Spaghetti (500 g)
Dried, per 500 g · Groceries
In the US
USD1.53
5th priciest of 11 countries
Cheapest in Australia at USD0.62. Priciest in Canada at USD2.37, 3.8 times as much.
Bold figures are converted to USD. The dashed red line marks the price in the US.
| Country | Local price | In USD | vs the US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUD0.89 | 0.62 | −60% | |
| Italy | EUR0.58 | 0.65 | −57% | |
| Germany | EUR0.69 | 0.77 | −49% | |
| Spain | EUR0.85 | 0.95 | −38% | |
| Hong Kong | HKD9.50 | 1.21 | −21% | |
| Vietnam | VND34,100 | 1.33 | −13% | |
| United States | USD1.53plus tax | 1.53 | Base | |
| Thailand | THB55 | 1.65 | +8% | |
| Singapore | SGD2.45 | 1.92 | +25% | |
| Japan | JPY327 | 2.07 | +35% | |
| Canada | CAD3.34 | 2.37 | +55% | |
| No data | United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Philippines, UAE | |||
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 | No data | — | — | The price was for the cheapest budget line, unlike the standard products elsewhere |
| France | No data | — | — | No matching item in INSEE average retail price series |
| 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 | No data | — | — | ALDI SUISSE pages show price but no pack size (cannot normalise); no fresh produce listed online |
| 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 | No data | — | — | Stats NZ table has canned spaghetti only |
| South Korea | No data | — | — | Not in KAMIS; price.go.kr search returned no rows |
| Taiwan | No data | — | — | No readable Taipei retail price source found (MOA data is wholesale/annual) |
| China | No data | — | — | No readable 2026 Shanghai retail table (NBS releases cover producer goods only) |
| 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 | No data | — | — | DA price-monitoring page redirects to 127.0.0.1; not retrievable |
| UAE | No data | — | — | Carrefour UAE timed out / returned empty page |