Egg Prices Around the World: Why Are Americans Paying More for Eggs Than People in Paris, Panama, and Even Albania?

Egg Prices Around the World: Why Are Americans Paying More for Eggs Than People in Paris, Panama, and Even Albania?

So, it turns out American egg prices are the stuff of legend right now—and not in a good way. People are talking about paying an arm and a leg for eggs, so I decided to ask the Expatsi Network for a little global perspective. Let’s just say... what I found might crack you up.

First stop: Ireland—you can grab a dozen large eggs for just 2.75 euros. That’s roughly $2.90. And over in Panama, a dozen jumbo eggs will set you back... drumroll... the equivalent of about $2.60.

Oh, and in Paris? Free-range eggs for only $3 a dozen. Talk about egg-cellent pricing!

Heading over to Bangkok, Thailand? A dozen eggs will cost you around $2.60. Meanwhile, in Albania, eggs are priced at just $1.34 for 10 eggs—less than the price of your latte.

Now, let’s check out Spain: In Barcelona, a dozen standard eggs run you about $2.60. Medellin, Ecuador? You can get two dozen free-range eggs for $3.89. And Nairobi, where you can snag eggs for just 60 pesos, or about $1.15.

Finally, I couldn’t leave out Turkey, where eggs are just $1.82 for a dozen—and by the way, these eggs are supposedly better than anything you’ve had in the U.S., even the organic ones!

So, why are we over here paying sky-high prices for eggs? The difference in prices is a bit scrambled, if you ask me.