Eurostat: Poland has the lowest overall food prices in the EU

Poland had the lowest overall food prices in the European Union in 2015, at 63 percent of the EU average, according to the new report by Eurostat. Eurostat noted that the lowest price levels were observed in Poland (63 percent of the average), Romania (64 percent), Bulgaria (70 percent), Lithuania (78 percent), the Czech Republic and Hungary (both 79 percent). At the other end, Denmark was by far the EU country with the most expensive food, with prices standing at 145 percent of the EU average. Sweden was second (124 percent), and Austria came third (120 percent). Eurostat data for 2015 suggested that the minimum wage in Poland was €409.53, considering the V4 countries: in Hungary the monthly minimum wage was €332.76, in the Czech Republic - €331.71, and in Slovakia it amounted to €380.