What's the average monthly food budget in nyc?

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For a single guy, including restaurants, 1200 or so

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$800 for 2 eating at home (requirement for gluten free and shop at Whole Foods which is on the higher end). Additional $200 takeout and $400 dining out. Total is $1400/m for 2.

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Im single and I spend about 300 on groceries and maybe another 200 on eating out. Not a huge drinker so my night out bills are low.

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Mine is about $400 for groceries and then $400 restaurants/delivery. I realize that's pretty damn indulgent, but realistically it's what I spend.

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I just like to put things in perspective when thinking about how much is being spent. You can think about it in terms of strip club visits for all I care 😂

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about 300 month for groceries, 1700 a month eating out

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You eat out more than I earn in a bi-weekly paycheck. Wtf

Idk the answer so I'm following out of curiosity but this is definitely dependent on a lot of factors (dietary restrictions requiring only shopping at whole foods? single family household? frequency of dining out? active lifestyle that necessitates bulking and cutting? etc) so maybe add additional detail about your own habits!

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We spend ~1400/month for two excluding dining out (food sensitivities, shop at whole Foods).

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Damn that’s what I make a month working full time in college 😂😂😂😂

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I eat out so infrequently now since the pandemic and so you also have to factor in the Uber costs associated with that I'm saving a ton of money. For a single person I spend about $400 a month on food and another $100 on Acqua Pana water in glass bottles

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I easily spend $3000 a month for myself including home cooked meals, seamless and fancy dinners.

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1.5-2K per person

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Avg $850 for two. We split 50/50. I sometimes buy lunches and snacks just for myself

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Have a hard time feeding myself healthily for <40 a day given the context that I work a ton from home, so for me probably ~1500 given weekend splurges

400 for groceries. 300 for dining out.

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