โฒ 241 โผ Russians spend ~40% of income on food, highest level in 16 years (lemmy.today) submitted 5 months ago by suspicious_hyperlink@lemmy.today to c/europe@feddit.org 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) From the USA and food prices are closer to 20-30% of my income now. I do have a family though. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago There was a discussion earlier when I looked up figures for this, obviously the data is pre-Trump. People in the US spend so little on food because they spend much more on insurance, rent and vehicle maintenance than Europeans. Disposable income is a similar proportion, with the US average being a bit more on absolute terms, while the EU average being a bit more on PPP. In any case this is an IIRC bit, so I might be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago There was a discussion earlier when I looked up figures for this, obviously the data is pre-Trump. People in the US spend so little on food because they spend much more on insurance, rent and vehicle maintenance than Europeans. Disposable income is a similar proportion, with the US average being a bit more on absolute terms, while the EU average being a bit more on PPP. In any case this is an IIRC bit, so I might be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
