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Coal to Cheese Ratio
The coal to cheese ratio is 81.68 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Cheese at $1.61 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Cheese ratio
1.000 T of coal = 81.677 Lb of cheese
Inverse (CHE/COAL): 0.01224 — one Pound of cheese buys that much coal.
Above its 1 year average. (79th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Cheese
$1.61
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cheese per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:09:46 GMT.
1Y average
74.67
median 77.22
1Y low
55.33
Sep 7, 2025
1Y high
95.44
Jun 11, 2026
Normal band
64.88–84.47
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.72σ
357 observations
Coal to Cheese ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/CHE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Cheese price chart below.
COAL/CHE ratio line
How many Lb of Cheese one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/CHE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/CHE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Cheese prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the coal to cheese ratio
Coal to Cheese ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Cheese price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cheese per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $1.61 = 81.68. The inverse is 0.01224.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to cheese ratio today?
The coal to cheese ratio is 81.68 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Cheese at $1.61 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to cheese ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the cheese price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cheese per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to cheese ratio?
The inverse, cheese to coal, is 0.01224 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Pound of cheese buys.