In south american countries, there&#x27;s a concept called a &quot;basic basket&quot; ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;es.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Canasta_b%C3%A1sica_de_alimentos" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;es.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Canasta_b%C3%A1sica_de_aliment...</a> ) ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pt.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cesta_b%C3%A1sica" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pt.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cesta_b%C3%A1sica</a> ), which, while not standardized, can at least give you a ballpark cost of the basic food needs of an average household for a month.<p>One could conceivably figure out a reasonably not-out-of-thin-air number for each country by cross referencing the items in an arbitrary basic basket package and supermarket food prices in each country.