What food actually costs, country by country
Every price on these pages was read off a shelf at a named supermarket on a recorded date. None of it is converted from dollars at an exchange rate, because an exchange rate tells you nothing about what a shop in Athens charges for rice.
- Prices held
- 2208
- Countries
- 11
- Chains read
- 30
- Most recent read
- 24 Sept
United States
234 items priced in USD · 34 not read yet
Read at Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Kroger, Ralphs, Smith's, Thrive Market between 6 Sept 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk1 gallon | $7.16 | Harris Teeter6 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | $1.86 | Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Smith's10 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread20 oz loaf (~20 slices) | $2.68 | Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Kroger, Ralphs, Smith's, Thrive Market10 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice5 lb bag | $6.27 | Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Kroger, Ralphs, Smith's10 Sept 2026 |
United Kingdom
240 items priced in GBP · 28 not read yet
Read at Morrisons, Sainsbury's between 8 Sept 2026 and 24 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | £5.35 | Morrisons, Sainsbury's24 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | £5.90 | Sainsbury's24 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | £0.70 | Morrisons, Sainsbury's9 Sept 2026 |
| Boneless chicken breast1.1 kg tray | £9.89 | Morrisons, Sainsbury's10 Sept 2026 |
£4.91 cheaper at Sainsbury's than at Morrisons: the same 9 staples come to £29.79 there. 9 of 12 items priced at both shops.
See all 240 United Kingdom pricesAustralia
238 items priced in AUD · 30 not read yet
Read at Harris Farm Markets, IGA, Woolworths between 2 Sept 2026 and 24 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | $6.25 | Harris Farm Markets, IGA, Woolworths24 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | $5.25 | Harris Farm Markets, IGA, Woolworths24 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | $3.52 | Harris Farm Markets, IGA, Woolworths10 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | $14.55 | Harris Farm Markets, IGA, Woolworths24 Sept 2026 |
$0.76 cheaper at Harris Farm Markets than at IGA: the same 8 staples come to $72.98 there. 8 of 12 items priced at both shops.
See all 238 Australia pricesNew Zealand
213 items priced in NZD · 55 not read yet
Read at Huckleberry, Woolworths NZ (Countdown) between 24 Aug 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | $9.65 | Huckleberry, Woolworths NZ (Countdown)9 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | $9.41 | Woolworths NZ (Countdown)9 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | $3.43 | Woolworths NZ (Countdown)1 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | $5.07 | Woolworths NZ (Countdown)9 Sept 2026 |
Greece
165 items priced in EUR · 103 not read yet
Read at AB Vassilopoulos, Chalkiadakis, e-Fresh.gr, Κρητικός (Kritikos) between 27 Aug 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | 6,11 € | AB Vassilopoulos, e-Fresh.gr9 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | 3,79 € | AB Vassilopoulos, e-Fresh.gr, Κρητικός (Kritikos), Chalkiadakis10 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | 1,42 € | AB Vassilopoulos, e-Fresh.gr, Chalkiadakis10 Sept 2026 |
| Boneless chicken breast1.1 kg tray | 12,88 € | AB Vassilopoulos, e-Fresh.gr, Κρητικός (Kritikos)9 Sept 2026 |
18,79 € cheaper at AB Vassilopoulos than at e-Fresh.gr: the same 8 staples come to 39,64 € there. 8 of 12 items priced at both shops.
See all 165 Greece pricesEgypt
184 items priced in EGP · 84 not read yet
Read at Gourmet Egypt, Spinneys Egypt between 29 Aug 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | ٢٠٨٫٠١ ج.م. | Spinneys Egypt9 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | ٩٢٫٥٠ ج.م. | Gourmet Egypt, Spinneys Egypt10 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | ٨٣٫٠٧ ج.م. | Spinneys Egypt9 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | ٦٦٫٧٣ ج.م. | Spinneys Egypt10 Sept 2026 |
Canada
240 items priced in CAD · 28 not read yet
Read at Nature's Emporium, Save-On-Foods between 1 Sept 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | $13.46 | Nature's Emporium, Save-On-Foods10 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | $8.99 | Nature's Emporium10 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | $4.67 | Nature's Emporium, Save-On-Foods9 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | $32.49 | Nature's Emporium, Save-On-Foods10 Sept 2026 |
Spain
164 items priced in EUR · 104 not read yet
Read at DIA España, Mercadona between 2 Sept 2026 and 10 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | 3,37 € | DIA España, Mercadona10 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | 2,21 € | DIA España, Mercadona10 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | 1,31 € | DIA España, Mercadona10 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | 2,34 € | DIA España, Mercadona10 Sept 2026 |
3,33 € cheaper at DIA España than at Mercadona: the same 9 staples come to 26,69 € there. 9 of 12 items priced at both shops.
See all 164 Spain pricesGermany
166 items priced in EUR · 102 not read yet
Read at Knuspr between 2 Sept 2026 and 24 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | 3,60 € | Knuspr24 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | 4,70 € | Knuspr2 Sept 2026 |
| Boneless chicken breast1.1 kg tray | 12,45 € | Knuspr9 Sept 2026 |
| Bananas900 g bunch | 1,35 € | Knuspr2 Sept 2026 |
Mexico
213 items priced in MXN · 55 not read yet
Read at Chedraui, Rappi between 29 Aug 2026 and 14 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | $47.95 | Chedraui9 Sept 2026 |
| Large eggs1 dozen | $67.50 | Chedraui9 Sept 2026 |
| White sandwich bread550 g loaf (~20 slices) | $48.35 | Chedraui, Rappi9 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | $238.65 | Chedraui9 Sept 2026 |
Austria
151 items priced in EUR · 117 not read yet
Read at BILLA, Gurkerl between 2 Sept 2026 and 14 Sept 2026.
| Item | Price | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk3.8 L | € 5,74 | BILLA, Gurkerl13 Sept 2026 |
| Long grain white rice2.3 kg bag | € 6,22 | BILLA, Gurkerl13 Sept 2026 |
| Bananas900 g bunch | € 2,17 | BILLA13 Sept 2026 |
| Apples1.4 kg bag | € 7,17 | Gurkerl2 Sept 2026 |
How these prices are gathered
Prices come from named supermarket listings, matched to a standard package size so a 600 g pack in one shop can be compared with a 1 kg pack in another. Where several shops stock the same item, we take the median rather than the average, so one mispriced listing cannot move the figure.
We do not hold every item in every country. Where a shelf hasn’t been read, the page says so rather than filling the gap with a guess. That is why some countries list fewer items than others.
Nothing here is converted between currencies, and the countries are not ranked against one another. A pound figure turned into dollars looks like local knowledge and isn’t — it only tells you about a foreign exchange desk. Each country’s prices stay in the money its shoppers actually hand over.
A shop-versus-shop comparison only appears where both chains priced enough of the same basket for the difference to mean anything. Where they didn’t, there is no comparison rather than a cautious one.