New York, USA. Cheeseburgers. 4.90 US dollars (3.60 EUR).
‘The Poverty Line’ is a project in an attempt to show what it means to be poor in countries around the world.
The on-going project is a collaboration between photographer Stefen Chow and economist Hui-Yi Lin, which started from China since 2010, and has since expanded over the years to 24 countries, across 6 continents.
Using the data by “calculating a per-person, per-day expenditure based on the country’s national poverty line”, the pictures show the food choice a poor person is able to purchase in a particular country, that is within their budget.
Head over to the interactive website to find out more.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bananas. 2.33 Brazilian Real (1.23 USD, 0.93 EUR).
UK. Canned Smoked Herring. 5.85 British Pound Sterling (9.47 USD, 7.01 EUR).
Seoul, South Korea. Kimchi Fishcake Skewers. 2,415 South Korean Won (2.15 USD, 1.68 EUR).
Geneva, Switzerland. Pasta. 7.97 Swiss Francs (10.25 USD, 7.15 EUR).
Beijing, China. Plain Buns. 6.30 renminbi (0.99 USD, 0.75 EUR).
Tokyo, Japan. Octopus Tentacle. 394 Japanese Yen (4.84 USD, 3.51 EUR).
Noida, India. Cabbages. 32 Indian Rupee (0.60 USD, 0.46 EUR).
[via Distractify, The Poverty Line]