9.33 euros for 16 products – Lidl receipt from 2002 causes astonishment. Back then you could buy a bag of potatoes for just 1.50 euros, whereas today you have to spend up to four euros for it.
In the Rewe market, the current price for two kilos of potatoes is 2.79 euros - and is therefore almost four times as expensive as it was 22 years ago. A survey from 2022 showed that one in three Germans spends almost half of their salary on food.