The first ever Greggs Sausage Roll Index reveals a north–south divide in spending power.

It found that the hardest earned savory treat was Litchfield, where people had to work on average 4 minutes and 54 seconds before they could afford one, followed by Middlesbrough, Nuneaton, Truro and Hereford (all on 4 minutes and 48 seconds).

Bradford ranked in 69th place (out of 100) where people have to work 4 minutes 16 seconds in order to buy a Greggs sausage roll. 

Unsurprisingly, the city where people have to work the least amount of time is London (on 2:58).

The survey, compiled by InvestingReviews.co.uk may seem frivolous at first but it does have a serious side.

As a benchmark tool for comparing living standards in Great Britain, and highlighting regional inequalities that persist despite the government’s flagship leveling-up agenda, it was calculated using Greggs sausage roll prices and local average hourly wage estimates provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The famous Big Mac Index measures purchasing power across different nations.

The fastest sausage rolls earned mostly in the South East were London (2 min 58 s), Oxford (3 min 15 s), Slow, Guildford (both 3 min 16 s) and Derby (3 min 17 s) in the top five.