Price of an Inexpensive Restaurant Meal

This ranking compares the estimated price of one inexpensive restaurant meal for one person across countries and territories. The raw value is shown in US dollars per meal; lower meal prices receive a higher rating. Drinks, fast food, delivery services, tourist restaurants and upscale multi-course meals are outside this raw value.
1 Bangladesh2.00 $/meal 2.00 $/meal 100
1 India2.00 $/meal 2.00 $/meal 100
1 Myanmar2.00 $/meal 2.00 $/meal 100
1 Vietnam2.00 $/meal 2.00 $/meal 100
5 Afghanistan2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Burundi2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Cambodia2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Ethiopia2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Indonesia2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Laos2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Nepal2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
5 Pakistan2.50 $/meal 2.50 $/meal 96
13 Bhutan3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Burkina Faso3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Central African Republic3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Chad3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Egypt3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Guinea-Bissau3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Iran3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Korea DPR3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Madagascar3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Malawi3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Malaysia3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Mozambique3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Niger3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Philippines3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Somalia3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Sri Lanka3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Syria3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Tajikistan3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Thailand3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Turkmenistan3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Uganda3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Uzbekistan3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Venezuela3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
13 Yemen3.00 $/meal 3.00 $/meal 92
37 Benin3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Bolivia3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Congo DR3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Eritrea3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Gambia3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Guinea3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Kyrgyzstan3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Libya3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Mali3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Nicaragua3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Sierra Leone3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Sudan3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Tanzania3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Timor-Leste3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Togo3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
37 Tunisia3.50 $/meal 3.50 $/meal 88
53 Brunei4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Cameroon4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 China4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Colombia4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Comoros4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Cuba4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Ecuador4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 El Salvador4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Ghana4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Guatemala4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Honduras4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Iraq4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Kenya4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Lesotho4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Mauritania4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Mexico4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Mongolia4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Paraguay4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Peru4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Rwanda4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Senegal4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 South Sudan4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Turkey4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Ukraine4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Western Sahara4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Zambia4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Zanzibar4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
53 Zimbabwe4.00 $/meal 4.00 $/meal 84
81 Haiti4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
81 Ivory Coast4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
81 Liberia4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
81 Morocco4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
81 Nigeria4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
81 Swaziland4.50 $/meal 4.50 $/meal 80
87 Algeria5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Argentina5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Armenia5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Azerbaijan5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Belarus5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Brazil5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Congo5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Georgia5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Guyana5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Kazakhstan5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Kosovo5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Lebanon5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Moldova5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Palestine5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Papua New Guinea5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 São Tomé and Príncipe5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Solomon Islands5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
87 Suriname5.00 $/meal 5.00 $/meal 76
105 Botswana5.50 $/meal 5.50 $/meal 73
105 North Macedonia5.50 $/meal 5.50 $/meal 73
107 Albania6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Angola6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Bosnia and Herzegovina6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Bulgaria6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Dominican Republic6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Equatorial Guinea6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Jordan6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Kiribati6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Namibia6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Panama6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Romania6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Russia6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Serbia6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 South Africa6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Tonga6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
107 Tuvalu6.00 $/meal 6.00 $/meal 70
123 Chile7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
123 Chinese Taipei7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
123 Costa Rica7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
123 Hungary7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
123 Micronesia7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
123 Samoa7.00 $/meal 7.00 $/meal 64
129 Belize8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Cape Verde8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Djibouti8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Gabon8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Jamaica8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Korea Republic8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Latvia8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Lithuania8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Marshall Islands8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Mauritius8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Montenegro8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Nauru8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Niue8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Oman8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Poland8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Saudi Arabia8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Slovakia8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Trinidad and Tobago8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
129 Uruguay8.00 $/meal 8.00 $/meal 59
148 Czech Republic9.00 $/meal 9.00 $/meal 54
148 Japan9.00 $/meal 9.00 $/meal 54
148 Vanuatu9.00 $/meal 9.00 $/meal 54
151 Bahrain10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Croatia10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Estonia10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Fiji10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Greece10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Hong Kong10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Kuwait10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Macau10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Portugal10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Singapore10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
151 Wallis and Futuna10.00 $/meal 10.00 $/meal 49
162 Qatar11.00 $/meal 11.00 $/meal 46
162 Slovenia11.00 $/meal 11.00 $/meal 46
162 Spain11.00 $/meal 11.00 $/meal 46
165 American Samoa12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Cook Islands12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Curacao12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Cyprus12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Dominica12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Malta12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Mayotte12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Montserrat12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Northern Mariana Islands12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Palau12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Puerto Rico12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
165 United Arab Emirates12.00 $/meal 12.00 $/meal 43
178 Grenada13.00 $/meal 13.00 $/meal 40
178 Réunion13.00 $/meal 13.00 $/meal 40
180 Aruba14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 French Guiana14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 Guadeloupe14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 Guam14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 Italy14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 Martinique14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 Saint Lucia14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
180 San Marino14.00 $/meal 14.00 $/meal 37
188 Andorra15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Antigua and Barbuda15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Australia15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Canada15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Germany15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Maldives15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
188 Saint-Martin15.00 $/meal 15.00 $/meal 34
196 United Kingdom15.50 $/meal 15.50 $/meal 33
197 Austria16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Finland16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Gibraltar16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Israel16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 New Zealand16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Seychelles16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Sint Maarten16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
197 Tahiti16.00 $/meal 16.00 $/meal 32
206 Netherlands17.00 $/meal 17.00 $/meal 29
207 Barbados18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 Belgium18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 British Virgin Islands18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 France18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 New Caledonia18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 U.S. Virgin Islands18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
207 United States18.00 $/meal 18.00 $/meal 27
214 Anguilla20.00 $/meal 20.00 $/meal 22
214 Bahamas20.00 $/meal 20.00 $/meal 22
214 Ireland20.00 $/meal 20.00 $/meal 22
214 Sweden20.00 $/meal 20.00 $/meal 22
214 Turks and Caicos Islands20.00 $/meal 20.00 $/meal 22
219 Denmark22.00 $/meal 22.00 $/meal 19
219 Faroe Islands22.00 $/meal 22.00 $/meal 19
219 Luxembourg22.00 $/meal 22.00 $/meal 19
222 Cayman Islands25.00 $/meal 25.00 $/meal 15
222 Liechtenstein25.00 $/meal 25.00 $/meal 15
224 Iceland28.00 $/meal 28.00 $/meal 11
224 Norway28.00 $/meal 28.00 $/meal 11
226 Greenland30.00 $/meal 30.00 $/meal 8
226 Monaco30.00 $/meal 30.00 $/meal 8
226 Switzerland30.00 $/meal 30.00 $/meal 8
229 Bermuda40.00 $/meal 40.00 $/meal 3

Last rating: June 19th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the estimated price of one inexpensive restaurant meal for one person in US dollars. It refers to a cheap local sit-down restaurant or simple table-service meal, not fast food, a meal for two, a three-course meal, tourist restaurants or fine dining.

The value covers the meal itself and excludes drinks, tips, delivery fees, hotel markups and temporary discounts. Local prices are converted into US dollars so countries remain directly comparable. Lower prices per meal receive a higher rating.

The main anchor is the public Numbeo country table for consumer prices, using the selectable item "Meal at an Inexpensive Restaurant". This source matches the raw value directly, but it does not fully cover all 229 Nomadino countries and territories.

For countries and territories without direct current coverage, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values. These are checked against the existing Nomadino restaurant-price baseline, regional price levels, island and import dependence, the administering state, national consumer-price series, food-price context and plausible restaurant-price reports.

McDonald's or other fast-food meals, cappuccino, beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks, supermarket food, delivery-service prices, catering, fine dining and purchasing-power values are not included. Those topics remain separate indicators or are used only as plausibility checks.

The rating uses fixed price anchors. Very cheap meals up to about USD 2.00 receive 100 points. Between USD 3.50 and USD 10.00, the scale differentiates strongly because many everyday markets sit there. From about USD 20.00, the rating drops sharply, and very expensive markets around USD 45.00 receive only 1 point.