Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by boplicity on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:29AM
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Fascinating just to see the prices of bread in another country. In the Mumbai area, it looks like a half loaf costs between 17 and 75 INR -- with most around 22 INR, or 30 cents US. Here in Toronto, we often pay $4 to $5 (USD) for a decent loaf of sandwich bread. The difference is pretty striking.
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by mushyhammer on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:32AM
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I’ve seen the bread in most Asian countries. You get what you pay for. Only premium bread may be worth it, and still not on pair with cheap basic European bread.
Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by tyingq on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:11AM
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Do you mean for baguette/loaf type breads? I lived in Turkey, and things like gevrek, simit, and pidesi were dirt cheap but clearly worth as much as any bread I've had elsewhere, and delicious.
Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by joelwilliamson on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @11:22AM
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I suspect that's mostly because Indian labour is much cheaper. Making a loaf of home-made bread uses about $0.30 CAD of flour, and yeast, salt and water don't add much to the cost.
(Edit:) Also of course anti-competitive behaviour by the bakery cartel drives up prices in Canada.