Winter holidays and inflation: a family outing can cost up to 72% more than last year

Winter holidays, a time to hang out with the kids and relax, have become a new measure of inflation. Visits to the theater or cinema and food have a strong impact on family pockets: according to a study, a family outing can now cost up to 72% more than in the same period of 2021.

increases 45% more than last year and up to 72% in the case of theater tickets plus a large mozzarella. This is indicated by a study prepared by the technicians of the Integrare party, by former legislator Daniel Amoroso, who had already coined another measure of the increase in prices: the great Muzza index.

The investigation contemplated four different scenarios on Corrientes Avenue: cinema or theater and then pizza or hamburger. The results are overwhelming. Need for a typical family (consisting of two adults and two children). at least $ 5,169 should choose pizza and cinema. And the outlay can increase more than $ 10,000 if you combine children’s theater tickets and burgers.

The percentage increases are “very similar to the inflation we have on an annual basis,” said Amoroso of the results of the study, which was conducted between this Saturday and this Monday. For the former municipal legislator, the data reflect “a notorious distortion” of prices.

“A family can spend an average of more than $ 10,000 in one afternoon, 25% of a minimum pension or even a full month of electricity, gas and water for an apartment in an average neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, we clearly see a notorious price distortion, “said Amoroso.

By how much have the prices risen in each case?

The studio explored ticket prices for five children’s shows, cinemas, three fast food chains and five pizzerias, all in the attractive boulevard area in downtown Buenos Aires.

The best known increases are recorded in cultural activities. The theater tickets they shot at 75% Compared to 2021: they cost $ 1,750 on average when they were $ 1,000 a year ago. The cinema he settled just before that line: he passed from $ 540 to $ 903an increase of 67.22%.

In the food category, the big one Mozzarella cheese stood almost on the same level: last winter break they needed $ 950 and now they need $ 1,557, which translates into an increase of 63.89%.

The advance of the price of hamburgers, meanwhile, was slightly more modest: 44.61%. It used to cost $ 650, now it costs $ 940. The study compared children’s combos from mainstream chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and Mostaza.

On the other hand, Amoroso assessed other impacts of the economic situation on the gastronomic and cultural sectors.

“The winter holidays represent a great opportunity to revitalize service industries such as entertainment or gastronomy, as they could hire more staff on a temporary basis to double the jobs,” the union member said.

And he complained: «In any case, the current labor laws and small ones updated that are in the time we live in discourage this type of recruitment and opportunities are lost for many young people looking for their first job “.

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