UK Dog Food Cost Index (October 2026)
What named UK dog foods cost a day and per 30 days for a 10, 20 and 30 kg dog, worked out from retailer prices and each maker's feeding guide. Free to reuse with a link.
The short answer
In October 2026, complete dry food for a 20 kg adult dog cost £0.50–£1.54 a day (median £0.95, 11 foods), or £15–£46 per 30 days. The median is £0.58 a day for a 10 kg dog and £1.36 for a 30 kg dog. Feeding only wet food cost from £5.23 a day.
About this data · checked 21–22 October 2026ShowHide
What we did
Took each food's single-bag price and pack size from the retailer or brand page linked in the table, and its daily amount from the maker's feeding guide, as recorded in our dog food comparisons on 21 October 2026. On 22 October 2026 we re-read 5 of the prices on the retailer's page; all were unchanged.
Included: every complete adult, senior and veterinary food in those comparisons with a daily cost we could work out (15 foods), plus 6 puppy foods listed as published.
Updated monthly, with each price re-read on its source page. Changes are dated on this page.
What we did not do
Survey owners, feed these foods ourselves, or use repeat-order, voucher or multi-bag prices, which can be cheaper. Fresh, raw and subscription brands publish only “from” prices for a sample dog, so they are not in the index; see our dog food subscriptions comparison.
This is not a national average of what UK owners spend: it is what these named foods cost at the prices shown. A scaled figure is an estimate; the maker's own guide for your dog's weight comes first.
Prices and terms change. Confirm on the retailer's page before you buy.
How much does dog food cost per day in the UK?
Every complete food in our dog food comparison, senior dog food and sensitive stomachpages with a daily cost we could work out, cheapest first within each type. Bold figures come straight from the maker's feeding guide; the rest are scaled.
| Food type | Brand and product | 10 kg dog, a day | 20 kg dog, a day | 30 kg dog, a day | Per 30 days | Source retailer | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrySenior | Purina Pro Plan Medium & Large Adult 7+ Age DefenceAd£48.29 for 14 kg. Maker's amount: No 20 kg row: 145–170 g at 10 kg, 270–310 g at 25 kg | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £0.50–£1.07 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £15–£32 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Wainwright's Adult Chicken & RiceAd£49.99 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 12–25 kg band: 170–295 g | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £0.57–£0.98 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £17–£29 | Pets at Home | 21 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Turkey & RiceAd£52.49 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: No 20 kg row: 205–225 g at 15 kg, 300–330 g at 25 kg | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £0.72–£1.15 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £22–£35 | zooplus | 22 October 2026 |
| DrySenior | James Wellbeloved Senior Hypoallergenic Turkey & RiceAd£52.49 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: No 20 kg row: 205–230 g at 15 kg, 305–335 g at 25 kg | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £0.72–£1.17 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £22–£35 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| DrySenior | Burns Senior Chicken & Brown RiceAd£56.09 for 12 kg. Maker's amount: 160 g (Burns: 8 g per kg) | £0.45scaled | £0.75 | £1.02scaled | £23 | zooplus | 22 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Arden Grange SensitiveAd£64.99 for 12 kg. Maker's amount: 10–25 kg band: 145–285 g | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £0.79–£1.54 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | £24–£46 | zooplus | 22 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Harringtons Rich in Lamb & Rice£34.62 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 360 g (top of the 10–20 kg band) | £0.49scaled | £0.83 | £1.12scaled | £25 | Harringtons | 21 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Purina Pro Plan Medium Adult Sensitive DigestionAd£48.99 for 14 kg (sold out at zooplus when checked). Maker's amount: 270 g (up to 1 hour's activity) or 305 g (1–3 hours) | £0.56–£0.64scaled | £0.94–£1.07 | £1.27–£1.45scaled | £28–£32 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| DrySenior | Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Medium ChickenAd£51.99 for 14 kg. Maker's amount: 255 g | £0.56scaled | £0.95 | £1.29scaled | £29 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Burns Original Chicken & Brown RiceAd£43.49 for 12 kg. Maker's amount: 280 g (Burns: 14 g per kg for standard adults) | £0.60scaled | £1.01 | £1.37scaled | £30 | zooplus | 22 October 2026 |
| DryAdult | Hill's Science Plan Sensitive Stomach & Skin Adult MediumAd£61.69 for 14 kg. Maker's amount: 285 g | £0.75scaled | £1.26 | £1.71scaled | £38 | zooplus | 22 October 2026 |
| DrySenior | Royal Canin Maxi Ageing 8+Ad£66.99 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 321 g for a 26 kg dog (no 20 kg row) | For dogs of 26 kg and over | For dogs of 26 kg and over | £1.59scaled | £4830 kg dog | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| WetAdult | Lily's Kitchen wet food (400 g tins)Ad£3.80 per 400 g tin (brand). Maker's amount: No 20 kg row; 16–25 kg bands start at about 550–730 g a day depending on recipe | Maker gives a band; not scaled | from £5.23–£6.94 | Maker gives a band; not scaled | from £157–£208 | Lily's Kitchen | 21 October 2026 |
| Veterinary dietAdult | Royal Canin Veterinary Sensitivity Control£89.99 for 14 kg. Maker's amount: 314 g | £1.20scaled | £2.02 | £2.74scaled | £61 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| Veterinary dietAdult | Royal Canin Veterinary Anallergenic£68.99 for 8 kg. Maker's amount: 260 g | £1.33scaled | £2.24 | £3.04scaled | £67 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
Dry, wet or vet diet: how much does each cost?
Dry food is the cheapest way to feed a dog in this index. For a 20 kg dog, the median dry food cost £0.95 a day, veterinary diets £2.13 (2 foods, for use only on your vet's advice), and wet-only feeding from £5.23.
| Food type | Figure | 10 kg dog | 20 kg dog | 30 kg dog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | Median | £0.58 (6) | £0.95 (11) | £1.36 (7) |
| Range | £0.45–£0.75 | £0.50–£1.54 | £1.02–£1.71 | |
| Wet | Median | n/a | £6.09 (1) | n/a |
| Range | n/a | £5.23–£6.94 | n/a | |
| Veterinary diet | Median | £1.27 (2) | £2.13 (2) | £2.89 (2) |
| Range | £1.20–£1.33 | £2.02–£2.24 | £2.74–£3.04 |
How much more does a bigger dog cost to feed?
A dog twice the weight does not eat twice as much: energy need rises with weight to the power 0.75. On that basis a 30 kg dog costs about 36% more to feed than a 20 kg dog on the same food, and a 10 kg dog about 41% less. For your own dog, use the portion calculator with the numbers on your bag.
Food is one part of the monthly cost
Add flea and worm treatment, boosters and insurance in our cost of owning a dog guide. Vet prices from published practice lists are in the UK Vet Price Tracker.
What about puppy food?
Puppy amounts depend on age and expected adult size, so they cannot be scaled like adult food. These are the published figures from our puppy food comparison.
| Brand and product | Cost a day, as published | Source retailer | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Canin Mini PuppyAd£43.19 for 8 kg. Maker's amount: 10 kg adult size: 138 g at 4 months, 185 g at 6 months | £0.75–£1.00 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| Royal Canin Medium PuppyAd£66.99 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 11 kg adult size at 6 months: 196 g | £0.88 (11 kg adult size, 6 months) | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| Royal Canin Maxi PuppyAd£66.99 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 30 kg adult size at 6 months: 451 g | £2.01 (30 kg adult size, 6 months) | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| Hill's Science Plan Puppy Medium ChickenAd£52.49 for 14 kg. Maker's amount: 260 g for a 10 kg puppy aged 4–9 months | £0.97 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic Turkey & RiceAd£56.09 for 15 kg. Maker's amount: 10 kg adult size, 4–6 months: 185–215 g | £0.69–£0.80 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
| Purina Pro Plan Medium Puppy Healthy Start ChickenAd£45.99 for 12 kg. Maker's amount: 10 kg adult size, 4–5 months: 195–205 g | £0.75–£0.79 | zooplus | 21 October 2026 |
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Download the index (CSV)What these prices do not include
- Treats, chews and toppers.
- Delivery charges, which each retailer sets.
- Repeat-order, voucher and multi-bag discounts: the table uses the full single-bag price.
- Fresh, raw and subscription foods, which publish only a 'from' price for a sample dog.
How we worked out these figures
- Cost a day = price ÷ pack grams × the maker's daily grams for the dog's weight. Where the maker gives a range (a weight band, or more and less active dogs), the cost is a range.
- Where the maker gives one amount for one weight, we scale it to the other weights with the same method as our pet cost calculator: energy need rises with body weight to the power 0.75 (the AAHA formula), so cost at weight B = cost at weight A × (B ÷ A)0.75. A 10 kg dog costs about 0.59 times a 20 kg dog, and a 30 kg dog about 1.36 times.
- Where the maker's figure already spans a weight band, or it has no row for 20 kg, we do not scale it: the 20 kg column shows the band and the other weights say so.
- Per 30 days = cost a day × 30. Per year in the answers = cost a day × 365.
- Median by food type: each food counts once, at the middle of its own range; the median is the middle of those. The range runs from the lowest figure to the highest.
Some makers feed by the kilo rather than by energy (Burns gives 14 g per kg), so their own guide can differ from our scaled figure at 10 or 30 kg. Our dog food cost per day guideworks out four foods from the makers' own 10, 30 and 40 kg amounts.
Sources
- Purina Pro Plan Medium & Large Adult 7+ Age Defence (zooplus) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Wainwright's Adult Chicken & Rice (Pets at Home) · price checked 21 October 2026
- James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Turkey & Rice (zooplus) · price checked 22 October 2026
- James Wellbeloved Senior Hypoallergenic Turkey & Rice (zooplus) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Burns Senior Chicken & Brown Rice (zooplus) · price checked 22 October 2026
- Arden Grange Sensitive (zooplus) · price checked 22 October 2026
- Harringtons Rich in Lamb & Rice (Harringtons) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Purina Pro Plan Medium Adult Sensitive Digestion (zooplus) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Hill's Science Plan Mature Adult 7+ Medium Chicken (zooplus) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Burns Original Chicken & Brown Rice (zooplus) · price checked 22 October 2026
- Hill's Science Plan Sensitive Stomach & Skin Adult Medium (zooplus) · price checked 22 October 2026
- Royal Canin Maxi Ageing 8+ (zooplus) · price checked 21 October 2026
- Lily's Kitchen wet food (400 g tins) (Lily's Kitchen) · price checked 21 October 2026
Questions
How much does dog food cost per month in the UK?
For a 20 kg adult dog, the 11 complete dry foods in our index cost £15–£46 per 30 days (median £28.50), at single-bag prices checked 21–22 October 2026. Feeding only wet food costs from £157 per 30 days.
How much does it cost to feed a dog per day?
Complete dry food for a 20 kg dog cost £0.50–£1.54 a day across 11 foods in October 2026, with a median of £0.95. Scaled to a 10 kg dog the median is £0.58 a day (6 foods).
How much does it cost to feed a large dog per month?
For a 30 kg dog, the dry foods we could work out cost £31–£51 per 30 days (median £41, 7 foods). Most 30 kg figures are scaled from the maker's 20 kg amount; check your own food's feeding guide.
How much does wet dog food cost?
Feeding a 20 kg dog only on Lily's Kitchen 400 g tins cost from about £5.23–£6.94 a day in October 2026, several times the £0.95 median for complete dry food. Wet food is mostly water, so a dog needs far more of it by weight.
How much does it cost to feed a dog a year?
About £183 to £562 a year for a 20 kg dog on complete dry food (median £347), from the cost per day × 365. Treats, chews and delivery are extra.