How Much Do Indonesian Citizens Spend on Breaking-the-Fast Meals During Ramadan?
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How many people are willing to spend money to buy food and drinks typical of Ramadan, especially for breaking the fast? These foods and drinks tend to appear more frequently only during the fasting month.
So, how much do Indonesian citizens usually spend to buy takjil, or food for breaking the fast?
A Kurious survey from the Katadata Insight Center (KIC) shows that the majority of respondents spend around Rp20,000-Rp40,000 on takjil. This option accounted for 46.7% of total respondents.
The next price range is less than Rp20,000, chosen by 25.2% of respondents. Following that is Rp40,000-Rp60,000, chosen by 17.5% of respondents.
There is also the Rp60,000-Rp80,000 price range, chosen by 5.3% of respondents. This is followed by more than Rp100,000, chosen by 3% of respondents.
Finally, the Rp80,000-Rp100,000 price range was chosen by only 2.2% of respondents.
This Kurious-KIC survey involved 599 respondents spread across various regions of Indonesia, with 48.2% male respondents and 52.8% female respondents.
More than half of the respondents were from Java (excluding Jakarta) (63.8%), followed by Jakarta (15.7%), and Sumatra (10.4%). Respondents from Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.3%-4.3%.
Most respondents were aged between 35-44 years old (33.4%), followed by the 25-34 year old group (29.9%) and the 45-54 year old group (20.2%).
The survey was conducted from March 24-31, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method, with a margin of error of approximately 4% and a 95% confidence level.
Here is the order of spending by Indonesian citizens on takjil during Ramadan:
* Rp20,001-Rp40,000: 46.7% of respondents
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* Rp60,001-Rp80,000: 5.3% of respondents
* >Rp100,000: 3% of respondents
* Rp80,001-Rp100,000: 2.2% of respondents
(Also read: What are the drinks commonly consumed by Indonesian citizens during suhur and breaking the fast?)
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