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Countries ranked by grocery price level

Poland ranks first in this current lowest-to-highest comparison at 67.5.

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Eurostat's price level index for food and non-alcoholic beverages, EU average = 100: below 100 the same basket costs less than the EU average. It compares price levels, not what incomes buy. It covers the EU, EFTA, the UK and candidate countries only.

Items compared
31
Countries represented
31
Last checked
2026-08-03

Source-backed answers

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

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Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Poland67.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
2Czechia73.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
3Romania75.5index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
4Lithuania78.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
5Latvia80.0index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
6Slovakia83.4index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
7Portugal84.0index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
8Estonia87.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
9Bulgaria88.8index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
10United Kingdom92.3index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2020-12-31
11Spain92.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
12Hungary94.8index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
13Italy96.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
14Slovenia100.0index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
15Germany102.7index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
16Croatia103.7index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
17Cyprus104.7index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
18Greece105.8index2026-07-18
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024
19France106.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
20Belgium108.0index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
21Austria108.9index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
22Netherlands109.4index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
23Malta112.2index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
24Finland112.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
25Ireland114.5index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
26Sweden115.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
27Luxembourg122.0index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
28Denmark124.0index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
29Norway130.5index2026-06-12
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
30Iceland143.9index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
31Switzerland158.5index2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Poland leads at 67.5 index.
  • Switzerland sits at the other end with 158.5 index.
  • The middle of this ranking is 103.7 index, across 31 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 91 index.

Quick answer

What does Countries ranked by grocery price level show?

Poland ranks first in this current lowest-to-highest comparison at 67.5.

How this list is built

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate price_level_index_groceries_eu27_2020, then sort ascending.

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
31 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2020-12-31 to 2024-12-31
Last checked
2026-08-03
With an official source link
31 of 31

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Countries ranked by grocery price level [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 67c67aa5e6cf068fedb016f360ce15bb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-grocery-prices/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Countries ranked by grocery price level},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
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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
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  1. GR official material for price_level_index_groceries_eu27_2020GR official material for price_level_index_groceries_eu27_2020 · Checked 2026-07-18
  2. EurostatEurostat · Checked 2026-08-03