They’re generally about the same price if you control for the type and brand.
For instance:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mahatma-Rice-100-Whole-Grain-Brown-Rice-2-lb-Bag/10848957
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mahatma-Enriched-Extra-Long-Grain-White-Rice-2-lb-Bag/14940615
All else being equal, you’d expect white rice to be more expensive, but I suspect because it’s a higher volume item, there’s some economy of scale that makes up the difference.
If you were five, I would mention in addition to the other responses, that the cost of production sometimes is not a factor in the price that you sell it for. The price you can sell something for is closely related to the price that someone is willing to spend on it. This is not only always true, and somewhat over simplified. A luxury car that sells for 3x the average car price does not mean it costs 3x to produce.
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