The ratio of basic food expenditures to the minimum wage in Brazil was 37.1 percent in January 2024. By comparison, the ratio was 0.7 percentage points higher a year earlier.
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Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024
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. (January 16, 2024). Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/
Picodi. "Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024." Chart. January 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/
Picodi. (2024). Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/
Picodi. "Ratio of Basic Food Spending to The Minimum Wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/
Picodi, Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Ratio of basic food spending to the minimum wage in Brazil from January 2021 to January 2024 [Graph], Picodi, January 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445703/brazil-food-spending-to-minimum-wage/
