Single people/people living on their own

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  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    If I'm strictly buying food from the grocery store and not eating out then I'm probably spending about $200-300 a month on food, mainly because I buy mostly organic foods (and free-from meat products) so it gets a little pricey, but I'm good for it :D
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    Coped from the "How much does your diet really cost"-thread.

    This is for my shop this week, it's fairly typical though usually I'd buy less sweet snacks. It will last me a bit over a week so total cost for 1 week is around £35. I don't buy coffee/lunches/take-aways on a regular basis so this accounts for all food on average. Over the course of a month we can probably add a bag of coffee (£3), some spices/herbs (£2) and some butter/oil (£3).

    Eggs: £3.50 total
    2x 6 pack Happy eggs £3.50

    Meat: £8 total
    Chicken thighs 1 kg (6 servings) £4
    Beef mince 500 g (5 servings) £2
    Carver ham 200 g (5 slices) £2

    Food cupboard: £3 total
    Chopped tomatoes 4x400g £2
    Wholewheat lasagne 250g (5 servings) 50p
    Wholewheat conchigele pasta 500 g (5 servings) 50p

    Oatmeal: £1.98 total
    Quaker oats 1kg (20 servings) £1.98

    Snacks: £9.60 total
    Kallo wholegrain ricecakes 1 cylinder 90p
    Snack a jack caramel/chocolate chip ricecakes 2 cylinders £3
    Caramelised onion hummus £1
    Milk chocolate cookies (in-store bakery) 5 cookies 90p
    Apple/mango juice £1.50
    Sesame bagels (4 bagels) £1
    Garlic bread £1.30

    Dairy: £12.80 total
    Skimmed milk, usually 4 pints per week so 2x 89p (could bulk buy 4 pints/£1)
    Babybel cheese (8 cheeses) £2
    Activia yoghurts 2x4-pack £3
    Brie 200g £1
    Reduced fat Creme fraiche 300 ml 90p
    Parmesan cheese 200g £3.20
    Ricotta £1

    Fruit + veg: £13.04 total
    Pears £1
    Oranges £2.25
    Potaotes (2.5 kg) £2.20
    Spring onions 75p
    Broccoli £2
    Leeks 41p
    Carrots 89p
    Mangetout £1
    Mushrooms 85p
    Fresh basil 69p
    + extra random fruit in a few days eg. apples £1

    Water: £0
    I always bring my water bottle from home and refill.
  • woodsy0912
    woodsy0912 Posts: 323
    Wow I must be doing something wrong. I usually spend about $80 - $120 a week at the grocery store. :laugh:

    Lots of fruits and veggies and bakery bread but there is usually a $15ish bottle of wine every week on that tab.

    And protein powder and keurig K-cups ain't cheap!
  • jayne_mel
    jayne_mel Posts: 173 Member
    Wow... where are you guys from? I am from Canada and easily spend at least $250/mth on groceries.

    Live in Canada as well and spend $35-$40 a week. I don't eat meat though.

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