Pricele #25: Milk (1 litre) in United States 🇺🇸
The puzzle for 25 July 2026 asked what one litre of milk costs in United States. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Milk (1 litre) · United States
$1.06
1.06 USD
About 3 minutes of the average local wage buys one.
Cheaper than 90% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About milk
Milk is heavy, perishable and awkward to ship, so it is almost always produced close to where it is drunk. That makes its price a read on local farming costs rather than world markets — and in much of the EU, on agricultural subsidies, which push retail prices below what production alone would imply.
Where United States sits
Of the 32 countries priced for milk, United States ranks #29 from the top at $1.06 — 31% below the median of $1.54.
The United States is the reference point for the Big Mac Index, so its burger price is the baseline every other country is measured against. American fuel is cheap by rich-country standards — federal and state fuel taxes are a fraction of European levels — while its food prices sit mid-range.
| Nearby on the milk table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | $1.02 | 48.5 TRY | 15 min |
| Poland | $1.06 | 3.97 PLN | 8 min |
| United States | $1.06 | 1.06 USD | 3 min |
| Brazil | $1.07 | 5.42 BRL | 14 min |
| Portugal | $1.10 | 0.96 EUR | 7 min |
What else costs what in United States
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $6.12 | 6.12 USD | 15 min |
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $1.99 | 1.99 USD | 5 min |
| Cappuccino | $5.45 | 5.45 USD | 13 min |
| Eggs (dozen) | $4.33 | 4.33 USD | 10 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $5.26 | 5.26 USD | 13 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $1.01 | 1.01 USD | 2 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for milk in every country or everything priced in United States.