In the 36 countries, price levels for Milk, Cheese & Eggs were highest in Iceland (66% above the EU27 average) and lowest in Poland (26% below the EU27 average). Irish price levels for Milk, Cheese & Eggs were 25% above the EU27 average. Of the Eurozone countries the highest price levels were observed in Cyprus (38% above the EU27 average) and the lowest were in France (4% below the EU27 average), see Table 9.1 below.
Ireland ranked 8th most expensive of the 36 countries and 5th most expensive of the 19 Eurozone countries.
Figure 9.1 shows the data for all 36 countries.
| Table 9.1 Milk, Cheese and Eggs | |
| EU27 Average | 100 |
| Most Expensive (36 countries) | (Iceland) 166 |
| Most Expensive European Union (27) | (Cyprus) 138 |
| Most Expensive Eurozone (19) | (Cyprus) 138 |
| Ireland | 125 |
| Least Expensive (36 countries) | (Poland) 74 |
| Least Expensive European Union (27) | (Poland) 74 |
| Least Expensive Eurozone (19) | (France) 96 |
| X-axis label | Milk, Cheese and Eggs |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 166 |
| Norway | 165 |
| Switzerland | 154 |
| Cyprus | 138 |
| Greece | 137 |
| Malta | 129 |
| Luxembourg | 128 |
| Ireland | 125 |
| Denmark | 119 |
| Portugal | 114 |
| Latvia | 113 |
| Finland | 111 |
| Bulgaria | 111 |
| Italy | 109 |
| Albania | 108 |
| Sweden | 108 |
| Slovenia | 107 |
| Slovakia | 103 |
| EA19 (Euro Area) | 102 |
| Spain | 101 |
| Estonia | 101 |
| Croatia | 100 |
| EU27 | 100 |
| Lithuania | 99 |
| Austria | 98 |
| Romania | 98 |
| Germany | 98 |
| Belgium | 98 |
| Czechia | 97 |
| Netherlands | 97 |
| France | 96 |
| Serbia | 95 |
| Hungary | 94 |
| Turkey | 92 |
| Montenegro | 91 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83 |
| North Macedonia | 78 |
| Poland | 74 |
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