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Spaghetti Carbonara: United States 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 →
United States
Walmart
Ingredients$4.37
Gas / water / oil$0.09
Total cost$4.47
Per serving$2.23
Delivery (avg)$22.00
Calories829 kcal
Protein44.1 g
Cost / 1 g protein$0.05
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 79% more expensive in Thailand than in United States. 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 United States — the gap is too large to shrug off.