The ratio of the basic food spending to minimum wage in Latvia stood at just below 19 percent as of January 2024. In other words, monthly expenses on the basic food basket occupied approximately one-fifth of the official minimum wage in the country. Lithuania and Estonia had a similar ratio at above 16 percent in January 2024.
Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in the Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by country
The basic food spending was calculated by the source as the total price of a consumer basket with the following products: 10 bread loafs, 10 liters of milk, 20 eggs, 1.5 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of cheese, 6 kilograms of meat, 6 kilograms of fruit, and 8 kilograms of vegetables.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
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Picodi. (February 27, 2024). Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in the Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453586/basic-food-spending-to-minimum-wage-baltics/
Picodi. "Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in the Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by country." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453586/basic-food-spending-to-minimum-wage-baltics/
Picodi. (2024). Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in the Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453586/basic-food-spending-to-minimum-wage-baltics/
Picodi. "Ratio of Basic Food Spending to The Minimum Wage in The Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453586/basic-food-spending-to-minimum-wage-baltics/
Picodi, Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in the Baltics from January 2022 to January 2024, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453586/basic-food-spending-to-minimum-wage-baltics/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
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