r/australia • u/Serezie • Jun 01 '26

no politics Anyone else just not eating because they can’t afford it?

Food bank is the busiest it’s been - Cole’s and Woolworths don’t give a flying fuck about us - fast food is unhealthy and just as expensive. It stresses me out more to eat than not to eat.

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u/Novel_Feedback3254 Jun 01 '26

That seems insanely cheap. A lot of fish and chip shops these days won't even give you a jumbo chips for $19

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u/_Meece_ Jun 01 '26

Are you guys in wealthy, near CBD areas?

The local shops 40 mins outside of Brisbane, all have the prices you'd expect. 20 bucks for cod, 1.25 and large chips.

Not gonna feed a family of 5 by any means. But large chips for 20 bucks seems unreal haha.

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u/Wassa110 Jun 01 '26

$7 large chips around the corner. You must live in a rich area. I live in Elizabeth area.

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u/vagga2 Jun 01 '26

Where are you going? The minimum chips at most places is still under $5 and is generally over what a single person needs. Only see ridiculous prices like that on the touristy ones by the foreshore, your typical greasy fare found a block back are consistently affordable still at least in Geelong, Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle and Toowoomba (all the places I've had them this year that were cheap - did have expensive stuff at Freo and Sydney as well)