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EU Food Prices by Country 2024
Food & non-alcoholic drink is most expensive in Luxembourg (124.8) and cheapest in Romania (75.5), across all 27 EU member states. The EU27 average is 100 (Eurostat price level indices, 2024).
Which EU country has the cheapest and most expensive food?
Across the 27 EU member states, food and non-alcoholic drink is most expensive in Luxembourg (price level index 124.8, i.e. +24.8% vs the EU average) and cheapest in Romania (75.5, −24.5%). The EU27 average is set to 100, so €100 of average-EU food costs €124.80 in Luxembourg but only €75.50 in Romania. Source: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind), 2024.
How are EU food prices compared across countries?
EU food prices are compared using a comparative price level index (PLI) published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The index sets the EU27 average to 100: a value of 124.8 for Luxembourg means food and non-alcoholic drink costs about +24.8% versus the EU average, while 75.5 for Romania means about −24.5%. Because the baseline is 100, the index doubles as a euro figure — €100 of the average-EU food basket costs €100 × index ÷ 100 in each country. Figures are the 2024 vintage of Eurostat dataset prc_ppp_ind.
Most expensive
Luxembourg
index 124.8 · €124.80 per €100 EU
EU27 average
100.0
baseline · 27 member states (mean 102.2)
Cheapest
Romania
index 75.5 · €75.50 per €100 EU
Food price level by EU country, 2024
Ranked most expensive to cheapest. Every country links to its own page with the index, how it compares to the EU average and what €100 of EU-average food costs there.
| # | Country | Index (EU=100) | vs EU avg | Cost of €100 EU food |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 124.8 | +24.8% | €124.80 |
| 2 | Denmark | 120.2 | +20.2% | €120.20 |
| 3 | Ireland | 114.5 | +14.5% | €114.50 |
| 4 | Malta | 112.2 | +12.2% | €112.20 |
| 5 | Austria | 110.5 | +10.5% | €110.50 |
| 6 | France | 110.1 | +10.1% | €110.10 |
| 7 | Finland | 109.8 | +9.8% | €109.80 |
| 8 | Sweden | 106.4 | +6.4% | €106.40 |
| 9 | Estonia | 106.2 | +6.2% | €106.20 |
| 10 | Greece | 105.8 | +5.8% | €105.80 |
| 11 | Latvia | 105.4 | +5.4% | €105.40 |
| 12 | Belgium | 105.3 | +5.3% | €105.30 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 104.7 | +4.7% | €104.70 |
| 14 | Croatia | 103.7 | +3.7% | €103.70 |
| 15 | Germany | 102.7 | +2.7% | €102.70 |
| 16 | Italy | 101.7 | +1.7% | €101.70 |
| 17 | Portugal | 101.5 | +1.5% | €101.50 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 101.2 | +1.2% | €101.20 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 100.0 | 0.0% | €100.00 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 98.9 | −1.1% | €98.90 |
| 21 | Spain | 95.2 | −4.8% | €95.20 |
| 22 | Hungary | 94.8 | −5.2% | €94.80 |
| 23 | Czechia | 89.0 | −11.0% | €89.00 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 88.8 | −11.2% | €88.80 |
| 25 | Poland | 86.8 | −13.2% | €86.80 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 83.4 | −16.6% | €83.40 |
| 27 | Romania | 75.5 | −24.5% | €75.50 |
EU food prices — frequently asked questions
Which EU country has the most expensive food?
Luxembourg has the most expensive food in the EU, with a comparative price level index of 124.8 for food and non-alcoholic beverages (EU27 average = 100) in 2024. That means food costs about +24.8% more than the EU average. Source: Eurostat.
Which EU country has the cheapest food?
Romania has the cheapest food in the EU, with a price level index of 75.5 for 2024 — about −24.5% below the EU average. So €100 of average-EU food costs only €75.50 there.
What is a food price level index (EU = 100)?
A price level index (PLI) compares price levels between countries. Eurostat sets the EU27 average to 100; a value of 120 means food costs roughly 20% more than the EU average and 85 means about 15% less. PLIs are the ratio of purchasing power parities to market exchange rates — the standard Eurostat measure for comparing the cost of food across the EU.
How much does €100 of EU-average food cost in each country?
Because the EU27 average is 100, the price level index doubles as a euro figure: €100 of the average-EU food basket costs €100 × index ÷ 100. For example it is €124.80 in Luxembourg and €75.50 in Romania.
Where does this EU food price data come from?
From Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, dataset prc_ppp_ind (price level indices, na_item = PLI_EU27_2020, ppp_cat = A0101 Food and non-alcoholic beverages). The 2024 vintage was published on 2025-07-10 and is re-usable under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
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Methodology & source
Figures are Eurostat comparative price level indices for food and non-alcoholic beverages (dataset prc_ppp_ind, na_item = PLI_EU27_2020, ppp_cat = A0101),2024 reference period. The EU27 average is set to 100. Price level indices are the ratio of purchasing power parities to market exchange rates, designed to compare price levels between countries rather than to give exact shelf prices.
Source: Comparative price level indices for food & non-alcoholic beverages (prc_ppp_ind) (Eurostat). Data as of 2024; published 2025-07-10. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.
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