This study was conducted to analyze food expenditure in Perak in line with the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, this paper focuses on three main objectives. The first objective: to identify the changes in income of B40, M40 and T20 groups in Perak due to pandemic, second: to identify the food purchasing options for these three groups, third: to analyze food expenditure before and during the pandemic. The questionnaire was used as a research instrument and distributed through a Google Form link. A total of 495 people were selected as respondents through the snowball sampling technique. Descriptive analysis showed that the majority of respondents consisting of B40, M40 and T20 experienced a decline in income. The findings of the study also proved that the majority of B40 preferred to buy not- ready-to-eat food, while the majority M40 and T20 chose to get ready-to-eat food as their main preferences. Meanwhile, the average monthly food expenditure for B40 and M40 showed an increase while T20 experienced a decrease during pandemic. In conclusion, food expenditure in the state of Perak has experienced changes due to the pandemic. These changes are driven by many factors including the changes in household income, the changes in household preferences, the sales of various types of food at reasonable prices especially during the pandemic. The implications of the study highlighted the importance of financial management for household specially to face economic uncertainty. This is important to ensure that the household particularly in Perak have the ability to manage their expenditure by giving the priority to get basic needs of life including food as compared to their unlimited wants.
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