>Not if we're talking about whole foods ... vegan diets are the lowest priced diets in the high-income countries (https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainab

>Not if we're talking about whole foods ... vegan diets are the lowest priced diets in the high-income countries (https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-chea https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-chea...). Relatively more expensive are processed plant-based replacements of meat & dairy - again the result of subsidies and economies of scale. The situation keeps getting better though ... with numbers of vegans increasing and production of these things being ramped up. I mostly eat out. I found it surprising that vegan restaurants of the same class often charge more than meat restaurants or vegan dishes cost more in the same restaurant. It's like vegan restaurants are trying to gouge consumers because they serve a more passionate audience. And I'm not talking about exotic plant-based burgers. I don't eat those. I'm just talking about dishes that just use plants - not fancy meat substitutes. In the article you linked to, it does say that the prices exclude eating out at restaurants. I think that realistically, eating a plant based diet IS more expensive on average. That has been my experience. Anyways, I hope it changes soon like you said. There's really no reason why the average plant-based meal should be more expensive than animal-based.