int$3.56 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 147 | Tanzania | Int$3.53 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 148 | Denmark | Int$3.47 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 149 | Jordan | Int$3.45 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 150 | Russia | Int$3.39 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 151 | Australia | Int$3.33 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 152 | Austria | Int$3.28 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | Int$3.27 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 154 | Kuwait | Int$3.26 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 155 | Switzerland | Int$3.22 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 156 | Ireland | Int$3.14 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 157 | Belgium | Int$3.12 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 159 | Oman | Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | Int$3.07 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 161 | United States | Int$2.86 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 162 | United Kingdom | Int$2.75 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 163 | Qatar | Int$2.73 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 | |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Int$2.66 per person per daye (Estimated value) | 2025 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2025, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2025 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by FAOSTAT; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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