Not everybody has the luxury of a choice.Sorry disagree about restaurant food. Yes you can eat cheaply but ask yourself would you feed a child the same food repeatedly?
Three of us in the family, if we go a restaurant that's realistically a minimum of $150 for not so great quality food.
The same $150 will buy me a whole week's worth of seasonal veggie's from the wet market.
$150 is a luxury that a lot of locals can't afford.
@jimbo agreed