• foggy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    For a family?

    Rice, beans, tortillas, a protein, lettuce, bread, deli meat, seltzer, soda, juice, cereal, milk, eggs, butter, carrots, some berries…

    After 3-4 days I have some rice, maybe 2 slices of bread maybe 2 cans of seltzer left.

    That’s about $100. Misc items (beer, wine, cat food, tooth paste, deodorant, toilet paper) easily bring it over $116 on a very consistent basis.

    That’d last about 3-4 days.

    Where do you live that this seemed strange? I can’t recall spending less than $80 on any trip to the grocery store in the last 2 years or so.

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      Ah, you said per American originally but then meant food for a family. I thought you meant food for one person.

      Per taxpayer it’s closer to $300, which would be you and a partner each, so $600. Sounds like that’s about 3 weeks of groceries for your family.