How much does rice (500g) cost around the world? Compare prices in 85 countries, converted to JPY (¥) at the 2026.8.8 rate - from 47.56 in Egypt to 353.56 in United States.
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| Country | Local price | ≈ JPY (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $2.23 | ¥353.56 |
| Japan | ¥334.1 | ¥334.10 |
| Switzerland | CHF1.54 | ¥304.04 |
| Norway | $1.89 | ¥299.66 |
| Sweden | $1.78 | ¥282.22 |
| Germany | €1.5 | ¥277.04 |
| Israel | $1.71 | ¥271.12 |
| Iceland | $1.67 | ¥264.78 |
| Canada | $1.55 | ¥245.75 |
| Croatia | €1.22 | ¥225.33 |
| Netherlands | €1.22 | ¥225.33 |
| Italy | €1.19 | ¥219.78 |
| Taiwan | $1.38 | ¥218.80 |
| Austria | €1.13 | ¥208.70 |
| Greece | €1.12 | ¥206.86 |
| Bahrain | $1.3 | ¥206.11 |
| France | €1.11 | ¥205.01 |
| Hungary | $1.29 | ¥204.53 |
| South Korea | ₩1777 | ¥202.54 |
| Iran | $1.23 | ¥195.01 |
| Panama | $1.22 | ¥193.43 |
| Costa Rica | $1.21 | ¥191.84 |
| Singapore | $1.18 | ¥187.09 |
| Belgium | €0.99 | ¥182.85 |
| Czech | $1.15 | ¥182.33 |
| Ghana | $1.15 | ¥182.33 |
| United Kingdom | £0.83 | ¥178.83 |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.07 | ¥169.65 |
| Australia | $1.06 | ¥168.06 |
| Ireland | €0.89 | ¥164.38 |
| Bulgaria | $1.02 | ¥161.72 |
| Cuba | $1.02 | ¥161.72 |
| Oman | $1.01 | ¥160.13 |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.01 | ¥160.13 |
| Lebanon | $0.99 | ¥156.96 |
| Qatar | $0.98 | ¥155.38 |
| Kuwait | $0.97 | ¥153.79 |
| Ethiopia | $0.94 | ¥149.04 |
| South Africa | $0.91 | ¥144.28 |
| Turkey | $0.91 | ¥144.28 |
| Uruguay | $0.91 | ¥144.28 |
| Kenya | $0.9 | ¥142.69 |
| Morocco | $0.88 | ¥139.52 |
| Guatemala | $0.86 | ¥136.35 |
| Mexico | $0.85 | ¥134.77 |
| New Zealand | $0.85 | ¥134.77 |
| Jamaica | $0.82 | ¥130.01 |
| Spain | €0.69 | ¥127.44 |
| Portugal | €0.68 | ¥125.59 |
| Tunisia | $0.79 | ¥125.25 |
| Senegal | $0.77 | ¥122.08 |
| Venezuela | $0.77 | ¥122.08 |
| Malaysia | $0.76 | ¥120.50 |
| Jordan | $0.75 | ¥118.91 |
| Myanmar | $0.75 | ¥118.91 |
| Poland | $0.75 | ¥118.91 |
| Chile | $0.73 | ¥115.74 |
| Thailand | ฿23.63 | ¥113.69 |
| Argentina | $0.71 | ¥112.57 |
| Dominican Republic | $0.7 | ¥110.98 |
| Russia | $0.69 | ¥109.40 |
| Ecuador | $0.68 | ¥107.81 |
| Bolivia | $0.67 | ¥106.23 |
| Nigeria | $0.67 | ¥106.23 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.66 | ¥104.64 |
| Colombia | $0.64 | ¥101.47 |
| Algeria | $0.62 | ¥98.30 |
| Brazil | $0.59 | ¥93.54 |
| Peru | $0.58 | ¥91.96 |
| Laos | $0.57 | ¥90.37 |
| Pakistan | $0.57 | ¥90.37 |
| Cambodia | ៛0.52 | ¥82.45 |
| Mauritius | $0.52 | ¥82.45 |
| Maldives | $0.51 | ¥80.86 |
| China | ¥3.41 | ¥80.14 |
| Fiji | $0.47 | ¥74.52 |
| Philippines | $0.47 | ¥74.52 |
| Vietnam | $0.46 | ¥72.93 |
| Indonesia | $0.45 | ¥71.35 |
| Madagascar | $0.39 | ¥61.83 |
| Nepal | $0.38 | ¥60.25 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.38 | ¥60.25 |
| India | $0.34 | ¥53.91 |
| Bangladesh | $0.3 | ¥47.56 |
| Egypt | $0.3 | ¥47.56 |