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Spaghetti Carbonara: Australia vs Thailand

Sources: chain weekly flyers; government food price indexes (US BLS, Statistics Korea, INE, ONS, StatCan, ABS, INEGI); manual in-store spot checks. Thailand prices are modelled estimates of typical 2026 Bangkok shelf prices and have not yet been verified in store. Methodology →

Australia

Woolworths

Ingredients$7.33
Gas / water / oil$0.15
Total cost$7.48
Per serving$3.74
Delivery (avg)$30.00
Calories829 kcal
Protein44.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein$0.08
Thailand

Lotus's

Ingredients฿277.38
Gas / water / oil฿2.98
Total cost฿280.36
Per serving฿140.18
Delivery (avg)฿280.00
Calories829 kcal
Protein44.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein฿3.18

Per serving, Spaghetti Carbonara runs about 61% more expensive in Thailand than in Australia. The single biggest driver of that gap is Pecorino Romano, which is priced noticeably higher in Thailand — it accounts for roughly 100% of the total difference. If price is all that matters to you, cook it in Australia — the gap is too large to shrug off.