The source used the average cost for avocado toast in several cafes in each city and examined how many would need to be foregone to afford a 20 percent down payment for an averagely priced 90 square meter apartment outside the city center.
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Saving for a down payment vs avocado toast in years globally 2017
This statistic shows the number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017. In 2017, it would have taken 67 years for a prospective home buyer to save for a down payment for an apartment outside the city center in London, if they stopped buying one serving of avocado toast a day.
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BBC. (May 31, 2017). Number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/
BBC. "Number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017." Chart. May 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/
BBC. (2017). Number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/
BBC. "Number of Years without Buying Avocado Toast Needed to save for a down Payment in Selected Markets Worldwide in 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2017, /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/
BBC, Number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of years without buying avocado toast needed to save for a down payment in selected markets worldwide in 2017 [Graph], BBC, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1019589/down-payment-without-avocado-toast-in-years-globally/
