Thursday, December 6, 2007

One Week of Food in Different Cultures

Japan : The Ukita family of Kodaira CityFood expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.12














Italy: The Manzo family of SicilyFood expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11














United States: The Revis family of North CarolinaFood expenditure for one week: $341.98














Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-JeziornaFood expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27














Mexico: The Casales family of CuernavacaFood expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09














Egypt: The Ahmed family of CairoFood expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyp tian Pounds or $68.53














Ecuador: The Ayme family of TingoFood expenditure for one week: $31.55














Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey VillageFood expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03














Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing CampFood expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

2 comments:

Generalissimo (Dictator) for life said...

I nver thought that the Japanese ate that much! They eat almost as much as we do.

Karen said...

I love the difference between the Egyptian family and the American. The Egyptians spend way less, have far more fresh food and it doesn't look like anything processed. The Americans (and Japanese and Mexican) seem to buy a majority of processed food. Sad, isn't it?