How Much Does Food Cost in Your Country?

[philipma1957]

I am USA based. All sale prices, but there are a lot of sales.

Eggs are now down to $1.20 a dozen
Fucked up treated milk $3.49  a gallon
Good milk not treated $6.99 for a ½ gallon

Pork loin on sale $1.49 a pound
Pork spareribs on sale $2.49 a pound

Whole Turkey $1.99 a pound many are 20 pounds

Chicken drumstick $1.29 a pound
Chicken thigh $1.29 a pound
Boneless skinless Chicken breast $1.99 a pound

ground beef $2.50 a pound
steaks many cuts 8-20 a pound it varies.

Frozen veg 1.29 for ¾ pound

cheese varies
mozzellara untreated $5 a pound
ricotta untreated $4 for 2 pound container.
cheddar untreated $5 a pound

Note USA uses growth hormones to treat dairy in my opinion it is not healthy I do not buy it. I buy untreated dairy it costs more.
As far as I know only the USA does hormones for its dairy. A lot  of the above are 2x the price if you can not find a sale.

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[Faisal2202]

I want to know about the cost of living and average income in each country. Can I ask that here?

For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal? what is the standard food menu? What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

Note: I don't need the tables issued by the government because they are usually different from the reality on the ground

I don't know what good this survey will bring to you, but I would like to say that even if I live in my country's city, let's say any small city, it does not mean the rates in a country are the same everywhere. The rates at my place cannot be the same as they might be in another city. But to give you a hard guess, for simple food in my city, which is roti and salad, we have to pay at least 150 to 200 pkr per meal (in dollars, it becomes $0.52 to $0.7). These are very high due to inflation, but if we go somewhere else, like a big city, the rates can exceed $1.

As food eaten in different places is different, the rates are also different, but to get an average, you can say we have to pay $1 for one meal, which is the simplest.

And average monthly salary is around 30k ($104.53) pkr to 40k ($139.37) pkr issued by the government for the lowest labor, even if they are working in the private or government sector. But as you stated, you don't need tables issued by the government due to their vilification, so the same happens here. I would like to say my father's monthly salary is only 20k pkr as a night security guard.

[Renampun]

I want to know about the cost of living and average income in each country. Can I ask that here?

For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal? what is the standard food menu? What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

Note: I don't need the tables issued by the government because they are usually different from the reality on the ground

If you have heard about Indonesia then I come from that country, our country is in the developing country category and people's income here is still in the low category (average $200/month), here the cost of living for a person or family actually varies, depending What city or region do you come from, but usually in the Indonesian capital (Jakarta) the cost of living there is quite high, it can reach $250 at the cheapest, besides that there are quite a few job opportunities so many people have to be willing to work in places that pay low wages.

[Marvelman]

I gotta say, I'm pretty jealous of folks who live in places where you can grab a good meal for just a buck or two.  I'm from this tiny country in the Western Balkans where you'd be lucky to find anything decent for under $10 and  even if you buy all the ingredients yourself and cook it at home, its still not cheap.  But it's not just the food - I wish I lived somewhere with an average monthly income of $2,000-$3000 or more.  Here, most folks earn $1,000 a month if they're lucky.  You really need some fancy college degree to land one of those cushy jobs that pays well.  This means that most of our monthly income goes to food alone. When you add housing costs to that, we are left with nothing.  I know the grass always seems greener, but man it'd be nice to catch a break on simple things like cheap meals or rent.

[coupable]

I live in one of the third world countries with the lowest minimum salaries on the planet. Despite this, food prices were, until recently, very low for two main reasons: First, because we are an agricultural country that relies for food production by more than fifty percent on its own resources. Secondly, because the state subsidizes all products that it is forced to import from abroad, such as vegetable oils and domestic gas.
Unfortunately, the situation has not remained as it was since the emergence of the Corona virus and the economy was forced to enter a recession that it has never experienced in its history. Then the matter got worse with the beginning of the Ukrainian war, which caused a shortage in grain supplies and an increase in their prices, in addition to the energy crisis that entered the global economy as a whole, which affected small economies terribly.
My country was suitable for living despite its limited resources, and today living there has become very difficult due to the high prices of everything, coupled with the lack of solutions and opportunities.

[Mame89]

I'm from Indonesia, the basic salary is around $210 per month, this monthly salary depends on the work placement, and happens to be placed in a remote village.

I happen to cook myself
1. Chicken thighs 1/2 kg = Rp. $1
2. 1kg rice = $0.8
3. Raw vegetable soup =$0.2
4. Baput 1/2 ounce and Bamer 1/2 ounce = $0.3
5. 13 chilies = $0.2
6. Masako 2 = $0.1
7. Ketchup = $0.2
8. 1/4 sugar = $0.6
9. Salt = $0.4
10. Crackers 1 bks = $0.2
11. Shrimp paste 1 bks = $0.1
12. Fried chicken seasoning = $0.3
TOTAL = $4.4

The ingredients above are enough for three meals a day, I have to save money because renting a house costs $70 per month. When I leave the house, I usually go to a cafe for coffee and spend $15 and this is rarely at least 4 times a month, and for petrol $8 per month, and I save the rest of the money.

[salad daging]

I'm from Indonesia.

The price of the food varies depending on the choice.
One meal is about - [$1.2 - $2] depending on the side dish you want.
If you eat three meals a day, you'll need about $6 or more.
Standard meal: Chicken, eggs, vegetables and other side dishes.

The average salary is known to be $200-$300 depending on the position and job title, if it is just a factory worker then it will average $200.

Rent, bills, and other necessities are enough from the salary you get, but it will be difficult to save or invest because the salary can be said to be mediocre.

It all depends on how you manage your finances.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Here in the middle of somewhere around the world, the standard of living is very expensive now, if I begin to compare it to the past 8 years. In my country, employees are paid monthly and not hourly like some countries do, and the minimum wage for some side hustle like working in a supermarket, a gas station, or just some normal employment without any degree is just about $20, but if you are multitasking like taking up two jobs, you can be earning $40–$50, and that's what most people do. You can get breakfast for $1, lunch for $1.5, and dinner for still $1, it depends on you budget and what you can consume. Utility bills are now more expensive.

[topbitcoin]

I want to know about the cost of living and average income in each country. Can I ask that here?

For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal? what is the standard food menu? What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

Note: I don't need the tables issued by the government because they are usually different from the reality on the ground

I'll just answer one question amidst this interesting dialogue. However, keep in mind that the location where I live is an archipelago within a large country, so food prices in each area vary quite a lot. However, at my current location, fast food prices are still affordable. For just one dollar, I can get a plate of rice and various side dishes, including chicken, chili sauce, tofu, tempeh, and lalaban.

However, this depends on a person's personality, because the cost of eating at a restaurant can be much more expensive than at a roadside rice stall.

And because I belong to the middle economic group, of course when I buy something I look for the cheapest one, including when buying food, because when it comes to taste, everyone has their own taste, only prestige is the difference between eating at a restaurant and eating at a food stall.

[kingvirtus09]

I want to know about the cost of living and average income in each country. Can I ask that here?

For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal? what is the standard food menu? What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

Note: I don't need the tables issued by the government because they are usually different from the reality on the ground

I don't know what good this survey will bring to you, but I would like to say that even if I live in my country's city, let's say any small city, it does not mean the rates in a country are the same everywhere. The rates at my place cannot be the same as they might be in another city. But to give you a hard guess, for simple food in my city, which is roti and salad, we have to pay at least 150 to 200 pkr per meal (in dollars, it becomes $0.52 to $0.7). These are very high due to inflation, but if we go somewhere else, like a big city, the rates can exceed $1.

As food eaten in different places is different, the rates are also different, but to get an average, you can say we have to pay $1 for one meal, which is the simplest.

And average monthly salary is around 30k ($104.53) pkr to 40k ($139.37) pkr issued by the government for the lowest labor, even if they are working in the private or government sector. But as you stated, you don't need tables issued by the government due to their vilification, so the same happens here. I would like to say my father's monthly salary is only 20k pkr as a night security guard.

Having a salary of 139 dollars per month in a guard position is very low and still very dangerous. It's a very difficult situation for a guard, especially if he has a family to feed, and even if he only has one child, it's sure to be very difficult to budget his salary if this is the only expectation for them to survive in their lives.

Probably in this situation, they always approach the lending companies, where they don't care about the size or height of the interest.

[lombok]

Same. I also come from Indonesia, specifically on the island of Sumatra. I myself am currently still unemployed and have no income from work. However most monthly incomes in my area are also around $150-200 as this is the minimum wage standard.

When talking about the cost of living, of course each region is different. Moreover, living in a small town means the cost of living will be cheaper than in a big city. Lombok is a tourist area, of course the cost of living is slightly higher. However, what is clear is that in each region in Indonesia the cost of living is definitely different.

It's true, this difference is caused by Indonesia's geographical location which consists of islands. In my experience when traveling. The average cost of living in various regions of Indonesia, especially the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Madura, Lombok-Sumbawa, Bali and East Nusa Tenggara, is still somewhat reasonable and almost the same. This depends on how we choose. $300-$450 is more than enough to live in any city on the various islands, sometimes you can have extra money left over.

For eastern regions such as Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua, the cost of living there is more expensive, it can be 2 to 3 times the standard of living on Java or the other islands I mentioned earlier. This is influenced by the location of the island which is far from distribution or production centers. This results in higher costs for delivering goods and services. This is the factor that causes basic commodities there to increase up to 2-3 times.

[btc78]

Figuring out the standard cost of living in different countries is way more complicated than just looking at the price of a single meal.  There's a ton of costs that go into it.  Like in some places the food might be pretty cheap but good luck finding an affordable place to live or paying your power bill and  and what counts as one standard meal anyway? Is it ingredients you buy and cook yourself, so you just look at the price of the food but not the time it takes to make it? Or is it what you'd pay for a meal at a restaurant, but even then prices are totally different if it's fast food or some fancy place.  Theres so many things that impact it.  No way you can tell just by a single meal's cost.

agreed

it’s not only the price of the ingredients you have to consider but as well what you use to cook the said meal like gas and stove or electricity for example

this is a complicated topic even if i tell you the price of a “standard meal” here you’re probably gonna think it’s cheap especially if youre in the US but again in my country 50% of my countrymen identify as poor
food is expensive here because salaries are low minimum wage workers literally get the bare minimum not even worth the job they’re doing

[Captain Corporate]

This has always been a weird concept when you think about it. What do you mean by "food"? I mean if we are talking about just being able to say I was fed, then I would say 100$ could be enough, or at least 200$ would be enough, per month. How? Well you would eat pasta everyday, or rice, something very cheap, and it should be very cheap to live like that, shouldn't really cost much, plus you can buy in bulk, I can buy one years worth of supply and make it VERY cheap. However, are we talking about proper food? Like including meat, which everyone should eat to be healthy? Are we talking about what we want to eat? Yes, we are not all rich eating caviar, but are you capable of buying a simple burger outside? If we are talking about something big like that, it could go as high as 500$ or more. Just a simple meat could cost you 30-40$ here, just today I bought a very small amount, 300 grams, and it was 15$ for example, all for myself, just that alone, twice a week, would be 30 dollars per week, 120 dollars a month, and that's just meat, not even talking about other 5 days and the breakfast, and don't get me started on lunch too, I already removed lunch from my life to make it cheaper. So all in all, I would say anywhere between 200 to 500 dollars for a normal person, that should be decent enough, you can spend more, like if you go outside to eat somewhere, then yeah, you can have a lot more, but I am talking about just eating and cooking inside, with ingredients you buy, not fast food, not going out, if you go out once a week, and order fast-food to home once a week, it may go as high as 1000 dollars a month, but it would also be unhealthy, I do not suggest that.

[Tuturtinular]

I want to know about the cost of living and average income in each country. Can I ask that here?

For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal? what is the standard food menu? What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

I am from Indonesia, Indonesia has a large area so prices will differ from one city to another. But I will tell you based on the city where I live. Standard meal prices are $0.7 - $1.3. The food menu usually contains rice, chicken and vegetables, and if I want to save more then I only need to spend $0.4 to buy rice and vegetables.

The average income in my city is around $150 - $250. In my city, lots of vegetables and rice grow, so in reality we don't always buy food at food stalls and often eat at home and cook for ourselves/the family so food costs are cheaper. Average monthly cost of living is around $80 (single)

[Ultegra134]

The cost of everything has pretty much risen to 100% for some products, nearly doubling in price. Unfortunately, the majority of these goods are daily groceries, such as meat, cleaning supplies, fruits and vegetables, pasta, and so on. The minimum salary in Greece is €667 after taxes, while an average one ranges from €700 to €850. The average rent, on the other hand, for a 40- to 50-square-meter one-bedroom apartment is approximately €370 to €400, or about 50% of your entire salary. It's completely ridiculous.

I used to buy chicken fillet anywhere between €6 and €7 per kilo; now it's up to €10; pasta has also risen by over 20%; and dairy products and olive oil have skyrocketed. Don't get me started on fuel or energy costs. Wages, on the other hand, haven't seen a significant increase in the last few years, with all this increasing inflation of over 15% in the past two years alone.

[dothebeats]

In the Philippines

The basic salary is around $195 monthly, and the average monthly wage is around $600.
Monthly income depends on the location, it can be as low as the basic or as high as $1700.

1. House rent excluding bills - $107
2. Daily food cost (single person) - $10
3. Gasoline per liter - $1
4. Meat - $1.98 per kilo

I am from the Philippines, and I do bring my own car to work, and I can tell that it's not for everyone. Gas prices may be a dollar per liter, but given the traffic situation in the metros, your car can easily gulp a liter or two of gasoline for every 10 - 12 kilometers of travel, and that's not economical at all. As for food cost, I can say that I spend much less than that for the whole day, given I prepare my own food and only stick to what my body needs.

If I were to re-write this, here's what my expenses look like:

1. House rent: $200 for a 40-sqm, two-story apartment
2. Daily food cost: $5 that covers breakfast, lunch, and dinner
3. Gasoline consumed per day, 3 liters for a 10-km drive due to traffic, so that's $3

I can still tighten that budget if I wanted to, though I think I might be restricting myself too much if that happens. Indulgence happens once every two weeks, so I'm still feeding myself good. Compared to what I receive for my monthly pay, my expenses is quite negligible and I'm saving 70% of my pay.

[gunhell16]

So far, the most expensive commodity today is the tomato; last week it was around 1.75$ per kilo, but now it has increased too much; it hurts the pocket, honestly speaking, because it is now at the price of 2.3$ per kilo, followed by potatoes, which last week were around 1.9$ per kilo and are now at a price of 1.8$ per kilo.

Although the others have gone down, they can still be considered expensive. That's why we can't do anything; we really have to survive and find a way to get a source instead of complaining and stressing.

[Bd officer]

I am from Bangladesh, currently the price of goods has increased a lot in our country. In our country, everyone has different monthly income. Depending on where I live, a day laborer's monthly income is around $120-130. A private company job earns different salaries, some get $140-180 monthly salary, some get more and some get less. Government employees have different salaries, some have a monthly salary of $200 to $300, and some have more and some have less. And those who do business have different monthly income according to the business.

Each family spends differently. Let me mention what is usually required for 3 meals in my family and how much it costs. Main food in our country is rice and fish.
 *Price of 2 kg of rice = $1.10 (approx).
 *Onion required 150g approx price=$0.18 (approx).
 *Fish per kg = $1.5-2, 500 grams is enough.
 *100 grams of green chillies = $0.13,
 *Cooking oil 100 grams = $0.17.
 *For vegetables and spices = $1.
 *If beef is eaten 2-1 days per week beef = $7 per kg
 *Also various other expenses not mentioned.
Total cost for a typical 3 meals a day = about ($3.45).
There are many families who spend more than this, while some families spend even less. Now due to the increase in the prices of goods, the life of the common man has become difficult. It can be seen that common day laborers cannot save easily during the year. There are many people who save in this too. There are some who spend all their money on their daily food.

[BABY SHOES]

The average monthly income in our country (Indonesia) is $150 - $320 - this is the data in the local thread.

About the comparison it depends on the lifestyle and where one lives, if one lives in the city then costs can be expensive including rent, bills, internet etc. then food needs for a month with that salary is still quite normal and covers their life.

When it comes to normal food that many people buy in the general public may spend $2 to $3 on ready-made food at the store, but there are some who buy groceries and cook at home.

[bayu7adi]

To save money, I can cook my own meals that could last for one week for one adult. Here's the cost breakdown:

• Chicken meat = $3/kg
• Regular quality rice = $1/kg
• Medium quality beef = $10/kg
• Ready-to-drink mineral water = $1.5/gallon
• Instant noodles = $0.2/piece
• Chicken eggs = $3/kg
• Salt = $1/kg
• Spices and seasonings = $3 for a week of cooking

For my weekly food budget calculation, it amounts to $20 (w no beef), which is enough for one person. That means I need at least $2.8 per day for meals. If I choose to eat fast food, it might cost me around $5 for three meals in a day.