ANKARA 

Austrians paid almost 50% more of EU average for meat last year, the bloc's statistical office announced Tuesday.

"When price levels in countries are compared with the EU average price level index of 100, the results show that in 2018, the price of meat was highest in Austria (price level index of 146), Luxembourg (142), France (131) and Belgium (126)," Eurostat said in a statement.

The lowest meat prices were seen in Poland and Romania -- both with a price level index of 63 -- in the same period.

It was followed by Bulgaria with 64 and Lithuania with 71 in 2018.

Data also showed that consumer prices level for meat was 64.8 in Turkey last year.