Appel & Ei Index
What does an apple and an egg actually cost?
"Voor een appel en een ei", for an apple and an egg, is the Dutch way of saying something cost almost nothing. This page tracks what that almost nothing is worth now. One apple and one egg per supermarket chain, reduced to a single number. The same idea as the Big Mac Index, with something that lands in your shopping basket every week.
The chain prices come from Supermarktscanner. They refresh their prices daily; this page fetches them automatically.
The apple & egg rate
Average over 7 of the 7 chains, measured Sep 15, 2026.
The trend
The trend line starts once there are two measurements. No public series of apple and egg prices exists to fall back on, so this one is built from here on.
Per chain
Price per piece for one apple and one egg. The last column shows how far a chain sits from the average.
| Supermarket | Apple | Egg | Together | vs. average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoogvliet automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.15 | €0.40 | €0.55 | -23.1% |
| Poiesz automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.20 | €0.43 | €0.63 | -11.9% |
| Plus automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.26 | €0.43 | €0.69 | -3.6% |
| Albert Heijn automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.30 | €0.43 | €0.73 | +2.0% |
| Jumbo automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.30 | €0.43 | €0.73 | +2.0% |
| DekaMarkt automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.33 | €0.40 | €0.73 | +2.0% |
| Dirk automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 | €0.30 | €0.47 | €0.77 | +7.6% |
One apple counts as 150 grams; apples are sold by the kilo, so that is an assumption. The egg is the pack price divided by the number of eggs.
What does it cost in apples and eggs?
Everyday prices converted into the apple & egg rate of €0.72. Every line comes from the source listed under it.
- Litre of petrol (Euro 95) automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 · CBS pump prices 3.4× €2.47
- Hour of minimum wage (21+) automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 · Dutch government 20.8× €14.99
- One bitcoin automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 · CoinGecko 92,620.8× €66,687.00
- Average Dutch home automatic, updated Sep 15, 2026 · CBS house prices 695,816.7× €500,988.00
Method: per chain the price of one apple (a loose hand apple by the kilo, usually Elstar, counted at 150 grams each) and of one egg from the standard ten-egg pack, weighted by market share and reduced to a single number. The trend line is the rate itself, built from our own measurements. The chain prices come from Supermarktscanner, the conversion prices from the source listed under each one. No number on this page is estimated or borrowed.