Cost of Healthy Diet by Country (2017-2024)

By shrijeetverma13 · January 31, 2026

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The average cost of a healthy diet varies modestly across regions, with Africa having the highest average cost at $3.79 PPP USD and Europe having the lowest at $3.55 PPP USD. The difference between the most and least expensive regions is just $0.24 PPP USD, indicating relatively similar costs globally.

The analysis identified the 10 countries with the highest annual cost for a healthy diet in 2024. A bar chart was created showing these countries color-coded by region, along with a detailed ranking table displaying the exact costs in USD.

I've analyzed how the global average cost of a healthy diet has changed from 2017 to 2024. The analysis includes a line chart showing the year-over-year trend and a detailed data table with the average costs for each year.

The analysis successfully created a pie chart showing the distribution of countries across different cost categories. The visualization displays the percentage breakdown of countries classified as either affordable or expensive, along with the exact count of countries in each category.

The analysis identified the 10 countries offering the most affordable healthy diet options in 2024. A visualization and detailed table were created showing the daily costs in purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusted US dollars for each country, along with their regional classifications.

The analysis shows how cost categories are distributed across different regions, comparing 2017 to 2024. A grouped bar chart was created to visualize the percentage breakdown of each cost category by region for both years, making it easy to see how the distribution has evolved over this 7-year period.

Across 175 countries with available data, vegetables are slightly more expensive than fruits on average. Vegetables cost $0.76 PPP USD while fruits cost $0.68 PPP USD, making vegetables about $0.09 more expensive. However, this varies significantly by country - in 63 countries fruits are more expensive, while in 102 countries vegetables cost more.

The analysis tracked how healthy diet costs changed across different regions between 2017 and 2024. Two visualizations were created: a line chart showing the cost trends over time for each region, and a bar chart comparing the absolute cost increases between regions.

The analysis successfully identified the countries with the highest year-over-year volatility in healthy diet costs. A comprehensive chart was generated showing the top 15 most volatile countries, along with detailed data tables breaking down volatility metrics, average costs, and regional patterns.

The analysis identified the top 15 countries with the largest gaps between their nominal and PPP-adjusted annual healthy diet costs for 2024. A positive gap indicates that nominal costs exceed PPP-adjusted costs, meaning the local currency is weaker relative to purchasing power.

Vegetables and fruits together represent 100% of total food component costs in this dataset. Vegetables account for 53.0% while fruits make up 47.0% of the total.

The distribution of healthy diet costs across 171 countries in 2024 shows an average daily cost of $4.46 PPP USD, with a median of $4.39. Costs range from $2.56 per day in the United Kingdom to $8.39 per day in South Sudan.

The analysis identified the top 15 countries that have made the greatest progress in making healthy diets more affordable between 2017 and 2024. A visualization shows these countries ranked by their cost reduction in PPP USD per day, with color coding indicating the percentage improvement each country achieved.

The analysis successfully identified countries that experienced the steepest decline in diet affordability between 2017 and 2024. A visualization was created showing the top 15 countries where the cost of a healthy diet increased the most, measured in PPP USD per day.

The analysis identified countries that are statistical outliers within their regions for healthy diet costs in 2024. A box plot visualization was created showing the cost distribution across regions, with outlier countries highlighted in red and labeled for easy identification.

The annual cost of a healthy diet varies dramatically between the top and bottom 20 countries. Japan has the highest average cost at $2,283.53 per year, while the United Kingdom has the lowest at $744.14 per year. The top 20 most expensive countries average $1,848 annually, which is twice as high as the bottom 20 countries that average $946 per year.

The analysis reveals significant global variation in daily fruit costs. Switzerland has the highest average fruit cost at $3.65 per day, while Malawi has the lowest at just $0.17 per day. A visualization comparing the top 10 highest and lowest cost countries has been generated, along with detailed cost breakdowns.

Healthy diet costs across regions are showing relative stability rather than clear convergence or divergence. From 2017 to 2024, the variation between regions has remained fairly consistent, with only modest increases in dispersion metrics.