How much does bread (500g) cost around the world? Compare prices in 85 countries, converted to JPY (¥) at the 2026.8.8 rate - from 28.54 in Algeria to 642.12 in Iceland.
Before you travel, knowing the local price of a bottle of water tells you a lot about the cost of living: how far your money goes, whether tap water is drinkable, and what a "cheap" meal actually costs. It is the fastest comparison basket for living expenses around the world - a universal product with a different price almost everywhere.
And when you arrive, the hardest part is often the last 500 metres: finding your hotel, guesthouse or restaurant inside narrow old-town streets. That is what imhere does - photo-by-photo walking directions for alleys, mazes and old towns, no GPS needed.
| Country | Local price | ≈ JPY (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | $4.05 | ¥642.12 |
| Switzerland | CHF3.01 | ¥594.27 |
| Norway | $3.7 | ¥586.63 |
| United States | $3.58 | ¥567.60 |
| Jamaica | $3.41 | ¥540.65 |
| Israel | $3.38 | ¥535.89 |
| Guatemala | $3.08 | ¥488.33 |
| Sweden | $2.92 | ¥462.96 |
| Austria | €2.39 | ¥441.42 |
| Costa Rica | $2.72 | ¥431.25 |
| Belgium | €2.28 | ¥421.10 |
| South Korea | ₩3597 | ¥409.98 |
| Uruguay | $2.55 | ¥404.30 |
| Canada | $2.51 | ¥397.96 |
| Australia | $2.48 | ¥393.20 |
| Netherlands | €2.07 | ¥382.31 |
| Mexico | $2.34 | ¥371.00 |
| Ireland | €1.95 | ¥360.15 |
| Singapore | $2.27 | ¥359.91 |
| Italy | €1.92 | ¥354.61 |
| Germany | €1.91 | ¥352.76 |
| Panama | $2.22 | ¥351.98 |
| France | €1.85 | ¥341.68 |
| Venezuela | $1.95 | ¥309.17 |
| New Zealand | $1.87 | ¥296.49 |
| Peru | $1.82 | ¥288.56 |
| United Kingdom | £1.31 | ¥282.25 |
| Taiwan | $1.78 | ¥282.22 |
| Argentina | $1.76 | ¥279.05 |
| Cuba | $1.72 | ¥272.70 |
| China | ¥11.34 | ¥266.52 |
| Hungary | $1.68 | ¥266.36 |
| Croatia | €1.4 | ¥258.57 |
| Dominican Republic | $1.57 | ¥248.92 |
| Portugal | €1.34 | ¥247.49 |
| Thailand | ฿50.9 | ¥244.89 |
| Cambodia | ៛1.54 | ¥244.16 |
| Czech | $1.53 | ¥242.58 |
| Ecuador | $1.53 | ¥242.58 |
| Maldives | $1.53 | ¥242.58 |
| Spain | €1.31 | ¥241.95 |
| Brazil | $1.51 | ¥239.41 |
| Ghana | $1.51 | ¥239.41 |
| Kuwait | $1.51 | ¥239.41 |
| Colombia | $1.5 | ¥237.82 |
| Greece | €1.26 | ¥232.71 |
| Chile | $1.46 | ¥231.48 |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.41 | ¥223.55 |
| Japan | ¥221.68 | ¥221.68 |
| Qatar | $1.38 | ¥218.80 |
| Poland | $1.36 | ¥215.63 |
| Bulgaria | $1.22 | ¥193.43 |
| Oman | $1.22 | ¥193.43 |
| Bolivia | $1.19 | ¥188.67 |
| Indonesia | $1.18 | ¥187.09 |
| Philippines | $1.18 | ¥187.09 |
| Laos | $1.15 | ¥182.33 |
| Ethiopia | $1.12 | ¥177.57 |
| Malaysia | $1.12 | ¥177.57 |
| South Africa | $1.12 | ¥177.57 |
| Myanmar | $1.06 | ¥168.06 |
| Bahrain | $1.01 | ¥160.13 |
| Madagascar | $1.01 | ¥160.13 |
| Saudi Arabia | $1 | ¥158.55 |
| Nigeria | $0.97 | ¥153.79 |
| Vietnam | $0.97 | ¥153.79 |
| Lebanon | $0.85 | ¥134.77 |
| Russia | $0.82 | ¥130.01 |
| Turkey | $0.76 | ¥120.50 |
| Fiji | $0.7 | ¥110.98 |
| Morocco | $0.7 | ¥110.98 |
| Mauritius | $0.67 | ¥106.23 |
| Senegal | $0.64 | ¥101.47 |
| Egypt | $0.6 | ¥95.13 |
| Pakistan | $0.6 | ¥95.13 |
| Jordan | $0.58 | ¥91.96 |
| Bangladesh | $0.54 | ¥85.62 |
| Kenya | $0.54 | ¥85.62 |
| Nepal | $0.5 | ¥79.27 |
| Iran | $0.49 | ¥77.69 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.49 | ¥77.69 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.49 | ¥77.69 |
| India | $0.48 | ¥76.10 |
| Tunisia | $0.23 | ¥36.47 |
| Algeria | $0.18 | ¥28.54 |