Earlier this month, the United Nations released its 2014 Millennium Development Goals Report, which brought to light the harsh reality of extreme poverty that still exists around the world.





While the world has made progress in eradicating poverty, the report noted that one in five people in developing regions continue to live on less than the international poverty threshold of $1.25 a day.





The poor are concentrated in two regions: sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where 48 percent and 30 percent of their populations, respectively, are living below the poverty line.





For a glimpse of what living on $1.25 a day means, here’s a look at what food can be bought around the world for that price.





Source: CNBC