How much

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 05:41

do you spend on food?

this came as a bit of a schock to me

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 05:46

this is per person

and what came as a bit of a shock to me is what I ahve been paying recently

Jon Miller

Rufus T. Firefly · October 22, 2003, 06:33

Groceries + lunch at work come to maybe 750 million Turkish Lira, which is about $500. Divided by 3, that's $167 per person. That doesn't include dining out, but it does include alcohol. I'm going to miss living in a Third World country.

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 07:09

I didn't include alcohol in my estimates

well, I did include some alcohol but not others ($47 bottle of whiskey I did not consider food)

Jonj Miller

Rufus T. Firefly · October 22, 2003, 07:47

Actually, (drinkable) hard liquor is absurdly expensive in Turkey, so I didn't include that either. Just beer/wine.

Adagio · October 22, 2003, 08:00

$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

General Ludd · October 22, 2003, 08:05

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

For an entire month? Do you live off Kraft dinner or something?

Wittlich · October 22, 2003, 08:08

I spend at least $360-$400 per month (actually, it's closer to $500-$550 per month)...and there's only the 2 of us (with our cats of course).

Oh well, at least we eat good!

Bosh · October 22, 2003, 08:12

Bit hard to calculate since I eat ridiculously cheaply during the week (especially at korean prices where you can buy a whole small raw chicken for under $3 and usually getting free dinners at work) but then blow a good bit at a nice restaurant during the weekend, (anything non-korean is ridiculously expensive) and then I've got to take into account how date spending works since I end up covering over half of the costs but not that much more than half...
A bit over $160 I'm guessing.

-Jrabbit · October 22, 2003, 08:13

Definitely over $300, more when the occasional restaurant meals are included.
I've paid my dues, have some money, eat well, and don't apologize for it.

I

good food!

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 08:14

but see Wittlich that is for 2 of you

so it is not bad

this is per person per month

I am still happy to see one person spending more than I

Jon Miller

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 08:15

and I use to spend even more

I have tried to be cheaper the last two months

Jon Miller

Adagio · October 22, 2003, 08:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Osweld
For an entire month? Do you live off Kraft dinner or something?

Nope... I actually think we keep buying expensive food...

...though this might have to do with the fact a couple times a month I end up eating by my parents... nice to have some free food from time to time

And we actually often eats expensive food like Pizza... but even though we don't pay that much a month... or maybe it's just because we don't keep track on everything, but by doing a quick calculation on what we have spent the last month, it doesn't seem to be that much...

-Jrabbit · October 22, 2003, 08:39

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
And we actually often eats expensive food like Pizza...

Even really good pizza is pretty cheap. Dinner for 3 at my favorite (French) restaurant runs close to $200.
And it's worth it.

Note: I did NOT include restaurant dinners in my quick cost calc.

Jon Miller · October 22, 2003, 08:41

I haven't spent much more (per person) than 50 ever

Jon Miller

Adagio · October 22, 2003, 11:32

Quote:

Originally posted by -Jrabbit

Even really good pizza is pretty cheap. Dinner for 3 at my favorite (French) restaurant runs close to $200.
And it's worth it.

Note: I did NOT include restaurant dinners in my quick cost calc.

I don't know how much pizza costs by you, but here a (good) pizza is pretty expensive (For a student that is)

Urban Ranger · October 22, 2003, 11:37

It's cheap to cook one's own food here. The expensive part is time spent on cooking said food. So now we have a part-time maid to do it, even she can't cook as good as I do.

Solly · October 22, 2003, 12:50

About £20 a week, so hmmm around $130 a month.

MrFun · October 22, 2003, 12:55

I purchase about $220 a month for food -- this includes groceries for at home, as well as lunches outside of home.

Arrian · October 22, 2003, 13:00

My gf and I spend ~$75 per week at the grocery store, but that does not include booze or dining out. Say we eat out once a week, plus usually buy lunch once per week... add in booze....

mixti mixti mixti in the bowly bowly...

I guess I'm in the $240-$280 range.

-Arrian

kermit_the_frog · October 22, 2003, 13:25

I dont spend much money on food at all, maybe some like 10$ dollars a month

Tripledoc · October 22, 2003, 13:44

I would say just above $200 a month. A little less during Summer, a little more during Winter.

Maybe the poll should have asked how great the percentage is of income one spends on food.

Provost Harrison · October 22, 2003, 13:53

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

That is a long time ago...

st_swithin · October 22, 2003, 15:49

Do cigarettes count as food?

Dis · October 23, 2003, 02:18

usually about $30 a week, which works out to $120 a month.

A lot of that goes towards my orange juice. As I pay $5 for a gallon of orange juice. I only drink 100% juice now. I no longer drink soda.

Ted Striker · October 23, 2003, 02:28

How the f do you spend only $30 a week?

Do you just not eat that much?

Dis · October 23, 2003, 03:01

that's just for one person.

And yes I have undergone a eating habit change (I won't call it a diet- since it is a permanent change in eating habits), and I do eat less food because of it.

I usually just eat yogurt in the morning, a sandwhich (just 2 pieces of meat now) and a banana when I'm working, usually a tv dinner at night. I need to cut the tv dinners to avoid the processed food. On the weekends I cook using my george forman grill. Usually a burger or chicken breast. George Forman is god!

. I also eat various fruit in between meals. And I drink mostly water with my meals except for orange juice maybe once or twice a day.

It's a low calorie diet.

I was thinking about cutting my calorie intake by 40%, but that might be just a little to hard. but there is evidence that can increase your lifespan by like 10 to 20%.

no fast food for me. Though I still do eat pizza. I love pizza

. But pizza isn't terribly expensive.

Sikander · October 23, 2003, 03:12

Quote:

Originally posted by st_swithin
Do cigarettes count as food?

Of course, without them I'd never get any fiber.

I selected "not in this range", as I spend about 5-600$ a month on food and beverages from all sources.

Kramerman · October 23, 2003, 03:29

Have no idea. I live off maybe $40 during the week, and then i spen up around $25 on the weekends alone. Using this estimate, i guess i spend around $220 a month on food. Is that a lot? I sure hope not, im a college student

JohnT · October 23, 2003, 03:39

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

You spend $2 per meal, 2 meals a day and after 30 days you're looking at $120.00. Me thinks you aren't capturing all your food costs.