Food Environments Food affordability

Cost of an energy sufficient diet

Definition

Cost of the least expensive starchy staple for energy balance, in 2017 PPP dollar/person/day, for a representative person at 2330 kcal/day. Data available for 2017.

Relevance

Provides the cost of adequate calories for energy balance at a given level of physical activity and body size, using only the least-cost starchy staple in each country.