How much does your weekly shop cost?

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 06:51AM #1

With the way the economy is at the moment, I haven't been spending too much money doing the weekly shop; maybe €50 or so.

But lately, for some reason or another, money has been getting extra tight for me. I added up how much I have to live for the week, after ESB & Eircom bills, I'll have a pretty heafty sum of €17 to my name for the aul' shopping.

Question is, how much money do ye find yourselves spending on the weekly essentials?

Xavi6 · 23-04-2009 06:54AM

About $110 (about €60) a week between two of us. Cost of living is a lot cheaper over here.

iMax · 23-04-2009 07:26AM

€100 - €130 for two adults & one three year old. hard to get it lower (was €150 - €170)

jaffa20 · 23-04-2009 07:37AM

50euro / week on 2 adults. It's easily done. LIDL ftw!

sunnyside · 23-04-2009 08:08AM

jaffa20 wrote: »

50euro / week on 2 adults. It's easily done. LIDL ftw!

Really? Lidl isn't that cheap. I perfer to take advantage of the half price branded products in Super Valu and Spar.

For me it's €60 for household bills a week and food around €50, just for one person. I've seen people posting here about a €20 food shop. I wish I could reduce my food costs too but I like nice food.

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 08:13AM

sunnyside wrote: »

I've seen people posting here about a €20 food shop. I wish I could reduce my food costs too but I like nice food.

I know how you feel. I do enjoy brand name food.

I hate having to live off of cheap noodles and tinned food. Seems like I'll have to for the foreseeable future though.

sunnyside · 23-04-2009 08:17AM

Adiboo wrote: »

But lately, for some reason or another, money has been getting extra tight for me. I added up how much I have to live for the week, after ESB & Eircom bills, I'll have a pretty heafty sum of €17 to my name for the aul' shopping.

Is this €17 before or after food shopping?

Adiboo wrote: »

I know how you feel. I do enjoy brand name food.

I hate having to live off of cheap noodles and tinned food. Seems like I'll have to for the foreseeable future though.

The "no money to buy food" diet is one of the most effective ever:)

I have had to cut back on coffee shops and lunches out.

[-0-] · 23-04-2009 08:22AM

About €40.

Kai · 23-04-2009 08:27AM

About €120 - €160. 2 Adults and a five year old child. Bought in SuperQuinn for the most part with Fruit and Veg bought in a proper fruit and veg shop.

Abi · 23-04-2009 08:28AM

sunnyside wrote: »

I wish I could reduce my food costs too but I like nice food.

Can you give examples?

It is recommended that you buy from the out line of the shop to eat healthily. The basics of this being veg, fruit, dairy, meats, grains. And these arent hugely expensive.

I spend aprox €80 on a weekly shop this way, but there would be the likes of washing powder, shampoo, tooth paste etc. included in there too.

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 08:31AM

sunnyside wrote: »

Is this €17 before or after food shopping?

Before the shopping unfortunately

My name is URL · 23-04-2009 08:35AM

I spend roughly 60 euro p/w on shopping

That's just for 1 person

Gonna have to cut back a bit too now with less work on

bicardi19 · 23-04-2009 09:12AM

used to spend about 300 euro a week in supervalue every week. thats for 2 adults and 4 kids. Now spend £150 in enniskillen. Thats including alcohol and all the stuff you need for the week.

nice1franko · 23-04-2009 09:53AM

about 125 a week for two.

tend to hit supervalu a good bit just cos it's local even tho we know it's a bit of a rip.

going to have to wisen up a bit and just get a bi-weekly shop or something

hobochris · 23-04-2009 09:56AM

there's two of us, it costs about €130 for 2-3 weeks. a big freezer helps.

kingtut · 23-04-2009 09:57AM

sunnyside wrote: »

I have had to cut back on coffee shops

This statement put shivers up my spine

I really hope I never have to do this...

*invites sunnyside out for a day of coffee shop enjoyment - all at my expense maybe*

sunnyside · 23-04-2009 10:06AM

Abigayle wrote: »

Can you give examples?

I don't understand

Examples of what. I buy the Spar eurosaver offers and a lot of the weekly half price offers from SuperValu.

Adiboo wrote: »

Before the shopping unfortunately

Oh dear, pasta, pasta sauce, tins of beans, loaf of bread, milk, cereal, Tesco own brand biscuits or chocolate. Can you cut back on anything else? Do you drink/smoke? That is very little to be living on.

Wurly · 23-04-2009 10:15AM

It costs me around 50 euros just for myself.

But I bring in my own lunches and coffee so that money covers all food for the week.

I might eat out once or twice during the week too.. But nowhere expensive.

sunnyside · 23-04-2009 10:19AM

kingtut wrote: »

This statement put shivers up my spine I really hope I never have to do this...

*invites sunnyside out for a day of coffee shop enjoyment - all at my expense maybe*

Don't worry, I still have my coffee, just not every day:)

destroyer · 23-04-2009 10:19AM

200 to 250 euro for 2 adults and 4 kids under 7 . LIDL and ASDA ftw

Eat out most Sunday's which costs anything from 50 to 150
euro depending on how extravagant I feel.!

Last Angry Man · 23-04-2009 10:25AM

Since I got into cooking a bit and have started making (almost) every meal from scratch our weekly shopping bill is probably around €120 on average for 2 adults and a 1 year old. I am a bit of a Nazi when it comes to not using sauces from jars or eating anything pre-packaged (with the exception of oven chips - can't be dealing with a fryer) and as a result we have practically no waste and we are eating better than ever. We shop in both Lidl and Tesco for the day to day stuff and most meat comes from the butcher. I'd say it's harder to do this if you are single though. Easer to put the effort in when you are cooking for a few people but I'm starting to make batches of stuff to freeze and re-heat to take away the danger of take-away ordering due to lazyness. Going to get the garden sorted out soon and start growing some veg too.

Lobelia Overhill · 23-04-2009 10:47AM

I take €200 out for the housekeeping each week, Some weeks I'm left with €50 or so, others less. 3 adults.

helimachoptor · 23-04-2009 10:56AM

For myself the GF and her sister and the odd day her boyfriend comes over, Not sure about per week as we usually do a pretty big shop once a month in dunnes/tesco which can be expensive say 150 but then we would do say2/3 weekly shops on lidl/aldi altogether say 300 per month for 3 people.

Abi · 23-04-2009 12:25PM

sunnyside wrote: »

I don't understandExamples of what. I buy the Spar eurosaver offers and a lot of the weekly half price offers from SuperValu.

You said you enjoy 'nice food'. I was enquiring as to what that actually included.

NewFrockTuesday · 23-04-2009 12:30PM

About €60ish. I dont eat alot of meat and as a chef know how to make food last and how to use up leftovers. No drinking and dont smoke. Eat out about once a week with work - usually Thrsday night. Tidy

Mossy Monk · 23-04-2009 12:31PM

€30 - €40

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 12:31PM

sunnyside wrote: »

Oh dear, pasta, pasta sauce, tins of beans, loaf of bread, milk, cereal, Tesco own brand biscuits or chocolate. Can you cut back on anything else? Do you drink/smoke? That is very little to be living on.

Just got in from Dunnes. 2 loafs of bread, pasta + sauces, chicken fillets, sausages, 29c lemonade and a pack of Dunnes 99c ice lollies for a treat. All for a grand total of €16.46.

Think I did well enough

petes · 23-04-2009 12:31PM

I'm ridiculous. I kind of wing it one day to the next.

Have to start doing a weekly shop.

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 12:34PM

Insurgent wrote: »

I'm ridiculous. I kind of wing it one day to the next.

Have to start doing a weekly shop.

I was doing that up until recently myself. I've gotta try to keep to a shopping routine from now on.

petes · 23-04-2009 12:36PM

Adiboo wrote: »

I was doing that up until recently myself. I've gotta try to keep to a shopping routine from now on.

I'm going to start this weekend. Head in on Saturday and do a weekly shop.

I'd say €40 to €50 will be sufficient.

Adiboo · 23-04-2009 12:40PM

Insurgent wrote: »

I'm going to start this weekend. Head in on Saturday and do a weekly shop.

I'd say €40 to €50 will be sufficient.

Back when I wasn't budgeting like now, picking up whatever looked nice. I'd say I averaged around €55-60.

How much does your weekly shop cost?

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