Spaghetti (500 g)
Dried, per 500 g · Groceries
In the US
USD1.53
10th priciest of 20 countries
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Cheapest in Australia at USD0.61. Priciest in Taiwan at USD3.29, 5.4 times as much.
Bold figures are converted to USD. The dashed red line marks the price in the US. Press a row to see its source.
| Country | Local price | In USD | vs the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUD0.89 | 0.61 | −60% |
| Italy | EUR0.58 | 0.65 | −58% |
| Philippines | PHP40.94 | 0.65 | −58% |
| Germany | EUR0.69 | 0.77 | −50% |
| Spain | EUR0.85 | 0.95 | −38% |
| United Kingdom | GBP0.75 | 1.00 | −35% |
| Hong Kong | HKD9.50 | 1.21 | −21% |
| France | EUR1.15 | 1.28 | −16% |
| Vietnam | VND34,100 | 1.33 | −13% |
| New Zealand | NZD2.43 | 1.36 | −11% |
| United States | USD1.53plus tax | 1.53 | Base |
| Thailand | THB55 | 1.64 | +7% |
| South Korea | KRW2,460 | 1.84 | +21% |
| Singapore | SGD2.45 | 1.91 | +25% |
| UAE | AED7.19 | 1.96 | +28% |
| Switzerland | CHF1.63 | 1.97 | +29% |
| Japan | JPY327 | 2.06 | +35% |
| Canada | CAD3.34 | 2.35 | +54% |
| China | CNY18.90 | 2.83 | +85% |
| Taiwan | TWD108 | 3.29 | +115% |
Sources and dates
| Country | Source | As of | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 東京都「東京の物価」 (小売物価統計調査 東京都区部) | Sep 2026 | Statistic or regulated | ¥654/kg halved to 500 g. Survey specification revised Oct 2025. |
| United States | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data (U.S. city average) | Oct 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Listed price excludes tax. Combined spaghetti-and-macaroni average; U.S. city average; excl. sales tax. |
| Canada | Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0245-01 (Ontario) | Sep 2026 | Statistic or regulated | 'Dry or fresh pasta, 500 g' — not spaghetti-specific. Basic groceries are zero-rated (no GST/HST). |
| United Kingdom | Morrisons | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Morrisons standard own-brand spaghetti 500 g, GBP 0.75, no promotion (not the Savers tier). Branded: Napolina 500 g GBP 1.00, Barilla 500 g GBP 1.50. |
| France | Monoprix | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Barilla spaghetti no. 5, 500 g |
| Germany | ALDI SÜD (aldi-sued.de) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | ALDI SÜD own-brand spaghetti 500 g. |
| Italy | Conad (spesaonline.conad.it) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Conad own-brand spaghetti No.5, 1 kg pack halved. Incl. IVA. Store/region of the online price not shown (not necessarily Rome). |
| Spain | Mercadona (tienda.mercadona.es API, almacén mad1 Madrid) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Store-brand spaghetti 500 g. IVA included. |
| Switzerland | Migros (migros.ch) | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Migros Spaghetti 750 g CHF 2.45, scaled to 500 g: 2.45/750x500 = 1.63. A 1 kg pack at CHF 1.20 (apparently ex-budget line) not used. |
| Australia | ALDI Australia (aldi.com.au) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | ALDI own-brand spaghetti 500 g. Basic food is GST-free; national online price. |
| New Zealand | Stats NZ Selected price indexes (average retail prices) | Sep 2026 | Statistic or regulated | National average retail price of dried pasta (spaghetti or other type), 500 g, Sept 2026; series includes other pasta shapes. For reference, Woolworths own-brand spaghetti 500 g is NZ$1.79 |
| South Korea | 한국소비자원 참가격 (KCA price survey) – E-mart Seoul | Oct 2026 | Statistic or regulated | CJ Beksul pasta (spaghetti) 500 g at KRW 2,460 (E-mart Seoul, KCA survey 2026-10-23, unchanged for a year). Other brands were discounted that day, so not used. |
| Taiwan | 萬家福線上購物 (旧カルフール台湾 / ex-Carrefour Taiwan) | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Barilla spaghetti No.5 500 g, regular NT$108 (sale NT$102 not used). Pasta in Taiwan is almost all imported; the store's unbranded 400 g pack is NT$55 |
| China | Epermarket (epermarket.com) | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Barilla spaghetti No. 5, 500 g. Epermarket, an expat-oriented online grocer (Shanghai delivery), search listing; pricier than local shops |
| Hong Kong | Consumer Council Online Price Watch (open data CSV) — PARKNSHOP | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | PARKnSHOP budget brand, 1 kg pack. No sales tax in HK. |
| Singapore | NTUC FairPrice (fairprice.com.sg product API) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | FairPrice house brand 500 g; regular $2.45, 'Buy 1 At $2.15' promo ignored (Balducci 500 g is $2.04). Incl. GST. |
| Thailand | Lotus's (lotuss.com, online) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | ARO (Makro-group own brand) spaghetti 500 g. Incl. VAT. Online price (no Bangkok store specified). |
| Vietnam | WinMart (winmart.vn API, store 1545 WM VCC HCM Đồng Khởi) | 10 Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Reggia spaghetti No.19 500 g (cheapest dry spaghetti). Incl. VAT. |
| Philippines | SM Markets (smmarkets.ph) | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | SM Bonus (store brand) spaghetti 800 g at PHP 65.50 scaled to 500 g |
| UAE | Union Coop (unioncoop.ae) | Nov 2026 | Shelf price | Emirates Macaroni Spaghetti 400 g at AED 5.75, scaled to 500 g (5.75 / 400 x 500). For reference Barilla No.5 3 x 500 g AED 23.25 |