Doing a Bit of a Research - Your Help Needed!

[Andrewgosu]

Hello!

I'm currently doing a little bit of research regarding minimum wages and the cost of food in different countries and therefore need your help!

How you can help me out? It's simple: just post your country and the (average) prices of the food items from the list below in your local currency. You don't have to fill all the information, but the more, the better.

Your country:
If possible, the city you live in:
Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g):
A litre of milk:
A package of cheese (usually around 200g):
A Big Mac meal:
1kg of potatoes:

NOTE: My research is mainly focused on European Union member countries, but you can still post if you live elsewhere (especially USA, Australia, China etc.)​

European Union member countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_State_of_the_European_Union

Thanks in advance!

These results will not be used commercially etc., they're just used for my own "amusement".

 

[monoVertex]

Ha ha, I'll help you with that, but I gotta ask about some of them, because I am not really sure.

 

[Wiseman_2]

I'm not sure what all of them are, but I know a few of them.

City/Country: Bradford/England
Loaf of bread: Average is about £1.25, last time I checked. We bought one last night that was 89p but it was only 350g.
A litre of milk: We go by pints, 2 pints is just over a litre, costs about 75p on average.

Unfortunately I can't answer the last three as they are not things I myself commonly purchase
Also, these prices will probably increase the further south you go.

 

[Samael88]

Country: Sweden
Loaf of bread: About 20SEK
A litre of milk: About 14SEK
A package of cheese: Somewhere between 50 and 80SEK depending on what brand
A Big Mac meal: 59SEK
1kg of potatoes: I have no idea.

I hope that it helps, I could check the prices of cheese and potatoes tomorrow since I am going to the store then^^

 

[thewrongvine]

Country: USA, New Jersey
Loaf of bread: About 1 USD
Gallon of milk About 1 USD (so I think litre is smaller so would be less)
Package of cheese: About 2+ USD
A Big Mac meal: About 5 USD
1kg of potatoes: o.o I love potatoes.

I shall update if wrong since those are just estimates from the last time I went shopping, which is awhile back.
And these are probably the average cheapest. :3

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[Amfidamant]

Haven't been at home country for few months, but that should be about right:

Average product prices (from cheapest to highest, excluding extra pricey imported stuff)
Country: Lithuania
Loaf of bread: 0.228 EUR to 1.155 EUR
0.9 Liter of milk: from 0.319 EUR to about 0.5 EUR
Package of cheese: from about 0.6 Eur to about 1.4 EUR for 200g
A Big Mac meal: We don't really have McDonalds.
1kg of potatoes: from 0.231 EUR to 0.58 EUR

 

[Lyerae]

Your country: USA, Cuyahoga Falls.
Loaf of bread: I don't eat bread, but I think it's around 1-3 USD.
A litre of milk: 3-4 USD for a Gallon.
A package of cheese: Anywhere from 2-4 USD.
A Big Mac meal: I don't eat these either, but it think it's about 5 USD.
1kg of potatoes: 4-ish USD.

When I get back home (to Mississippi), I can try to get you the prices of stuff there, if you'd like.

 

[tom_mai78101]

Lyerae, do you live near Starkville, Mississippi?

Your country: Taiwan
Your capitol: Taipei
Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g): 15 NTD ~ 50 NTD, any higher up, it will be a cake.
A litre of milk: 65 NTD and 115 NTD, we don't have cows anywhere on this island.
A package of cheese (usually around 200g): Estimation: More than 200 NTD. They are imported goods.
A Big Mac meal: 119 NTD, it's not enough. I usually eat twice of that.
1kg of potatoes: No idea, 60 NTD per 1 kilogram.

Equivelent Currency:

Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g): $0.47 USD ~ $1.57 USD
A litre of milk: $2.03 USD and $3.60 USD
A package of cheese (usually around 200g): Estimation: More than $6.00 USD.
A Big Mac meal: $3.75 USD
1kg of potatoes: $1.88 USD per 1 kilogram.

 

[DDRtists]

Your country:
North America
If possible, the city you live in:
Bakersfield, California
Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g):
~$2.00
A litre of milk:
~$3.50
A package of cheese (usually around 200g):
~$2.00
A Big Mac meal:
~$6.00
1kg of potatoes:
~$2.00

 

[Winterherz]

Your country: Hong Kong, yes its a country
If possible, the city you live in: Hong Kong

Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g):~HKD $18.00

A litre of milk: ~HKD $13.90

A package of cheese (usually around 200g): ~HKD $14.00

A Big Mac meal: ~HKD $25.00.

1kg of potatoes: ~HKD $20.00

6kg basmati rice: ~HKD $60.00

125g blueberries:~HKD $13.00

Broccoli 1pc: ~HKD $8.00

2L Onions: ~HKD $8.00

3pc leg free-range chicken: ~HKD $20-40.00

western people flock into hong kong because of 0-17% income tax. lower than other developed countries

 

[UndeadDragon]

Your country: England
If possible, the city you live in: Norwich
Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g): ~£1.50
A litre of milk: ~£0.90
A package of cheese (usually around 200g): Not sure for this one.
A Big Mac meal: ~£2.29
1kg of potatoes: Not sure on this.

 

[Lyerae]

Lyerae, do you live near Starkville, Mississippi?

Well I honestly have no idea.
Google maps says I'm about 1-2 hours away, but I'm not sure how accurate that would be.

If it helps though, I live in Meridian, Mississippi.

 

[Slapshot136]

Your country: USA
Ann Arbor (Michigan)
Loaf of bread (usually 500-700g): $1.00 for a simple loaf
A litre of milk: $2.50 for a gallon, so about $.80 cents? (also make sure everyone else form the U.S. gives you the price per liter and not gallon)
A package of cheese (usually around 200g): no clue
A Big Mac meal: don't know
1kg of potatoes: see above

also i thought I would add the gas prices, since I think those would be interesting, gas here is about $2.80 per gallon for basic unleaded, diesel is a bit more expensive

also worth noting that the bread in the U.S. is crap, real bread starts costing about $3.00 for a decent sized baguette, compared to the same baguette in France for about 0.80 euro (I have a friend over from France atm, this is what she says, but I agree with the crappy bread part)

also minimum wage for the university that I work at is $9.00 for people over 18, but in the U.S. it's 7.25/hr, what's it like in Europe?

 

[Wiseman_2]

Minimum wage for 18-21 year olds in the UK is about £4.80. Below 18, I think it's about £3.70 or thereabouts, and about £5.25 for over 21.

 

[Andrewgosu]

Thanks for the replies so far!

Well, I have some statistics about the minimal wages in countries etc. and I can contrast them quite well, but it doesn't really tell me something until I put the wages into context. For example, the minimum wage by law in Bulgaria is around 122 and in Ireland 1500 euros, but it's also more expensive to live in the latter country. That's why I'm conducting this (rather superficial and unprofessional, but still) query.

 

[Slapshot136]

typo on Romania, but otherwise nice chart