Summer 2024 with a hefty bill for those who intend to refresh themselves in a service area of the peninsula’s motorway network, with the average price of a sandwich which can cost up to 7 euros compared to 4.20 euros in a normal bar with an increase of about 70% more than at the local bar. This is estimated by the latest survey by the independent consumer organization Altroconsumo in 22 service areas between Milan, Naples, Rome and Venice.
The report indicates that it’s no better for those who decide to have breakfast with the price for a cappuccino being on average 1.84 euros, while for a brioche of 1.72 euros, for increases of 12% and 26% more. For a smooth coffee, the average cost is 1.35 euros, 14% more.
Analysts also report that water, still or sparkling, costs on average over 3 euros per litre, compared to 0.67 euros per liter in the supermarket. In Altroconsumo’s analysis, carbonated drinks (orange soda and cola) were also taken into consideration and the products, present in various formats from 500 to 330ml, cost around 8 euros per litre.
In the end for the purchase of packaged ice cream the average cost is 3 euros, with an average price per kilo of 38.51 euros. As for savory snacks, an average of 3.13 euros is spent on a bag of chips, with an average price per kilo of 23.08 euros. To buy a chocolate bar of around 100 g, on the motorway you spend an average of 3.70 euros, but prices can vary from 1.20 to as much as 6.29 euros.
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