According to Eurostat data, a year ago the highest food prices in the EU were recorded in Luxembourg. Latvia ranked 14th in this rating.
In Luxembourg, the cost of food was 126% of the EU average - the highest figure. This is followed by Denmark, Ireland, France, Malta, and Austria.
Finland ranks seventh in this rating, while Sweden is eighth. Estonia is in ninth place: the price level for food here is 105.3% of the average in the European Union.
In Latvia, food prices are 103%, while in Lithuania they are 99% of the EU average. In Germany, it is 102.9%, and in the Netherlands, it is 97%.
The cheapest food is in Romania, where its cost is 75% of the European average. Food prices are also below 90% of the EU average in Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic.
