Salt - prices by country, around the world, January 2026

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Based on 79 countries included in our data base, the average price is 1.07 USD. Looking at the latest data, the lowest price was 0.22 USD (Pakistan) and the highest price was 3.35 USD (Ghana). The prices are for 1 kg of iodized cooking salt. The data are collected by our in-house team without automation. In each country, we use at least three sources of price data such as large store chains and online sellers. Sources and methods.

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Countries	Salt prices, 1 kg	Rank
Ghana	3.35	1
Uruguay	3.21	2
USA	3.00	3
Japan	2.37	4
Austria	2.36	5
Switzerland	2.30	6
Australia	2.15	7
Germany	2.12	8
Hungary	1.91	9
Costa Rica	1.87	10
UK	1.76	11
Norway	1.76	12
South Korea	1.72	13
Ireland	1.65	14
Hong Kong	1.61	15
Morocco	1.61	16
Puerto Rico	1.60	17
Finland	1.53	18
Saudi Arabia	1.49	19
China	1.47	20
Canada	1.46	21
Czechia	1.45	22
France	1.42	23
South Africa	1.40	24
Sweden	1.31	25
Belgium	1.30	26
Mexico	1.29	27
Poland	1.25	28
Latvia	1.18	29
Greece	1.18	30
New Zealand	1.06	31
Zambia	1.04	32
Turkey	0.98	33
Netherlands	0.94	34
Croatia	0.94	35
Indonesia	0.93	36
Paraguay	0.91	37
Ivory Coast	0.90	38
Slovakia	0.83	39
Lithuania	0.83	40
Romania	0.81	41
Denmark	0.76	42
Cameroon	0.76	43
Serbia	0.75	44
Colombia	0.75	45
Domin. Rep.	0.74	46
Spain	0.71	47
Slovenia	0.71	48
Singapore	0.71	49
Israel	0.70	50
Brazil	0.70	51
Ukraine	0.69	52
Tanzania	0.68	53
Kuwait	0.65	54
Peru	0.64	55
UA Emirates	0.63	56
Philippines	0.63	57
Vietnam	0.61	58
Italy	0.59	59
Bolivia	0.58	60
Jordan	0.56	61
Chile	0.54	62
Malaysia	0.53	63
Thailand	0.50	64
Ecuador	0.50	65
Portugal	0.47	66
Sri Lanka	0.44	67
Uganda	0.43	68
Nigeria	0.43	69
Guatemala	0.41	70
Azerbaijan	0.41	71
Egypt	0.39	72
Tunisia	0.38	73
Kenya	0.35	74
Bangladesh	0.34	75
India	0.32	76
Russia	0.23	77
Kazakhstan	0.23	78
Pakistan	0.22	79

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1. Ghana

2. Uruguay

3. USA

4. Japan

5. Austria

6. Switzerland

7. Australia

8. Germany

9. Hungary

10. Costa Rica

11. UK

12. Norway

13. South Korea

14. Ireland

15. Hong Kong

16. Morocco

17. Puerto Rico

18. Finland

19. Saudi Arabia

20. China

21. Canada

22. Czechia

23. France

24. South Africa

25. Sweden

26. Belgium

27. Mexico

28. Poland

29. Latvia

30. Greece

31. New Zealand

32. Zambia

33. Turkey

34. Netherlands

35. Croatia

36. Indonesia

37. Paraguay

38. Ivory Coast

39. Slovakia

40. Lithuania

41. Romania

42. Denmark

43. Cameroon

44. Serbia

45. Colombia

46. Domin. Rep.

47. Spain

48. Slovenia

49. Singapore

50. Israel

51. Brazil

52. Ukraine

53. Tanzania

54. Kuwait

55. Peru

56. UA Emirates

57. Philippines

58. Vietnam

59. Italy

60. Bolivia

61. Jordan

62. Chile

63. Malaysia

64. Thailand

65. Ecuador

66. Portugal

67. Sri Lanka

68. Uganda

69. Nigeria

70. Guatemala

71. Azerbaijan

72. Egypt

73. Tunisia

74. Kenya

75. Bangladesh

76. India

77. Russia

78. Kazakhstan

79. Pakistan

3.35

3.21

3.00

2.37

2.36

2.30

2.15

2.12

1.91

1.87

1.76

1.72

1.65

1.61

1.60

1.53

1.49

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.42

1.40

1.31

1.30

1.29

1.25

1.18

1.06

1.04

0.98

0.94

0.93

0.91

0.90

0.83

0.81

0.76

0.75

0.74

0.71

0.70

0.69

0.68

0.65

0.64

0.63

0.61

0.59

0.58

0.56

0.54

0.53

0.50

0.47

0.44

0.43

0.41

0.39

0.38

0.35

0.34

0.32

0.23

0.22

0.8

1.7

2.5

3.35

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Definition: The salt prices are for regular table salt of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo.