How Much Does Food Cost in Your Country?

[tjtonmoy]

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Yeah, from the information you give we are quite similar. But the thing is, we can never compare each other and come to a same term when it comes to value of food products. There are many things that go in while creating a value for a product in a country. And I think it is the government or the system that is corrupted and for that we have to face this kind of price. Compared to your country, The price may be a little bit low but not everyone is making minimum wage or the average wage. We have less food but more mouths to feed. For this reason despite having lower price than your country, people here find it hard to accumulate food with what they earn.

It's the inability of the government to control the inflation. Also, they can't provide enough opportunity for every people. For this reason many people are unemployed and can't earn. So you can easily imagine the situation. Poor people can't afford 3 meals a day. Having lower price doesn't mean anything in this situation.

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[Y3shot]

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.

I think tomatoes is one of the most expensive commodities in the market, but since it is this way for people to cut the expenses of buying tomatoes in the market,  I think tomatoes is what people can plant in their environment to reduce cost of price in the market.
The price of things in the market keeps getting high.

I think the best thing people needs to do now is to go into farming to plant some products which will reduce expenses of buying things.

[sana54210]

I am from a Third World country. Price of foods went up a lot because of the inflation happening all over the world. So here's a detail for food cost in my country (Bangladesh). Maybe it will be hard to compare a Third World country's price with USD but I will try to explain it with some example.

So the average income here in Bangladesh is around $243 US dollar. You can rent a house with $100 plus per month. Excluding the additional fees. Depending on the house you want to rent it could also be from $50 to $100. So this is an average house rental cost.

If you want a decent meal then you need to at least spend $3 to $5. If you want to have something more than average then you need at least $10 to $15 for that. That's just prepared food served in food hotels.

1 kg beef meat will cost you $7 plus.
1 kg rice will cost you $0.63(+/-)
1L soybean oil will cost you $2.5 (+/-)

All the stuff like vegetable and ingredients for cooking could cost minimum of $10 to $15. Could vary from time to time based on market condition.

Minimum wage in Bangladesh is $25. So you can imagine how most of the people are suffering and how much it costs for us to get the food.

That feels like there is something wrong fundamentally there all together. I mean even something as simple as rice could cost 63 cents, and the minimum wage is 25 dollars, if that's the reality you are talking about that means your entire one month worth of effort worths as much as less than 40k of rice? Is that true? If that is true, you are making just a little bit more than 1kg per rice per day, that's just not normal, that is not how any nation should be, that is worse than anything else I have heard.

I have heard that there were like 100-120 dollars range for Bangladesh workers, but I think that wasn't the case for everyone? That's just for one workers in the factory or something? Feels like it's quite difficult to arrange something like that, and I did not see that happening at any given moment. I hope that people could realize that they are not going to end up with anything that would be weird to handle, we should be able to see those people live a better life.

[Spaceman1000$]

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

For my country Nigeria the prices of food and other household items have skyrocketed recently.
House rent  depending your choice of location: the price ranges from $200-$1000 per annual.
2. For a good meal, the price is around $5, for a single but for a family, you can budget more.
 Electricity bill price is around $15 per month depending on your usage.

[PytagoraZ]

Minimum wage as at 1st September 2023 was increased officially from $41.10 to $80.95 on paper, but some people are still receiving the old rates of $41.10 and some even less than that because some employers do not care about minimum wage.

Is this the minimum wage limit set by your country? I think it's very small, I come from a third world country and the minimum wage limit in my country is determined based on the province of my country, the amount varies depending on the provisions but from what I know the minimum is around $150. Although in practice not everyone gets the minimum wage, especially those who work in the small private sector. The minimum wage only applies to large companies and people who work in the government sector. May I know which country are you from?

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

The cost of living for most people may vary and depends on how much income they get from work because usually the cost of living will be balanced with our respective incomes. You are free to ask anything, but are there any conclusions that we can discuss here to provide a solution to the problem?

No, I am not looking for a solution to this problem because I am not capable of solving such a complex problem.

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

I also want to know why you intend to know this price and whether it is related to the increase in the price of goods which continues to increase in the increasingly difficult economic situation in society.

Yes, I have a prediction that the world will experience a food crisis in the next few years. I speculate that this will start in Europe. Maybe I will ask the same thing in the next few years to ask the same thing and how prices have changed or are still stable

I would say on average a breakfast costs around $5-7, lunch around $8-10 and dinner around $15 or so.  Now this differs greatly depending on where at in the country you plan on getting the meal from.  A dinner downtown chicago will cost a heck of a lot more than one in say Carbondale Illinois, a small little college town. 

Wow, the price is very expensive. Is a $5-$7 meal the standard meal most Americans eat?

Imagine that for only Rp.5000 or $0.30 you can enjoy rice with side dishes to relieve your hunger.

Don't forget, "Nasi Padang" which costs only $0.6, is a food that unites the nation because we can enjoy delicious beef "rendang" 

[blockman]

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?

If you go to fastfoods restaurants, the typical menu with rice and viand will cost you around $1.5 and up. But if it's just like the street restaurant, you'll already have food for at least $1 or even lesser. It's like meat and it will cost you lesser if it's vegetable. Usually, the servings for these foods aren't enough to make you full but at least you're able to eat and survive for that time.

What is the average monthly and annual income in your country? Please those who answer can use calculations in USD

A minimum wage per day in our capital is 610 Philippine peso so that's around $10.7 for working 8 hours a day + 1 hour of lunch break. Too low honestly compared with cost of living here and take note, that it is even lower rate in the countryside because we have this "Manila rate" or capital rate. The calculation is $10.7 * 5 = $214+ if you work 5 times a week. And do the calculation if it's 6 times a week. Very low, honestly and that's why most of us have side hustles.

[armanda90]

Yes, it seems like food price increases are happening in almost all countries, and we have to accept this because everyone feels the impact of rising food prices. And in a situation like this we are required to be smart and independent to be able to overcome it and increasing income is something that must be done.
And having a side income or additional job is a good way to still be able to meet our living needs, without having to reduce the important things in our intake that we must continue to eat to stay healthy and smart. And this is what I have to prioritize in a situation like this, so that I, my wife and my children stay healthy by eating healthy food.
There's no point in complaining because it's not just us who feel it, but almost everyone and all countries experience it, especially the lower middle class.

In my country, last several weeks rising prices of basic necessities such as rice make us on difficult position have to back up with our basic necessities because not enough with payment salary. Its really important have to back up our income with side job due every day the increasing up or food cost. Right now with our money inflation we have face another thing with food price keep increase up every day and relying on income from salary is not enough to meet basic daily needs.

Having family make us have working hard and smart way how to get passive income not only from main job but also need side job with highest payment salary if want back up with all our family needed. Keep working hard and spent some of our income for investing if want make balance later because we need take rest later if not possibility work anymore.

[Tony116]

Here in Romania , everything went up in price! Absolutely everything and it's getting worse and worse as the minimum wage is still the same but almost every grocery have increase in value aprox 35% which is insane for a country like Romania.  We don't have Euro , we don't have salaries like in western europe and yet , we have the same prices like we are using Euro as currency and we live in Western Europe which is not fair at all and that's why I kinda don't like the EU anymore. I think we Romanians , we are the only ones who can save our country for collapsing because it's clearly we are heading in that direction and our fake and corrupted officials are laughing in our faces. 

People in Asia or my country always dream of Europe and they think it is paradise and the most worth living place after America, but it's amazing to see you share about what's going on there. And one thing you also need to know is that what you are going through in your country is exactly what we are going through, and many places are even worse. The only people who don't feel these bad things are the rich, and the majority of people in the middle class and below are experiencing terrible things from the price increase of everything. But complaining is useless, it won't bring prices down, there is no second solution other than finding ways to increase our income.

Yes, it seems like food price increases are happening in almost all countries, and we have to accept this because everyone feels the impact of rising food prices. And in a situation like this we are required to be smart and independent to be able to overcome it and increasing income is something that must be done.
And having a side income or additional job is a good way to still be able to meet our living needs, without having to reduce the important things in our intake that we must continue to eat to stay healthy and smart. And this is what I have to prioritize in a situation like this, so that I, my wife and my children stay healthy by eating healthy food.
There's no point in complaining because it's not just us who feel it, but almost everyone and all countries experience it, especially the lower middle class.

Yes, there is no point in complaining even if we move to another country because we are all in the same situation. If we move to another country and just wait for the government to support us or wait for the crisis and inflation to pass without doing anything else, we will not get better.

We have no other solution than increasing income by any means, other than this solution, I really can't think of any other solution. I also have to work longer hours so my family can have enough meals instead of waiting for the government to help. I never expected them to come help me, if I don't save myself, no one will come to save me. That's my philosophy in life.

[bayu7adi]

A minimum wage per day in our capital is 610 Philippine peso so that's around $10.7 for working 8 hours a day + 1 hour of lunch break. Too low honestly compared with cost of living here and take note, that it is even lower rate in the countryside because we have this "Manila rate" or capital rate. The calculation is $10.7 * 5 = $214+ if you work 5 times a week. And do the calculation if it's 6 times a week. Very low, honestly and that's why most of us have side hustles.

well.. that's the minimum wage, which means there's potential to earn a higher salary than that. It's indeed interesting to learn about some countries setting low wages for ordinary jobs. However, after researching the cost of food in the Philippines, it's not significantly different from my country. This means there's still an opportunity for filipinos to have some savings after meeting basic needs like food and bills.

As for bills and utilities, it not much different from Indonesia. I can assume that the wage is relatively low when compared to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. In Jakarta, the minimum wage for workers is around $15 per day with a 7 hour workday... and food prices are slightly lower, as there's still regular quality rice available at $1 per kg. Maybe people in Jakarta can save more compared to those in Manila.

The websites I used as references to get food price information are: https://hikersbay.com/prices/philippines?lang=id
https://jejakpiknik.com/biaya-hidup-di-filipina/#2_Tagihan_Utilitas%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F

[BitcoinTurk]

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

First of all I don't want to mention the name of the country I live in for privacy reasons but I can say that I live in a country where the income level is not very high within the borders of Europe. When we subtract my share of house rent from the entire salary (including bills) on average I end up with an amount between 950-1.000 USD per month. (I don't have a fixed salary for each month because of my performance bonus for each month.)

To talk about food prices;

In a mid-level restaurant, meal prices generally vary between 10 USD and 20 USD with a drink. A simple McDonald's menu varies between 6 USD and 10 USD. The cost of buying food products from the market and cooking at home varies between 2-3 USD depending on the sauce used in simple dishes such as pasta and chicken and meat dishes vary between 5-10 USD per person on average. A quality piece and a good meat dish can cost 10 USD or more even though it is usually made at home.

[Gaza13]

In Indonesia.

Average income: $200

Cost of living:
1. House rent (including utility bills): $65
2. Transportation: $10-$30
3. Food: $60-$100

All calculations per month, cost of standard meal around $0.64-$1.28 which usually you will get rice, fried chicken, some vegetables and ice tea.

Yes, it's true what you said, the average income of each worker in all cities in Indonesia is the range you said, except for big cities, This is different from the income of those who work and live in the city. the opinion is much greater than other areas, of course the expenditure is also much greater, from accommodation to transportation it is not too far from what you say in terms of costs, Renting a place to live is quite expensive, around $100, from food needs for a day you can earn $6 and even then the side dishes are quite simple, grilled chicken, various kinds of vegetables and sweet iced tea.

[Latviand]

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.

I agree that one meal won't be enough to see a perfect representation of the standard of living but if you actually try and make it daily in the span of a month, you can probably calculate the average food cost that a household spend on one meal of the day, the time of meal is a big factor though. But what I've suggested is flimsy though as you've mentioned, location of where they've got their food would also be a factor and those locations might or might not be a melting pot of different working classes in a population. In my country, I can't be exact too as I still live with my parents so I don't spend money on food so I can't be sure how much is one meal but if we're talking lunch which is when I spend my money, I would say that around 1$ to 3$ is what I spend but the 3$ is big already, that's for when I really want to satisfy what I'm craving during that time or for a long while.

[HONDACD125]

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

In our society not everyone can eat healthy, you need good money to eat healthy food. there is a lot of adulteration in our society, you will find adulteration in everything we eat and drink. However, you can cook quality food at home or get it from more expensive hotels. Typical dishes cost at least $12 to $15. The menu includes rice, meat, vegetables and sweets. The average monthly income in our country is between $100 and $150, which I think is very low.

On an annualized basis, the average income is between $1200 and $2,000, and it is very difficult to cover all household expenses. There is a huge gap between income and expenses so people spend very wisely and cannot overpay. Now imagine that our monthly income in other countries is higher than our annual income,but all of this is due to our governments and our poor policies that are causing the economy to collapse day by day and the value of our currency to depreciate against the dollar, thus further reducing our monthly and annual income .

[Essential10]

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

Cost of living is different in almost every country because there are several classes of people living in a country: rich, middle class, lower middle class, poor, very poor. Their level is different as is their cost of living. Government issued calculation of average income can be presented here but it is different in reality. If you talk about the price of food, there are different types of rice, for example, the price of 1 kg of rice is $0.50 to $1.20. In all cases certain classes of people buy according to their income. There are variations in the food menu, some may be eating rice, pulses. Someone is eating rice, pulses, fish. Someone is eating pulses, fish, meat, eggs. There is also a difference in the monthly income, some have a monthly income of $50, and some have $5000. Which amounts to $600 to $60,000 per year. The cost of living of people in a country varies.

[Bushdark]

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.

I think tomatoes is one of the most expensive commodities in the market, but since it is this way for people to cut the expenses of buying tomatoes in the market,  I think tomatoes is what people can plant in their environment to reduce cost of price in the market.
The price of things in the market keeps getting high.

I think the best thing people needs to do now is to go into farming to plant some products which will reduce expenses of buying things.

Food is very expensive in my region and there are people that can't afford a 3 square mewl just like the way it ought to be. People are really suffering this time and I think it is because of the time that we are. There are country that are in recession right now and there citizens have to hustle more to put food on the table for there family. The price of food had skyrocket and getting a job is even more difficult than we expected. We just hope things will get better with time.

[tjtonmoy]

That feels like there is something wrong fundamentally there all together. I mean even something as simple as rice could cost 63 cents, and the minimum wage is 25 dollars, if that's the reality you are talking about that means your entire one month worth of effort worths as much as less than 40k of rice? Is that true? If that is true, you are making just a little bit more than 1kg per rice per day, that's just not normal, that is not how any nation should be, that is worse than anything else I have heard.

I have heard that there were like 100-120 dollars range for Bangladesh workers, but I think that wasn't the case for everyone? That's just for one workers in the factory or something? Feels like it's quite difficult to arrange something like that, and I did not see that happening at any given moment. I hope that people could realize that they are not going to end up with anything that would be weird to handle, we should be able to see those people live a better life.

It's sad but it is the truth. Recently there was a protest after the inflation and the minimum wage went up to $48. But that's still not enough. I just searched some news and found out that after a new protest 2 days ago the government agreed to increase the minimum wage to $112. It is a recent news, that's why I didn't know about it.

Recently USA has given a sanction for not accepting any kind of clothing from Bangladesh anymore. Majority of foreign money comes from garments factory in Bangladesh. And after this you can imagine how bad the situation is going to be. The value of dollar in here will increase significantly and price of products will also increase with that. So I don't think increasing the minimum wage will have any kind of major effect on people. And yeah, with overpopulation, not everyone is making a minimum wage and most of them can not afford three meals a day. I don't know in which direction this country is going and what the future outcome will be.

[KingsDen]

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.

I have looked at this chart countless times and I do not seem to truly the chart compared to my mindset about the States. I have always known or thought that the states is much more expensive to live in. But this chart even seemed that my country Nigeria has even more higher cost of living than US.
In Nigeria you will need about $1.5 to buy a dozen of egg.

If it is so, I will make plans to relocate to US. Can you please tell me the cost of accommodation in the States so that I can do my analysis well.

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.

Does not actually understand this

[lombok]

Imagine that for only Rp.5000 or $0.30 you can enjoy rice with side dishes to relieve your hunger.

Don't forget, "Nasi Padang" which costs only $0.6, is a food that unites the nation because we can enjoy delicious beef "rendang" 

Nasi Padang is almost available throughout Indonesia, regardless of city. Where I live, Nasi Padang is considered a luxury food, for Nasi Padang with chicken side dishes the price is $1.5 per pack, if with rendang the price is around $2.
If you go to Lombok, Indonesia where the Moto GP event is always held here, please try Nasi Kaput. Nasi Kaput is very famous here with prices around $0.3 or Nasi Balap Puyung with side dishes of spicy chicken, soybeans and rice for only $0.6.

[Youngkhngdiddy]

Food is very expensive in my region and there are people that can't afford a 3 square mewl just like the way it ought to be. People are really suffering this time and I think it is because of the time that we are. There are country that are in recession right now and there citizens have to hustle more to put food on the table for there family. The price of food had skyrocket and getting a job is even more difficult than we expected. We just hope things will get better with time.

  The situation in my country has become very  bad to the extent that the cost of food is no longer affordable with low amount of money. For example a bag of rice was 8000# at a certain time and now a bag of rice is now 55000# the difference in price is just to massive in just a few years. Some food items are no longer a part of our daily meals because of the cost of living lately and the way the prices of food increase rapidly, even a big loaf of bread  that you can get for 200# is now 1000#, i think that people should try and be productive in their own, like learn to develop a skill and be master in it For instance if you know how to bake on your own making pastries won’t be a problem to you and of course you can monetize the idea, also  plant some little vegetables to make life a bit fair, it is know that people who own their own farm don’t get to go through the scarcity of the food currently.

[panganib999]

Food’s relatively cheap in my country (The Philippines) compared to the rest of the planet. For crying out loud you could get a full course meal for as low as 20 bucks here at a semi-fancy shmancy restaurant, and if you’renreally willing to scrooge your way out of the day., it’s easy to live in under 10 bucks.

But the problem lies in how much the Filipinos are getting paid. Ut’s common for the Filipino to be paid less than 10 bucks every day just barely enough to get by. Which leads to poverty and food insecurity where people are indeed getting paid, but just enough that if they quit their jobs, they’re toast.