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Around $200 CAD on groceries, and maybe $50 CAD on takeout (the local pizza place has a combo that feeds me for about 3 days). No more than $300.
About £600 a month for two adults and one medium sized dog. Some shared stuff that my (adult) kids also use like cooking oil, milk, washing powder etc. also use. They buy their own meals and snacks to cook themselves.
Thats cooking from scratch majority of the time, gluten free, which costs more.
About €350 per month for two people. This is in Germany, where food is relatively affordable compared to other high-income European countries.
That's wild, one week be 250 for us nearly in Netherlands.
Well, the difference is not that big. Actually, I'd probably save money in the Netherlands since I spend about €100 per month buying lunches at work and I'd probably take my lunch from home if I'd live there again.
Still better. I hate that were such a sale or discount country, feels like we're being ripped off in compare.
Avoiding branded products should get you a long way, it's mostly those that are regularly discounted.
Really doesn't anymore... :(
Probably around $200-250 depending on the month. I spend $20-40 per grocery run, and shop twice a week most weeks. It was higher when I first moved because I was buying the bulk staples that I just keep stocked (rice, vanilla, salt, etc, gave all of it to my old room mate when we moved), but it's gone down since. I think I spent about $400 the first month, $300 the second, and it's probably gonna go down again in the next couple months.
I used to spend $80/mo, but that's when eggs were $1.29 for 18, spam was $2 a can, and milk was $1.50/gallon.
sigh That wasn't even "Back in my day" that was like 6 years ago. Fuck these prices.
Around 300-400€ for one person and two cats.
2 people, about €300 spent in grocery stores monthly, with the caveat that both of us get some level of food at work.
This feels like a post made to shame people who spend more than online randos deem "necessary", so I'll just say $80/month for 2 people.
Honestly, fair. Some people are insufferable when it comes to these topics.
At the same time, it is a rather important topic and I encourage everyone to analyse how much they spend on groceries and why. It is the biggest expense most if us have any control over, after all, and it's easy to pay too much for stuff you don't even enjoy simply because it has become a ritual. Ignoring the randos, people have to decide themselves if what they spend on groceries is worth it to them, but they actually need to stop and think about it.
I would say just food maybe 800-1000 swiss francs. And then 400 for other necessities like toilet paper, trash bags etc.
Tbf that went down in the last 2-3 months since I stopped eating dinner for 5-7 days a week. No, not to save money, I am intermittent fasting so I only eat breakfast and lunch. More lunch though. So I guess most money now goes towards dinner for my partner. So we spend maybe 600-800 now.
We are at about $800 monthly for 5 and snacks for the 5 babies that my wife watches. I'm not including eating out because that's about $300 for Friday date nights with the wife, special treats, and occasional eating out on the road.
Cooking and packing these days extra meals would only change the grocery bill by about $30-50..
i cook farts and it costs $8
About 400€ sometimes for special occassions i go obove it but not much. Highest is about 500€ i spend on food in a month and that was due to a BBQ party.
100€ each week is my set limit for groceries For me and my partner
Around £100.
The small print: That includes delivery charges and all other household and hygiene supplies that can be bought at a UK supermarket.
I spend about $70 a week, which is $280 a month.
Some 80€ for one person. Often less!
A lot got a family $150-$200 . Unless I go stock up on the basics at Costco then I can get it down a bit but I live in probably one of the most expensive areas of the country
Probably about $600 a month for 2 adults, fancy eating a couple times a month and fast food maybe 4 times a month.
Usually around $300/month:
- $50/month on bagels, my favorite food that I eat way too much of
- $120/month on other food at home like salads, homemade fried rice, and chicken nuggets
- $30/month on snacks like pretzels (it's an addiction sadly)
- $100/month on going out to eat
Less than $100 just to feed myself.
I haven't eaten at a restaurant in years and most of my meals are cooked by me using the cheapest ingredients I can tolerate.
I try to keep it under 200 USD. Single person so it's a bit easier. Buy meat and non perishable food in bulk when I can. Things like milk get bought sooner.
Family of 3 here, and we spend on average £544 a month
185 euro a month
Includes any form of eating out and mostly organic groceries.