Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) by country
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed...
What the numbers show
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) is currently reported for 2 countries. The highest value is 4.59 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in China; the lowest is 3.52 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in Australia and New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.05 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, and the mean is 4.05 Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.59 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.52 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 6.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5.37 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Caribbean 5.79 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Asia 4.77 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Latin America and the Caribbean 5.41 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.57 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- South-Eastern Asia 5.22 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Middle Africa 4.43 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- South America 5.21 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Southern Europe 5.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Upper-middle-income economies 5.02 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Northern Africa 4.95 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Central America 4.85 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Lower-middle-income economies 4.83 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.83 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Southern Africa 4.75 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- World 4.7 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Southern Asia 4.68 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.67 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.52 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- High-income economies 4.51 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Eastern Africa 4.49 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Africa 4.47 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Eastern Europe 4.4 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Europe 4.38 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Northern America and Europe 4.36 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- European Union (27) 4.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Low-income economies 4.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Western Africa 4.24 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Western Asia 4.2 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Central Asia 4.11 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Northern Europe 4.07 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Northern America 4.03 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Oceania 3.93 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
- Western Europe 3.63 Int$ (PPP) per person per day
About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.