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50 People Show How Much Groceries Cost Where They Live
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Not all baskets of groceries are created equal. If you’ve ever traveled, or lived in another country, you’ll know that costs can vary immensely. Your 5 bucks might buy you a bunch of things in Bali, but not even a coffee in Singapore. With the cost of living constantly increasing, and recent tariff hikes wreaking havoc on prices in the U.S., many people are lamenting just how deep they have to dig - just for the basics. But it's not only Americans who are finding it expensive to eat.
Netizens have been sharing their grocery hauls from around the world, and some of the differences are super stark. One person posted a pic of a small handful of items they spent more than $50 on, while another rejoiced over quite an impressive amount of fresh produce they picked up for just $5. If you're curious to know what it costs to live elsewhere, or you just want to live vicariously through someone else, this article might appeal to you.
Bored Panda has put together a list of posts that compare grocery costs in different places. We also reached out to WalletHub's financial writer and analyst Chip Lupo for some tips on how to save money at the supermarket till. You'll find that info between the pictures.
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#1
$0. Southern United States
If you can, donate to food banks! It really does help people like me.
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#2
18,760 Won ($12.78) Busan, Korea
#3
17$ Poland
#4
30£ At Lidl, England
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
30 pounds is roughly $60AUD and there is no way we can get that much for $60! Especially the meat.
#5
Togoodtogo 4€ Germany
Vanessa Steis 1 year ago
How Does Too Good To Go Work? Local shops and restaurants offer unsold/surplus food at a reduced price to save on throwing out the food that hasn't sold at the end of the day. The food is reduced to an average of a third of the regular cost and added to the Too Good To Go app.
#6
$75 From Aldi Lasted Me Weeks Between Semesters
#7
$5 At The Local Municipal Market, 100% Organic
#8
$130 At The Farm Today!
#9
$30 Gifts For My Dad. Hoping It Will Feel Special On A Low Budget
#10
15€ Of Groceries, Medea, Algeria
#11
What $9.00 Can Get You At A Chinatown Supermarket In Oakland, Ca
#12
Weekly Market-Portugal- 22.12€ Or 23$
#13
When Are We Gonna Get Some Relief?
$63 for 2 days worth of groceries. What's happening to this country?
#14
€ 45,39 In Portugal
#15
26,04€ Lidl, Germany
#16
Sixteen Dollars At Walmart. The Best Part About Being An Adult Is That You Can Randomly Decide You Want A Cheesecake At 5:02pm On A Saturday. And Then Eat It Like A Pizza
#17
$162.47 (Northern California)
#18
4,20€ @ Lidl, Berlin, Germany
Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
I guess, these were on sale. Otherwise, it would come to around 9-11 euro. Just the 2 packs of strawberries (1 kg) are 5-6 euro.
#19
What $62 At Aldi Gets Ya
#22
€56.6 At Rewe In Berlin, Germany (Cat Not Included)
#23
Lidl, Germany, 84,86€ 2 Persons
Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
Ahh. = $150 NZ, this is close to what I'm used to paying. It's good to know we're not the only people being scrēwed by high food prices.
#24
$106 Worth Of Groceries From A Supermarket In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
#25
€4,95 Penny Germany
#26
About 9 Or 10 Euro In North Central Bulgaria
#27
$112 At Aldi For 2 People
#29
Genova (Italy) 22€, Fruits And Veggies For A Family Of 3, Will Last For A Week
Carly Krumins 1 year ago
Jealous of those fresh apricots. They are so expensive here and usually mushy.
#30
$62 Wholefoods, Bay Area
#31
179,42€ In Germany, Household Of Two, Lasts About 10-14 Days
Lonni. M. K.Sülla 1 year ago
10 days what on earth, i know there's two of them but this is how much food I eat in 1 month or more
#32
Germany: 0€, Foodsaving At Rewe
WiredPig 1 year ago
From the original post: It’s Food Saving. You sign up for it, get slots at super markets to pick stuff up that they would throw away Some is good some is Bad. You Need to sort thro it and whatever you want to keep you keep and the Rest gets distributed in the Food saving Community or put in Distribution cabinets for anyone to take
#33
€6.43 From Lidl, Germany
sturmwesen 1 year ago
Propably a Rettertüte / bag of reduced produce due to best before date or similar
#35
$55.33 In Midwest USA
#36
3,50€ Toogoodtogo Germany
#37
~€27 In Kazakhstan, Lasts One Dinner
#38
34.5€ Aldi Germany
persephone134 1 year ago
So € 30 for five pieces of meat? Normal, I guess. I don't buy much meat anymore, I still find it expensive.
#41
$97.03 From Trader Joe’s. Not Pictured Is One Normal And One Mini Reusable Tote Bag
#42
Normally I'm An Aldi Guy But Kroger Impressed Me Today. $113
Spittnimage 1 year ago
I got 4-pack chicken thighs buy one get two free at Kroger a few weeks ago 😋
#43
Whole Foods $258.85
#45
$109 In Groceries: Naknek, Alaska
#46
150,73€ Worth Of Groceries From Lidl For 2 Adults And A One Year Old Baby. Whatever Is Fresh Lasts For A Week At Most. Hamburg, Germany
#48
First Time Really Buying Groceries For Myself. 52 Dollars At Kroger
Liz Rutherford 1 year ago
Everything brand name when the generic/store brand is from the same place, just a different label.
#49
$50.14 At Target
#50
75$ At Walmart. Minnesota
#51
297€ For Two People For 2,5 Weeks. Lidl Germany
#52
For 9.98€ Over To Good To Go. Getting Food From Restaurants Got The Best Value In My Opinion
#53
56,86€ Rewe Nurenberg Germany
#54
~$9 USD (140k Syp) In Aleppo, Syria. One Week-Ish For Family Of 3. (Prices In Comments)
#56
Went Out For Eggs. Promptly Forgot Eggs. $9.42
#57
8 Euro In Germany
sturmwesen 1 year ago (edited)
That's cheap.. I would've thought 12..edit "It only got so cheap cause the cashier only registered one of the six Mozarella cheese. I noticed only later and decided not to go back"
#59
19€ Germany
#61
Lidl Germany 50.00 €
Spittnimage 1 year ago
Look at those carrots! They'd be whittled down to baby carrots in the US.
#62
1,434 ($15) Roubles, Dixi Grocery Shop, Leningrad District, Russia
#64
201€ Germany, Household Of Two, Lasts About 10 Days
#72
About $130 For All
#73
102€ Rewe Lasts A Month
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Verena 1 year ago
Interesting, but without the information about the salaries of an average employee it is easy to say "that's cheap" or "expensive". Some groceries are local and of the season, so cheaper anyway.
Börje Strömming 1 year ago (edited)
Came here to say the same thing, without that it doesn’t mean much. Like #1 atm, what $17 gets you in a supermarket in Poland. $17 in Poland might the equivalent of perhaps $40 in another country. In my neighboring country Norway everything is SUPER expensive for me if i visit from Sweden, but their salaries are much higher so it kinda evens out for them. Positive thing for them is tho that wherever they travel everything will seem very cheap.
Load More Replies... Hippopotamuses 1 year ago (edited)
Looking at most of these prices, I feel that as a New Zealander, I am being throughly ripped off. Being 1600Km for the nearest other country (Australia) is bound to affect prices. However, having only two supermarket chains (There were six, before the markets were opened up to foreign investment in the 1980s), is a recipe for being ripped off. Also, New Zealanders now have trouble paying for NZ produce. Most of it is sold overseas, and we have to pay the same prices as overseas markets, especially for milk and cheese, because they are 'commodities'. Btw. Austrailan Cheese and beef are cheaper in NZ than NZ cheese and beef. At one point in the 1990s, NZ lamb cost less in London that it did in NZ.
Tyranamar 1 year ago
If it makes you feel better I live in Orange County, CA. Groceries for 2 people is $300 a week. Granted we get frozen meals and that includes all our cleaning and body products. But it's crazy expensive. I thought about moving to NZ but the cost of living really wasn't any better there. Between rent and groceries, NZ is expensive!
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rebeccy_a 1 year ago
A bit part of cost in the UK is where you shop. You could pay £50 in Aldi, £70 in Tesco, £100 in Waitrose, for the same kind of trolley/shopping cart ful of items.
Tyke 1 year ago
I'm also in the UK, but spread my shopping across the market, Lidl and local butchers. I just don't think there's a "one size fits all" supermarket
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Verena 1 year ago
Interesting, but without the information about the salaries of an average employee it is easy to say "that's cheap" or "expensive". Some groceries are local and of the season, so cheaper anyway.
Börje Strömming 1 year ago (edited)
Came here to say the same thing, without that it doesn’t mean much. Like #1 atm, what $17 gets you in a supermarket in Poland. $17 in Poland might the equivalent of perhaps $40 in another country. In my neighboring country Norway everything is SUPER expensive for me if i visit from Sweden, but their salaries are much higher so it kinda evens out for them. Positive thing for them is tho that wherever they travel everything will seem very cheap.
Load More Replies... Hippopotamuses 1 year ago (edited)
Looking at most of these prices, I feel that as a New Zealander, I am being throughly ripped off. Being 1600Km for the nearest other country (Australia) is bound to affect prices. However, having only two supermarket chains (There were six, before the markets were opened up to foreign investment in the 1980s), is a recipe for being ripped off. Also, New Zealanders now have trouble paying for NZ produce. Most of it is sold overseas, and we have to pay the same prices as overseas markets, especially for milk and cheese, because they are 'commodities'. Btw. Austrailan Cheese and beef are cheaper in NZ than NZ cheese and beef. At one point in the 1990s, NZ lamb cost less in London that it did in NZ.
Tyranamar 1 year ago
If it makes you feel better I live in Orange County, CA. Groceries for 2 people is $300 a week. Granted we get frozen meals and that includes all our cleaning and body products. But it's crazy expensive. I thought about moving to NZ but the cost of living really wasn't any better there. Between rent and groceries, NZ is expensive!
Load More Replies... rebeccy_a 1 year ago
A bit part of cost in the UK is where you shop. You could pay £50 in Aldi, £70 in Tesco, £100 in Waitrose, for the same kind of trolley/shopping cart ful of items.
Tyke 1 year ago
I'm also in the UK, but spread my shopping across the market, Lidl and local butchers. I just don't think there's a "one size fits all" supermarket
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