PICTURES: Weekly Food Expenditure by Country
Submitted by TheIndiaStreet on January 19, 2008 - 2:38pm.
For our weekend light business coverage, I managed to find these statistics relative to India. An interesting look at diversity of family food intake by country. It's amazing how different we eat based on where we live. The cost varies widely as well.
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
United States : The Revis family of North Carolina (most American families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family)
Food expenditure for one week $341.98
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo And they don't look sad at all
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
India - Food Expenditure for one week $39.27 -
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