Pricele #78: Eggs (dozen) in United Kingdom 🇬🇧
The puzzle for 16 September 2026 asked what a dozen eggs costs in United Kingdom. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Eggs (dozen) · United Kingdom
$4.12
3.06 GBP
About 14 minutes of the average local wage buys a dozen eggs.
More expensive than 68% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About eggs
Eggs are the most volatile item in the game. Avian influenza outbreaks can double a country's egg price within a few months and pull it back down just as fast, so an egg price is as much a snapshot of this year's flock health as it is of local cost of living.
Where United Kingdom sits
Of the 32 countries priced for eggs, United Kingdom ranks #11 from the top at $4.12, 1.2× the median of $3.46.
The UK's prices sit between the eurozone and North America. Fuel duty plus VAT accounts for well over half the pump price, and most supermarket food is zero-rated for VAT, which is why the gap between British food and fuel prices is unusually wide. Zero-rating is not the same as exemption. It is a deliberate 0% band that still lets retailers reclaim VAT on their inputs, and it is one of the most generous food regimes in Europe against a fairly high 20% standard rate. Britain is the sharpest example in the table of a country that taxes driving heavily and eating barely at all.
| Nearby on the eggs table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $3.69 | 4.73 SGD | 14 min |
| Germany | $3.91 | 3.4 EUR | 11 min |
| United Kingdom | $4.12 | 3.06 GBP | 14 min |
| Italy | $4.26 | 3.7 EUR | 18 min |
| United States | $4.33 | 4.33 USD | 10 min |
What else costs what in United Kingdom
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $7.08 | 5.29 GBP | 24 min |
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $1.55 | 1.25 GBP | 5 min |
| Cappuccino | $4.83 | 3.59 GBP | 16 min |
| Milk (1 litre) | $1.69 | 1.26 GBP | 6 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $3.03 | 2.25 GBP | 10 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $1.97 | 1.46 GBP | 7 min |
| Diesel (1 litre) | $2.45 | 1.81 GBP | 8 min |
| Electricity (100 kWh) | $43.00 | 31.8 GBP | 2.4 h |
| Natural gas (100 kWh) | $8.90 | 6.6 GBP | 30 min |
| Cigarettes (20-pack) | $17.21 | 13.4 GBP | 57 min |
| Beer (330ml) | $1.17 | 0.92 GBP | 4 min |
| Spirits (750ml bottle) | $24.77 | 19.29 GBP | 83 min |
| Mobile data (1 GB) | $0.62 | — | 2 min |
| A day's healthy diet | $2.50 | 1.9 GBP | 8 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for eggs in every country or everything priced in United Kingdom.