Brazilians already pay R$46.60 to have a meal outside the home

Survey

In 10 years, the price increased by 70%

A Brazilian who needs to have lunch outside the home pays, on average, R$46.60 for a meal. The survey was carried out by Ticket, a brand of meal and food vouchers from Edenred Brasil, and was carried out in 4,500 food establishments in the five regions of the country.

In 10 years, the price increased by 70%, almost two percentage points above the inflation of the period measured by the IPCA, which accumulated 68.2% in the period, and is the main inflation indicator. In 2014, the average cost of lunch was R$27.36.

According to the research, considering the average value of the dishes, the meal voucher lasts an average of only 12 days a month. Without the benefit, the worker would spend R$ 1,025.20 to eat 22 working days of the month, compromising 35% of the salary just on food during work hours, since the average monthly income of Brazilians is R$ 2,921, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

The biggest increase in the last 10 years occurred in the Southeast, where the cost increased by 77.7%. The complete meal, which includes a main dish, dessert, drink and coffee, costs an average of R$49.33. The minimum value, which only considers the commercial dish and a drink, is R$30.14.

Workers in the North region pay an average of R$26.45 for a simple meal (commercial and drink) and R$42.29 for a full meal. As the average income is R$2,316, the income commitment would reach 40% without the benefit.

The researchers remember that the national average of meal prices was driven by the increase in the Southeast region, since in the others the value rose less than inflation.

A large part of commerce, therefore, absorbed the higher costs, resulting from the economic scenario during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, which imposed losses with the closure of establishments, increased rents and layoffs and rehiring of professionals upon the return to in-person service. .

“There were efforts by restaurants and snack bars to maintain prices and the research helped companies plan the value of the benefit for their employees”,

says Natália Ghiotto, product director at Ticket.

Based on the research, Ticket calculated the values ​​for meal vouchers in the five regions. The lowest, of R$918.50, went to the Central-West, and the highest, of R$1,085.26, to the Southeast.

See the prices for a complete meal away from home, by region:

• Southeast — R$49.33
• Northeast — R$43.55
• South — R$42.81
• North — R$42.29
• Midwest — R$41.75

Estimated value of meal vouchers for the month

• Midwest – R$ 918.50
• North – R$ 930.38
• South – R$ 941.82
• Northeast – R$ 958.10
• Southeast – R$ 1,085.26

*With information from the O Globo website

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