Where I live the regular cartons of salt are $ .50 (50 cents) in the local stores. The containers are 26 ounces so that works out to about $ .31 a pound.
At that rate you can get 50 pounds for $15.50.....
Same here, for regular salt, but iodized salt (recommended for thyroid health among other things) is a little more, so that this bucket is actually a little cheaper. I have both regular and iodized salt in my larder, and recommend this to others.