Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s3.t3.2

c6.s3.t3.2

The author of *Masalik-ul-absar*, on the authority of his informants cites the case of a person named Khojandi. Along with three other friends, Khojandi was served with a meal consisting of roast beef, bread and butter, the total cost of which came to one Jital.² If we calculate on this basis, and take two meals a day as the diet of an average person it will work out at 15 Jitals per month. Putting 5 Jitals extra for the morning breakfast, the average dietary expenses of one person would come to 20 Jitals per month. If we make a similar allowance for clothes and other expenses, the maximum cost would not exceed one Tanka per month. A family consisting of a man, his wife, a servant, and one or two children could thus live on 5 Tankas for a whole month. This, however, does not allow for social and economic variability and is a rough calculation.³