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November 12, 2023, 03:17:25 PM
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.

lucky you that food is relatively cheap in your country the farmers in my own country have gone from creating a solution to people wanting to make money at the cost of whether they can afford it or not, which is not a primary assignment for farmers, and farmers will tell you they also spend money in term of production, so if they are selling their goods, they put too much into consideration, the problem I see is that very few people are going into farming if the number of farmers can increase then food such be sufficient and the price will be very affordable because there is a lot of supply when it is like that it will favor the buyer, let us be encouraged to farm no matter our little noting will waste.
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November 12, 2023, 12:45:26 PM
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 see you are from Indonesia, I also come from Indonesia I live in the capital with my monthly income of $230.
My living costs while living in the capital are quite expensive compared to living in the village.
1. Internet costs = $4/month
2. Transport (top up money) = $20/month (train + bus)
3. Food = $1/day (cook yourself) or $30/month
4. Boarding house = $50/month (outdoor bathroom)
5. Unexpected costs = $60/month

A month is never more than $180. There was even a record under $150 when I wanted to save money.

It all depends on each person's lifestyle. If we live in a capital city with a high lifestyle, then for an income of $230/month, we will never be able to meet our living needs while living in the capital city.
And you are someone who is simple and able to reduce the cost of living, to the lowest level. And we rarely encounter people like this, especially those who live in the capital, most of whom prioritize prestige over function by choosing a high lifestyle.

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November 12, 2023, 12:18:32 PM

I see you are from Indonesia, I also come from Indonesia I live in the capital with my monthly income of $230.
My living costs while living in the capital are quite expensive compared to living in the village.
1. Internet costs = $4/month
2. Transport (top up money) = $20/month (train + bus)
3. Food = $1/day (cook yourself) or $30/month
4. Boarding house = $50/month (outdoor bathroom)
5. Unexpected costs = $60/month

A month is never more than $180. There was even a record under $150 when I wanted to save money.

It seems that the rate of inflation in your country is very low because you can live in the capital of the country at such a low cost. What you spend living in the capital, we spend living in the village. If we start living in the capital of our country Pakistan, we can spend only one week with this amount of money.

Your food costs a dollar a day and if we wanted a dollar we could just eat breakfast. Now think about what our food bill will be in a month. We cannot say that the monthly income is better in your capital city, but it is slightly better than in our country. However, having less expenses than income means that inflation is lower and therefore time can be better spent on income, but more problems can arise where expenses exceeds income.
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November 12, 2023, 10:50:28 AM
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

Food prices are just one part of the cost of living in a country, there are other factors like rent, utilities, transportation and so that should be included when calculating the living expenses for each country. The problem with that is it's going to be only an average number across many different products and cities in a country. People are very different from each other’s, some like to live in the city centre, while others are fine to live in the outskirts of a city. Other people like to go out to a restaurant a few times per week whereas others prefer to cook at home. I can tell you a bit about my country and the food costs here in Germany. If you are looking for the cheapest meal, you can buy frozen or canned food in the supermarket for less than 3 Euros. During a promotion you might even get the food in large quantities for less than 2 Euros. The problem is going to be the taste and it's not really nutritious. Eating it in large quantities over a longer period of time is not healthy. You could also make pasta with tomato sauce for the same price. But if you are looking for fresh products then price is going to rise quickly. I would say on average a decent meal at home cost at least 6 Euros and in the restaurant 10 Euros.
Each country has different cost of living and food prices vary from country to country. And food prices vary somewhat in different districts of a country. For example, the cost of living of a person who lives in the capital of the country is not the same as the cost of living of a person who lives in a city because there are some differences in food production and prices depending on the area. But in my country the price of food products is still quite low compared to other countries but the income of a person in my country is much less than other countries due to which the price of food products seems very high relative to that income.
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November 12, 2023, 05:20:11 AM
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 see you are from Indonesia, I also come from Indonesia I live in the capital with my monthly income of $230.
My living costs while living in the capital are quite expensive compared to living in the village.
1. Internet costs = $4/month
2. Transport (top up money) = $20/month (train + bus)
3. Food = $1/day (cook yourself) or $30/month
4. Boarding house = $50/month (outdoor bathroom)
5. Unexpected costs = $60/month

A month is never more than $180. There was even a record under $150 when I wanted to save money.
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November 12, 2023, 04:20:07 AM
Here are some Turkish figures as of Nov'23, keep in mind that food used to be much cheaper but now some items are even more expensive than their European counterparts because of disastrous economic policies by the government, and specifically corruption in the Agricultural ministry...

Ground Beef (1kg): 13-15 USD (depending on the city)

Sour Dough Whole Wheat Bread (800-900 grams): 1.3 USD

Free Range Egg: 0.2 USD

Tomatoes (kg): 1-1.5 USD (depending on quality)

Chicken Breast (kg): 6-7 USD

Olive Oil (1lt, extra virgin): 8-10 USD
Don't the Turkish lira experiencing a bad inflation right now? This could mean that this rate that you're talking about could be much bigger now which is kind of sad for the people that just wants to eat and make an honest living, I can empathize with you in regards to the corruption in agricultural ministry, it's the same thing for my country albeit I can't really say that what we have is much worse since you didn't share any details but in my country, they don't care too much about farmers and a lot of municipalities are trying to create artificial inflation so they can sell their food hoards for a much higher prices and not to mention that the national government doesn't help a lot in terms of subsidies for the farmers so they can afford the necessary stuff for farming like feeds for the cattle, fertilizer for the crops and such and the agricultural department don't want to find a way to make sure that farmers are getting fair price when they sell their services on the market and the consumers end up shouldering the burden of expensive food cost in the country. A decent meal for a day would probably cost you around 10 USD even if it's a home cooked meal.
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November 12, 2023, 04:05:19 AM
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

Mostly the countries which have high rate in food are not well at the economy,  as I have checked many countries which have lot of varieties of food and they didn't have high price. Which is quite a good thing,  but mostly when the prices are high at a country of aby food then young generation have a lot of problems to face.

Young generation mostly likes the fast food which in turn is very expensive in some countries like it includes the pizza,  thr burger, etc. So this kind of food liked in countries and people love to enjoy it a lot.
A country's economy does not always depend on or be guided by the level of food supplies.
IN my country, it is an agricultural country because it has a large agricultural sector, but the economy is not very good, and many farmers are not even prosperous, so I think it is not a significant benchmark for a country's economic progress.

In my country, fortunately, basic costs or food needs are still relatively stable and worth it for the income of even low-level workers, but they are not yet included in the high class, what I mean is standard food costs for people in the lower half of the economy. .
If they have an income of $300 then they will probably only spend $100 on food, that's a good standard.
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November 12, 2023, 03:50:07 AM
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

Mostly the countries which have high rate in food are not well at the economy,  as I have checked many countries which have lot of varieties of food and they didn't have high price. Which is quite a good thing,  but mostly when the prices are high at a country of aby food then young generation have a lot of problems to face.

Young generation mostly likes the fast food which in turn is very expensive in some countries like it includes the pizza,  thr burger, etc. So this kind of food liked in countries and people love to enjoy it a lot.
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November 12, 2023, 03:46:55 AM
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"  Cheesy

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.

Expensive guys, at my place nasi Padang is sold per pack, chicken packages, rendang packages, catfish packages are sold for $0.6 or $0.8

Wow, that's good, I hope there's a budget meal in our country too. Everything is expensive here and every thing that you do comes with expenses and some native products were sold in a higher price due to inflation, it's quite difficult to budget especially if you're a minimum wage earner, all your salary will go to bills and budget, nothing left for savings and personal needs.
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November 12, 2023, 03:41:32 AM
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

Food prices are just one part of the cost of living in a country, there are other factors like rent, utilities, transportation and so that should be included when calculating the living expenses for each country. The problem with that is it's going to be only an average number across many different products and cities in a country. People are very different from each other’s, some like to live in the city centre, while others are fine to live in the outskirts of a city. Other people like to go out to a restaurant a few times per week whereas others prefer to cook at home. I can tell you a bit about my country and the food costs here in Germany. If you are looking for the cheapest meal, you can buy frozen or canned food in the supermarket for less than 3 Euros. During a promotion you might even get the food in large quantities for less than 2 Euros. The problem is going to be the taste and it's not really nutritious. Eating it in large quantities over a longer period of time is not healthy. You could also make pasta with tomato sauce for the same price. But if you are looking for fresh products then price is going to rise quickly. I would say on average a decent meal at home cost at least 6 Euros and in the restaurant 10 Euros.
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November 11, 2023, 09:58:11 PM
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"  Cheesy

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.

Expensive guys, at my place nasi Padang is sold per pack, chicken packages, rendang packages, catfish packages are sold for $0.6 or $0.8

  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.

Is the increase in rice prices in line with the increase in monthly salaries or minimum wages in your country? I think this is a significant price increase, from 8000 to 55000, can it be converted to USD?
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November 11, 2023, 06:28:04 PM
For comparison, may I ask how much a standard meal in your country costs for one meal?
One of the cheapest alternatives cost 2,04$.

what is the standard food menu?
Rice, beans, pasta and a small steak of meat (chicken, pork or beef). Sometimes a portion of salad or another side dish. Everything comes inside a packed lunch made of polystyrene.

What is the average monthly and annual income in your country?
Monthly wage in average is 269,04$, and annual income you can multiply by x12, so it's about 3.228,48$ or 3.497,52$, if there is a 13º wage paid to the employee.



Of course, there are another alternatives of more expensive meals, if you are willing to eat more tasty food and with larger portions of protein and side dishes. Personally, I really like "all you can eat" offers, where you pay a determined sum of money to eat as long as you want and can afford to eat. Japanese food is popular on that category and the price stays around 24,25$ per person. It's really expensive, but so good...
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November 11, 2023, 06:06:46 PM
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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.
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November 11, 2023, 05:56:14 PM
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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.
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November 11, 2023, 05:48:15 PM
#97
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"  Cheesy

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.
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November 11, 2023, 04:29:01 PM
#96
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.

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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
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November 11, 2023, 02:21:38 PM
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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.
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November 11, 2023, 01:26:49 PM
#94
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.
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November 11, 2023, 12:56:26 PM
#93
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.
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November 11, 2023, 10:39:45 AM
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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 .
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