random curiosity

[ratcreature]

Poll #4781 the price to feed yourself

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How much money do you spend on food per week per person? (in an average week, eating your average food, not an exceptional one with a holiday feast or a dinner treat at an for you unusually fancy restaurant or the like)

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less than 20 € (currently exchanged to about 27.50 US$ or so or 17.50 UK£, convert € below accordingly, though I realize the exchange rate vagaries don't reflect local purchasing power for stuff like food necessarily)
4 (9.5%)

20-30 €
11 (26.2%)

30-40 €
11 (26.2%)

40-50 €
3 (7.1%)

50-60 €
5 (11.9%)

60-70 €
1 (2.4%)

70-80 €
2 (4.8%)

90-100 €
3 (7.1%)

100-120 €
2 (4.8%)

120-140 €
0 (0.0%)

140-160 €
0 (0.0%)

160-180 €
0 (0.0%)

180-200 €
0 (0.0%)

200-250 €
0 (0.0%)

250-300 €
0 (0.0%)

more than 300 €
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[thefourthvine]

Our food costs look ridiculous, and in fact they are, but they are that way in part because of our kid's eating habits - his firm preference for All Things Organic and Local, and his sincere love of expensive foods. This tends to translate into expensive food for all of us - we all eat mostly organic and local now, and, well, if you bring expensive cheese in to this house, you can expect it to be consumed fairly rapidly. Things like that.

Although. Hmmm. Actually, our expenses this summer and fall have been lower, because we've been pulling food from the garden. I may have to go revise the figure - this is one from when we last did our budget, before the garden happened.

[ratcreature]

I don't think they are ridiculous. I mean, I'm actually surprised that so many people spend so relatively little on food, because I feel I'm rather scrimping out of necessity and would much rather spend much more on food if I could.