A basket of essential food items in Portugal currently costs €210.83, or €27.20 more (+14.82%) than on 23 February – the day that Russia invaded Ukraine – new data has found.
Portuguese consumers’ association Deco Proteste has been monitoring the prices of a basket of 63 essential food products for several months.
This includes items such as turkey, chicken, hake, mackerel, onions, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, oranges, rice, spaghetti, sugar, ham, milk, cheese and butter.
