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Countries with the lowest published groceries and utilities total

A like-for-like country comparison using the current monthly groceries and utilities fields in euros. Rent and application fees are not included.

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Poland ranks first in this current lowest-to-highest comparison at €298 / month.

Items compared
21
Countries represented
21
Last checked
2026-08-27

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 21 rows

Original rankCountrySource and scope
1Poland€298 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
2Hungary€313 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
3Estonia€320 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
4Lithuania€320 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
5Czechia€333 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
6Slovakia€334 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
7Latvia€335 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
8Portugal€345 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
9Spain€366 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
10Greece€405 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
11Finland€411 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
12Italy€425 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
13Sweden€427 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
14Netherlands€430 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
15France€450 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
16Austria€461 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
17Germany€472 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
18Norway€476 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
19Luxembourg€486 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
20Belgium€488 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
21Denmark€513 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Poland leads at 298 EUR/month.
  • Denmark sits at the other end with 513 EUR/month.
  • The middle of this ranking is 411 EUR/month, across 21 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 215 EUR/month.

What this measures

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate groceries_monthly_eur + utilities_monthly_eur, then sort ascending.

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
21 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2024-12-31
Last checked
2026-08-27
With an official source link
21 of 21

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Countries with the lowest published groceries and utilities total [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-lowest-published-household-essentials/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-with-the-lowest-published-groceries-and-utilities-total_175f4dddcabb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries with the lowest published groceries and utilities total},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-lowest-published-household-essentials/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

  1. Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) · Checked 2026-06-12
  2. Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas)Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) · Checked 2026-06-12