Priced in Sats
How many sats is a restaurant meal?
A restaurant meal (1 person) is, on average, about
14.6k sats
≈ $11.30 · averaged across 50 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
3.0k sats
Most expensive
30.2k sats
That figure is the price of a restaurant 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 restaurant 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 restaurant meal and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same restaurant meal tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
FAQ
How many sats is a restaurant meal?⌄
A restaurant meal (1 person) is about 14,583 sats on average worldwide — roughly $11.30 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 2,995 sats in Egypt to 30,244 sats in Denmark.
How much is a restaurant meal in Bitcoin?⌄
14,583 sats is 0.00014583 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
Why does the sats price change?⌄
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a restaurant meal, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same restaurant meal tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
What is a satoshi?⌄
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.