DISADVANTAGED residents in remote parts of the Northern Territory facing even steeper mark-ups on food than previously thought, according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research.

Among the products with big price differences are fresh fruit, soft drink, and canned, dried and frozen vegetables.

One of the only exceptions was bottled water, which was cheaper in remote communities.

Evidence suggests that food affordability is worsening in remote communities, with an increasing gap in prices between remote community stores and the Darwin supermarket over the past four years.

one of the many lies of the intervention was the promise of improved nutrition