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Table 2 Cost of the current and healthy diets in SA2 locations, Sydney, per household per fortnight

From: A tale of two cities: the cost, price-differential and affordability of current and healthy diets in Sydney and Canberra, Australia

SEIFA Quintile

Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged)

Quintile 3

Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged)

Diet type

Current (unhealthy)

Healthy (recommended)

Current (unhealthy)

Healthy (recommended)

Current (unhealthy)

Healthy (recommended)

 

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Mean cost (A$)

SD (A$)

Prop of total (%)

Water, bottled

15.35

5.23

2

15.35

5.23

3

13.88

4.31

2

13.88

4.31

2

16.54

4.93

2

16.54

4.93

3

Fruit

47.78

8.18

7

55.63

19.75

9

53.64

3.64

7

72.10

5.54

12

54.71

4.97

7

71.98

9.95

12

Vege (& legumes)

40.52

3.17

6

99.92

9.74

17

40.46

4.01

6

102.85

9.56

17

42.74

4.97

6

108.21

11.79

17

Grain (cereal) foods

46.50

5.22

7

119.60

21.02

20

44.50

3.25

6

110.73

12.91

18

45.07

3.94

6

107.13

13.62

17

Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts & seeds

95.37

3.94

14

179.69

6.14

31

93.15

6.31

13

183.41

13.36

31

98.54

6.32

13

189.12

14.83

31

Milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives

45.24

1.83

6

109.52

3.56

19

45.74

2.28

6

108.53

5.15

18

48.87

3.27

6

116.81

6.03

19

Unsaturated oils and spreads

1.36

0.24

0

9.04

0.58

2

1.27

0.01

0

8.97

0.49

1

1.28

0.03

0

8.90

0.36

1

Artificially sweetened soft drink

5.15

0.46

1

   

5.16

0.44

1

   

5.37

0.67

1

   

All other discretionary choices

407.17

16.50

58

   

431.68

17.55

59

   

441.76

25.27

59

   

Total

704.44

24.93

100

588.75

45.81

100

729.48

22.45

100

600.47

30.60

100

754.88

49.39

100

618.69

36.99

100

Costs of different components of diet

Core food

Combined fruit & vegetables

88.3

10.66

13

155.54

27.90

26

94.10

5.88

13

174.95

13.45

29

97.44

7.23

13

180.20

15.79

29

Discretionary food

Alcoholic drinks

83.10

1.85

12

   

86.12

4.16

12

   

83.42

1.50

11

   

Takeaway foods

121.86

9.10

17

   

133.14

8.92

18

   

138.92

5.22

18

   

Sugar sweetened beverages

25.88

2.32

4

   

25.95

2.21

4

   

26.99

3.35

4

   
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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