Table 6a: Weekly cost of the different food categories for rural households in 2014-2016.
Food costs based on the Minimum Essential Standard of Living food baskets developed in 2012 [3] updated using the Irish Consumer Price Index for ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages [7].
Urban Two-parent, two child (age 3 and 10 years) Two-parent, two child (age 10 and 15 years) One-parent, two child (age 3 and 10 years) Single male living alone Pensioner couple Female pensioner living alone
2014 (€) 2016 (€) 2014 (€) 2016 (€) 2014 (€) 2016 (€) 2014 (€) 2016 (€) 2014 (€) 2016 (€) 2014 (€) 2016 (€)
Bread and cereals 20.88 20.03 24.52 23.53 15.82 15.18 5.06 4.88 10.18 9.68 8.60 8.18
Meat 37.33 35.05 43.37 40.73 29.32 27.52 10.48 9.92 28.23 27.18 12.45 11.94
Fish 7.28 7.16 8.41 8.27 5.48 5.40 2.19 2.15 3.93 3.86 2.84 2.79
Milk, cheese and eggs 20.67 20.34 23.50 23.13 13.75 13.54 4.60 4.52 7.76 7.59 4.30 4.23
Oils and fats 2.60 2.55 2.99 2.94 1.91 1.88 1.51 1.49 1.87 1.85 €1.51 1.49
Fruit 12.80 12.40 15.48 15.03 9.88 9.53 6.67 6.38 6.92 6.64 6.46 6.18
Vegetables 19.68 19.60 23.20 23.09 15.97 15.87 5.12 5.03 11.96 11.87 11.59 11.56
Sugar, jam and honey 0.56 0.54 0.65 0.63 0.45 0.44 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21
Food products not classified elsewhere. 2.38 2.35 2.79 2.75 1.97 1.95 2.17 2.13 1.13 1.12 1.82 1.80
Coffee, tea and cocoa 3.04 2.98 3.49 3.43 2.19 2.15 2.52 2.45 2.34 2.30 2.66 2.59
Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices 3.79 3.79 4.46 4.46 3.27 3.27 1.61 1.61 1.77 1.77 0.89 0.89
Snacks and treats 3.53 3.42 4.21 4.09 2.52 2.45 0.91 0.90 2.42 2.35 2.71 2.62
Restaurants, cafes, fast food and takeaway food 3.59 3.70 8.04 8.28 2.16 2.23 5.26 5.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Extras for visitors 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.67 1.61 10.17 9.85 10.21 9.88
Total 138.13 133.91 165.11 160.36 104.69 101.41 49.97 48.69 88.91 86028 66.26 64.36