Priced in Sats
A mid-range meal (1 person) is, on average, about
78.2k sats
≈ $49.25 · averaged across 50 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
12.5k sats
Most expensive
157.4k sats
That figure is the price of a mid-range meal converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a mid-range meal 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 mid-range meal and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same mid-range meal tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A mid-range meal (1 person) is about 78,170 sats on average worldwide — roughly $49.25 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 12,506 sats in India to 157,390 sats in Norway.
78,170 sats is 0.0007817 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 mid-range meal, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same mid-range meal 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.