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How much does a healthy diet cost per day?

The daily cost of a healthy diet in international dollars (PPP) for each country, from the latest year with data.

The typical cost is 4.77 PPP USD/day, with a range of 3.4 PPP USD/day to 4.77 PPP USD/day (Albania, 2024).

Cost of a healthy diet per person per day by country: low, typical and high (PPP USD/day)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Albania 3.4 4.77 4.77 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 4.2 5.53 5.53 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 3.7 5 5 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Anguilla 3.91 5.15 5.15 2023 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 4.67 5.9 5.9 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 3.26 3.26 3.26 2017 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 3.54 4.35 4.35 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Aruba 3.9 5 5 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 2.51 3.2 3.2 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 2.31 2.99 2.99 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 3.28 4.2 4.2 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas 4.19 5.54 5.54 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 3.25 4.33 4.33 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 3.61 4.49 4.49 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 3.22 3.83 3.83 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 2.26 2.81 2.81 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 3.16 4.54 4.54 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 2.91 3.39 3.39 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bermuda 3.33 4.39 4.39 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 4.87 5.96 5.96 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 3.78 4.82 4.82 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.34 6.15 6.15 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 3.21 4.21 4.21 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 3.69 4.69 4.69 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
British Virgin Islands 3.78 5.23 5.23 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei 4.55 5.89 5.89 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 3.8 5.32 5.32 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 2.8 3.73 3.73 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 3.33 4.55 4.55 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 3.84 4.6 4.6 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 3.1 4.38 4.38 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 3.33 4.39 4.39 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cape Verde 2.83 3.81 3.81 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cayman Islands 3.81 4.7 4.7 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 3.38 4.21 4.21 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 2.95 3.95 3.95 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 3.79 5.22 5.22 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
China 3.13 3.6 3.6 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 3.15 4.67 4.69 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 4.48 5.14 5.14 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Congo 3.43 4.43 4.43 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 3.56 4.62 4.62 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cote d'Ivoire 2.73 3.59 3.59 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 3.53 4.7 4.7 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Curacao 3.65 5.54 5.54 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 3.1 3.82 3.82 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Czechia 2.9 3.58 3.65 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Democratic Republic of Congo 3.11 3.46 3.55 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 2.41 3.03 3.03 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 3.24 4.2 4.2 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 5 6.36 6.36 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 4.05 5.4 5.4 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 2.77 3.56 3.56 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt 3.88 6.38 6.38 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 3.93 4.79 4.79 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 3.34 4.32 4.32 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 3.41 4.21 4.21 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 3.52 4.78 4.78 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 3.48 4.83 4.83 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 2.81 3.57 3.57 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
France 2.94 3.75 3.75 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 3.6 4.64 4.64 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia 3.18 4.43 4.43 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 2.97 4 4 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 3.46 4.49 4.49 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 3.13 4.31 4.31 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 4.51 5.83 5.83 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 3.74 5.03 5.03 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 3.36 5.1 5.1 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 3.24 4.09 4.09 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 5.41 6.83 6.83 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 4.57 6.21 6.21 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 3.77 4.75 4.75 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Hong Kong 4.04 4.81 4.81 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 3.68 5.08 5.08 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 2.7 3.29 3.29 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
India 3.23 4.07 4.07 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 3.86 4.75 4.75 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Iran 3.15 4.39 4.46 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 3.42 4.1 4.1 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 2.22 2.83 2.83 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 2.61 3.41 3.41 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 3.09 4.14 4.14 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 4.9 6.02 6.02 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 5.8 7.63 7.63 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 2.99 3.37 3.37 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 2.43 3.06 3.06 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 3.1 4.26 4.26 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 2.22 3.09 3.09 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyzstan 3.21 3.76 3.77 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Laos 4.22 5.19 5.19 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 3.28 4.72 4.72 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 3.15 6.25 6.46 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 4.01 5.24 5.24 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 3.67 4.52 4.52 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 3.07 4.03 4.03 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 2.62 3.37 3.37 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 3.2 3.96 3.96 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 3.1 4.64 4.64 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 3.43 4.27 4.27 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 3.33 4.3 4.3 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 3.04 3.86 3.86 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 3.75 4.89 4.89 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 4.13 5.4 5.4 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 3.63 4.72 4.72 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 3.07 4.41 4.41 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 2.9 3.69 3.69 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 5.01 7.02 7.02 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 3.43 4.78 4.78 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Montserrat 4.11 5.45 5.45 2023 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 2.47 3.54 3.54 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 2.93 4.14 4.14 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 3.49 3.49 3.96 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 3.52 4.67 4.67 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 3.52 4.2 4.2 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 2.5 3.17 3.17 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 2.83 3.56 3.56 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 3.78 4.9 4.9 2023 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 3.6 4.98 4.98 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 3.41 4.72 4.72 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 3.52 4.85 4.85 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 3.62 4.55 4.55 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 2.45 3.03 3.03 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 3.18 3.95 4.08 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Palestine 2.72 3.33 3.33 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 3.63 4.34 4.34 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 3.73 5.04 5.04 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 3.34 4.34 4.34 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 3.55 4.38 4.38 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 3.36 4.14 4.14 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 2.87 3.93 3.93 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 2.35 2.66 2.66 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 3.17 4.39 4.39 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Russia 2.57 3.29 3.29 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 3.3 4.52 4.59 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.81 5.04 5.04 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Saint Lucia 4.41 5.16 5.22 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.65 6.43 6.43 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sao Tome and Principe 3.29 4.64 4.64 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 2.43 3.02 3.02 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 2.88 3.73 3.73 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 3.86 5.28 5.28 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 3.46 4.31 4.31 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 2.83 3.84 3.84 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 3 3.52 3.52 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.78 5.18 5.18 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Slovakia 2.89 4.25 4.25 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 2.98 3.81 3.81 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Somalia 3.93 4.47 4.65 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 3 3.89 3.89 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
South Korea 5.18 6.68 6.68 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 3.41 8.39 8.39 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 2.75 3.98 3.98 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 3.66 5.16 5.16 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 2.75 3.32 3.32 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 4.94 6.16 6.4 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 3 3.89 3.89 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 2.59 3.07 3.07 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Syria 3.91 5.77 5.77 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Taiwan 4 4.95 4.95 2021 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 3.43 3.62 3.68 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 2.64 3.37 3.37 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 4.65 5.65 5.65 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 2.81 3.76 3.76 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 4.11 5.56 5.56 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 3.81 5.02 5.02 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Turkey 3.73 4.77 4.77 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Turks and Caicos Islands 3.13 4.05 4.05 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 2.9 3.65 3.68 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 2.66 3.22 3.22 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 1.86 2.56 2.56 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
United States 2.28 2.79 2.79 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 3.45 4.41 4.41 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 3.97 4.67 4.78 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Vietnam 3.79 4.49 4.49 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 2.96 3.99 3.99 2024 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 3.54 3.54 3.54 2017 Our World in Data / World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Our World in Data republishes the cost of a healthy diet from the World Bank Food Prices for Nutrition project (FAO and World Bank data). It is the least expensive set of foods that meets dietary guidelines, in international dollars adjusted for purchasing power. The low and high values are the lowest and highest of the last five years available.

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