Visualised: Salt Price Around the World 2026

The price of one of the world's most basic cooking ingredients, Salt varies between $0.2 to $3.2/kg across countries.

It is undeniably one of the most basic ingredients for cooking around the world but prices vary significantly.

Here's a visual representation of salt price around the world.

Based on 79 countries, the world’s average price for 1kg salt is $1.06. This makes countries like Ghana, Uruguay and USA almost 3 times costlier than the world average. 

Here are the top 5 most expensive countries:

1. Ghana: $3.23

2. Uruguay: $3.18

3. USA: $3.00

4. Japan: $2.44

5. Austria: $2.32

At the same time, some countries are way below the world average. The top 5 lowest priced countries are:

1. Russia: $0.20

2. Pakistan: $0.23

3. Kazakhstan: $0.24

4. India: $0.31

5. Bolivia: $0.32

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