Potatoes remain a key socially significant food product ensuring food security for many countries. According to updated data from the Numbeo platform, the most expensive potatoes are found in South Korea at 3.49perkg,whichconvertsto252.5rubles(atanexchangerateof72.35RUB/USDasofMay19,2026).Thetopfivehighest−pricedcountriesalsoincludeCostaRica(3.37 – 243.8 RUB), Puerto Rico (3.33–240.9RUB),theUnitedStates(2.90 – 209.8 RUB), and Australia (2.83–204.8RUB).InJapanandNorway,akilogramofpotatoescostsapproximately2.60–2.71(188–196RUB).ThelowestpriceintheworldisrecordedinBangladeshatjust0.31 per kg (22.4 RUB), followed by Pakistan, India, Egypt, and Iran (0.35–0.37 – 25.3–26.8 RUB).
Within the post-Soviet space, the highest potato prices are found in the Baltic countries: Latvia (1.01–73.1RUB),Lithuania(0.94 – 68.0 RUB), and Estonia (0.93–67.3RUB).InRussia,thepricestandsat0.88 per kg – approximately 63.7 RUB, which is comparable to Moldova and the South Caucasus countries (0.72–0.76 – 52–55 RUB). The lowest price among CIS countries is in Uzbekistan (0.58–42.0RUB),followedbyKyrgyzstan(0.68 – 49.2 RUB) and Tajikistan (0.70–50.6RUB).InKazakhstan,thecostofpotatoesis0.72 per kg, or 52.1 RUB (467.58 tenge according to the National Bank of Kazakhstan exchange rate as of May 19, 2026). Despite its status as a socially significant product, global potato prices increase by 15–30% annually.
