1. WHAT THE WORLD EATS

2. The Melander family from Germany spends a whopping $568 per week on groceries and that's just for a family of four ($142/week for each member, which means more than $20 a day). .

3. Australia: The Browns of River View - Food expenditure for one week: Australian dollars or US$ Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt.

4. Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City. Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $ Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips.

5. Canada: The Melansons of Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory - Food expenditure for one week: US$345. Favorite Foods: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon.

6. United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina. Food expenditure for one week: $ Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken.

7. Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily. Food expenditure for one week: 214
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily. Food expenditure for one week: Euros or $ Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks.

8. Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City. Food expenditure for one week: dinar or $ Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice.

9. Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca. Food expenditure for one week: 1, Mexican Pesos or $ Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken.

10. The Dudo family from Bosnia and Herzegovina spends around $90 per week on groceries to feed their five members family ($18/week for each member, or little under $2.6/day). As evident in this photograph, meals from Bosnia and Herzegovina use a lot of fresh ingredients such as fruit and vegetables.

11. Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo. Food expenditure for one week: 387
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo. Food expenditure for one week: Egyptian Pounds or $ Family recipe: Okra and mutton.

12. The Cui family from China spends around $65 per week on their groceries, for a family of six ($10.8/week for each member, or $1.54/day)!

13. Similarly to the family in China, the Costa family from Cuba spends around $64 per week on their groceries ($16/week for each of the four members, or almost $2.3/day). 

14. India: The Patkars of Ujjain - Food expenditure for one week: 1,636
India: The Patkars of Ujjain - Food expenditure for one week: 1, rupees or $ Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes).

15. Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo. Food expenditure for one week: $31
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo. Food expenditure for one week: $ Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage.

16. Mali: The Natomos of Kouakourou - Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $ Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish.

17. Germany: The Sturm Family of Hamburg
Germany: The Sturm Family of Hamburg. Food Expenditure for One Week: € ($ USD). Favorite foods: salads, shrimp, buttered vegetables, sweet rice with cinnamon and sugar, pasta.

18. Norway: The Ottersland Dahl Family of Gjettum
Norway: The Ottersland Dahl Family of Gjettum. Food expenditure for one week: Norwegian Kroner; $ USD. Favorite foods: fresh baked bread with butter and sugar, pancakes, tomato soup with macaroni and cold milk, yoghurt

19. Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp. Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23. Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat.

20. China: The Dong family of Beijing. Food expenditure for one week: 1, Yuan or $ Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce.

21. Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna. Food expenditure for one week: Zlotys or $ Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips.

22. United States: The Caven family of California
United States: The Caven family of California. Food expenditure for one week: $ Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream.

23. Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar. Food expenditure for one week: 41, togrogs or $ Family recipe: Mutton dumplings.

24. Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis
Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis. Food expenditure for one week: British Pounds or $ Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream.

25. Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village. Food expenditure for one week: ngultrum or $5.03. Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork.

26. Norway: The Glad Ostensen family in Gjerdrum
Norway: The Glad Ostensen family in Gjerdrum. Food expenditure for one week: Norwegian Kroner or $ Favorite foods: mutton in cabbage, lasagne, and chocolate.

27. Guatemala: The Mendozas of Todos Santos - Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $ Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup.

28. Luxembourg: The Kuttan-Kasses of Erpeldange - Food expenditure for one week: Euros or $ Favorite Foods: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs.

29. United States: The Fernandezes of Texas - Food expenditure for one week: $ Favorite Foods: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza.

30. France: The Le Moines of Montreuil - Food expenditure for one week: euros or $ Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine's Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food.

31. Greenland: The Madsens of Cap Hope - Food expenditure for one week: 1, Danish krone or $ Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew.

32. Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul - Food expenditure for one week: 198
Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul - Food expenditure for one week: New Turkish liras or $ Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries.