Countries that spend least, most on food and drinks
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As the country develops, people spend less income on buying food and more on enjoyable things in life.
Let's take a look at 20 countries that spend least and most on food, alcohol and tobacco.
Source: The Economist
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Image: A couple looks at a restaurant menu in downtown Milan, Italy.
Photographs: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
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The United States
Total household spending on food: 7 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $43
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 1
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Image: Mariann Lau serves glasses of wine in Las Vegas.
Photographs: David Becker/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
Total household spending on food: 9 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 6 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $43
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 2
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Image: Customers at the White Building, a restaurant and studio space in Hackney Wick, London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Paul Hackett/Reuters
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South Korea
Total household spending on food: 12 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 3 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $29
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 3
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Image: Staff work at the Marco Polo restaurant at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in the Gangnam area of Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
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France
Total household spending on food: 13 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 4 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $63
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 4
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Image: A cafe in Paris, France.
Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Brazil
Total household spending on food: 16 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $23
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 5
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Image: A girl carries a belt of beers during the Race of Beer in Brasilia, Brazil.
Photographs: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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Japan
Total household spending on food: 15 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $77
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 6
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Image: Rina Mitsutake eats a piece of beef strip in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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Greece
Total household spending on food: 17 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 5 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $69
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 7
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Image: People sit in a cafe with the Acropolis hill in the background in central Athens, Greece.
Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters
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Iran
Total household spending on food: 22 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 1 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $12
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 8
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Image: A fast food restaurant in northern Tehran, Iran.
Photographs: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
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China
Total household spending on food: 21 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 3 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $9
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 9
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Image: A woman walks past a KFC restaurant in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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South Africa
Total household spending on food: 19 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 4 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $17
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 10
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Image: Trader Nono Dawane greets customers at her small shop selling cigarettes and cold drinks in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, South Africa.
Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
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Vietnam
Total household spending on food: 22 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 3 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $4
Global rank in least spending as percentage of income: 11
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Image: Tourists drink beer at the old quarters in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Photographs: Kham/Reuters
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Mexico
Total household spending on food: 23 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $30
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 11
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Image: Mexican chef Lula Martin del Campo pours a glass of wine in Mexico City, Mexico.
Photographs: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters
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Saudi Arabia
Total household spending on food: 26 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 1 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $30
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 10
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Image: A cafe in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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Hungary
Total household spending on food: 17 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 10 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $25
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 9
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Image: Hungarians eat lunch outside a small eatery in central Budapest, Hungary.
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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India
Total household spending on food: 26 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 3 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $5
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 8
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Image: People dine on a double-decker bus converted into a mobile restaurant in Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
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Indonesia
Total household spending on food: 32 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 5 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $12
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 7
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Image: Workers prepare food at a fast food outlet in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Photographs: Supri/Reuters
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Russia
Total household spending on food: 31 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 6 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $38
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 6
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Image: An employee feeds a red-handed tamarin monkey a banana in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.
Photographs: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
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Pakistan
Total household spending on food: 42 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 1 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $7
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 5
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Image: A view of a restaurant in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Photographs: Faisal Mahmood/Reuters
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Kenya
Total household spending on food: 41 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $5
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 4
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Image: A restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya.
Photographs: Noor Khamis/Reuters
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Egypt
Total household spending on food: 43 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 3 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $19
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 3
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Image: Women work on their computers at a cafe in Cairo, Egypt.
Photographs: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters
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Belarus
Total household spending on food: 42 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 5 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $26
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 2
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Image: Workers gather cabbage near the village of Radashkovichi, some 40km northwest of Minsk, Belarus.
Photographs: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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Cameroon
Total household spending on food: 47 per cent
Total household spending on alcohol and tobacco: 2 per cent
Spending per person per week on food: $9
Global rank in most spending as percentage of income: 1
Image: A motorbike taxi laden with bananas is parked between the town of Mundemba and village of Fabe, Cameroon.
Photographs: Emmanuel Braun/Reuters
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