The grocery shopping, which was made with only 10 euros in Belgium in the past days, went viral among Turkish social media users. While the video showed that all kinds of food can be bought with 10 euros, it almost proved how much the purchasing power differs from country to country.
Purchasing power, which has been in decline for a long time in our country, has experienced a huge decline especially in recent months. So much so that the January hunger and poverty line, which was announced recently, is about 1,425 TL net paid to the minimum wage. that my raise is already melting revealed. Minimum wage in our country, only 1 TL higher than the hunger limit A video went viral on social media recently.
A video posted on TikTok showed a grocery shopping in Belgium with 10 euros. The video currently deleted from TikTok, Almost all kinds of food with 10 euro that can be taken is showing. The person who entered the market in Belgium with 10 euros spent a total of 9.65 euros by purchasing the following:
For 10 euro they can be bought in Belgium:
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- Mixed nuts – 2 euro
- 2 croissants – 1.44 euros
- 2 packs of ready-made salad – 1.18 euros
- Strained yoghurt – 1.39 euros
- 1 large pack of hazelnut chocolate – 1.49 euros
- 2 cans of tuna in olive oil – 2.18 euros
So living in Belgium and a person earning a minimum wage (1,593 euros)all this cart 159th of the minimum wage have a chance to get it. So what is the situation in Turkey? The answer to this question was given by some users who watched this video by making the same product basket, even without a ready-made salad in the basket.
This basket, in which only ready-made salad was missing in Turkey, cost 144.50 TL. In other words, a minimum wage earner can create this basket for only 1/28th of his minimum wage. When we consider the products purchased as a daily food, a person living in Belgium can earn a minimum wage. for 159 days While you can buy these products Not even a month in Turkey.
Of course, this shared video garnered many comments on social media. Some of those comments were as follows:
