Market baskets: cross-border comparisons The concept of a market or consumer basket is quite intuitive. I assume a market basket for a given country tells for which goods an average person spends how much of her money.

To be able to compare market baskets between different countries (and cultures) their (groups of) items must be chosen quite generically (such that they make sense everywhere in the world). The official German market basket as found here includes the following groups of items:


  01 Food and non-alcoholic beverages
  
  02 Tabacco and alcoholic beverages
  
  03 Clothing and shoes
  
  04 Housing and energy
  
  05 Furniture
  
  06 Health
  
  07 Transportation
  
  08 Telecommunication
  
  09 Leisure, culture
  
  10 Education
  
  11 Hotel, restaurants
  
  12 Other


I wonder if this market basket makes sense everywhere in the world, or if there are significantly different ones around. Maybe there is an international standard? If so: Where can I find a good overview and comparison of this market basket all over the world?
It's very likely that that these major categories in the hierarchy of goods in the market basket differ somewhat by country.  The sub-categories within these major groups are even more likely to differ across countries, as the market basket is supposed to reflect the purchases of a typical consumer, and typical purchases are obtained from consumption surveys of the population.

In the U.S., the eight major categories used for calculating the rate of inflation (Consumer Price Index) are:


Food and Beverages
Housing (includes furnishings)
Apparel
Transportation
Medical
Recreation
Education and Communication
Other Goods and Services


In Canada, the major groups are:


Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Shelter
Household operations, furnishings and equipment
Clothing and footwear
Transportation
Health and personal care
Recreation, education and reading
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis  


Sources:


U.S. CPI Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/cpihom.pdf)
The Canadian Consumer Price Index Reference Paper (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/62-553-x/62-553-x2019001-eng.pdf)