Further findings revealed that of the countries ranked above, the most expensive place for coffee lovers is Denmark which costs on average €31.08 per week compared to the UK, but the Lithuanians can get their daily caffeine fix for €13.65 per week, a saving of €17.43.
And for meat lovers a beef round will set you back an average of €8.59 in the United Kingdom, €7.01 in Lithuania and an eye-watering €22.76 in Norway. In fact, beef costs over €10 in 50% of the European countries analysed.
Overall, of the 25 European countries analysed the most expensive country for the weekly shop is Switzerland costing €141.06, the cheapest is Ukraine costing €27.07.
This study has uncovered that location may be a contributing factor to the expenses incurred when buying the weekly food shop.
Below are average costs of the daily food essentials in Europe:
Milk Regular (1Litre)
Poland €0.57
Germany €0.70
Lithuania €0.86
Netherlands €0.90
Finland €0.92
France €0.95
Belgium €0.96
Sweden €1.02
United Kingdom €1.04
Denmark €1.08
Norway €1.71
Local Cheese (1kg)
Poland €5.33
Finland €5.74
United Kingdom €5.97
Lithuania €7.43
Sweden €7.86
Germany €8.92
Denmark €9.98
Netherlands €10.14
Norway €10.88
Belgium €11.03
France €12.48
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)
Poland €0.67
Lithuania €0.93
United Kingdom €1.12
Netherlands €1.17
France €1.30
Germany €1.34
Finland €1.76
Belgium €1.81
Sweden €1.89
Denmark €2.02
Norway €2.64
Eggs (Regular, 12)
Lithuania €1.52
Poland €1.75
Finland €1.78
Germany €1.82
United Kingdom €2.12
Netherlands €2.23
France €2.44
Sweden €2.47
Belgium €2.69
Denmark €3.09
Norway €3.68
