Well well

[Borchester]

Such studies are interesting, but until they compare how many minutes on average pay have to be worked in each country to buy exactly similar foodstuffs, they're very much academic talking points. Anyone who's been shopping around Europe with their eyes open will notice that bread, coffee, pasta, etc, are all different.

A while ago I read a study of how many local Big Macs could be bought by an hour's average pay, and what number of Big Macs would equate in price to average shopping basket. Again academic but, I suggest, something easier to visualise...

Me and mine are not missing any meals so I don't give a toss how well off everyone else is. That said, I have played a modest part in compiling government statistic and they are mostly guesswork and always out of date.

[Streetwalker]

Things have changed since then.

Cost of living insights - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

Thats good , my policy during the cost of living crisis to eat less and drink more beer seems to be paying off 

[patman post]

It transpires that food prices in the U.K. are lower than the rest of the EU, and by a large 7%. Perhaps this should be linked to the 'Still waiting for the benefits' thread.

Such studies are interesting, but until they compare how many minutes on average pay have to be worked in each country to buy exactly similar foodstuffs, they're very much academic talking points. Anyone who's been shopping around Europe with their eyes open will notice that bread, coffee, pasta, etc, are all different. 

A while ago I read a study of how many local Big Macs could be bought by an hour's average pay, and what number of Big Macs would equate in price to average shopping basket. Again academic but, I suggest, something easier to visualise...

[papasmurf]

It says March 2023

Things have changed since then.

Cost of living insights - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

[Streetwalker]

What was the date of that survey. (No link with your quote.)

It says March 2023

Makes you proud to be British .  Also explains why Italian barn eggs have been in the local shops of late 

[papasmurf]

It transpires that food prices in the U.K. are lower than the rest of the EU, and by a large 7%. Perhaps this should be linked to the 'Still waiting for the benefits' thread.

What was the date of that survey. (No link with your quote.)

[Unlucky4Sum]

How much cheaper were they in the UK before the Brexit started in 2015?   That's the difference to look at.

[Nick]

It transpires that food prices in the U.K. are lower than the rest of the EU, and by a large 7%. Perhaps this should be linked to the 'Still waiting for the benefits' thread.