This reminds me of the grocery shopping in communist Romania. My family would spend so little on groceries every month...maybe 400 LEI out of 2 salaries of 2000

This reminds me of the grocery shopping in communist Romania. My family would spend so little on groceries every month...maybe 400 LEI out of 2 salaries of 2000, so under 10%. The catch is there was nothing on the shelves, if they would bring in bread you would have in instant queue for 2 hours. Same for cabbages, carrots etc. If you just look at the expense you'll miss the fact that people don't get enough groceries, or apartments.