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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.

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31
Countries represented
31
Last checked
2026-08-03

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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 grocery price level (EU27 = 100), 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, October 16). Countries ranked by grocery price level [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9422e1509ae3e19ad433669a42f96a4b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-grocery-prices/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. 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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  date = {2026-10-16},
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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. Official statistics: grocery price level (EU27 = 100)Official statistics: grocery price level (EU27 = 100) · Checked 2026-07-18
  2. EurostatEurostat · Checked 2026-08-03