The cost of the minimum consumer basket for a decent life for a family of two adults and two children in September 2022 is 8,659 lei per month compared to 7,233 lei in September 2021, an increase of 19.7%, according to data from the Friedrich Foundation Ebert Romania and Syndex Romania.

According to the report “Minimum monthly consumer basket for a decent life of the population of Romania”, the cost of the basket for a family of two adults and one child is 7,112 lei per month, for a family of two adults without children it is 5,322 lei per month, and for a single adult – 3,275 lei per month, writes Agerpres.

The cost of the basket is calculated based on the price indices published by the National Institute of Statistics for September 2022, compared to September 2021.

The report notes that between July and September 2018, Syndex Romania and the Quality of Life Research Institute conducted a national-level study to establish a minimum consumer basket for a decent life for the Romanian population. The results of this study should become a new stage in the discussion about the resources necessary for the life of the population of Romania, not so much because of the renewal of the older concept of the minimum consumer basket, but especially because of the clear emphasis on the concept of a decent standard of living and the costs that must be covered so that the population of Romania can provide such a standard of living.

The idea of ​​a minimum consumer basket for a decent life involves the creation of a set of periodic expenses necessary to meet some of the basic needs of a family with a given structure. In addition to the immediate needs for survival – shelter, food – the minimum basket for a decent life covers a number of current needs, such as clothing, personal hygiene, education, health care, transport, communication, recreation, as well as possible contingencies. expenses (family events, health problems, etc.).

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