Priced in Sats
A baguette (1 loaf) is, on average, about
2.2k sats
≈ $1.41 · averaged across 50 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
887 sats
Most expensive
4.6k sats
That figure is the price of a baguette converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a baguette really costs anywhere in the world using a single unit, instead of juggling local currencies.
The number isn't fixed: it moves with both the local cash price of a baguette and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same baguette tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A baguette (1 loaf) is about 2,237 sats on average worldwide — roughly $1.41 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 887 sats in Nigeria to 4,639 sats in Australia.
2,237 sats is 0.00002237 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a baguette, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same baguette tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). Pricing things in sats gives a single universal unit that works across every country without fiat exchange-rate noise.