{"id":1667109,"date":"2026-03-02T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667109"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:45:00","slug":"where-food-inflation-is-expected-to-hit-hardest-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/where-food-inflation-is-expected-to-hit-hardest-in-2026\/1667109\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Food Inflation Is Expected To Hit Hardest In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where Food Inflation Is Expected To Hit Hardest In 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Food prices remain one of the most persistent cost pressures for households worldwide.<\/strong> In 2026, grocery bills are projected to rise sharply in some countries, while remaining relatively stable in others.<\/p>\n

According to new forecasts from the UN\u2019s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO<\/a>), food inflation will vary dramatically across 160 countries in 2026, ranging from double-digit surges in some economies to outright price declines in others.<\/p>\n

This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld,<\/a> ranks 160 countries by their projected year-over-year change in food prices, highlighting where households are likely to face the steepest increases in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Countries Facing the Steepest Food Price Increases<\/h2>\n

Today, inflation pressures remain strongest in emerging and import-dependent economies.<\/p>\n

Food inflation is influenced by currency movements, commodity prices, trade disruptions, and domestic supply conditions. Countries experiencing currency depreciation or ongoing economic instability tend to see sharper increases in food costs.<\/p>\n

Rank
\n\t\t\tCountry
\n\t\t\tYear-Over-Year Food Inflation Forecast
\n\t\t\t2026 (%)
\n\t\t1
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Iran
\n\t\t\t55.9
\n\t\t2
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina
\n\t\t\t33.2
\n\t\t3
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 T\u00fcrkiye
\n\t\t\t25.1
\n\t\t4
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Haiti
\n\t\t\t24.1
\n\t\t5
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfc Malawi
\n\t\t\t21.2
\n\t\t6
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria
\n\t\t\t17.1
\n\t\t7
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 Lebanon
\n\t\t\t14.9
\n\t\t8
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 Angola
\n\t\t\t14.8
\n\t\t9
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff Kazakhstan
\n\t\t\t12.7
\n\t\t10
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 Zambia
\n\t\t\t10.8
\n\t\t11
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 Ethiopia
\n\t\t\t10.1
\n\t\t12
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Jamaica
\n\t\t\t9.7
\n\t\t13
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf3 Mongolia
\n\t\t\t9.7
\n\t\t14
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddec Kyrgyzstan
\n\t\t\t9.4
\n\t\t15
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine
\n\t\t\t9.2
\n\t\t16
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfe Belarus
\n\t\t\t8.9
\n\t\t17
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7 Solomon Islands
\n\t\t\t8.8
\n\t\t18
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee Burundi
\n\t\t\t8.8
\n\t\t19
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 Bangladesh
\n\t\t\t8.3
\n\t\t20
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 Dominican Republic
\n\t\t\t8.2
\n\t\t21
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia
\n\t\t\t8.2
\n\t\t22
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romania
\n\t\t\t7.4
\n\t\t23
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfb Cabo Verde
\n\t\t\t7.2
\n\t\t24
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc Kuwait
\n\t\t\t7.2
\n\t\t25
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 Cameroon
\n\t\t\t7.0
\n\t\t26
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff Azerbaijan
\n\t\t\t6.8
\n\t\t27
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya
\n\t\t\t6.8
\n\t\t28
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 Somalia
\n\t\t\t6.7
\n\t\t29
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddff Tanzania
\n\t\t\t6.7
\n\t\t30
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf2 Gambia
\n\t\t\t6.6
\n\t\t31
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada
\n\t\t\t6.1
\n\t\t32
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia
\n\t\t\t5.7
\n\t\t33
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfe Cayman Islands
\n\t\t\t5.7
\n\t\t34
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddec Madagascar
\n\t\t\t5.6
\n\t\t35
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf3 Saint Kitts and Nevis
\n\t\t\t5.6
\n\t\t36
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddff Uzbekistan
\n\t\t\t5.5
\n\t\t37
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay
\n\t\t\t5.3
\n\t\t38
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf3 Honduras
\n\t\t\t5.2
\n\t\t39
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfc Cura\u00e7ao
\n\t\t\t5.1
\n\t\t40
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Iceland
\n\t\t\t5.1
\n\t\t41
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 North Macedonia
\n\t\t\t5.0
\n\t\t42
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfc Rwanda
\n\t\t\t4.9
\n\t\t43
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova
\n\t\t\t4.9
\n\t\t44
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfc Botswana
\n\t\t\t4.8
\n\t\t45
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfe Libya
\n\t\t\t4.8
\n\t\t46
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho
\n\t\t\t4.7
\n\t\t47
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec Antigua and Barbuda
\n\t\t\t4.7
\n\t\t48
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Russia
\n\t\t\t4.6
\n\t\t49
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf1 Greenland
\n\t\t\t4.5
\n\t\t50
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile
\n\t\t\t4.5
\n\t\t51
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 South Africa
\n\t\t\t4.4
\n\t\t52
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia
\n\t\t\t4.3
\n\t\t53
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 Bhutan
\n\t\t\t4.3
\n\t\t54
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar
\n\t\t\t4.2
\n\t\t55
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 UK
\n\t\t\t4.5
\n\t\t56
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia
\n\t\t\t4.1
\n\t\t57
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 Malta
\n\t\t\t4.0
\n\t\t58
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddef Tajikistan
\n\t\t\t3.8
\n\t\t59
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb Latvia
\n\t\t\t3.8
\n\t\t60
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Ireland
\n\t\t\t3.8
\n\t\t61
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda
\n\t\t\t3.7
\n\t\t62
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea UAE
\n\t\t\t3.6
\n\t\t63
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddf3 Viet Nam
\n\t\t\t3.6
\n\t\t64
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Ghana
\n\t\t\t3.6
\n\t\t65
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 Pakistan
\n\t\t\t3.5
\n\t\t66
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddff Belize
\n\t\t\t3.5
\n\t\t67
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea Estonia
\n\t\t\t3.5
\n\t\t68
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria
\n\t\t\t3.4
\n\t\t69
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria
\n\t\t\t3.4
\n\t\t70
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
\n\t\t\t3.4
\n\t\t71
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico
\n\t\t\t3.3
\n\t\t72
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6 Equatorial Guinea
\n\t\t\t3.3
\n\t\t73
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan
\n\t\t\t3.3
\n\t\t74
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala
\n\t\t\t3.3
\n\t\t75
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden
\n\t\t\t3.3
\n\t\t76
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 Sri Lanka
\n\t\t\t3.2
\n\t\t77
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia
\n\t\t\t3.2
\n\t\t78
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea Peru
\n\t\t\t3.1
\n\t\t79
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Armenia
\n\t\t\t3.1
\n\t\t80
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff Mozambique
\n\t\t\t3.1
\n\t\t81
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee Nicaragua
\n\t\t\t3.1
\n\t\t82
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands
\n\t\t\t2.9
\n\t\t83
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece
\n\t\t\t2.9
\n\t\t84
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal
\n\t\t\t2.9
\n\t\t85
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil
\n\t\t\t2.8
\n\t\t86
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia
\n\t\t\t2.8
\n\t\t87
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain
\n\t\t\t2.7
\n\t\t88
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 South Korea
\n\t\t\t2.7
\n\t\t89
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa Luxembourg
\n\t\t\t2.7
\n\t\t90
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 U.S.
\n\t\t\t2.7
\n\t\t91
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde6 Laos
\n\t\t\t2.6
\n\t\t92
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel
\n\t\t\t2.6
\n\t\t93
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 Mauritania
\n\t\t\t2.5
\n\t\t94
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway
\n\t\t\t2.4
\n\t\t95
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro
\n\t\t\t2.4
\n\t\t96
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddef Benin
\n\t\t\t2.4
\n\t\t97
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde9 Grenada
\n\t\t\t2.3
\n\t\t98
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee C\u00f4te d’Ivoire
\n\t\t\t2.2
\n\t\t99
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9 Andorra
\n\t\t\t2.2
\n\t\t100
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfc Aruba
\n\t\t\t2.1
\n\t\t101
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy
\n\t\t\t2.1
\n\t\t102
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal
\n\t\t\t2.0
\n\t\t103
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania
\n\t\t\t2.0
\n\t\t104
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 Oman
\n\t\t\t2.0
\n\t\t105
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde7 Barbados
\n\t\t\t2.0
\n\t\t106
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfb Maldives
\n\t\t\t1.9
\n\t\t107
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 Namibia
\n\t\t\t1.8
\n\t\t108
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany
\n\t\t\t1.8
\n\t\t109
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe Malaysia
\n\t\t\t1.7
\n\t\t110
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia
\n\t\t\t1.7
\n\t\t111
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia
\n\t\t\t1.6
\n\t\t112
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France
\n\t\t\t1.6
\n\t\t113
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Slovakia
\n\t\t\t1.6
\n\t\t114
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Thailand
\n\t\t\t1.5
\n\t\t115
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Iraq
\n\t\t\t1.4
\n\t\t116
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddeb Afghanistan
\n\t\t\t1.4
\n\t\t117
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Ecuador
\n\t\t\t1.3
\n\t\t118
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 Albania
\n\t\t\t1.2
\n\t\t119
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 Nepal
\n\t\t\t1.2
\n\t\t120
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand
\n\t\t\t1.2
\n\t\t121
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 Poland
\n\t\t\t1.2
\n\t\t122
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddeb French Polynesia
\n\t\t\t1.1
\n\t\t123
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded Philippines
\n\t\t\t1.0
\n\t\t124
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius
\n\t\t\t0.9
\n\t\t125
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 Trinidad and Tobago
\n\t\t\t0.9
\n\t\t126
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\udde8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
\n\t\t\t0.8
\n\t\t127
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore
\n\t\t\t0.8
\n\t\t128
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Finland
\n\t\t\t0.8
\n\t\t129
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark
\n\t\t\t0.7
\n\t\t130
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb El Salvador
\n\t\t\t0.7
\n\t\t131
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1 Mali
\n\t\t\t0.6
\n\t\t132
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded Bahrain
\n\t\t\t0.5
\n\t\t133
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddec Papua New Guinea
\n\t\t\t0.4
\n\t\t134
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe Cyprus
\n\t\t\t0.4
\n\t\t135
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf3 Brunei Darussalam
\n\t\t\t0.4
\n\t\t136
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf2 Dominica
\n\t\t\t0.4
\n\t\t137
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde8 New Caledonia
\n\t\t\t0.1
\n\t\t138
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India
\n\t\t\t0.0
\n\t\t139
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China
\n\t\t\t0.0
\n\t\t140
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded Cambodia
\n\t\t\t-0.1
\n\t\t141
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium
\n\t\t\t-0.1
\n\t\t142
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec Egypt
\n\t\t\t-0.2
\n\t\t143
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddf8 Samoa
\n\t\t\t-0.5
\n\t\t144
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria
\n\t\t\t-0.5
\n\t\t145
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddef Djibouti
\n\t\t\t-0.6
\n\t\t146
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeb Burkina Faso
\n\t\t\t-0.8
\n\t\t147
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles
\n\t\t\t-1.3
\n\t\t148
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland
\n\t\t\t-1.3
\n\t\t149
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czechia
\n\t\t\t-1.4
\n\t\t150
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf8 Serbia
\n\t\t\t-1.5
\n\t\t151
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 Jordan
\n\t\t\t-1.7
\n\t\t152
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc Zimbabwe
\n\t\t\t-1.7
\n\t\t153
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa Hungary
\n\t\t\t-2.2
\n\t\t154
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde9 Chad
\n\t\t\t-2.6
\n\t\t155
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco
\n\t\t\t-2.8
\n\t\t156
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef Fiji
\n\t\t\t-3.5
\n\t\t157
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf7 Costa Rica
\n\t\t\t-6.0
\n\t\t158
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddec Togo
\n\t\t\t-6.4
\n\t\t159
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 Liberia
\n\t\t\t-7.4
\n\t\t160
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger
\n\t\t\t-18.1<\/p>\n

At the top of the ranking is Iran, where food prices are forecast to rise 55.9% year-over-year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s currency depreciation and prolonged inflationary pressures have already pushed food inflation to extreme levels in recent years. The 2026 forecast suggests those pressures may persist.<\/p>\n

Several Sub-Saharan African economies\u2014including Nigeria (17.1%), Angola (14.8%), Zambia (10.8%), and Ethiopia (10.1%)\u2014also rank among the highest. In many of these countries, food inflation is closely tied to currency volatility,\u00a0import dependency<\/a>, and supply-side disruptions.<\/p>\n

Regional Differences in Food Inflation<\/h2>\n

While the global average is projected at 3.2%, the regional breakdown shows stark differences in how food prices are expected to evolve in 2026.<\/p>\n

Region
\n\t\t\tYear-Over-Year Food Inflation Forecast
\n\t\t\t2026 (%)
\n\t\tMiddle East & North Africa (MENA)
\n\t\t\t8.9
\n\t\tLatin America
\n\t\t\t4.8
\n\t\tNorth America
\n\t\t\t4.3
\n\t\tEurope & Central Asia
\n\t\t\t4.2
\n\t\tSub-Saharan Africa
\n\t\t\t3.8
\n\t\tSouth Asia
\n\t\t\t2.7
\n\t\tAsia-Pacific
\n\t\t\t1.0<\/p>\n

The Middle East and North Africa region stands out, with nearly triple the global average.<\/p>\n

North America sits around the middle of the pack, with food prices projected to rise 4.3%. In the U.S., prices are expected to increase 2.7%, while in Canada, prices could climb at more than twice that pace.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, much of Asia-Pacific is projected to see relatively modest food price growth.<\/p>\n

While global food inflation is expected to fall in the single digits in 2026, the regional picture tells a far more uneven story. For millions of households in high-inflation economies, grocery bills may remain one of the most persistent economic pressures in the year ahead.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this topic, check out this\u00a0graphic<\/a>\u00a0on the U.S. cities with the highest grocery costs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 03\/02\/2026 – 05:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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