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Table 12 Comparing average price per gram of least-cost food items that are similar in Bangkok and Manila for the period of 2011–2020

From: Cost and affordability of a healthy diet for urban populations in Thailand and the Philippines before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bangkok			Manila
Item	Price per g (US$)	n	Item	Price per g (US$)	n
Staples
Rice khaosan new	0.002	120	Regular milled rice	0.004	115
Rice khaosan general	0.002	120	Premium rice	0.004	115
Rice pure new	0.002	120	Well milled rice	0.004	115
		120	Special rice	0.004	115
Vegetable
Cabbage mix	0.001	120	Cabbage	0.005	120
Water spinach mix	0.002	120	Water spinach	0.005	120
Fruit
Pineapple 2 piece	0.002	120	Pineapple	0.006	120
Golden banana medium	0.001	120	Saba banana	0.006	120
Cultivated banana/hand	0.002	120
Golden banana big	0.001	120

Sources: Food items and prices from the DoIT [54] and PSA [55]. The US$ is in 2019 PPP

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