What Families Eat Per Week – Country By Country

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Clare Whitfield

Last Updated

October 30, 2025

Refugee family sitting on the ground with food supplies in a camp setting, illustrating worldwide di.

The Aboubakar Family – Breidjing Refugee Camp, Chad

Money spent = USD$1.23

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Living in a refugee camp is a challenge, and this weekly food collection is testament to that. This family of six make do with less than $1.50 worth of groceries every week. From that they get basic grains and spices, and perhaps a small amount of sheep meat.

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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