Dada, I'm not entirely convinced we can compare the cost of food between two different locations on a home cooked meal. It will result in an underestimation of the actual contrast. This meal that cost you $2.14 would roughly be the same on a home cooked daal curry in Bangladesh too. While this shows that it is possible to eat well on a limited budget in the US too, but the actual cost difference would be much further apart when we compare eating out.
But then again, eating out isn't essential. So how do we actually compare the cost of meal between a developed and a developing country? "Food" for thought eh dada! ;)
Agree doc. Food is only one thing and there are many other things we can compare prices. We can compare car prices, or NVDIA graphics card prices, or even cost of education on a comparable degree like MBBS or MD :)
That will be a fun exercise, don't you think?