Congo vs Uruguay: Daily cost of a healthy diet

Congo
4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
in 2024
Uruguay
4.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
in 2024
Congo rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
85th

Daily cost of a healthy diet over time

  • Congo
  • Uruguay
01234201720202024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day against 4.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 85th of 174 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 3.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 2.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 0.2167 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day Congo
2020s 4.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 0.056 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily cost of a healthy diet, Congo or Uruguay?
Congo, at 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day against 4.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in daily cost of a healthy diet between Congo and Uruguay?
0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Congo and Uruguay rank globally for daily cost of a healthy diet?
Congo ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 85th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily cost of a healthy diet
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,389 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed

Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.