What's your weekly grocery Bill

BorneTobyWilde · 13-08-2020 9:12pm

Not saying, and don't call me Bill.

andekwarhola · 13-08-2020 9:33pm

krissovo wrote: »

Even using Aldi for a large part of the weekly shop were at 300/350 a week for 2 adults and 2 children. If I add 1 take away and alcohol its not good reading.

Honestly interested, do you really drop that amount weekly in Aldi for 2 adults and 2 kids without including alcohol. Are you buying loads of non grocery stuff like pet food, nappies or stuff from the middle aisles?

Neames · 13-08-2020 9:33pm

2 adults and one 12 year old child

€150 a week on average

SCOOP 64 · 13-08-2020 9:37pm

€110, 2 adults 2 teenagers.

Ultimanemo · 13-08-2020 9:42pm

I don't know
I will ask the wife

Upforthematch · 13-08-2020 10:47pm

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

€110, 2 adults 2 teenagers.

That's some going. What's your secret?

TheChizler · 13-08-2020 10:52pm

About €60 on an expensive week for two, might pick up a few Euro worth of cleaners or things we can't get in Aldi in Dealz or Tesco.

Queasy Tadpole · 13-08-2020 11:00pm

Please outline what two people are eating for 7 days on €60 total?!

JohnnyFlash · 13-08-2020 11:43pm

About €140 quid a week for two people. That's for food and cat food only - alcohol is extra. Main shop is in Supervalu, visit Aldi for some stuff, and buy most of our meat and fish from the local butcher.

Less than a tenner per day for food per person seems very reasonable now I look at it typed out. And we'd be buying high quality food for the most part. Lots of fancy cheese, organic veg, free-range chicken and pork, Irish prawns etc.

I'd imagine food used to cost a far higher percentage of the household budget back in the 70's/80's/90's.

tiredcity · 13-08-2020 11:56pm

Feel a bit better about how much we spend on groceries reading this! I've looked at our finances really closely in recent years and groceries are always our biggest expense. We try really hard to stick to 200e but often go a little bit over if decide to buy alcohol etc. Always shop in Aldi with a trip to Tesco every 3 or so weeks for specialist food. 2 adults and 2 small kids. I'm a coeliac and one of the kids has multiple food allergies so that bumps things up a bit along with nappies. We never get takeaways anymore and cook most meals from scratch so eat pretty well.

Greyfox · 14-08-2020 12:01am

€70 a week for myself, it's mad that aiming to eat healthy is a fair bit more expensive

Samsgirl · 14-08-2020 12:09am

160 per week split between Aldi and Tesco. Two adults, a 7yr old and 9yr old and a cat.

fleet_admiral · 14-08-2020 12:12am

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

€20 a week each on groceries? Do yiz eat out/get takeaways a lot?

Around €150 for 3 of us.

smellyoldboot · 14-08-2020 12:19am

About €70 - €80 a week. 2 adults 1 child. Shop in Lidl. Would usually be a few beers for us and treats/magazines for the child in that too. Ze German supermarkets are a godsend a.

Jenneke87 · 14-08-2020 6:43am

For myself and pets (I swear they are the most expensive part) between 50-70 a week. I like to cook so make most from scratch and have a take-away once a week or so.

ParkRunner · 14-08-2020 6:59am

About €300 per week for family of 5, three small kids. I get what people say about veg being cheap but fruit is not, especially berries. For 100+ meals a week and snacks I don’t think that’s too bad. Will probably manage better when the schools are back and the kids are older

quickbeam · 14-08-2020 7:10am

Greyfox wrote: »

€70 a week for myself, it's mad that aiming to eat healthy is a fair bit more expensive

No it’s not.

Jimi H · 14-08-2020 8:08am

Probably average €50 - €60. In weeks where I cook a lot it’s a lot less. Got a massive bag of fruit and veg yesterday in my green grocers for €20 which does me the week. Then just pick up the staples which are also very cheap. It’s only the pre packaged foods or beer that is expensive for me. I don’t eat meat so I think shopping is probably a lot less for me than others.

SCOOP 64 · 14-08-2020 8:23am

Upforthematch wrote: »

That's some going. What's your secret?

Aldi shop, no alcohol.

Outkast_IRE · 14-08-2020 8:30am

For 2 Adults most weeks €80-130.

If we are in Aldi only its near the €80 mark , if we need to call to supervalu for a handful of things its nearer the €130 mark for the week.

We are working at home at the moment so this would cover the vast majority of our 3 meals a day.

Evening Takeout or meal out would be circa once a month. We may get a salad or a sandwich for lunch out about once a week.

What really bulks up the cost of the shop would be weeks where we get 1. Alcohol 2.Chocolate 3.Top Quality Steaks

screamer · 14-08-2020 8:36am

Used to spend less but in lockdown started shopping at SuperValu. Have to say, I prefer the proper brands for a lot of things, compared to the own brands well, there’s no comparison really. Used to do big shop in Aldi but no more. Average would be around 200 a week mark for 5 of us, some weeks a bit more as I do a meat shop at the butchers and freeze for 2 weeks.
I find I spend more as 4 of us are at home 247 since March and the kids are termites.

Digs · 14-08-2020 9:30am

I find this thread fascinating.

Weekly online Tesco shop + butchers €160/€170 maximum for 2 adults and 3 kids under 7 in this house. Anything more than that and we would waste food. I plan all dinners at the beginning of the week, cook from scratch and breakfasts/lunches are generally the same. Alcohol would be an extra on top and we have a cat and dog too, I buy their food monthly at the pet shop.

I spend way less since moving to online shopping. Centre aisle of Aldi/Lidl would add at least €50 on some weeks.

Lollipops23 · 14-08-2020 9:59am

Bill for 2 of us usually comes to around €55-60 including top ups of bread/milk etc during the week.

We normally do a dinner meal plan before the big shop and add anything extra in for the house at the same time.

Mad_maxx · 14-08-2020 10:15am

Two adults and two kids ,circa 120 per week, few extras in between probably add a further ten euro ,im gluten intolerant which adds cost

Doesn't include cost of nappies

murpho999 · 14-08-2020 11:47am

Greyfox wrote: »

€70 a week for myself, it's mad that aiming to eat healthy is a fair bit more expensive

I actually think that's a myth to be honest.

Not having a go at you but it's normally said by people with poor eating habits.

It's as quick, easy and cheap to make a healthy meal nowadays.

Vegetables are very cheap here and if you eat meat you can always get bargains and multiipack offers.

Only last week I prepared a dish with hake, chorizo and cannelini beans. All healthy (chorizo was small amount). I'd say it cost me €6 for everything and I got two dinners out of it.

Lots of other dishes I make I can get 3-4 dinners out of. Spaghetti Bolognese with sauce made from scratch not jar.
A chicken thigh dish with honey, wholegrain mustard and spinach and potatoes. Put in oven for 35 minutes. I'd get 3 dinners from that and would again cost me about €5-€6.
There's just a few examples but all are with helathy fresh ingredients, easy to make, tasty and healthy.

Eggs For Dinner · 14-08-2020 12:24pm

2 adults. Approx €120 per week, half that is wine & beer

TheW1zard · 14-08-2020 12:26pm

€50 a week for 2. Every 2 weeks we buy a family pack of meat from the butcher (€35)

boardlady · 14-08-2020 12:42pm

Neames wrote: »

2 adults and one 12 year old child

€150 a week on average

Snap to all that!

andekwarhola · 14-08-2020 4:53pm

Digs wrote: »

I plan all dinners at the beginning of the week, cook from scratch and breakfasts/lunches are generally the same. .

I think this is a major factor in the differences in costs in the thread. Along with whether you buy lots of pre-made food, snacks and where you shop.

Not judging obviously, just that it definitely goes a good way towards explaining the differences

Greyfox · 14-08-2020 8:11pm

murpho999 wrote: »

I actually think that's a myth to be honest.

Not having a go at you but it's normally said by people with poor eating habits.

It's as quick, easy and cheap to make a healthy meal nowadays.

Definitely not a myth. Lots of healthy stuff like fruit, salmon, steak and nuts can be expensive, my diet is very good at the moment but overall Its quicker and easier to go for cheap processed crap.

freshpopcorn · 14-08-2020 8:13pm

You can buy health meals at a reasonable price I find however some people can make the Sunday Chicken cover the Sunday Dinner, sandwiches the next day, make some soup from it and then maybe a Curry also.

smellyoldboot · 14-08-2020 8:21pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

You can buy health meals at a reasonable price I find however some people can make the Sunday Chicken cover the Sunday Dinner, sandwiches the next day, make some soup from it and then maybe a Curry also.

Kebab and chips this evening. Twas mostly vegetables sure with a bit of grilled chicken and bread. €8. Who said eating healthy was expensive

screamer · 14-08-2020 8:24pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

You can buy health meals at a reasonable price I find however some people can make the Sunday Chicken cover the Sunday Dinner, sandwiches the next day, make some soup from it and then maybe a Curry also.

Yep this is true, I’ve a hungry mob and even though I cook large dinners, there wouldn’t be enough for the next day and tbh Id hate eating something two days in a row, just boring to me.

bertiebomber · 14-08-2020 8:46pm

me and my 3 dogs and 1 horse 90 per week no alcohol and very little meat for me but fresh meat for the dogs also loads of sweet potatoes carrots and celery for the dogs they do well. i cook from scratch stir frys curries veggie meals all healthy no take aways or processed food. buy various mineral licks etc for the horse hes on grass mostly except in winter then stabled rugged and fed bale of hay 25 euro lasts five weeks ish bag of feed 11 euro lasts 10 days and carrots.

James Bond Junior · 14-08-2020 8:59pm

Spend about E200 a week not including alcohol which would be an extra E100 or so. Two of us in the house and I like to cook from scratch. Not living in Ireland so groceries are expensive compared to home. A small box of Bran Flakes cost E6 today in the weekly shop for example, don't really care as income is higher to reflect the difference in fairness.

fussyonion · 14-08-2020 9:08pm

About €100 for two including two bottles of wine & a crate of Coke Zero.
It was €130 today though because we needed some household products.

bertiebomber · 14-08-2020 9:11pm

fussyonion wrote: »

About €100 for two including two bottles of wine & a crate of Coke Zero.
It was €130 today though because we needed some household products.

bread soda is an amazing cleaner for loos sinks etc, white vinegar for the fridge a few savings there 1 big bag lasts forever !

andekwarhola · 14-08-2020 10:43pm

James Bond Junior wrote: »

A small box of Bran Flakes cost E6 today in the weekly shop for example.

Seems really expensive?

James Bond Junior · 14-08-2020 11:15pm

andekwarhola wrote: »

Seems really expensive?

Yes it is. But I don't live in Ireland so it's all relative.

andekwarhola · 14-08-2020 11:18pm

James Bond Junior wrote: »

But I don't live in Ireland so it's all relative.

Sorry, I misread

Gael23 · 14-08-2020 11:21pm

About €30 a week just for myself, sometimes more if I need to get occasional things like toilet roll, cleaning products etc
I’m not a great cook so I don’t buy lots of different ingredients which keeps it down

_Kaiser_ · 14-08-2020 11:27pm

About €70 a week on average between Dunnes and the butcher. Just myself, and definitely spending more since March (WFH full-time) but against that, no commute + no buying shyte in work during the day and cutting out takeaways almost entirely more than makes up for it.

Gael23 · 14-08-2020 11:45pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

About €70 a week on average between Dunnes and the butcher. Just myself, and definitely spending more since March (WFH full-time) but against that, no commute + no buying shyte in work during the day and cutting out takeaways almost entirely more than makes up for it.

How is that possible?
I shop by meal so box of cereal €4.50 for a weeks worth. Litre of milk €1

Lunch loaf of bread €2, butter & cheese €5 and a pack of each lasts a few weeks.

Dinner :potatoes, veg, and meat probably €15 average a week. Stir fry sauces €5 or so, Then a pack of biscuits and maybe yoghurts is another €5/6

_Godot_ · 15-08-2020 7:58am

I buy more own or store brand things, including corn flakes. I spend about 30 on food for myself in a week. Store brand things are fine, plus I save money. I get a delivery from tesco weekly.

Zascar · 15-08-2020 9:25am

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Spend about E200 a week not including alcohol which would be an extra E100 or so. Two of us in the house and I like to cook from scratch. Not living in Ireland so groceries are expensive compared to home. A small box of Bran Flakes cost E6 today in the weekly shop for example, don't really care as income is higher to reflect the difference in fairness.

I also live overseas and the cost of food here is way higher. So many simple things are twice the price or more compared to home. I have an app that tracks all my spending, for two of us and a young baby, it's €175 a week on overage, but has been over €200 a week over the last few months - probably because we are eating out less and cooking a lot more nice meals at home, also doing bbq's and meat is very expensive too.

When I see people living on ~€30 a week I really wonder how boring their food must be.

nothing · 15-08-2020 9:42am

Between €50 and €60 a week. On weeks where I meal plan, can be down to €30 to €40 but do it all via tesco delivery so need to hit €50 for delivery cost to be covered by saver plan (works out approx €2.50 per delivery). Just me to feed. Don't drink, but there's always meat. Doesn't bother me eating the same dinner 4 days running, which helps if I batch cook.

Pre-covid was eating out twice or three times a week, plus at least one takeaway, that's gone down hugely to eating out once every two weeks or so, and maybe one takeaway a month.

James Bond Junior · 15-08-2020 10:26am

Zascar wrote: »

I also live overseas and the cost of food here is way higher. So many simple things are twice the price or more compared to home. I have an app that tracks all my spending, for two of us and a young baby, it's €175 a week on overage, but has been over €200 a week over the last few months - probably because we are eating out less and cooking a lot more nice meals at home, also doing bbq's and meat is very expensive too.

When I see people living on ~€30 a week I really wonder how boring their food must be.

Meat is cheap, good meat is expensive! We used to get 2 meals a day FOC at work so our grocery bill went through the roof since WFH. Then again a pub visit on a Thursday night would cost us the more than our current grocery bill anyway! Last time I saw the inside of a pub was March 12th.

tscul32 · 15-08-2020 10:36am

What pushes up the total is things like branded cereal with 3 kids eating a big bowl every day. People saying berries are so expensive but still buying lots of them, I remember someone saying their kids ate a punnet of strawberries a day each! Mine don't go for cereal much, and when they do it's store brand which is a fraction of the price. Berries are bought on occasion here but not regularly. Branded things we like we bulk buy when on offer. Meat from the butchers, they often have deals on. Smart shopping can drastically reduce grocery bills, but you have to be prepared to put in a bit of time and effort.

_Kaiser_ · 15-08-2020 4:53pm

Gael23 wrote: »

How is that possible?
I shop by meal so box of cereal €4.50 for a weeks worth. Litre of milk €1

Lunch loaf of bread €2, butter & cheese €5 and a pack of each lasts a few weeks.

Dinner :potatoes, veg, and meat probably €15 average a week. Stir fry sauces €5 or so, Then a pack of biscuits and maybe yoghurts is another €5/6

Average shop will contain, 2L Avonmore milk, Kelloggs cereal, noodles, big pack of bottled water, multipack of coke, some snacks/chocolate, frozen pizza, chicken and steak from the butcher as well as whatever toiletries, cleaning bits or other things I might need that week. I'm not into pasta, spuds or most other Irish staples (I don't even drink tea!)

Sure I could probably get the price down but I don't do Aldi/Lidl (tried it and ended up throwing most of it out), I'm not a "foodie" and have no interest in lots of cooking for one, and I'm fortunate enough that I can afford it comfortably given the other savings I'm making and a decent wage generally.

I also dislike food shopping generally (even more so since this mandatory mask stuff came in) so I rather just get in and out as quickly as possible - hence why I usually go first thing in the morning once a week.

murpho999 · 15-08-2020 8:54pm

Greyfox wrote: »

Definitely not a myth. Lots of healthy stuff like fruit, salmon, steak and nuts can be expensive, my diet is very good at the moment but overall Its quicker and easier to go for cheap processed crap.

Salmon and steak can be expensive? Well shock horror.

Why would you go for cheap processed crap food when you know it's bad.

I don't agree with you though. Plenty of healthy and fresh options can be gotten and you'll also get special offers.

What's your weekly grocery Bill

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