Grocery Budget Calculator
A realistic weekly food budget for your household.
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ⓘ Live results
Results
- Weekly grocery budget
- $280.00
- Monthly food total
- $1,473.33
- Per person per week
- $70.00
- Eating out share
- 17.65%
Quick answer
Grocery budgets scale with household size and chosen plan level, with adults costing roughly double young children.
weekly = sum of per-person weekly costs by age and plan
How to use the Grocery Budget Calculator
- 1Enter how many adults and children you shop for.
- 2Pick the plan level that matches your habits.
- 3Add your typical spend on eating out to see the true food total.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Adults2
- Children2
- Plan levelModerate
- Eating out per week60 $
Results
- Weekly grocery budget$280.00
- Monthly food total$1,473.33
- Per person per week$70.00
- Eating out share17.65%
Frequently asked questions
How do I cut the bill fastest?
Plan a weekly menu, shop once, and cut the eating-out line before the grocery line.
Are these numbers US-based?
They follow USDA-style per-person food plans; adjust the plan level for your local prices.
About this calculator
- Built and reviewed by James Whitfield · How we build and test calculators
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