Brits are spending an average of £2,880 per year despite the cost of living crisis

After a tumultuous two years and as the UK sees yet another rise in inflation, new research carried

out by Chopstix Noodle Bar suggests that Brits are still spending £2,880 per year on takeaways. 

It seems that the cost of living crisis is doing little to affect the spending habits of Brits

with half of the 2,000 respondents surveyed saying that they spend an average of £30 per takeaway with 25% of the population ordering a takeaway more than twice a week.

Regularly indulging in takeaways leaves the average person out of pocket by £2,880 per year,

despite rising living costs and with the average UK salary at £31,447 Brits are spending a whopping 9% of their income on takeaways alone.

Of the cities surveyed, the biggest spenders across the UK are Belfast, Coventry, Leeds and London,

all of which stated that they spend an average of £30 plus per takeaway. Londoners are the biggest fast food offenders overall, ordering the most takeaways per week, with 20% ordering at least once a day and spending more than £30 per order. 

It seems that the Scots are counting their pennies more, with only 1 in 10 of people in Edinburgh

ordering daily and with a much lower spend of £5 - £10.

Although spending habits remain high across some regions, over half of those surveyed choose

not to order a takeaway at all citing expense as the reason  - potentially feeling the brunt of the UK’s current cost of living crisis as rents and mortgages soar and energy bills higher than ever before.

This can be seen in Liverpool and Bristol, where diners favour the delights of home cooking rather

than ordering in, with a third of respondents stating that they never order takeaways.

Additionally, the traditional 1pm lunch break rush across food venues in the UK seems to have

had its day. 1 in 3 workers choose to bring in food from home, rather than ordering in lunch or choosing a meal deal. Aberdeen, Norwich, Oxford and Bristol were all following this trend when it came to lunch, with the majority (70% plus), choosing to bring

in meals from home for lunch. 

The results highlighted that the once much revered meal deal is now on the decline, with less

than 10% choosing the meal deal option for lunch. 

Are females tightening the purse strings as food prices rise, are they more health conscious

or are they just more organised? Nearly half of female respondents bring in food from home compared to just a quarter of males. 

Chopstix offers an affordable takeaway option with a medium box with two toppings and a choice

of base coming in at just £7.50, the noodle bar’s popular dishes are also available to order from UberEats, Deliveroo and Just Eat.