Which country are you talking about? 35$ might look cheap in the US but for a meal in a country like Pakistan 35$ for a month for a person two meals is still on the average or the higher side only. You can get away with cheaper cost if you cook at home for a family of 3-4. Also in India as well you can find decent portion of food which costs around the similar price at a lot of mediocre places and many people especially the wage labour do eat it.
Brazil.
Wow, if that is expensive for people in Pakistan and India I would like to know what is considered a cheap price for restaurant's food there, and what food it is.
And the average wage around there is....?
252$ minimum wage. Most people earn this monthly.
And getting sick in the process. Most of that is carbs. I suspect you haven't had the pleasure of eating rice with beans all day, but I can assure you it's going to lead to gases and constipation.
I could technically eat extremely cheap if I wanted to, for instance buy the cheapest pasta and make a basic tomato sauce with onion, garlic and some basil and a serving of that would probably cost me 2 EUR and keep me full for half a day, but the real question is, do I want to?
Hahaha! I also heared this kind of feedback from people around, but what can I say, I like doing experiments!
Yes, nutritional value is pretty low and the meal lacks proteins. Still, it's just 0,57$ and I couldn't avoid sharing this curiosity, because it was surprising even for me, since cheapest meals here are usually 2,68$.
Feeds one person decently and the taste is good. You can eat the whole month for less than 35$, considering lunch and dinner daily! That is perfect for cutting expenses with food!
I wonder how the owners of the place are making their profit in this period. I also imagine the food will be small for that amount and not really enough for someone with a large appetite and also that even someone with a small appetite may decide to eat more on some days maybe due to some activities.
It seems operational costs are subsidized by the state (at least partially). The portion size is decent for one person, at least for me.