Priced in Sats
A potatoes (1kg) is, on average, about
2.5k sats
≈ $1.58 · averaged across 50 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
613 sats
Most expensive
5.5k sats
That figure is the price of a potatoes converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a potatoes 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 potatoes and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same potatoes tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A potatoes (1kg) is about 2,476 sats on average worldwide — roughly $1.58 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 613 sats in India to 5,470 sats in South Korea.
2,476 sats is 0.00002476 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 potatoes, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same potatoes 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.